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I'm very glad to see this book back in circulation; it's probably my all-time favorite space-war story.

For fans of the other "Star Wolf" books, a note of caution: the book, as-is, does not fit into the continuity of the series. It was written 30 years earlier, and uses a different style, different technology, and at least a somewhat different background (the entire crew is male, for instance). Some of the characters have the same names (Korie, Leen, Jonesy, and a few minor ones) but the personalities don't exactly overlap. Gerrold apparently considered rewriting the book to fit into the new continuity, but decided his time was better spent on new material. I personally am glad as it would have required some fairly extensive changes.

The story takes place aboard the "Roger Burlingame," an obsolete destroyer-class starship pressed into service when the war expands faster than expected. Exactly what the war is about is never defined: we don't know who started it, whether they're fighting aliens or other humans, or what the stakes are. It's not really relevant to the story. The ship was placed on milk-run patrols and never expected to go into combat, under a captain given the assignment to get him out of the way. The first officer, Jon Korie, is being groomed for better things, but the Burlingame's tour keeps being extended and the captain won't recommend him for reassignment until his own transfer is approved; but he gives Korie a free hand running the ship to keep the performance record up. Then one day they find an enemy ship in their patrol sector and give chase. Suddenly their assignment becomes deadly serious, and a leadership conflict develops between Korie, who wants to pursue the enemy, and Captain Brandt, who doesn't believe they can survive contact and wants to avoid it. The crew is caught in the middle, morale strained as they don't know who to follow: the Captain, or the man who actually gives the orders...

The book is written in the present tense, with much use of rapid-fire dialogue, in a way that invariably puts me on the edge of my seat during the key action scenes. The characters seem very real and you can feel the strain they're under, and the sweaty, oppressive atmosphere of the decayed ship they've been serving on for far too long. It's not a happy story, though the ending is a satisfying one. Maybe it's not for everyone, but I love it.


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Starhunt David Gerrold 9780553568240 Books Reviews

I liked this book very much and plan on reading more of his work. Thanks for the great read. Rick
Although it got a bit odd towards the end, the whole book is interesting and is a good look at the problems faced in deep space by a crew on a military starship. The StarWolf books however are MUCH better.
However unrelated to the books "The Star Wolf" and "The Middle of Nowhere" David Gerrold uses many of his characters to create an intriguing crew chasing an enemy that may or may not exist. Not so much centered around the chase itself but on the crew's psychology, reacting to a Captain who holds no authority and a First Officer which drives the crew to the edge with his obsession for the kill. Although somewhat muddled in details at times, "Starhunt" had me absolutely riveted for the last third of the book. Any bore this book may offer is completely worth the ending, especially if you've read "The Star Wolf" or "The Middle of Nowhere."
This is a really great sci-fi author. I highly recommend the "The War Against the CHTORR" series. They are much better reads.
I like most of David Gerrold's books, but found this one underwhelming.
DISCLAIMER I am writing this review after having completed only about 40% of the book. Frankly, I'm not sure I'll be able to finish it.

Those of you who have read and enjoyed the three previous Star Wolf books - Voyage of the Star Wolf, Middle of Nowhere and Blood and Fire - will be terribly disappointed. This book - other than the coincidence of names of two characters, Jon Korie and Chief Engineer Leen - has NOTHING to do with the previous books. I'm not even convinced this book takes place in the same universe.

Although this book takes place years before Korie steps aboard the LS-1187, the "United Systems" - NOT the Alliance - has been at war with an unnamed enemy for many years. The ships in this universe do not use hyperstate drive; they use warp drive. I could go on.

Worse, Korie's past is detailed pretty well in The Middle of Nowhere, and that past does not leave any room for the tale described in Starhunt.

As a standalone novel, this might be worth your time to read it. If you are looking for a fourth book in the Star Wolf series, don't waste your time.
This appears to be the same book which was published years ago as "Yesterday's Children" which I consider the best book David Gerrold has ever written; certainly the best I've read, and I've read quite a few of his. There have been slight modifications from "Yesterday's Children" (which did not improve the story, but luckily didn't hurt it much either) but it's essentially the same.

It's a cat and mouse duel between two starships in a desperate war. The main character is the exec in a starship with serious problems and the story is about his plotting to get them through it, basically despite themselves. He's simultaneously dealing with a captain who's pretty much checked out and the crew's morale problems while preparing them for a lopsided battle which they . have little chance of surviving.

Gerrold later expanded on this war and borrowed parts from the novel for his Morthan trilogy. Those are also excellent books but "Starhunt" is the best.
I'm very glad to see this book back in circulation; it's probably my all-time favorite space-war story.

For fans of the other "Star Wolf" books, a note of caution the book, as-is, does not fit into the continuity of the series. It was written 30 years earlier, and uses a different style, different technology, and at least a somewhat different background (the entire crew is male, for instance). Some of the characters have the same names (Korie, Leen, Jonesy, and a few minor ones) but the personalities don't exactly overlap. Gerrold apparently considered rewriting the book to fit into the new continuity, but decided his time was better spent on new material. I personally am glad as it would have required some fairly extensive changes.

The story takes place aboard the "Roger Burlingame," an obsolete destroyer-class starship pressed into service when the war expands faster than expected. Exactly what the war is about is never defined we don't know who started it, whether they're fighting aliens or other humans, or what the stakes are. It's not really relevant to the story. The ship was placed on milk-run patrols and never expected to go into combat, under a captain given the assignment to get him out of the way. The first officer, Jon Korie, is being groomed for better things, but the Burlingame's tour keeps being extended and the captain won't recommend him for reassignment until his own transfer is approved; but he gives Korie a free hand running the ship to keep the performance record up. Then one day they find an enemy ship in their patrol sector and give chase. Suddenly their assignment becomes deadly serious, and a leadership conflict develops between Korie, who wants to pursue the enemy, and Captain Brandt, who doesn't believe they can survive contact and wants to avoid it. The crew is caught in the middle, morale strained as they don't know who to follow the Captain, or the man who actually gives the orders...

The book is written in the present tense, with much use of rapid-fire dialogue, in a way that invariably puts me on the edge of my seat during the key action scenes. The characters seem very real and you can feel the strain they're under, and the sweaty, oppressive atmosphere of the decayed ship they've been serving on for far too long. It's not a happy story, though the ending is a satisfying one. Maybe it's not for everyone, but I love it.