Killervögel

by Zach Hughes

Man nennt ihn Eban den Jäger, Eban den Haarigen, Eban den Gottverfluchten. Als Außenseiter lebt er inmitten einer Horde von Steinzeitmenschen, denen er geistig und körperlich überlegen ist, noch dazu mit dem Makel der Behaarung gestraft.
Anlässlich der Werbungsriten um die schöne Yuree tritt er zum Wettkampf gegen seine Konkurrenten an und steigt mit einem Drachengleiter in den Himmel auf - in gefährliche Nähe der Killervögel. Beim Angriff der tödlichen Wesen rettet er sich mit einem kühnen Sturzflug, doch seine Familie wird ausgelöscht.
Fortan zieht Eban auf der Flucht vor der Blutrache seiner Verfolger durch die Wildnis und lüftet nach und nach das Geheimnis seiner Heimatwelt.

Genres: Science Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy

208 pages, Paperback

First published June 3, 1980

About the author

Zach Hughes is a pseudonym of American writer Hugh Zachary.

Reviews

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was such a fun read! An exciting adventure for the brave Eban in a world full of dangers and opportunities. I loved the blend of myth and mystery in a harsh land where survival isn’t guaranteed. The setting is vividly imagined and full of ancient echoes that shape Eban’s journey.

[Steve Joyce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing.

I have stared at the cover of this novel for years - only in larger form. Explanation time: the original Ken Kelly painting hangs in my living room. When I obtained the painting, I also for - lack of a better word - completeness picked up a copy of the novel.

But I had never read it before. To be honest, it didn't sound too appealing. I could not have been more wrong. This is a dynamite story and although it was pretty easy to foresee some variation of the ending, none of it was anticlimactic since everything was handled adroitly.

A hidden minor gem.

Original Painting:
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[Alan Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Zach Hughes is one of the pseudonyms of Hugh Zachary, who also writes America 2040 series of space opera as Evan Innes.

Killbird is an entertaining novel which, as another reviewer has said, is hard to review without giving too much away. The author's work seems to be of variable quality but generally pretty good, and this is one of his better novels.

[Christopher M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

i wish that I could relate everything in this review that I loved about the story without spoiling it, but i can't. This was one of my favorite read-and-re-read-a-month-later titles in my youth, a fantasitc story of primitive men, dragons, and a history that is not quite what it appears to be.

[Devero · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un buon romanzo. Per tutta la durata del libro mi chiedevo se questo mondo post olocausto potesse essere il nostro o meno, la scoperta finale è decisamente interessante.