McCade for Hire

Sam McCade #1-2

by William C. Dietz

Interstellar bounty hunter Sam McCade must prevent a traitorous Navy captain from selling information on the military secrets of War World to the treacherous Il Ronn in Galactic Bounty, while Princess Claudia takes advantage of her kidnapped brother's absence to seize power, unless McCade can find Prince Alexander in Imperial Bounty, in an omnibus edition featuring bounty hunter Sam McCade. Original. 15,000 first printing.

Genres: Science Fiction

480 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

New York Times bestselling author William C. Dietz has published more than fifty novels, some of which have been translated into German, Russian, and Japanese. He grew up in the Seattle area, served as a medic with the Navy and Marine Corps, graduated from the University of Washington, and has been employed as a surgical technician, college instructor, and television news writer, director and producer. Before becoming a full-time writer Dietz was director of public relations and marketing for an international telephone company. He and his wife live near Gig Harbor, Washington.

Reviews

[Kati · Rating 4 out of 5]

Two books in one, "Galactic Bounty" and "Imperial Bounty", depicting the adventures of a bounty hunter in space, Sam McCade. I liked the 2nd story better because there was more space exploration and the planets that Sam visited were truly intriguing.

But there was one thing that really bugged me: the abrupt changes of POV which became more and more frequent as the book neared its end. In my humble opinion, it's a bad story telling when you lose your readers and they suddenly have no idea who's "talking".

Nonetheless, I would definitely read the next book, if I got my hands on it. The stories are fast paced and Sam, Phil, Rico and all the other characters are very likable, even though Sam tends to think with his downstairs brain whenever a woman is present.

[Steve Walker · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you are a fan of swashbuckling adventure a la Hans Solo you will love this book. It was a fast read a semi-predictable. I did not have as much sympathy for McCade as I have for Hans Solo. McCade is a bit rougher and his past is a bit darker. Nevertheless, good locations, great imagery, fast action. An intersting take on where mankind will be in a thousand years of colonizing the galaxy.

[D'art Witherspoon · Rating 4 out of 5]

The second half of the book is more engaging than the first. Some of the flight scenes were a little dated but for a story first published in '88 not terrible. I'd read more of his work if I can get it from the library. Not something I'd like to pay for

[Medani · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m embarrassed to say this but I have a soft spot for bad Science Fiction and this linear narrative is as bad as it gets, in a good way.

[Wayne Schuster · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun read not serious just fun