Realm Hunter: Pursuit of the Silver Dirk
Realm Hunter: Pursuit of the Silver Dirk by Bob Greenwade
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Realm Hunter: Pursuit of the Silver Dirk is one of the most interesting books I've read in awhile. It is a blend of science fiction and fantasy, with even a little mysterious twist. The book is told from the perspective of Bear Waters, a bounty hunter in a world where Ghoul's Room and lycanthrope's are vulnerable to silver. Before long, we come to realize that Bear's world isn't the only world out there. There are others, one of them being our own, and they are all similar in different ways. The Silver Dirk is a man that is believed to come from "our" world, World One, a doctor named Eric Bennadict. He is committing various crimes on World Two, which lead Bear to finding out about the different realms that exist.
We follow Bear on his pursuit of the Silver Dirk, which takes him to various worlds and to encounters of dinosaurs and different people. All the while, he and his friends are trying to figure out just what the Silver Dirk's motives are.
I really enjoyed Bear as a character, and despite the fact that he said he often rambled in retellings, the ramblings were a bit much at the beginning. This made the book hard to get through no matter how interested I was in the story. It took me a little longer to read than I would have liked, but it was definitely worth finishing. The story really picked up at the end for me and I really can't wait to read the second one and find out what happens next!
