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Sam McCade #2
Imperial Bounty
When Princess Claudia seizes the throne in her brother's absence and brings the empire to the brink of war, bounty hunter McCade must find the missing Prince Alexander before the Imperial Fleet stops him. Reissue.
278 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1988
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William C. Dietz
126 books455 followersNew 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.
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March 17, 2020
Continuation of a great story. Simply written and a good plot line.
November 28, 2011
Awesome. I really enjoyed this book as I did the first in the series. Dietz is a skilled author and makes the story easy and fun to follow and visualize. Light hearted and fast paced, excellent read in the military SciFi genre.
January 29, 2022
Book 2 in the series. Previous history is not necessary to read this one, the author covers previous events to bring the reader up to speed.
The human empire is vast and there is no galactic police force. Instead bounty hunters are relied upon to pursue criminals that escape to other worlds. Sam McCade is retired but is forced out by the navy. It seems the Emperor has died and named his missing son as his heir. The problem is that his daughter is already working on seizing the throne. McCade and his allies have less than 3 months to find the heir. Unfortunately they also have to avoid the assassins guild and the rest of the navy that is being controlled by the usurper.
Parts of the book seemed rushed. Wrapping up some of the 'chase' scenes to go to the next segment were a little forced.
The human empire is vast and there is no galactic police force. Instead bounty hunters are relied upon to pursue criminals that escape to other worlds. Sam McCade is retired but is forced out by the navy. It seems the Emperor has died and named his missing son as his heir. The problem is that his daughter is already working on seizing the throne. McCade and his allies have less than 3 months to find the heir. Unfortunately they also have to avoid the assassins guild and the rest of the navy that is being controlled by the usurper.
Parts of the book seemed rushed. Wrapping up some of the 'chase' scenes to go to the next segment were a little forced.
December 15, 2014
Great "guy-fi" novel about a bounty hunter with a heart trying to save the galaxy. Really enjoyed this 2nd entry in the series and look forward to the next one.
August 11, 2014
fast paced, action packed, quick,easy summer read !
October 31, 2014
Good space opera....enjoyed it all the way through......
June 3, 2015
The series seems to basically be a Star Wars knockoff with a few other tropes thrown in to confuse the issue a bit. But it's decent for all that. I'll continue it at some point.
August 16, 2007
Fun space opera lite.
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