Published by : Bantam
Subject :Science Fiction

This is the second book by Mike Resnick I have read, the first being Santiago which I greatly enjoyed, (a more in depth review will be done when i get around to it). I can't say as much for this one. Though the story was good, it was not one that I can really recommend as you really need to go out and get.

The Widowmaker is (was) the best bounty hunter in the galaxy, at least until he got a fatal disease and is now laying in cold storage waiting for someone to find a cure. Now in order to meet his rising medical expenses, his lawyers have created a clone of him to go out and find an assassin. The problem is, though the clone has all his innate ability, he lacks the experiences that made Jefferson Nighthawk The Widowmaker.

The examination of the issues of being a clone only 3 months old thrust in to the roll of a mid 20's bounty hunter is the only really interesting part to the story, but its not a very in deapth examination. The story moves along with a slow but steady pace, but you never really get pulled into caring about what happens to any of the characters. In short, he can do better. But if you need something to read, this will do.