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The Widowmaker Unleashed - Mike Resnick Book Review

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"What's a retired gunslinger to do? This is the story of a 62 year old bounty hunter just trying to live a nice, quiet, retired life... but unfortunately, a group of killers chasing him won't leave him alone."
stan, Resident Mike Resnick Scholar

"The Widowmaker is 62 years old and just wants to be left alone. But every killer on the inner frontier wants to face him down to build up their reputation. So every time the Widowmaker is forced to shoot one of them, he has to pick up and move again before he's discovered. Then he realizes that cloning might provide an answer to his problems...."
Steve, Resident Mike Resnick Scholar

"The Widowmaker is an old man with a terrible disease; he's so sick that they have him frozen. But he's running out of money so his executors clone him, and send the clone out on a bounty hunting job to raise cash. Unfortunately, the clone has no life experience, and his naivite can be fatal."
Steve, Resident Mike Resnick Scholar


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Plot
Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Inner Struggle Yes
Plotlet: - change of heart
Story involving clones/duplicates? - good clones/duplicates
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Clones Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - bounty hunter
Age: - 60's-90's
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged

Main Adversary
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Physique - average physique

Setting
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a futuristic society - empty, or nearly empty world
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only
How much dialogue? - mostly dialog
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