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Synopsis
McCammon's novel "takes place during a single twenty-four hour period in Inferno, Texas. Inferno is a town in trouble, driven to the brink by racial tension, gang violence, and a collapsing economy. But things can always get worse, and they do so with astonishing speed when an unidentified spacecraft crash lands in the desert outside of town, followed by a second craft bearing the alien being who will soon be known as Stinger. Stinger is a kind of interstellar hunter on a mission he intends to complete, whatever the cost. He brings with him an endless array of technological marvels and an infinite capacity for destruction that threaten the existence of Inferno, its inhabitants, and the larger world beyond"--Dust jacket flap.
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Stinger: content & age rating
Intended for adult readers (18+).
This intense sci-fi horror novel features graphic violence, strong language, and disturbing alien attack sequences as an extraterrestrial hunter threatens a small Texas town already fractured by racial tensions and gang violence.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, mild sexual content, and strong language. Content notes include graphic violence, gore, death, and mass death (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens who love high-stakes alien invasion stories with ensemble casts and edge-of-your-seat survival horror will be gripped.