The Treasure Hunters

by Thomas Hoobler and Burt Wetanson

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0867212357
• ISBN13: 9780867212358
• Release Date: January 1983
• Publisher: Playboy Paperbacks
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

"Treasure Hunters" exciting novel, yet lacks edge

The novel "The Treasure Hunters" is a well written tale of suspense and intrigue. Wait, that sounds cliched. Instead, it is simply a very interesting book, but it is not without its pitfalls. The reader is introduced to a series of characters brought together from around the globe to partake in a special "adventure." They are some of the best survivalists and adventurists, and thrill at competition. They will be competing for a fortune in gold at the end of a five-terrain course covering the mountains, the desert, the rapids, and other very extreme locales. Yet they discover that they are not just competing against each other, but are trying simply to stay alive. The Hunters (uppercased H) have come to Earth in search of a thrill. They are an advanced society of extraterrestrials who thrill to hunt other species in the galaxy. It is the Hunters who have brought these people together for a competition that they actually have a chance of winning, and this is the surprising part. The aliens are very sporting, allowing the humans to choose any weapons they desire. The aliens, in turn, choose the same weapons, and will not use any of their superpowers, or the "Discovery" (another of the many common nouns in the novel to be made proper names.) Readers may mistake this as a Predator-style romp, where the humans will be given no breaks and are continually fearing for their lives, but it is not so. The aliens are just too kind, allowing for rest periods in very nice ski-lodge type houses between the five terrains. The novel's downfall comes in its exploration and description of the Discovery, or, the ability that all living creatures posess to have total control over all matter. The authors took too much time to go into this subject, which took away from the suspense aspect of the book. It's strange, because the humans win too easily in my opinion, and the reader is not instilled with a true hate for the alien Hunters. Still, one must acknowledge the great effort that is evident in the book. There is good character developement, better than a lot of science fiction novels, and the action sequences are interesting, motivating the reader to miss a few nights of a sleep to finish the book.