This book was likewise voted better fantasy novel of 1994 per readers of the British genre play magazine 'Roleplayer Independent'.

A novel is widely recognized when getting created the 'flintlock fantasy' sub-genre of the mainstream steel & black magic literary genre, the movement which is however popular amongst tabletop gambling enthusiasts. [see Flintloque].

Hunt's short fiction has appeared inside varioUnited states of america primarily US & UK-depending genre magazines, & a select few of his earliest works were written in the cyberpunk sub-genre of science fiction.

A better known one was a 'Hollow Duellists', the short story which William Gibson wwhen reported as admiring as one of a leading works of the 2nd-wave of cyberpunk fiction. This late went in to win the 1995 ProtoStellar magazine prize for better short fiction story, a tie using British SF creator Stephen Baxter.

Influences in Hunt's operate include Jack Williamson, Stephen Goldin, Bruce Sterling, Larry Niven and Michael Moorcock (the latter is an creator whose operate Hunt's have has periodically been in comparison by reviewers).