Hunter

Hunter Seth Haskins is Kristina 's eldest son, and the son of Brendan. He was a baby in Crank and Glass, but 19 in Fallout.



Hunter was adopted by Marie and Scott at the age of four, as revealed in ''Fallout. ''He attends community college and stays with his girlfriend, Nikki, at the beginning of the novel. He has achieved great success as a disc jockey at the local Top 40 station, where he is paired with broadcast partner Montana Disney. Hunter reveals he snorts cocaine and smokes marijuana, but promises the reader he has never done anything more extreme. Although he has no clue of his paternity, the major storyline consists of the agony he's experienced without knowing his full heritage. During the annual Christmas parade in Reno, Hunter cheats on Nikki. His infidelity is revealed after a shouting match with Brenden, upon discovering that he fathered Hunter. The couple go their separate ways, and Hunter moves into his parents' guest room. Hunter is shown to have a very bad relationship with Kristina, who claims she did not have the resources to raise him or his siblings. Hunter knows about every sibling he has, but has lost contact with them all. During Fallout, Hunter is described to favor Brenden, and has his eye color, which Marie calls "piebald". He has an athletic build, and shares a hair color with his mother. He is also told he has a "poet's soul", mentioned in Fallout.

He gets back together with Nikki for Christmas and gives her a promise ring. On Christmas, he meets his sister Autumn for the first time, although he knew of her existence. His sister, Summer, is there for Christmas as well, along with Donald and David, Kristina's youngest two children. At dinner, Hunter explodes into anger, probably from the spiked eggnog, yelling at Kristina, furious at the way her actions have affected their family. He only stops because Nikki wants him to. Hunter notes that both he and Kristina share anger. In the end, he admits he sees himself in Kristina.