SpyNavy
Fantastic light read with likeable characters. A sci fi take on the Master & Commander series of books as well as other inspirational source material such as Star Trek, Hornblower, and Star Wars.
Enjoyable spin on one of history's favorite and intriguing characters. It's a snowy weekend book that you'll enjoy as you read, but could have been much more.
this book is very similar to Griffin's other writings. That being said I am a huge Griffin fan especially the Brother hood of War and the Semper Fi series'. This book brings Griffin's style to the modern Global War on Terror. The fictional story is beefed up with factual history and locales along with some great characters that make the book very enjoyable. There are a number of follow on books and each is a pretty good story in its own regard, but they are best read in order. The main character is a rich, playboy soldier with the “heart of gold” and brains to go along with his money. He is given an “Oliver North” type mission and is cut loose to do the President's Bidding. The book is well paced and enjoyable and is more people oriented rather than technology oriented (Tom Clancy).
I absolutely love Vince Flynn and the Mitch Rapp series. Similar to Lee Child - you'll either really love his books or you wont - there isnt an in between. While this book doesnt center on Mitch Rapp it is very similar and in that “time line”. Great, easy reads normally centered on counter-terror operative Mitch Rapp. Part Jack Bauer (24) and part James Bond, Mitch goes places and does things that would make Speaker Pelosi cry. He is one of the good guys and the books keep you on the edge until the very end.
Having read this previously as younger man it was one of my favorites. The joy of audiobooks is that they add so much to the book. I think as a fast reader I missed many of the nuances and the pace of an audiobook really provides a fuller experience. That being said Robin Hobb's Farseer books remain fantastic and a must read for anyone who enjoys the genre.
This book was awesome. I stumbled on this through Mobireader and I was really impressed by the novel especially for one of the “independents”. It reminded me of a cross between Ender's Game, Star Wars, Star Trek and even Firefly (the TV show). All of the good stuff. The writing is well done, the characters well developed, and the story is very good. This is sci-fi space opera in fine form. The follow on series is excellent as well. highly recommend this to anyone for a light, tasty sci-fi read.