Typhoon Season (Carrier, 14)

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Summary: The Chinese Get Taken Out
Review: Author Douglass just keeps on churning them out. Every time that I read of his books, it is as if I am on the deck of the USS Jefferson or strapped into the ejection seat of a Tomcat or Viper. These plots are totally realistic. This turn involves murder, air-to-air tangles, and Mother Nature at her worst. You will not be sorry that you bought and read this book. You will be sorry when you finish it, in that you will have to wait for the next in the series. The central character, Tombstone Magruder takes a bit of a backseat ride in this one. Admiral "Batman" Wayne steps up to the plate and bats cleanup. Semper Fi Mr. Douglass

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Summary: I guess I'm the only one
Review: I've been spoiled by Michael DiMercurio and David Poyer because I really didn't like this book at all. There are absolutely no interesting characters; it is just a "plot book" and the action is very predictable. The campy style is hindered by the use of pilot code names and cheap thrills. I'm going to go read Kilo Class again to cleanse myself of this nonsense.

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Summary: I guess I'm the only one
Review: I've been spoiled by Michael DiMercurio and David Poyer because I really didn't like this book at all. There are absolutely no interesting characters; it is just a "plot book" and the action is very predictable. The campy style is hindered by the use of pilot code names and cheap thrills. I'm going to go read Kilo Class again to cleanse myself of this nonsense.

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Summary: Typhoon Season
Review: More. Liked what I read. Moved well, with lots of action. Little on the edge of reality, but plausible.

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Summary: Great for a "quick fix" of military entertainment
Review: Mr. Douglass' Carrier series are very readable and serve their purpose; entertaining while not making you think too much. I would recommend this series to the reader who likes the military drama/thriller genre. Unlike Clancy or Robinson (two of my favorite authors) whose works encompass many more pages and challenge the reader to not only keep track of many more charactors and details; Douglass reads more like the "after action report" of an incident. Like everyone there are times I enjoy a longer story with tons more back story and detail, and there are times when I just want to know the "dirty details" of a story. Mr. Douglass and his carrier series fill this need for me and I would recommend the books to any fan of the genre with the caveat of not expecting the same exacting detail and sometimes long winded verbage you might find in a Clancy or Robinson work.

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Summary: Great for a "quick fix" of military entertainment
Review: Mr. Douglass' Carrier series are very readable and serve their purpose; entertaining while not making you think too much. I would recommend this series to the reader who likes the military drama/thriller genre. Unlike Clancy or Robinson (two of my favorite authors) whose works encompass many more pages and challenge the reader to not only keep track of many more charactors and details; Douglass reads more like the "after action report" of an incident. Like everyone there are times I enjoy a longer story with tons more back story and detail, and there are times when I just want to know the "dirty details" of a story. Mr. Douglass and his carrier series fill this need for me and I would recommend the books to any fan of the genre with the caveat of not expecting the same exacting detail and sometimes long winded verbage you might find in a Clancy or Robinson work.

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Summary: I guess I'm the only one
Review: One of the best in Keith Douglass' acclaimed "Carrier" series! Some Chinese military leaders set in motion a devious plan centered in Hong Kong. The only thing in their way, the USS Thomas Jefferson and Carrier Battle Group 14. Douglass did a superb job keeping you guessing as to the Chicom's real motives until the last couple chapters. Loved the different ways they tried to pull off the plan. And on top of that, a super typhoon is brewing in the Pacific. Some awesome fighter combat scenes thrown in as well. Great drama! Good character development, especially among F-14 jocks Lobo and Bird Dog. Both trying to bury some nasty ghosts in their pasts and prove their are worthy to be top notch Tomcat drivers again. Admiral "Tombstone" Magruder was his usual cool self. There were a few inconsistancies with some scene transitions, but overall a very enjoyable book.

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Summary: "Typhoon Force Excitement"
Review: One of the best in Keith Douglass' acclaimed "Carrier" series! Some Chinese military leaders set in motion a devious plan centered in Hong Kong. The only thing in their way, the USS Thomas Jefferson and Carrier Battle Group 14. Douglass did a superb job keeping you guessing as to the Chicom's real motives until the last couple chapters. Loved the different ways they tried to pull off the plan. And on top of that, a super typhoon is brewing in the Pacific. Some awesome fighter combat scenes thrown in as well. Great drama! Good character development, especially among F-14 jocks Lobo and Bird Dog. Both trying to bury some nasty ghosts in their pasts and prove their are worthy to be top notch Tomcat drivers again. Admiral "Tombstone" Magruder was his usual cool self. There were a few inconsistancies with some scene transitions, but overall a very enjoyable book.

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Summary: Storming! If you'll excuse the wordplay!
Review: This was the first I'd read in the CARRIER series, and I will be definitely ordering the rest as soon as I can! An easily understandable and technical so as to be enjoyed by even non-military readers, this action adventure is full of non stop military action. When a yacht carrying industrialists and an arms billionaire is attacked by Chinese naval forces outside Hong Kong, the USS Thomas Jefferson and escort vessels are sent in. Hmm, so that's where Patrick Robinson got the name from for NIMITZ CLASS! Ha ha. Anyway, as tensions escalate and Chinese and US fighter pilots do battle over the South Chnia Sea, there's more trouble brewing. Admiral McGruder is taken hostage by Chinese forces and discovers a horrifying secret behind a new aerial drone project. A typhoon is heading for the JEFFERSON, which is attacked by Chinese gunboats armed with a variety of weapons. WHo will win through? Read this exciting yarn and you'll be hooked.

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Summary: Ignore the times
Review: Typhoon Season is a good action packed book, with tensions rising between the Chinese and Americans, after a Chinese military chopper fires on an American Yacht owned by Tombstone's Uncle Phil. Story deserves 4 stars, but as the subject line refers to, too many editorial errors made in the book in regards to time, so try to ignore it and enjoy the story. Also, Mr. Douglass delves in meteorology which happens to be the field I'm in. Not bad, except Typhoons and Hurricanes are the same thing, just called different names in different parts of the world, although Typhoons tend to be stronger due to more warm water to stay over.

Back to the story. Mystery surronds each side as to why the Chinese would attack the Americans, then Americans attack the Chinese. Similar to a James Bond plot, where someone behind the scenes named Mr. Blossom is trying to get China and the U.S. into a war. Douglass provides good aerial fighting sequences, as well as, some life on the Carrier. The book finishes rather quick and seemed as if Douglass may have been rushed to end it.