Vulcans Forge

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Summary: Well written and enjoyable.
Review: At the recommendation of friends, I read Jack Du Brul's novel "Vulcan's Forge." I found it to be an entertaining and enjoyable book. I found the pace of the book excellent. The descriptions of the characters and the situations they were in to be adequate and not over done to the point of Michael Crichton's "Congo." I remember when I read Clive Cussler's first book "Pacific Vortex" it was an entertaining book but not as well developed as his later books. I believe the same will be true of Mr. Du Brul's books. I enjoyed reading this book and I'm glad this will be a continuing series. I recommend this book.

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Summary: A Real Page Turner!!
Review: If you enjoy reading Clive Cussler, Tom Clancy, or Stephen Coonts, then get ready to add Jack Du Brul to your list. Phillip Mercer could be a brother to Dirk Pitt. They both get into more trouble than humanly possible. It's how Mercer gets out of it that is riveting. Vulcan's Forge keeps the action going by mixing plots, action, and double-crossing double agents. Be prepared to stay up late reading this book. You will be as exhausted and bruised and Mercer is by the time you get to the very last page. The story twists and turns until you think that you can't take anymore suspense, then it twists some more. Add this future bestselling author to your list. You will not be disappointed!

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Summary: Jack Du Brul Rocks!!!!
Review: Jack Du Brul is the new king of action!!! He outwrites Clancy and Cussler with more plot twists and turns than you can shake a stick at. Just when you think you have everything all figured out, Jack spins you for another 180 and turns everything around on you yet AGAIN!!! Vulcan's Forge is an awesome book to introduce his hero, Dr. Philip Mercer, a down to earth, devilishly cunning geologist who saves the United States from a horrible fate from both within and without. I reccomend this book to all those who like Clive Cussler and other authors along those lines. This book makes for a long night of GREAT reading.

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Summary: Top notch
Review: Just a top notch book tape. Before you know it, you become part of the this make believe world. Spellbinding.

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Summary: unbelievable
Review: This is a non-stop adventure novel. It's main character Mercer is a genius geologist- engineer who can outfight any commando on the planet with just four weeks training from 10 years ago. This book lost all credibity for me as far as plot went when Mercer was escorted to the White House for a 'who's, who' meeting, with everybody fawning over him, despite the fact that Mercer had just been killing people left, right and centre all over Washington.

It also strained the imagination that Hawaii could even think of breaking away from the USA without the Media going into a frenzy over it. They would have eaten the president of the time alive and that would have been a story in itself.

The characters in this book strike me as being quite naieve and one dimensional. This is a good book to read if you want to put your mind into neutral. Just don't give any thought to what you're reading and you'll get to the end of this happy.