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Summary: The Best Action Novel Ever!!!!
Review: I have read a lot of techno-thrillers and most of Stephen Hunter's books and although I have really enjoyed most of his novels, this book is by far the best book I have ever read in my life!!!!
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Summary: High Quality Book
Review: I think Point of Impact or Black Light was better books, but he defiantly has a good one here also. He just produces wonderful character driven stories that when they work (and this one does), they really grab you. The tension is there though out the full book. The story is very developed so much so that you see the missile silo, the room the main character is working in etc. Another thing about his books is that they do not play to the lowest common denominator for action books; he gives the reader some respect and expects an IQ over 70. A good book that is worth the time.
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Summary: High Quality Book
Review: I think Point of Impact or Black Light was better books, but he defiantly has a good one here also. He just produces wonderful character driven stories that when they work (and this one does), they really grab you. The tension is there though out the full book. The story is very developed so much so that you see the missile silo, the room the main character is working in etc. Another thing about his books is that they do not play to the lowest common denominator for action books; he gives the reader some respect and expects an IQ over 70. A good book that is worth the time.
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Summary: This book rocks!
Review: I've read almost every techno-thriller there is and this is my favorite. He constantly springs little surprises on you throughout the book and keeps you going all the way to the last page. I will always buy Stephen Hunter books!
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Summary: A action packed read! I didn't want it to end.
Review: If I had to choose one word to describe this book it would be: exellent. Stephen Hunter's best. This book was action packed from begining to end. It made me feel as if I was there. The plot is magnificint. It had the best action I've ever read. The last chapter had the most intense action in one book. It was so realistic. If you ask me one of the best war books ever. It is my favorite book. It had me at the edge of my seat.
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Summary: Stephen Hunter's best besides "Point of Inpact"
Review: In general, this book is pretty good, but it's just missing the little somethings that made Point of Impact so great. In this book, Stephen Hunter reminded me of Michael Crichton's books like Jurassic Park & The Sphere. The protagonists solve one problem and another arises. They say, "Uh-oh, what if they think of..." and we cut to the antagonists doing just that. Entertaining, and the specifics aren't predictable, but you kind of settle into a groove while reading this book. I was interested enough to keep reading, but it wasn't a glued-to-the-pages-all-night page turner like Point of Impact was. Very well written, but we've seen all the elements a hundred times. Kind of like watching Carlito's Way-- yes, it's pretty well done, but haven't we seen all this before
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Summary: Escapist thriller. A great read for airplane rides
Review: In some ways, Hunter writes a better techno-thriller than Clancy. His characters are flawed and they make mistakes, making them more human and believable. One thing's for sure, Hunter knows his firearms. I've read few authors who get it "right" when accurately describing firearm calibers and capabilites. Overall, a thrilling read.
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Summary: Oh, but that name ...
Review: Stephen Hunter is a fine author, quite capable of writing gritty crime noir like 'Dirty White Boys' and then technothrillers such as this. It certainly goes off like every good blockbuster should - I am reminded of a book whose back cover blurbs featured the phrases 'gorilla of a book' and 'firecracker of a suspense novel'. Cliches, but phrases that well suit this fast paced read. Only thing is - Col Dick Puller?? I can only hope Hunter was having some mickey taking fun with that one. And the blurb I read elsewhere: "Will Delta Force veteran Dick Puller be able to penetrate state-of-the-art
security system?" Awww, that really does sound like somebody with something on their minds, right?
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Summary: Great action from an underappreciated author
Review: Stephen Hunter is perhaps the most unassuming and underated author writing thrillers today. While I love Clancy, Dale Brown, et. al, their work usually takes me half the book to get into. I can read Hunter from page one and be on the edge of my seat. This book, while not as good as Point of Impact and Time to Hunt, has all the elements of a great tale; heroes, villians, reluctant heroes, self-serving individuals, reformed criminals, cheating spouses, and a pulse-pounding finale that goes on for about 100 pages. A great read!
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Summary: Hunter is absolutely the best techno-thriller writer extant.
Review: Stephen Hunter knows exactly how to mix character and technology to weave a story that grips you from beginning to end. Having spent time in a missile silo, I can say that his descriptions are dead on. Unlike some others, his characters are developed in enuf depth that you really care about them, grieve with them or for them when they die (and a lot do die in this novel.) Some of his narrative is so dead on that you think you're watching a movie. Wall, a "tunnel rat" is crossing a six-foot rope at the top of the missile silo. "The only way he could manage it was upside down like a sloth, his boots locked over the rope, eyes closed as he pulled himself along. Jesus, he felt the give and stretch of the rope bouncing as it fought against his weight, and the dead steel of the twelve-gauge pumpgun hanging off his shoulder and all the little pouches on his belt swinging and the pockets full of loose twelve-guage shells jingling." Page after page of narrative like that makes me dissatisfied with any other author. I own all of Hunter's books but one, and I will order that. Down here in Belize, I keep re-reading them, finding new jewels each time I read.
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