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Summary: Awesome! Demo Dick swims again!
Review: Starts out slow, but builds up nicely into the hard-nosed, no-holds-barred action ol' Demo Dick is known for. A bit more intrigue to this one, though, which adds some unexpected suspense to the story. Again, you're there for every explosion, every round of ammo that's spent, all the while trying to keep alive while Demo Dick and his merry band of marauders do their dirty little deeds.
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Summary: New Marcinko book
Review: The latest installment in the Rogue Warrior series is the bestsince Red Cell. It has a good mix of international espionage and goodold 4-letter words blood & guts action. Clancy this is what counterterrorism writing is all about. I would recommend this novel to anyone who isn't easily offended.
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Summary: Another double-barrelled dose of action!
Review: The Rogue Warrior once again shows his warrior spirit in overcoming incredible odds. I was disappointed with some of the characters that seemed a little weak (Steve Sarkesian, the main bad guy, for one), but all in all a worthy read for the Rogue's fans.
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Summary: Best of this Series yet!
Review: These are the men I want to "help" me if I'm ever a hostage! This was interesting, excting, scary & sad book. MAJOR page turner. The doom on Dicky verbage can be mind boggling sometimes... but never dull. It's apparent that the writer knows the whole Politics, Special Ops...& Seals like the back of his hand or other part of his anatomy(his words,not mine)...Never candy coating the truth when he's wrong or made a mistake or soft soaping grief. I enjoy the reappearing Seals, Friends & Villians from the past, as this is a small world, with lots of paths that cross & recross. Though I never get the impression "Good conquers Evil" here, just stomps it back into place for awhile. It's enough to make me feel just a wee bit safer.
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Summary: Great fights, clever plots, great voices
Review: This is still one of the best-written series I've read. In a long, long time.I'm still surprised I picked the first one up, but I kept getting each one as they came out, and Mr. Marcinko and Mr. Weisman are now on my hardback list. Each of these novels is consistently entertaining, and I heartily recommend you read the entire series; there are references to events in previous books, and while each book stands alone, it's nice knowing exactly how some things happened. Now, on to Echo Platoon. It follows a similar formula to the other books in the series: Dick winds up in a sticky situation, investigates, identifies the bad guy, and deals with him/her/it in a spectacular fashion. In this installment, we find Dick on a training/intelligence mission to Azerbaijan, where they suddenly find themselves having to rescute hostages from an oil rig. This develops as Dick finds out that Russia and Iran both have agents on scene trying to influence the tiny nation, and between them both is the Sirzhik Foundation, run by a not-entirely-honest Steve Sarkesian. There are familiar faces and new, and lots of political commentary and military insight. We also see loved ones die, and some people who'll never fight again. And, of course, lots of creative and intelligent fight scenes. I like these books; I sometimes use them as fodder for my Shadowrun character to imitate. The only flaw with this novel was, really, that the ending felt a bit chopped off. Other than that, it's a great read.
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Summary: Great fights, clever plots, great voices
Review: This is still one of the best-written series I've read. In a long, long time. I'm still surprised I picked the first one up, but I kept getting each one as they came out, and Mr. Marcinko and Mr. Weisman are now on my hardback list. Each of these novels is consistently entertaining, and I heartily recommend you read the entire series; there are references to events in previous books, and while each book stands alone, it's nice knowing exactly how some things happened. Now, on to Echo Platoon. It follows a similar formula to the other books in the series: Dick winds up in a sticky situation, investigates, identifies the bad guy, and deals with him/her/it in a spectacular fashion. In this installment, we find Dick on a training/intelligence mission to Azerbaijan, where they suddenly find themselves having to rescute hostages from an oil rig. This develops as Dick finds out that Russia and Iran both have agents on scene trying to influence the tiny nation, and between them both is the Sirzhik Foundation, run by a not-entirely-honest Steve Sarkesian. There are familiar faces and new, and lots of political commentary and military insight. We also see loved ones die, and some people who'll never fight again. And, of course, lots of creative and intelligent fight scenes. I like these books; I sometimes use them as fodder for my Shadowrun character to imitate. The only flaw with this novel was, really, that the ending felt a bit chopped off. Other than that, it's a great read.
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Summary: Formulaic, But You Know You Love the Formula!
Review: Those of us who are fans of the Weisman/Marcinko collaboration know what to expect, and we usually get it. Purple prose, riveting technical realism, and a refreshingly honest look at great men who overcome great odds in spite of malfunctioning equipment, fumbled flash-bang grenades, mashed noses and other Murphy factors. What can I say, I love this stuff. Reading Tom Clancy is like watching a video football game, while Weisman's work is like standing at the 50-yard line with the coach. Weisman understands that great men rise to greatness in spite of their occasional acts of bone-headedness! That's what separates the Rogue Warrior from the rest.
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Summary: Formulaic, But You Know You Love the Formula!
Review: Those of us who are fans of the Weisman/Marcinko collaboration know what to expect, and we usually get it. Purple prose, riveting technical realism, and a refreshingly honest look at great men who overcome great odds in spite of malfunctioning equipment, fumbled flash-bang grenades, mashed noses and other Murphy factors. What can I say, I love this stuff. Reading Tom Clancy is like watching a video football game, while Weisman's work is like standing at the 50-yard line with the coach. Weisman understands that great men rise to greatness in spite of their occasional acts of bone-headedness! That's what separates the Rogue Warrior from the rest.
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Summary: "The Rogue Warrior is Getting Grey"
Review: Yeah, we know how The Rogue Warrior says he "loves pain" because it lets him know he's "alive", but having enjoyed all of the previous titles in this series, this long awaited sequel was, to me, more than a bit disappointing. First, we had to wait too many months for the paperback! Seems like TRW is milking his true fans for hardcover-prices longer and longer. Or is that his publisher we should blame? Ol' Richard is getting on in years, as he admits himself. His formula plots are getting a bit tired too. This book reads just like the last two with almost identical action scenes. Haven't we clambered up the off-shore oil rig before? Didn't we waste some lizard-lipped political bad-guy in previous titles. Marcinko is still at the head of the assault, but suffers more (self-sustained) injuries than any of his team. Will he ever admit he's too old for this kind of life? Still, the action is fast, the language "frank" and the victories oh-so sweet. Not five stars, like the previous titles, but still worth a good read. But save your $ and just go for the paperback... preferably used.
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Summary: Doom on You, Dickie! You've Done it Again!
Review: You like him or hate him -- no in between. Politically incorect, profane and funny as hell! One of the best "Rogue Warrior" series in years. Will he run out of bad guys? Stay tuned. The only bummer is that now we've got to wait another year for the next version of the Roguester to arrive. WTF, A rollicking, action-packed good time with interesting asides and commentaries on the Nature of Warriordom.
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