Duty's Call (Seals: The Warrior Breed, Book 8)

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Summary: Not Quite Up To Par
Review: H. Jay Riker is one of my favorite authors, and I have the entire SEALs, the Warrior Breed series. But while "Duty's Call" was good, I am afraid it was not quite up to par. A lot of it was simply rehashing stuff from other books, and that gets old after a while, although I can understand it. A reader doesn't always start a series with the first book. I noticed that the character of David Coffer, creator of the UDTs and a familiar character from "Silver Star" and "Purple Heart," has been renamed Paul Coffer. I also expected the story to focus more on Arthur Gunn and his death. That is the direction the prologue led me to believe the story would take. Instead, we find out in the epilogue that he died a few years after the story takes place. Overall, good, but not as good as I expected. I hope the next one's better.

Rating:
Summary: Not Quite Up To Par
Review: H. Jay Riker is one of my favorite authors, and I have the entire SEALs, the Warrior Breed series. But while "Duty's Call" was good, I am afraid it was not quite up to par. A lot of it was simply rehashing stuff from other books, and that gets old after a while, although I can understand it. A reader doesn't always start a series with the first book. I noticed that the character of David Coffer, creator of the UDTs and a familiar character from "Silver Star" and "Purple Heart," has been renamed Paul Coffer. I also expected the story to focus more on Arthur Gunn and his death. That is the direction the prologue led me to believe the story would take. Instead, we find out in the epilogue that he died a few years after the story takes place. Overall, good, but not as good as I expected. I hope the next one's better.

Rating:
Summary: More Like Publisher's Call
Review: I got the impression that Mr. Riker has a committment to the publisher for "X" amount of books and this one was just a filler until he could write something else. As much as I admire what the SEALS did in Vietnam, enough already, this is getting repetitive. I'm sure that the SEAL teams have been involved in other actions since Vietnam, and I believe that now is the time to start to write about them.

As far as the whole Tangretti/Richardson/Veronica thing, enough already! If I wanted to read a soap opera or bodic ripper, I would. I also find myself tired of the whole Steve Tangretti mental gymnastics that are used to "justify" his various daliances throughout the series. If I want to read about this sort of thing I'm sure there are several books available in the marraige section of Amazon. Stick to the main story, leave out the breast beating already.

I await the next book in the series, if it looks to be more of the same, then so much for Mr. Riker and the SEAL series.

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Summary: Duty's Call -- A Step Down
Review: I have read most all of H. Jay Riker's Warrior Breed series and have thoroughly enjoyed all of them including Duty's Call. This one is a small step down from his others, Silver Star, Purple Heart, etal., at least in my opinion. There is a lot of flashback filler information from previous releases that I found myself glossing over because I had encountered it multiple times in his previous works. (How many times does Hank Richardson's and Tangretti's relationship need to be described in the same work.) Some of this is inevitable to set the proper stage but I thought there was a little too much this time. For a fictional work though, the frustrations that our military must have felt in trying to execute a solution to a military problem while the real war was in fighting the politics of the time were articulated quite well. I enjoyed the book and look forward to future works by Riker.

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Summary: Good read but not the best
Review: I liked this book despite the mistakes that were made in the writing. One of the obvious mistakes is the change in name of Dave Coffer to Paul Coffer. The other mistake that I can think of is in the beginning when Gunn's team is being picked up by the sub. 12 knots is not a slow speed, once can water ski at 12 knots. Maybe Mr. Riker meant 1 knot or 2 knots but mistyped. Otherwise, I liked this book. I like how we got to see more of the Vietnamese characters in this book and learn more of what drove some of them to fight.

Rating:
Summary: Good read but not the best
Review: I liked this book despite the mistakes that were made in the writing. One of the obvious mistakes is the change in name of Dave Coffer to Paul Coffer. The other mistake that I can think of is in the beginning when Gunn's team is being picked up by the sub. 12 knots is not a slow speed, once can water ski at 12 knots. Maybe Mr. Riker meant 1 knot or 2 knots but mistyped. Otherwise, I liked this book. I like how we got to see more of the Vietnamese characters in this book and learn more of what drove some of them to fight.

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Summary: H Jay Riker did it again
Review: If your a new comer or a faithful reader of SEAL WARRIOR BREED this is another must read. This book is fast paced, even tough he seems to repeat himself a little too much. As in the other WARROR BREED books he continues the legacy of STEVE TANGRETTI back in Vietnam. I don't want to give to much away. Just enjoy and be prepared not to put it down when you start it.

Rating:
Summary: H Jay Riker did it again
Review: If your a new comer or faithful reader of SEAL WARIOR BREED this is a must read. The book is fast paced,even though he tends to repeat himself a little too much.As with his previuos books he continues the legacy of STEVE TANGRETTI in Veitnam. I don't want to give to much of the book away,just be prepared once you start reading you won't stop till the end.

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Summary: A Descriptive Portrayal of Covert Operations
Review: When I picked up this book I was afraid of another "shoot up the bad guys and go home" plot, but Riker proved me wrong. Duty's call proved to illustrate different aspects of covert operations. He tells of hardships that happen involving SEAl members outside of direct combat situations. While excessive repetition of Tangeretti's family relationships and his fallen comrade, Hank Richardson, set a mood of slight irratibility. Overall the novel draws a clear and exciting picture of American and Southern Vietnamese special operations during the early stages of the Vietnam War.

Rating:
Summary: A Descriptive Portrayal of Covert Operations
Review: When I picked up this book I was afraid of another "shoot up the bad guys and go home" plot, but Riker proved me wrong. Duty's call proved to illustrate different aspects of covert operations. He tells of hardships that happen involving SEAl members outside of direct combat situations. While excessive repetition of Tangeretti's family relationships and his fallen comrade, Hank Richardson, set a mood of slight irratibility. Overall the novel draws a clear and exciting picture of American and Southern Vietnamese special operations during the early stages of the Vietnam War.