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Summary: Another great effort by Bob!!
Review: I really enjoyed this third book in the series. The Sam "Brick" Maxwell character has been very well developed and I can't wait for more. This thriller is hard to put down as Bob takes you through an exciting tale of suspense as our hero must fight unseen aircraft and even gets in on hand-to-hand combat. When you take this one home, prepare for several exciting evenings of reading and forget about those JAG reruns.
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Summary: Black Star
Review: It was an accident that I found Roberts Gandts book Hostle Intent and was elated that I found another writer that I liked and immediately went to the web to see what else he wrote much to my displeasure it was only 3 books I immediately got the other 2 and couldn't put them down it fits the imaginations and thrills that some people like to pretend too. I have in excess of 150 books yet to read as I won't read an author until I'm current on all his books [IE:Keith Douglass wrote 21 books in the carrier series and 20 books in the seals series] so they will be almost gone by the time Mr. Gandts new book Shadows of War comes out if not theres still Roberts,Bond,Coonts,Hagberg, Clancy,Herman,Henricks,Brown,just to name a few to keep me busy and Mr. Gandt is up at the top of this list with Black Star they just keep getting better and better.Mr Gandt keep them comming and I'll keep reading.Black Star was definately a 10 on my scale Thanks Ron
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Summary: Looking forward to the next "Brick" Maxwell book
Review: Mr. Gandt knows how to write a book. He keeps the technical jargon to a minimum and when he uses it he lets the readers know what he means by it. Great combat scenes carry the book along with the reader being able to get inside the character's minds. The only drawback of this book is that the crew of USS Ronald Reagan is not in it as much as the previous two books. Other than that, an exceptional book that you will for sure want to read (but do not miss the first two books of the "Brick" Maxwell series). Mr. Gandt I am anxiously awaiting the next book and many more in this series.
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Summary: Can't wait for Brick's next adventure!!
Review: Once again, Gandt leaves his readers frothing at the mouth eager to join up in the dogfight! Don't miss the first two books in the series ....... and then you can join the rest of us patiently waiting for the next one!
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Summary: Can't wait for Brick's next adventure!!
Review: Once again, Gandt leaves his readers frothing at the mouth eager to join up in the dogfight! Don't miss the first two books in the series ....... and then you can join the rest of us patiently waiting for the next one!
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Summary: Black Star by Robert Gandt
Review: Open this book and it does not take long to figure out that Robert Gandt really knows his stuff. He has a "been there, done that" style you just can't fake. Mr. Gandt manages to be both thrilling yet technically accurate in his depictions of carrier operations, hairball dogfights and yes...trying to figure out the opposite sex. His latest in the "Brick" Maxwell series is also the deepest in terms of scenario and intrigue that introduces an interesting twist to a real potential threat. Gandt puts you front and center in the action. He had me sitting on the edge of my ejection seat. I highly recommend Black Star and look forward to his next book.
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Summary: A spellbing tale of action and suspense
Review: Reviewer: Bill Vitale, fellow Marchetti pilot and avid Brick Maxwell fan
In his latest novel, Gandt's alter ego, Brick Maxwell, once again enthralls the reader with his hair-raising exploits as an F/A-18 Super Hornet pilot aboard the USS Ronald Reagan in the South China Sea. An implacable malcontent has stolen the highly-classified plans for a Super Stealth fighter from the skunk works in Groom Lake, Nevada and has delivered them into the evil hands of The People's Republic Of China. In a desperate attempt to prevent an all-out war with Taiwan, Maxwell's mission is to defuse an imminent holocaust by slipping behind the enemy lines with a beautiful Chinese defector to search, seize and destroy. A bit far-fetched, perhaps, but nonetheless a well-told story by a master of intrigue. I enjoyed it immensely and look forward to Gandt's next episode.
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Summary: Mediocre military adventure
Review: Robert Gandt's "Black Star" is an average, at best, highly implausible tale surrounding a military conflict between Taiwan and the Peoples Republic of China. A jet transporting the President of Taiwan and escorted by 4 U.S. Navy Super Hornet fighter jets is shot down by an undetected enemy source. The escort lead by U.S. Navy wing commander, former astronaut and Gandt hero Sam "Brick" Maxwell is baffled by the inexplicable disaster. Unfortunately the action leads to a shooting war between the PRC and Taiwan. The U.S. military has officially been ordered to remain neutral but secretly is supporting Taiwan.It is soon revealed that the Chinese have stolen sensitive stealth technology courtesy of the traitorous Raymond Lutz, disgruntled former Navy man and Maxwell rival. Through Lutz's treason, the Chinese have developed the Black Star, an invisible fighter jet responsible for the death of the Taiwanese president. The Black Star is now inflicting massive damage to both the Taiwanese Navy and Air Force and tipping the scales of battle toward the PRC. Maxwell, a test pilot who has flown the U.S. version of the Black Star, is recruited by Taiwan's special forces to penetrate the defenses of PRC to either steal or destroy the Chinese plane. Gandt, a former Navy aviator obviously possesses vast technical knowledge but presents a scripted, cookie cutter novel. The book contains the standard handsome, straight toothed hero, the obligatory love story and comes off as the result of a "how to write a novel" assignment. The book was a bit of a struggle to get through.
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Summary: Mediocre military adventure
Review: Robert Gandt's "Black Star" is an average, at best, highly implausible tale surrounding a military conflict between Taiwan and the Peoples Republic of China. A jet transporting the President of Taiwan and escorted by 4 U.S. Navy Super Hornet fighter jets is shot down by an undetected enemy source. The escort lead by U.S. Navy wing commander, former astronaut and Gandt hero Sam "Brick" Maxwell is baffled by the inexplicable disaster. Unfortunately the action leads to a shooting war between the PRC and Taiwan. The U.S. military has officially been ordered to remain neutral but secretly is supporting Taiwan. It is soon revealed that the Chinese have stolen sensitive stealth technology courtesy of the traitorous Raymond Lutz, disgruntled former Navy man and Maxwell rival. Through Lutz's treason, the Chinese have developed the Black Star, an invisible fighter jet responsible for the death of the Taiwanese president. The Black Star is now inflicting massive damage to both the Taiwanese Navy and Air Force and tipping the scales of battle toward the PRC. Maxwell, a test pilot who has flown the U.S. version of the Black Star, is recruited by Taiwan's special forces to penetrate the defenses of PRC to either steal or destroy the Chinese plane. Gandt, a former Navy aviator obviously possesses vast technical knowledge but presents a scripted, cookie cutter novel. The book contains the standard handsome, straight toothed hero, the obligatory love story and comes off as the result of a "how to write a novel" assignment. The book was a bit of a struggle to get through.
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Summary: Mediocre military adventure
Review: Robert Gandt's "Black Star" is an average, at best, highly implausible tale surrounding a military conflict between Taiwan and the Peoples Republic of China. A jet transporting the President of Taiwan and escorted by 4 U.S. Navy Super Hornet fighter jets is shot down by an undetected enemy source. The escort lead by U.S. Navy wing commander, former astronaut and Gandt hero Sam "Brick" Maxwell is baffled by the inexplicable disaster. Unfortunately the action leads to a shooting war between the PRC and Taiwan. The U.S. military has officially been ordered to remain neutral but secretly is supporting Taiwan. It is soon revealed that the Chinese have stolen sensitive stealth technology courtesy of the traitorous Raymond Lutz, disgruntled former Navy man and Maxwell rival. Through Lutz's treason, the Chinese have developed the Black Star, an invisible fighter jet responsible for the death of the Taiwanese president. The Black Star is now inflicting massive damage to both the Taiwanese Navy and Air Force and tipping the scales of battle toward the PRC. Maxwell, a test pilot who has flown the U.S. version of the Black Star, is recruited by Taiwan's special forces to penetrate the defenses of PRC to either steal or destroy the Chinese plane. Gandt, a former Navy aviator obviously possesses vast technical knowledge but presents a scripted, cookie cutter novel. The book contains the standard handsome, straight toothed hero, the obligatory love story and comes off as the result of a "how to write a novel" assignment. The book was a bit of a struggle to get through.
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