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Summary: Jumping Beans
Review: Here is a book that literally jumps all over the place, from the White House, to Russia, the Ukraine, Macedonia, the air, the ground, etc. Poor plot! I felt Dale was trying to impress me with his knowledge of flying. I didn't need all the technical jargon about weapon systems, flight characteristics, types of weapons employed over and over again. I had trouble finishing the book and promptly gave it away when I was finished. It won't make my library.
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Summary: Good but......
Review: I guess I am not the best reader to review this one. I have read two others but remember them as pretty good. this is way beyond my knowledge or imagination of air combat. The line of world politics held my attention but the Clancy like aviation-techno stuff really dropped me behind. I will read another one but not for a while. It could be because aviation never has been my bag.
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Summary: Where did the Editor(s) go?
Review: I have been a fan of Dale Brown for years. I have enjoyed each of his previous books and looked forward to his next. Warrior Class, however, left me cold. The writing is disjointed, redundant and rife with poor grammar and inappropriate syntax. This is unfortunate because a pretty good story line really suffers. I find it hard to believe that an editor even scanned this book prior to publication. If one did, he or she should find a new line of work....
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Summary: Good overall but kinda leaves you hangin
Review: I have read all of Dale Browns novels (except Silver Tower) and this one was good as always. Had all the major characters we just love and a new exciting world crisis. But the ending of this book [is bad]. I hate to spoil it for those who havent read it yet. But the ending leaves open too many possiblities. Even though I'm gonna buy the next book, I still want to know what happens to McClannahan and his gang. Also, glad to see the EB-1C still in action. I still think he should bring the Old Dog back.
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Summary: Overall, this was not up to Brown's previous efforts
Review: I have read and enjoyed all of Brown's previous books. Warrior Class, however was a disappointment. There were numerous errors in grammar and syntax, so that at times I had to reread a section more than once to decide what he was trying to say. The book is at its best in describing the technical features, though it is reaching the point of incredibility with the jet packs allowing an armored warrior to jump out of a plane at 300mph and land softly. There are numerous gaps in the story, the worst being the one when Thorn switches attitude from trying the run the heroes to ground to tacit support. Where was the conversation between Thorn and McLanahan after the president had his subcu transceiver implanted. It's as thought the book is missing a chapter. I haven't read Wings of Fire yet, but after this bomb, I'll wait for the paperback.
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Summary: Not up to Dale's previous work
Review: I just have to stop buying Mr. Brown's books. It's not that the book was bad, it wasn't. Unfortunately, the writing, plot and characters simply aren't up Mr. Brown's earlier efforts. When I read Tin Man (a terrible book) I vowed to buy no more of Mr. Brown's books but I borrowed Warrior Class from the library. Mr. Brown's earlier books were superb but, like so many other decent authors, he seems to have grown stale. The characters and their relationships seem shallower and much more neurotic. The plot -- a russian criminal bringing the Europe to the verge of war through the use of one stealth bomber for the sole purpose of getting an oil line built --- is far too thin.
I was disappointed.
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Summary: DeedleDeeedleDeedle....Brown Locks On for Another Winner
Review: I like this guy better than Clancy. I have read every book he has written. The early books, starting with The Flight of the Old Dog were first rate and very believeable. As time has passed, the technology involved in his tales has started to stetch one's ability to believe, but one gets the impression that he really knows what he is talking about and he doesn't bore you to death with technocrat explanations.
In this book, the US has elected an isolationist President who is not a member of either major political party. The character is interesting, but he never could have been elected holding the beliefs that he does, so we have to fudge our way past that and just declare him elected. Once that is accomplished he skips his Innauguration, gets sworn in privately at Blair House and walks across the street to the White House and goes to work. He also decides not to do a State of the Union speech, which isn't a bad idea. When you think of it, maybe he could get elected after all.
In any event, the new president starts withdrawing US forces around the globe which leads to predictable instability in the geopolitical situation. Into the chaos walks Pavel Kazakov, a Russian gangster with a desire to build an oil pipeline to the Baltic, millions of dollars at his disposal and his very own stealth-bomber which was left over from the breakup of the USSR. He sets about to wreak havoc in the Balkans and to take advantage of the void in NATO's ability to respond to get the oil flowing to the Black Sea and millions of dollars a day flowing into his bank accounts.
Standing in the way of his plans are Patrick McClanahan and his usual support staff from Dreamland and Skymasters along with some very brave Turkish and Ukranian pilots. I thought the action was first rate and you really look forward to the final confrontation as the bad guys are about to get theirs. For no matter how difficult the assignment, or how many obstacles are thrown in the path of our heroes, you can take it to the bank that the bad guys will get theirs. How they do it if most of the fun.
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Summary: Awful
Review: I read another of Mr. Brown's books a while ago but forgot. Recently I picked this one up and 100 pages into it, realized I had already met these characters before. I also remembered not caring for that other book. This one reminded me why! The entire premise for the story is utterly ludicrous. This book is not military fiction; it is total fantasy. We have special warfare teams who have the specific task of accomplishing commando and rescue missions inside hostile territory. The idea that we would suddenly use an untested aircraft or weapon (manned by civilians, no less) to do these jobs on a minute's notice with no training is outrageous. In our government and military beaurocracy, by the time a new technology is allowed to be used in combat, it is probably 10-20 years old. And this General McLanahan would have been out of the Air Force right after his first vigilante mission. And how in the world would this guy Thorn ever get elected? Does this author live in America? Does he even watch the news? There are few politicians with opinions like Thorn's, and I seriously doubt they would ever be elected and then suddenly pull a surprise stunt like not showing up on Inauguration Day. Long story short, the plot and characters in this book are so crazy that I couldn't even get into the story and I have put it down. Maybe when I have nothing else to read I'll finish it.
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Summary: very exciting
Review: I think I have read all of this authors hard cover books. I was disappointed in the past (only once though). NOT NOW. I thoroughly enjoyed almost every page, and within the last 100 pages could not stop reading. This is a definite must read for fans of Mr. Brown, and for any readers who enjoy this genre. This is the kind of writing that I expect from Mr. Brown, look forward to his next story.
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Summary: Crosses the line
Review: I usually enjoy stories of this type. However, Mr. Brown's latest effort is disturbing in its underlying message - that it is okay, no, it is patriotic, for private citizens to become vigilanties if they believe the cause is right. In the novel, ex-President Martindale,ex-Air Force officers McLanahan and Briggs, and powerful private citizens Masters and Tork establish their own "private" military to fight wars when the elected government of the United States chooses take a more isolationist stance. Mr. Brown's story-telling abilities are, as usual, quite riveting. But I can't agree with the message.
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