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Title: The Shadows of Power by James W. Huston ISBN: 0-06-000836-9 Publisher: Avon Books Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.57 (7 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Lots of action! But it's no Tom Clancy
Comment: This book had a lot of action and reminded me of your average military type thriller movie. The author starts off trying to portray the Algerians objectively but quickly falls into using the middle eastern stereotype. I guess it works OK for this book but I found it a little predictable and definintely un-original. If you're interested in the Blue Angels you'll definitely enjoy this book, some of the flying scenes are cool. Otherwise, it's OK...not the best ever but reasonably entertaining.
Rating: 4
Summary: Hornets and stingers at 20 paces.
Comment: Ed Stovic, a Navy pilot on patrol in the Med is confronted with a situation when two Algerian MiG-25s try to bounce an Hawkeye Intel plane. A missile is accidently fired and the Americans respond in kind downing one MiG and sending the other running for Momma.
Now the brother of the dead Algerian pilot wants revenge and he goes gunning for Stovic. It turns out Stovic gets a spot on the elite Blue Anegls flight team and the ticked off Algerian (with a little help from his friends) decides the best way to avenge his brother is to shoot down the entire Blue Angel team during the prestigous Paris Air Show.
Kent Rathman (Rat) is a one time SEAL, now a quasi private/government agent is assigned to keep Stovic in one piece and get the Algerians.
The story is analogous to an old west gunfight at noon. The flying scenes and action segments are obviously where Huston is most comfortable. There is an entire subplot taking place between the National Security Advisor and the SECDEF. Personally, I would have fired the NSA. While there is a need for executive level decisions for the plot, this entire sub-plot detracted rather than added to the story.
A good read from an up and coming writer.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good Plot- Great Flying
Comment: Huston has rebounded a bit in quality with this new novel. Like Flash Point, he clearly knows what he is talking about when he describes air combat and Naval Aviation. This knowledge makes the book authentic and exciting.
His description of life in the Blue Angels is very interesting and shows that he did a lot of research with that demonstration team to make the novel as realistic and thrilling as possible.
He can describe with skill how a terrorist cell operates and could attack US interests with methods that realistically cause great concern for policy makers in real life. His characters, both protagonist and antagonist, are human and plausable, and act and interact as people would in the real world.
It is a great pure technothriller... but it has faults. Huston spends too much time with political infighting in the White House, which is frankly unnecessary to the plot, and bogs down the narrative a little bit. He also neglects a barely-mentioned love story that could make the characters even more believable.
He should avoid political intrigue and stick to the flying and fighting of life-like characters, and could then achieve more great novels like Flash Point.
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Title: Flash Point by James Huston ISBN: 0380732823 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 05 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Fallout by James Huston ISBN: 0380732831 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Secret Justice by James W. Huston ISBN: 0060008377 Publisher: William Morrow & Company Pub. Date: 27 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: The Price of Power by James Huston ISBN: 0380731606 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Balance of Power : A Novel by James Huston ISBN: 0380731592 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 06 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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