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Title: The Devil's Alternative by Frederick Forsyth ISBN: 0-553-26490-7 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 September, 1982 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.83 (24 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: outstanding; classic Forsyth, one of his best
Comment: I have enjoyed most of Forsyth's novels, and I found The Devil's Alternative to be even better than The Day of the Jackal and The Odessa File, the books Forsyth is probably most known for. The plot and the multiple threads being woven together in The Devil's Alternative have been taken up a notch by comparison; a bit slow at first perhaps but well worth the wait by the end. It was fun to read this considering that it was written in 1979-1980. The American President in the book, William Matthews, was clearly modeled after Jimmy Carter; likewise, his hawkish National Security Adviser, Stanislaw Poklewski, reflects Zbigniew Brzezinski (Carter's NSC man) while the more dovish Secretary of State David Lawrence reflects Cyrus Vance (Carter's main Sec/State). And there's a Margaret Thatcher-esque Prime Minister in Britain as well. Forsyth was prescient with the issues in the book too - there's arms reductions talks and grain and technology transfers going on between the superpowers - plus the idea of nationalism behind the Iron Curtain being a force in the decline of the Soviet Union. But that's only part of what's going on in this book; add a power play within the Politburo, classic Moscow espionage, a sophisticated amateur operation against the Soviet Union, and the largest oil tanker known to man, and Forsyth spins a great tale in The Devil's Alternative.
Rating: 5
Summary: full of action and interesting twists
Comment: It's the early eighties and group of radical Ukranian nationalists have a debt to settle as The Soviet Union is facing a possible famine. After a Ukranian nationalist is found barely alive floating in the black sea, the stage is set for a plot which involves numerous european countries as well as the US and Israel.
The character development in this novel is excellent. Frederick Forsyth has a way of bringing out the personalities of the main characters very well. His knowledge of geography really shows that he does his research before he writes. I like the way the book goes from one country to another carefully discribing what is going on but not always telling the reader how it's related to the plot until later. There are quite a few surprising moments which keep your attention. There are points were you may think the story is going nowhere and then there is an abrupt change of pace with no warning.
It is books like this that can turn one into an avid reader of espionage novels.
Rating: 5
Summary: SIMPLY AMAZING
Comment: This is one of the best books i've ever read. It simply surpasses the class which was shown by foresyth in 'The Day of the Jackal' and 'The Odessa File'. Slow to start with, this gets exciting with every page. I would say one hasn't read the book till he has read the last page. The amount of research on diffent topics, geography and espionage world put by foresyth is simply amazing. The Climax is mind boggling. A must read for all espionage literature fans
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Title: The Fist of God by Frederick Forsyth ISBN: 0553572423 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 July, 1995 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Fourth Protocol by Frederick Forsyth ISBN: 0553251139 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 August, 1985 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Odessa File by Frederick Forsyth ISBN: 0553271989 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 March, 1983 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Deceiver by Frederick Forsyth ISBN: 0553297422 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 June, 1992 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Avenger by Frederick Forsyth ISBN: 0312319517 Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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