Brown pits men and technology against impossible odds, in vividly realized stories. Now, in his eleventh novel, he brings aerial combat hero Patric...
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Jan 20, 2011
Brian
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Neo-Nazi terrorists decide to raise hell in the Valley. A defense consultant decides to go head to head against them, while having a baby with his ex-military wife, inventing impossible weapons and armor, nursing his rookie cop brother back to health! Right on Bro!
This book really has no purpose but to satisfy the author's craving for impossible technology plot devices. The characters are all stupid, annoying, opaque, one dimensional stereotypes. The story is not interesting, and promises n More...
This book really has no purpose but to satisfy the author's craving for impossible technology plot devices. The characters are all stupid, annoying, opaque, one dimensional stereotypes. The story is not interesting, and promises n More...
Nov 07, 2010
John
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I've never read Dale Brown before, but I picked this one up because it looked less imbued with military jargon than the other stuff he's written. Props to him for attempting to expand his story-telling capabilities into something more dramatic, but after reading Tin Man I'm convinced that Brown should stay as far away from dramatic elements as possible and just stick to delivering high-tech gadgetry and giant explosions. Brown is a master at researching his novels, but the guy doesn't have a c
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Jul 17, 2011
Allie
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I really wanted to like this book, more. But it just jumped around too much.
This book was passed along to my by my grandfather. It's not normally a book I would enjoy reading. In fact, when I first picked it up and started reading it, I was not enjoying it. I kept thinking there was no way I was going to make it through this book. But then it got just a little more interesting.
The book takes place in Sacramento County, so all the locations were familiar to me. That wa More...
This book was passed along to my by my grandfather. It's not normally a book I would enjoy reading. In fact, when I first picked it up and started reading it, I was not enjoying it. I kept thinking there was no way I was going to make it through this book. But then it got just a little more interesting.
The book takes place in Sacramento County, so all the locations were familiar to me. That wa More...
Apr 16, 2008
Chad
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I didn't like this book. The premise sounded so exciting, and I kept thinking it has to get better when it gets to the action. There were so many instances of Dale Brown using outrageous scenarios that just aren't realistic. The main character is like a wimp that doesn't have any common sense, yet he works with his friend on these outrageous experiements that never really do any good.
At the time of reading the book, I was on a underway on a Navy ship working over 18 hours a day / 7 More...
At the time of reading the book, I was on a underway on a Navy ship working over 18 hours a day / 7 More...
Jan 02, 2012
Cactuskid2
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Interesting because the layout is mostly in the Sacramento area which was very familiar to me. Very detailed but pretty far fetched. Another Patrick McLanahan novel using technology to make a bodysuit that protects him from bullets etc. He becomes a one-man army fighting a terrorist that takes out a bikers drug ring, then wants to blow up the Folsom Dam, all to cause violence and turmoil to mask his real objective (which I won't reveil here).
Apr 08, 2009
Man invents a battle suit that helps him revenge his brother. I really enjoyed it. I felt a certain justice. The story was well laid out and the overall effect was really fun. Not a classic, but certainly fantastic "movie-book" fun.
Nov 13, 2011
Parker
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Like a bad James Patterson novel...obvious, cheesy, and ridiculous at times. There are better options out there, you can skip this one.
Feb 10, 2010
Ana
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I think I enjoyed this story mostly because it took place in CA and the areas mentioned are familiar. Just a fun read.
Jun 30, 2011
Diane
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I liked the characters in this piece. Still, Patrick goes too far sometimes.
Jun 17, 2010
Charles
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A departure from the normal McLanahan Series but still an excellent read
Feb 24, 2010
Clyn
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Different book for this series by Dale Brown. Kind of like Without Remorse in the Tom Clancy series about Jack Ryan. Well developed plot, interesting technology, and just enough vigilantism to keep you happy.
Oct 19, 2008
John
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Another book passed on from a mate... and another one that I enjoyed. Dale Brown introduces sience fiction with good-old-boy nazis... a bizzare combination, but one that works.
Aug 27, 2008
Navajojim
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Sort of like robocop, at least there are some similarities. But it was a fun and interesting book to say the least and it wasnt to long.
Mar 05, 2008
Kurt
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I listened to this book on tape and thought it was a great story but it had too much bad language and was a little slow.
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