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Carrie's Run: A Homeland Novel (Homeland #1)
by
Andrew Kaplan (Goodreads Author)
An edge-of-your-seat original prequel based on Showtime's hit series Homeland
Beirut, 2006. CIA operations officer Carrie Mathison barely escapes an ambush while attempting a clandestine meeting with a new contact, code-name Nightingale. Suspicious that security has been compromised, she challenges the station chief in a heated confrontation that gets her booted back to Lan...more
Beirut, 2006. CIA operations officer Carrie Mathison barely escapes an ambush while attempting a clandestine meeting with a new contact, code-name Nightingale. Suspicious that security has been compromised, she challenges the station chief in a heated confrontation that gets her booted back to Lan...more
Paperback, 368 pages
Published
September 3rd 2013
by William Morrow Paperbacks
(first published 2013)
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CIA operatives must be a breed set apart from the norm. Making life and death decisions on a daily basis is not for the faint of heart. They are spooks, they lie for a living. They put together vast amounts of information and decide what intel is actionable and what bears to be researched more deeply. Traps, double agents, triple agents, the intrigue is thick enough to cut with a knife.
The author’s descriptions of the armor-plated Humvees' harrowing drives through areas known to be swarming with...more
The author’s descriptions of the armor-plated Humvees' harrowing drives through areas known to be swarming with...more
Even better that the Homeland TV Series
I've been anticipating the release of this book and it definitely does not disappoint. There are many parallels with the TV Series including characters, milieu and Carrie's mental state. The story explodes off the first page with Carrie escaping an assassination attempt in Beirut. Despite battling her psychological demons with her emotions on a never ending roller coaster, she is still portrayed as this clear headed analyst amongst all the chaos. Her search...more
I've been anticipating the release of this book and it definitely does not disappoint. There are many parallels with the TV Series including characters, milieu and Carrie's mental state. The story explodes off the first page with Carrie escaping an assassination attempt in Beirut. Despite battling her psychological demons with her emotions on a never ending roller coaster, she is still portrayed as this clear headed analyst amongst all the chaos. Her search...more
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Reading this book was an entirely different experience from watching the series on Showtime. Because I have seen the series I found this book much easier to visualize. One advantage to reading the book was to have a better glimpse into Carrie's internal dialogue. Having a tough female protagonist who is bipolar and taking meds on the down low creates a character already out of the mainstream. This prequel kept me engaged and I look forward to continue reading the series as it becomes available.
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Kiedyś natrafiłem na serial Homeland. Lubie teorie spiskowe i thrillery Ludluma, który umiał namieszać tak, że aż buty spadały, a człowiek nie wiedział gdzie się urodził i kto z kim, dlaczego i za ile. Homeland mnie zaciekawił. Niestety był to jakiś odcinek ze środka i stwierdziłem, że kiedyś obejrzę całą serie. I tak się oglądam od jakiegoś czasu, a tu już ponoć trzeci sezon za pasem. Książka Andrew Kaplana poprzedzająca serialem okazuje się świetnym wprowadzeniem do s...more
Kiedyś natrafiłem na serial Homeland. Lubie teorie spiskowe i thrillery Ludluma, który umiał namieszać tak, że aż buty spadały, a człowiek nie wiedział gdzie się urodził i kto z kim, dlaczego i za ile. Homeland mnie zaciekawił. Niestety był to jakiś odcinek ze środka i stwierdziłem, że kiedyś obejrzę całą serie. I tak się oglądam od jakiegoś czasu, a tu już ponoć trzeci sezon za pasem. Książka Andrew Kaplana poprzedzająca serialem okazuje się świetnym wprowadzeniem do s...more
Nail-biting suspense and edge-of-your-seat action are the least of what makes this action packed thriller an excellent prequel to the HOMELAND TV show.
Carrie is at her bipolar best and this story really gives the TV show some backbone, giving the reader some background as to the many reasons why she’s so obsessed with finding Abu Nazir. It also gives the reader some really good insight into her character and why she is the way she is.
All the characters are well thought out and their actions alwa...more
Carrie is at her bipolar best and this story really gives the TV show some backbone, giving the reader some background as to the many reasons why she’s so obsessed with finding Abu Nazir. It also gives the reader some really good insight into her character and why she is the way she is.
All the characters are well thought out and their actions alwa...more
Haha, I felt like a little bit of a dork reading this one, but you know what? It's pretty fun! The beginning annoyed me at first because like three times in the space of about three pages we're told what's happening in the Harry Potter movie where Carrie is waiting to meet a contact. I just really didn't care what Hermione was doing, especially a little bit later when Carrie is running for her life, you know? But after that things improved. I think that Kaplan did a great job of describing the a...more
To begin with, I am a nut about the Showtime series "Homeland," so when I saw this on the shelf in Target I just couldn't resist. In two days I finished this 350 page book, and I have to say that I enjoyed every minute of this read!
This is not a book of high literary fiction, it is a book based upon the prequel years before the series. I have to say if you are a fan of the series you will certainly enjoy this book, and it certainly gives you insight into the life of Carrie "pre CIA."
Loved it.....more
This is not a book of high literary fiction, it is a book based upon the prequel years before the series. I have to say if you are a fan of the series you will certainly enjoy this book, and it certainly gives you insight into the life of Carrie "pre CIA."
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Thank you First-Reads Giveaway!
I haven't watched the TV series Homeland, but I really enjoyed this book. I had a hard time with the Arabic words, but not complaining. I learned a lot about all the different groups in the Middle East. It was eye opening to think that's the way it is over there and people are just trying to survive to live another day. Not to mention trying to protect their families. I also have a new appreciation for all those who are serving to keep the United States safe. I fel...more
I haven't watched the TV series Homeland, but I really enjoyed this book. I had a hard time with the Arabic words, but not complaining. I learned a lot about all the different groups in the Middle East. It was eye opening to think that's the way it is over there and people are just trying to survive to live another day. Not to mention trying to protect their families. I also have a new appreciation for all those who are serving to keep the United States safe. I fel...more
In a word? Awesome. If you love the hit show HOMELAND from Showtime, you'll love this book. It is so true to character, you'll think you're watching the prequel episode. Absolutely wonderful, thrilling, edge-of-your seat exciting. A great read to keep you going in between seasons.
I love Homeland so I had no problem with knowing most of the story. Andrew Kaplan kept the story gripping and suspenseful! It left me wanting more. Great quick read.
I'm giving this three stars because it's "Homeland" and the plot is exciting. But it's clearly written by someone with no connection to the show or real understanding of the majority of its characters. The writing is mostly terrible, the dialogue is completely unrealistic (except for the conversations that are almost WORD FOR WORD from the show), and the plot is implausible (Carrie comes to lots of problem-solving epiphanies as if she's the dude from "Psych"), but it moves quickly and it's fun t...more
An adrenaline pumping whopper of a thriller. If you love the TV series, this one is for you. It has all the action and drama of the TV series and more. The characterisation of Carrie, the CIA agent, is excellent. You get to know the heroine with bipolar disorder and her tormented family background more deeply and empathise with her even more deeply. The novel brings alive the setting of jihadi-infested Middle East vividly. There is a scene where Carrie and her colleagues are getting from point A...more
Homeland: Carrie's Run is an original prequel novel based on Showtime’s hit series, Homeland. This riveting spy thriller by Andrew Kaplan will definitely appeal to fans of the television series. The author even provides his readers with additional information on each of the characters and he also includes a glossary that lists the various organizations and agencies that are mentioned in, Homeland: Carrie's Run.
I highly recommend this novel to fans of the series since the author does an excellen...more
I highly recommend this novel to fans of the series since the author does an excellen...more
Carrie's Run is a prequel to season one of Homeland. In 2006, CIA agent Carrie Matheson is in Beirut on a mission to make eyes on a contact known as Nightingale. However, it's an ambush that Carrie barely escapes. She soon discovers that there is a bit of consipracy that goes to one of the highest echelons of her government to create a civil war in the Middle East.
Andrew Kaplan writes a decent spy story but it wasn't Homeland. For one thing, Carrie isn't that competent. In this novel, she's sort...more
Andrew Kaplan writes a decent spy story but it wasn't Homeland. For one thing, Carrie isn't that competent. In this novel, she's sort...more
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I wasn't expecting to enjoy this paperback original but did I! The fast paced story is the prequel to Carrie and the CIA world she inhabits on TV's Homeland.it adds a clear insight into her bi-polar disease,her early family life and her relationship with Saul Berenson. The story was filled with riveting action and suspense. Thank you Good Reads for sending me Carrie's run and the chance to preview it.
I really enjoy the homeland tv series and wondered whether the characterisation and story in the book would fit but I am pleased to say that it didn't disappoint. Carrie's character, particularly the bipolar aspect and her relationship with her family is explored really well and the author was able to go further than you ever could in the tv series. The story had a good pace and the descriptions of the places and missions seemed technical and well researched. There was a handy glossary at the ba...more
A tepid prequel to the popular television programme, HOMELAND. In it, Kaplan offers some of the backstory to fill the void only discussed in passing of CIA operative Carrie Mathison and her work in the Middle East, years before she encounters Nicholas Brody. In this tale, Carrie’s cover is blown when a clandestine meeting with a new contact goes awry and she is not adequately protected by the Agency. Her defiance leaves the Station Chief with no choice but to send her back to Langley, where she...more
This book sets the stage for the hit TV show "Homeland". I do not have Showtime, dammit, because if the show is as good as the book it is something special. A tightly written and fast-paced story that was hard to put down. It made me want to read more from this author. And get a Netflix subscription.
La traduzione è fatta con i piedi, per usare un eufemismo... La storia risulta interessante avendo già visto la serie tv.
aki nézte a homelandet, annak nem lesz nagy újdonság, az évadok alatt szépen elmesélték nagyjából, ami a könyvben történik.
As I said in the comment below: "It just completely lacked everything I love from the series. I felt it was far less character-driven than the TV show and the CIA operation (which is the entire plot) felt cold and uninteresting."
Alrededor de un año y medio lo vi en el fnac y se lo comenté a una amiga, quién también sigue la serie. En aquel momento me llamó la atención pero tanto como para comprarlo. No obstante, esta vez he caído. Y debo decir que no me esperaba que me gustase tanto. Empecé con el prologo sin muchas expectativas y sin darme cuenta vi que me había atrapado. Y reconozco que en algunos momentos se me hizo difícil avanzar, pero aún así me gustó.
Dejando a un lado lo que sucede, lo recomiendo porqué lo consi...more
Dejando a un lado lo que sucede, lo recomiendo porqué lo consi...more
I have never seen the show but the book was very good. This was a first read book that I won!
Carrie is a very intriguing character full of good and bad traits. I found her to be irritating sometimes with the way she runs off and does her own thing though this worked out well for her in the end. She is definitely a thrill seeker and she obviously has some issues in her life just as we all do though hers are somewhat significant. She is a very brave woman and sometimes doesn't think about some of...more
Carrie is a very intriguing character full of good and bad traits. I found her to be irritating sometimes with the way she runs off and does her own thing though this worked out well for her in the end. She is definitely a thrill seeker and she obviously has some issues in her life just as we all do though hers are somewhat significant. She is a very brave woman and sometimes doesn't think about some of...more
I didn't think this book added any value to the TV series. The book goes a bit more into depth about how Carrie got to where we meet her in the TV series, but nothing we didn't learn in season one. Just another series of events/missions that end with her looking at some pictures on a wall of MIAs (including Brody and Walker).
The writing was sort of difficult to follow...I found myself going back and rereading a lot of passages to be sure I was understanding what he was trying to convey.
I read th...more
The writing was sort of difficult to follow...I found myself going back and rereading a lot of passages to be sure I was understanding what he was trying to convey.
I read th...more
A fun read but not extraordinary. Recomended to read it while on the bus... or any other ocassion with nothing else important to do. That's it.
This book is a great back-story for some of the main characters in Homeland. I adored the first season, and as I still have the second and third series to watch, I felt it a good time to sit down and read this book.
I definitely feel this book works best already knowing, and being able to visualise the characters. I think I would feel a bit lost reading this before I'd watched any of the TV series.
The storyline is well written, the characters are consistent, the only thing that stunted my enjoyme...more
I definitely feel this book works best already knowing, and being able to visualise the characters. I think I would feel a bit lost reading this before I'd watched any of the TV series.
The storyline is well written, the characters are consistent, the only thing that stunted my enjoyme...more
Questo libro cronologicamente precede la vicenda trattata nella serie TV omonima. Mentre là si parte dalla storyline di Nicholas Brody, marine degli Stati Uniti disperso e ritrovato solo dopo 8 anni, qui troviamo Carrie Mathison, l’agente della CIA affetta da disturbo bipolare, intenta a scongiurare un attacco terroristico prima che lui entri in scena.
L’incipit è talmente adrenalinico che non si riesce a staccare dalle pagine. La troviamo in fuga da un’imboscata a Beirut, in Libano, dove un suo...more
L’incipit è talmente adrenalinico che non si riesce a staccare dalle pagine. La troviamo in fuga da un’imboscata a Beirut, in Libano, dove un suo...more
OH GOD YES
Non avevo aspettative all'inizio della lettura di questo libro, ma devo ammettere che si tratta di un ottimo prodotto di intrattenimento: si ritrovano le stesse atmosfere della serie televisiva e non ci sono momenti morti, la suspense dura fino alla fine e ho fatto fatica a staccarmi dalle pagine. Anche Carrie e Saul li ho trovati coerenti con i loro corrispettivi telefilmici, unici lati negativi del romanzo sono un non accuratissimo approfondimento psicologico (ma è anche vero che quello che co...more
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Andrew Kaplan is the author of two spy thriller book series: SCORPION and HOMELAND, as well as three earlier novels, DRAGONFIRE, HOUR OF THE ASSASSINS, and WAR OF THE RAVEN, which was selected by the American Library Association as one of the 100 best books ever written about World War II. A former freelance journalist and war correspondent, he covered events around the world and served in both th...more
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