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Super Bolan #55
Code of Bushido
On trial in Chicago for a vicious act of terrorism, a gang of Arab radicals escapes in a inferno of deadly violence, and Mack Bolan, the Executioner, follows a trail of conspiracy and betrayal to Japan, where he must battle an evil mastermind with a plot to destroy America. Original.
352 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published July 1, 1997
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About the author
Don Pendleton
1,524 books190 followersDon Pendleton was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, December 12, 1927 and died October 23, 1995 in Arizona.
He wrote mystery, action/adventure, science-fiction, crime fiction, suspense, short stories, nonfiction, and was a comic scriptwriter, poet, screenwriter, essayist, and metaphysical scholar. He published more than 125 books in his long career, and his books have been published in more than 25 foreign languages with close to two hundred million copies in print throughout the world.
After producing a number of science-fiction and mystery novels, Don launched in 1969 the phenomenal Mack Bolan: The Executioner, which quickly emerged as the original, definitive Action/Adventure series. His successful paperback books inspired a new particularly American literary genre during the early 1970's, and Don became known as "the father of action/adventure."
"Although The Executioner Series is far and away my most significant contribution to world literature, I still do not perceive myself as 'belonging' to any particular literary niche. I am simply a storyteller, an entertainer who hopes to enthrall with visions of the reader's own incipient greatness."
Don Pendleton's original Executioner Series are now in ebooks, published by Open Road Media. 37 of the original novels.
Wikipedia: Don Pendleton
He wrote mystery, action/adventure, science-fiction, crime fiction, suspense, short stories, nonfiction, and was a comic scriptwriter, poet, screenwriter, essayist, and metaphysical scholar. He published more than 125 books in his long career, and his books have been published in more than 25 foreign languages with close to two hundred million copies in print throughout the world.
After producing a number of science-fiction and mystery novels, Don launched in 1969 the phenomenal Mack Bolan: The Executioner, which quickly emerged as the original, definitive Action/Adventure series. His successful paperback books inspired a new particularly American literary genre during the early 1970's, and Don became known as "the father of action/adventure."
"Although The Executioner Series is far and away my most significant contribution to world literature, I still do not perceive myself as 'belonging' to any particular literary niche. I am simply a storyteller, an entertainer who hopes to enthrall with visions of the reader's own incipient greatness."
Don Pendleton's original Executioner Series are now in ebooks, published by Open Road Media. 37 of the original novels.
Wikipedia: Don Pendleton
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March 16, 2022
I've been watching cheesy B action movies and karate movies with an old friend through Plex recently and it's got me itching for that style of entertainment. These Gold Eagle paperbacks certainly fit the bill. I used to see these books everywhere (Gold Eagle no longer exists) and I always felt these books were the modern day equivalent to pulp adventure novels. They were released regularly, some series' were actually numbered and they have the style of an old pulp novel for sure with propulsive action and all around badassery.
This book, although published in 1997, felt like an '80s action movie come to life. This story deals with a terrorist attack in Chicago and it's ties back to Japan. The story never lets up and leaves no time to catch your breath. There's samurai and ninjas galore complete with gory decapitations and hearts getting ripped from chests. The book is full of gun porn where a gun is not a gun but a "9mm, Over-Under Mangum Big-Dick Hardon XYZ rifle..." or whatever. It get's pretty funny after a while.
It's certainly not for everyone and it's not a "good" book in the traditional sense, but if you go into it with the right attitude it's a freaking blast. I loved it and am looking forward to reading some more.
This book, although published in 1997, felt like an '80s action movie come to life. This story deals with a terrorist attack in Chicago and it's ties back to Japan. The story never lets up and leaves no time to catch your breath. There's samurai and ninjas galore complete with gory decapitations and hearts getting ripped from chests. The book is full of gun porn where a gun is not a gun but a "9mm, Over-Under Mangum Big-Dick Hardon XYZ rifle..." or whatever. It get's pretty funny after a while.
It's certainly not for everyone and it's not a "good" book in the traditional sense, but if you go into it with the right attitude it's a freaking blast. I loved it and am looking forward to reading some more.
June 23, 2012
Not as action packed as others in this series. Had a Japanese samurai theme that I just couldn't get with.
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