Full Black: A Thriller Mass Market Author: Visit Amazon's Brad Thor Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1416586628 | Format: EPUB
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“[Brad Thor] is arguably the best political thriller writer of all time.” --Suspense Magazine
“Brad has yet again managed to take a world that few people see or know about, and expose readers to the inner workings of that world.” --Examiner.com (Houston)
“There is enough adrenaline-charged adventure to fill several books of its length --- with explosions, mayhem and karate.” --BookReporter.com
"Gripping." --People
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About the Author
Brad Thor is the #1
New York Times bestselling author of
Black List,
Full Black,
The Athena Project,
Foreign Influence,
The Apostle,
The Last Patriot,
The First Commandment,
Takedown,
Blowback (recognized by NPR as one of the “100 Best Thrillers of All Time”),
State of the Union,
Path of the Assassin, and
The Lions of Lucerne. Visit his website at BradThor.com.
- Mass Market Paperback: 496 pages
- Publisher: Pocket Books; Reprint edition (May 22, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1416586628
- ISBN-13: 978-1416586623
- Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
- Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Def: "Black Operation" or "Black Ops" is a covert operation typically involving activities that are highly clandestine and often outside of standard military protocol or even against the law.
Def: "Full Black" - a black operation on a six-pack of Red Bull.
Harvath is back and he's in the rare position of having worked a couple of operations that have gone horribly wrong. Because of this, the sand cowards will unleash an attack on America that shocked even me. The maniacal nutcase in this book is named James Standing; a billionaire that hates capitalism (figure THAT out). He has the power, the money, the connections, the strategy, and the brain damage to plan for the destruction and forced socialism of America.
The amount of destruction reeked in this book is pretty staggering even for Thor. As with all of Thor's books, your reading will struggle to keep up with the pace as danger and honor come from all sides and every corner of the globe. `Full Black' is Thor doing what Thor does best; stomping the hell out of the radical Islamic terrorist cowards by our favorite human superhero, Scot Harvath. Thor's books are always current, political, steeped in action, and more than a little controversial. This one is going to tick off a LOT of people. On the menu this time, socialism.
Now, I will be honest and say that this book was the first time that I've ever felt that Brad was preaching at me. I know that a lot of people (usually the ones who don't agree with him) have felt that way about his work in the past. It's no secret as to where Brad stand politically but I never felt like it took away from the story until now. There is a small section near the middle of the book where he just goes off!
With "Full Black", Thor pays off the promises found in "Foreign Influence" and delivers a thinking man's thriller. There's plenty of action, military insight, and even more action - but there's also a cogent political, social, and economic story woven into the fabric of the book. Taking a step back and looking to the horizon, we find that while still dangerous, radical Islam is not the only enemy we face. At times nuanced and at other times blunt, Thor pulls no punches in deconstructing the broader adversaries aligned against us in the world today. It's a story about layers, and serves to lay the foundation for the continued evolution of both Thor as a storyteller and Scot Harvath as a character.
When last we saw Harvath (aside from a brief cameo in "The Athena Project"), he was beginning to pull at the strings of a larger conspiracy behind recent terrorist attacks in the United States. Betrayed by someone within the intelligence community, Harvath has nonetheless continued to track down and disrupt terror cells. As he works his way down the rabbit hole, he makes a stunning revelation about the driving force behind further planned attacks.
Where the book really shines is in its exploration of current geopolitical realities as seen through the lens of fiction. Thor has said all good thrillers are rooted in reality and this is no exception. From the threat of radical Islam, to the institutional shortcomings of our intelligence apparatus, to the asymmetrical warfare being waged on us by the Chinese and others, to the frightening reach of our own government, to the elements in our society who want to see us fail as a nation - it's all here.
There's a good reason this book is called "Full Black".
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