Review: "Delivering the Smackdown"
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 29, 2014
The Olympus Private Military is headed by Commander Dante. He's a brutal military expert. He thinks with the precision of the seasoned soldier and acts with the callous disregard of the sociopath.'"I'm sorry sir," the trooper stammered, knowing full well what displeasing Commander Dante entailed, "It was a mistake!"'Dante was fast approaching a fury. Few survived one of Commander Dante's furies. He reached down with his iron strong hand and grasped Centurion Alpha by the neck and hoisted him to his feet.'"My dear comrade, mistakes are how empires fall!" And with that, he grabbed the struggling Centurion's belt clasp with one hand and lifted the soldier into the waiting rotor blades of the helicopter. With a sickening *grunch* the blades tore through the torso of the hapless soldier. Chunks of gore and blood spattered across the site. Satisfied, Dante tossed the torso-less cadaver to the side.'Like a mad dog with only one master, Dante reports to the Imperator.The Imperator wants the Code of War.A band of Army Rangers is determined to stop Olympus at any cost.Jim Roberts' Olympus Rises (The Code of War) is a well-written, speculative military fiction. In the author's own words:"Olympus Rises is my attempt to give people hungry for heroism and true tests of courage on the battlefield a book that will kindle their imagination and leave them wanting more."Mr. Roberts, your attempt is successful.