Review: Fun Read For Fans of Spies/Action Genres
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 30, 2013
Having grown up with Bond (both books and films), Star Trek/Star Wars, and the various action films like Die Hard and the Stallone flicks, I expected to be amused reading "the other half of the story."  And the book didn't disappoint me.The protagonist is a mercenary who finds his jobs through "The Agency," evidently the place to go if you're a megalomaniac with delusions of grandeur itching to take over the world and you need some military underlings. Yes. it's written from the "red shirt's" point of view, which makes it fun.  What do these people think of their nutty commanders? Why do they work for them knowing they are expendable?  ...Now we know.I loved the fatalism of the main character.  It seemed so "terribly British" to set up a reading group to keep his mind engaged on some of the missions. I would have liked to see more interaction with "heroes" Jack Tempest and Rip (couldn't decide which American character he was, there are so many!) Loved the last mission, but the actual ending left a bit to be desired.It's a quick, fun read and kept me entertained enough not to notice any grammar and spelling errors (which were mentioned by some others who reviewed this book.)