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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN num: 9780312983222
ISBN number: 0312983220
Label: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 512
Printing Date: February 17, 2003
Publishing house: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Sale Popularity Level: 101186
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Matthew Reilly dazzled the world with his electrifying thrillers Ice Station and Temple. And now, Shane 'Scarecrow' Schofield returns with his most harrowing and explosive adventure yet. . .
AREA 7
It is America's most secret base, hidden deep in the Utah desert, an Air Force installation known only as Area 7. And today, it has a visitor - the President of the United States. He has come to inspect Area 7, to examine its secrets for himself. But he's going to get more than he bargained for on this trip. Because hostile forces are waiting inside.
Among the President's helicopter crew, however, is a young Marine. He is quiet, enigmatic, and he hides his eyes behind a pair of silver sunglasses. His name is Schofield. Call-sign: Scarecrow. Rumour has it, he's a good man in a storm. Judging by what the President has just walked into, he'd better be. . .
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Have to admit, I liked this book. The reason it's strange to admit that, is the fact that the storyline was so absurd that it was actually good. There were so many wierd twists and plots, but Mr. Reilly was able to knit them together pretty well.
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First, this was a non-stop action thriller, and there are some interesting descriptions of weapons and weapons systems that were interesting. The book is so off the wall that it became zany and not even close to anything approaching reality. Maybe that wasn't the objective. It's roughly 150 pages too long. To use Reilly's favorite and well over-used technique. It's like the Bible written by a 10 year old.
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...and then he saw it
...and then it happened all at once
...without any warning at all
Get used to these phrases, because you will be reading them a lot!
I picked up this book in the used section of the bookstore because the cover blurb seemed to be what I wanted to read at the time, a mindless action-adventure. I was surprised to find out that it was a sequel to another forgettable book I'd read -- Ice Station. I am usually pretty good about authors but while I only retained plot bits from that very first novel I certainly remembered the laughable "and then he saw it" line, also used several times in that one.
The author is a horrible writer, but a decent storyteller. Both books have read like very first treatments of a Die Hard movie. I was never bored, but also never taken much with his "craft" of writing. The slow character moments are forced, and the action bits are telegraphed months in advance. I can mildly recommend it, for lunchtime reading or perhaps a long trans-Pacific flight.
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I read this back in high school and I really liked it. Lots of action and just a good fun ride.
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Typical of all the Matthew Reilly books I have read, you don't get a moments peace. The action starts practically at the very first page. I don't believe so much happens within such a short amount of time. Loved it.
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