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  • The Reaper

  • Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers
  • By: Gary Brozek, Nicholas Irving
  • Narrated by: Jeff Gurner
  • Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (387 ratings)

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The Reaper

By: Gary Brozek,Nicholas Irving
Narrated by: Jeff Gurner
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Publisher's Summary

The Instant New York Times Bestseller by Co-Star of Fox's American Grit and Legendary Ranger Nicholas Irving.

Groundbreaking, thrilling and revealing, The Reaper is the astonishing memoir of Special Operations Direct Action Sniper Nicholas Irving, the 3rd Ranger Battalion's deadliest sniper with 33 confirmed kills, though his remarkable career total, including probables, is unknown.

Irving shares the true story of his extraordinary military career, including his deployment to Afghanistan in the summer of 2009, when he set another record, this time for enemy kills on a single deployment. His teammates and chain of command labeled him "The Reaper," and his actions on the battlefield became the stuff of legend, culminating in an extraordinary face-off against an enemy sniper known simply as The Chechnian.

Irving's astonishing first-person account of his development into an expert assassin offers a fascinating and extremely rare view of special operations combat missions through the eyes of a Ranger sniper during the Global War on Terrorism. From the brotherhood and sacrifice of teammates in battle to the cold reality of taking a life to protect another, no other book dives so deep inside the life of an Army sniper on point.

Also available: Reaper: Ghost Target and Reaper: Threat Zero, the first books in Nicholas Irving's thrilling series that Brad Thor calls "one hell of a read"!

©2015 Nicholas Irving (P)2014 Macmillan Audio

Critic Reviews

“A gripping account from a man whose lethal aim took out 33 Taliban fighters on one deployment, a record.” —New York Daily News

“Gripping.... Irving's book is a focused, fast-paced tale that, like Irving, never loses sense of its mission.” —San Diego Union Tribune

“This gritty, unapologetic look into the life of a special operations soldier recounts both harrowing and heartfelt tales from the on-the-job experiences of Irving...This account is perhaps not for the faint of heart, but it is sure to be intriguing for those who are made of less squeamish stuff.” —Library Journal

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Fantastic

What a great read/listen. Extremely easy to to listen to, full of suspense and action. My first audio book that I have listened to and I didnt want to pause it for 1 second. I first heard of Nic from Demo Ranch and Off The Ranch on Youtube. Go check Matt out now if you haven't. Thanks Matt for putting me on to this book and thanks Nic for writing your experiences down so they can be shared by many.

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Wished it was longer

Loved this title especially actually hearing the authors voice awesome addition to feel even more real

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Amazing story telling.

Absolutely amazing story, wonderfully narrated and written.
I can't recommend this book highly enough. Brilliant.

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Awesome

Awesome story, well worth the. Listen. Up there with Carlos hathcocks book . As good as American sniper

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Brilliant, Excellent & Gripping

100% would recommend, it is a fantastic piece of both writing and narrating. I couldn't be more happy with this book!

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extremely gripping

couldn't wait to go to work the next day to finish the book, the way the missions are explained in such detail make you feel like you were right there, made me sweat

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must read for shooters

I'm a big fan of Nick ever since I got into target shooting and his depiction of what it's like to have living targets is a real eye opener but it was addictive to listen to and finished it x2 in 4 days if your into military/shooting it's a must read

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Well told history

This book does not shy from the truths of war, it’s hard hitting truths are well told and you loose yourself in the story and can feel the emotions that are being experienced now the book. 10/10 recommend for anyone who like military history & autobiographies.

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Grahame

It is an excellent story well written and nerated. Kept me enthralled. Best story yet.

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great story

This is a great book, solid story all the way threw. I couldn't put it down, good on the blokes in his unit

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