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Masters of War

Danny Black, Book 1

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Masters of War

By: Chris Ryan
Narrated by: Jamie Parker
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In Paris, an elderly man is assassinated as he takes his morning walk. In the war-torn cities of Syria, government forces wage a bloody war against their own people. The Russians are propping up the government, the French are backing one rebel fraction and the British are backing another. And in north Africa, young SAS trooper Danny Black is coming to the end of a gruelling tour of duty, or so he thinks. Danny has a new mission. An MI6 agent needs to make contact with Syrian rebel forces, and also with the private military contractors who are - unofficially - training this rebel faction as it struggles to bring down their government and establish a new regime that will be favourable to British business interests.

As they travel deep into rebel heartland, Danny will learn who the masters of war, the men who call the shots, really are. As Danny finds himself sucked into the murky orbit of the private military, he discovers a world where death is dispensed by the highest bidder and individuals will betray anybody if the price is right. And where a secret lurks that will change the course of Danny's own life, however long that might last...

©2013 Chris Ryan (P)2013 Hodder & Stoughton Action & Adventure Espionage Genre Fiction Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense War & Military Fiction Military War Government
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Actioned packed from start to finish. You just can’t stop listening. Helped by a few wonderful performance.

Perfect book for a long drive

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very easy to listen to. greatly written. I highly recommend this book. kept me on the edge.

Best book yet!

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Reasonable story but had some ridiculous parts. Ie 7.62 rounds in an Apache chain gun, stops to have a conversation in the middle of a fire fight. The list does go on. All in all it kept me entertained and I will listen to the next one in the series.

Reasonable SAS fiction

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Fast paced and exciting. Well written and narrated. Definitely recommend for those who love action stories.

Great listening

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On a scale of “better than wheel of time” to 10, I would give it a 4. The main character has a real lack of personality. Maybe it’s because I’ve just read Billy Billingham and Phil Campion’s novels, which are bursting with personality and witty prose. Whatever it is, the characters in this story are weak.

The other major problem is the plot. It’s written from the perspective of the main character, who has no idea what’s going on in the plot. Or if he does, the reader gets little insight into what he’s thinking. I had essentially no idea what was happening throughout the story. No idea where the story was going or what the end goal was. That lack of feeling of progressing towards a goal is hard to enjoy.

Finally, the military element just didn’t feel authentic. You don’t want a story set in the modern real world to feel fictional. That’s exactly what it felt like.

Not impressed

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just the same kind of action story. fairly boring and predictable!
I don't recommend it.

15 words!!!!

Cliche story.

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Did enjoy the switching throughout the story - made it very easy to follow. I would love to listen to it again

Nice book, narrated very well

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