
The Reaper
Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers
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Narrated by:
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Jeff Gurner
About this listen
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"!
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
Amazing book
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Wish the author read the book
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Well told history
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4 stars this book. will definitely read his sencond book"way of the reaper"
going for the sequel book now.
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a must read
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Grahame
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Wished it was longer
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Irving's writing makes you feel like he didn't heavily censor his stories, lending them an air of authenticity and realism. The mistakes made be him and his crew are left in, as is the tendency for people to revert back to self-preservation when their life is at stake.
Even some of the weird random details work toward this end - I was questioning a few times 'why did that get in?' and often thought to myself 'I guess Irving wanted to put as much as he could to provide an accurate account, not just reinforce the Hollywood stereotype...'
At the end of the audiobook there is a small interview with Irving himself which I really liked, as well as him reading the foreword.
I completely understand that an author may not want to read their own book, but I really appreciate it when they do. It increases all parts of tension in the story and further draws you in. With that in mind I have to say that Jeff Gurner who read the audiobook does a stellar job of lending his voice to Irving as a character through sensitive and intelligent interpretation of the tone and point Irving is trying to make. I'd go as far as to say that Gurner's reading of Irving's story is better than some authors reading their own work that I've listened to; He was thoroughly entertaining!
down to earth and terrifying
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extremely gripping
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Fantastic
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