Avenger (Boy Soldier)

click here for more details, find new or used items	Andy McNab, Robert Rigby Our price £3.59 (£5.99) New from £1.80 Used from £1.96 Pages: 320 (Paperback) ISBN: 0552552232 Pub: Corgi Childrens Pub date: 2007-05-03 Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4352

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Excellent dramatic thriller (0/0 people found this helpful)

The third instalment of the Boy soldier series brings excitement and intensity on a new level to this action packed series by Andy McNab and Robert Rigby.

Danny, Elena and Fergus are all working for the mysterious Deveraux to find Black Star, an internet mastermind who sends teenagers to their own deaths.

Its so far the best of the Boy Solider (I have just started Meltdown, the 4th book) with so much better writing and intensity than the previous 2, which is my personal favourite convention of a novel.

McNab again using his experience and knowledge, though there are less technical operations in place and it's a lot more character focused, especially on Elena and Black Star, and having it more character based will allow the reader to become more associated with the characters, which was essential to make the book as interesting as it was.

Its fast, precise, tense and very dramatic with one of the most tense endings to have ever been written.

Slightly repetitive and a few issues seem to drag but otherwise its perfect, with the chapters being the right length, the action spaced and the right amount of time focused.

These Boy Solider books are encouraging me to read McNab's adult novels as well. His writing is precise, intriguing and tense throughout, which is everything a reader could want from an action thriller, and this is the best Boy Solider book, with everything in.

8.5/10

Excellent... (0/0 people found this helpful)

I've now read a number of Andy McNab's books, and have found them to be gripping tales of combat. I feel that 'Avenger' is a story that would appeal to readers of all age groups, and if you've never read this author, then you're missing out... While writing this review I would like to bring to your attention another excellent novel -'The Constantine Legacy' by Andrew Towning.

WOW! (1/1 people found this helpful)

What a terrific series this is, not just for teens, but for adults as well. Having read everyword McNab reads, frankly I find him manic depressive, but this series is brilliant. I suspect that Mr Rigby is the true brain behind it.
Looking forward to "Meltdown", but isn't Danny getting a bit old to be considered a boy? Puts one in mind of Harry Potter.
Well done - great thriller.

Bad start but a great book! (8/10 people found this helpful)

This book has a bad start; it feels like it is aimed at a child and that I am back at school, and the plot seems utterly implausible. About 5 chapters in, you are ready to give up.

Then the book or I suppose the author, clicks!

What follows is a very exciting read. Unlike most spy novels which fizzle out towards the end, this is truly climatic with strong progression throughout the book. Close to the end you can not turn the pages fast enough. Moreover, the book leaves you with some profound questions around the price we have to pay for our security which you will take away long after you put the book down.

At The Of His Game (4/7 people found this helpful)

McNab is one of the best writers that i read at the moment he keeps astonishing the world with these amazing novels. i ordered this book 3 months before it came out and was anxious to read it that when it turned up i couldnt put it down. and i have just ordered the next McNab book "Recoil" Big praise for McNab for is work and please keep on writing these amazing novels.

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