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Andy McNab
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Pages: 496 (Mass Market Paperback)
ISBN: 0552150185
Pub: Corgi Books
Pub date: 2004-10-01
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7708
Editorial Review:
Andy McNab's thrillers have been enormously successful, and Dark Winter will no doubt allow his publishers to add more noughts to his already impressive sales figures. McNab's secret is reliability. He always delivers the kind of high-octane thrills his readers expect and seems immune to the hit-or-miss syndrome that afflicts so many thriller writers.
Dark Winter has the tough (and battered) Nick Stone back in business, still parleying the skills he learnt in the SAS into his new role as a Special Intelligence Service operative. Al-Qaeda are concentrating their forces in south-east Asia (McNab is as topical as ever), and Nick is sent by the CIA to deal with one of Osama bin Laden's most dangerous biochemists. But Nick is given a female partner, and the mission takes unexpected turns. Back in the US, and struggling with the problems of being guardian to an orphaned girl, Nick finds a whole nest of terrorists plotting atrocities in both the US and the UK, and his involvement becomes (against his will) very personal indeed.
As always, the mixture here is incandescent, punctuating steadily accelerating narrative trajectory with stunningly orchestrated bursts of action at frequent intervals. McNab's characterisation of anyone other than the resourceful Nick is serviceable rather than detailed, but this is a strategy to ensure that the principal ingredient here--bone-crunching action--is always foregrounded. It may be a while since McNab was an SAS man himself, but the tradecraft is always coolly plausible, and McNab fans can count on getting their money's worth. --Barry Forshaw
Reader Reviews:
Action packed adventure. (0/0 people found this helpful)
A real page turner. Fast and furious with lots of action. Anyone who wants to read an 'intelligent novel' might find it a bit uncouth and anyone who dosn't like 'swearing in their books' will be having a fit. The style of writing is not a cryptic-mystery with brain bogglers at every turn, but so what. The story is about a man trying to find salvation in the mad world of secret intelligence and spys and his struggle to keep his god-daughter safe.
Recommended for anyone who likes crime thrillers or spy novels. Also I would reccomend this book to the bunch of people who reckon 'reading is boring'. Read this and prepare to have your socks blown off!
A fair read if you love spy novels (0/0 people found this helpful)
If I wasn't a fan of this type of books I certainly would have never finished it. McNab's writing will not win many awards. In fact I almost laughed at the way he constantly drops brand names like we should be impressed. He doesn't check his watch, he checks his Traser -- Gore tech coats, caterpillar shoes, Nike sweatshirt, the list goes on and on. The story itself only really has wheels once the action starts. Between those is some very forgettable stuff.
If you're a fan of spy novels, forget McNab and start buying Alan Furst. Furst makes McNab look like an amateur.
dark winter (1/4 people found this helpful)
this story is certainly not mr. mcnabs finest work and he has plenty of better titles. although this book flows quite nicely, their are a few times when it gets quite mundane, it has a strong ending. but i lost some interest in the middle.
worth a read. but it won't take your breath away!!!!!!!
Gripping stuff! (4/4 people found this helpful)
Oh boy! Yes McNab is back on form with this one. As most fans have mentioned, his first book Remote Control set the standard. The next few were pretty good until he wrote Liberation Day which I consider to be a low point. Fortunately, his next book Dark Winter has gone back to his old style of writing - it has a cracking pace and you get a better understanding of the characters.
Just be prepared for the ending which made my heart sink...
I hope the next books, Deep Black, Agressor and Recoil will be just as good!
Great Book...I enjoyed it. (3/3 people found this helpful)
ANYONE WHO HAS NOT READ THIS BOOK PLEASE BE AWARE THERE IS A HUGE SPOILER IN THE NEXT REVIEW!!!!!!!!
But as for the book...I liked it. A bit slow at times, but overall I was hooked.
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