One of the real pleasures of being in the writing game as long as we have is getting to know our readers.
Take, for example, Jen and Chris. This husband-wife review team hails from an undisclosed location in the United Kingdom.
David met Jen back in his science fiction days. Not only did she follow his writing into the world of national security thrillers, but she recruited husband Chris for the journey.
A few weeks ago, we sent them an ARC of Alpha Strike and received dueling advance reviews in return.
I am sure that my husband will bemoan the lack of submarines, and other large military hardware, but I really enjoyed this book.
Apart from a compelling storyline, there were plenty of interesting twists, which I always enjoy, indeed find necessary, and an excellent pace to the story.
The characters were well drawn, believable, and there was great interplay between the diverse characters. I particularly enjoyed the character of Rachel. I am sure she would have a fascinating backstory!1
With this book, I particularly valued the research, which gave much more detail to many things that I knew roughly about. However, this was all cleverly added to the story without detracting from the pace or interest in the story.
So no subs, but a gripping read!
Pretty well, it turns out:
This book was different from its predecessors, even with the character continuity. No nuclear submarines this time, nor potentially world-ending wars between the great powers, but still a cracking good read with the ability to draw you in so that you don’t want to stop reading.
The narrative keeps the fast pace of previous books, jumping between characters at just the right speed to keep a reader hooked. Too long for a single read of course, but a very difficult book to put down each day.
A worthy continuation of the franchise.
Well, there you have it. Dueling reviews courtesy of the only wife-husband review team in the national security thriller genre. Tom Clancy, eat your heart out!
Our sincere thanks to Jen and Chris for their keen insights and kind words.
Editorial note: While there are no submarines in this novel, we did manage to squeeze in three Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers, a trio of US Air Force C-17s, and a JSOC strike force, so all is not lost!
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Read the Prologue to Alpha Strike in this article, where you will meet the deliciously evil Syrian banker Ashur Badawi.
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David & JR
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As a matter of fact, Rachel DOES have an interesting backstory. See the novella Assassin’s Vow for her origin story.
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