Stony Man · #75

Silent Arsenal

by Dan Schmidt · February 2005

6.0 / 10 average from 3 rated reviews

The covert group known as Stony Man has a presidential mandate: keep democracy safe from terror, murder and mayhem. To that end, these elite techno-warriors and battle-hardened commandos take it to the enemy wherever the next conflict occurs. Now, for the dedicated warriors, it's down to dirty business, as a weaponized plague is unleashed across the globe.... The outbreak of a manufactured virus that is 100-percent lethal takes Phoenix Force and Able Team into a war against terror that's spreading from the jungles of Myanmar to Somalia, and across the globe to Europe. Tracking the insanity to its source, Stony Man discovers that when the smoke clears, they're facing the worst of all possible nightmares: a conspiracy made in America.

Reviews (3)

Solomonster 6/10 February 7, 2009

This one was enjoyable, but nothing spectacular I really liked the whole idea of the virus and the enemy's plot to take over the world. I liked how Able Team went on their own little mission to save the police officer's daughter at the beginning and stumbled upon the villian's plot. As usual with this writer, the battle scenes are described really nicely. I liked how Brognola got to get out from behind the desk at the end. Overall, the book was entertaining, but it seemed to be filled with a lot of fluff to reach the page limit.

ice_cracked 6/10 January 27, 2009

The plot a billionaire or trillionaire is gonna take over the world with the use of genetically modified virus. Well the plot has been flogged to death but the author actually produces a fair read which will keep you interested. Action scenes abound here as usual with this author but the carnage/slaughter has been toned down a bit more than usual which is refreshing. Excellent finish featuring Hal in the field with Able Team and he more than carries his weight good to see he is not deskbound. There are worse titles in this series than this.

Gunslinger 6/10 January 4, 2006

This started out to be a good one with the Able Team of old--you know, the boys stealing a War Wagon and hitting the strip bars of D.C. for some R&R, busting down doors, breaking 15 laws, giving Brognola fits. And part of the plot happens to drop into Able's lap. The bio-engineered virus was interesting. When Phoenix is brought into it, things settle down into a fairly good Stony Man novel and the teams race to stop a German-led organization from poisoning the third world. The gunbattles were average, but the finale seemed rather quick and abrupt.