Oceans of Fire

Great read and one of the better SM novels that I've of late, especially with Mack joining for the last battle. What brought it down for me was the many editorial mistakes, some mentioned by others, another big one was Gary was suppose to get into a hard suit because of his demolitions skills but once under the water he was replaced by Pol. If it weren't for simple mistakes like this I would have definitely given it a 10

Where to start, the storyline will immediately get you in as at the start you only get snippets of the overall plot and have further details leaked during the first maybe 1/2 to 2/3 of the title. When you finally read what the overall plot is you will be amazed at its magnitude and possible consequences. You will get hooked on the story unfolding as you read, it grabs you and you just can't put the bloody thing down. Add in some of the meanest villains you could read and there is a stack of them in this title and I loved all of them. You will come to despise the villains here with what they do to a Stony Man favourite who takes a battering. Speaking of which so do both of the Teams all members sustaining some type of injuries with Able Team taking an absolute HAMMERING you will be feeling big time for the guys here. Of course the action scenes and this title has some of the best I have read in the complete series. And they don't stop again and again the Teams are constantly fighting for their lives against overwhelming odds. Coming to the finish your heart will be racing with the excitement being generated with what you are reading. Stunning finish which came as a major surprise but how good it was. And the Big Guy makes an appearance here which is pretty unusual these days in this series but how good he was especially with Franka Marx in the story. HIGHLY HIGHLY recommended reading. Well done Chuck.

This Stony Man novel had it all and in just one book. It read like the script/outline for some big blockbuster techno-thriller. The author ran the Stony Man teams through their paces in this one. They took one helluva beating in this one. All the characters were both written & used very well in the story. It was great seeing Akira out in the field and seeing what a big part of the story he played in this one. Also the rare Brognola out in the field bit was a treat usual. The story itself flowed very nice all throughout. It kept you interested and guessing what was coming next all the way through. Denn made for a good villain for the Stony Man crew. And he truly shined as the big baddy in the story in the Able Team ambush scene when revealed himself to Brognola. If this particular story was made into an action-thriller it would have to be a 6 to 8hr mini-series. The end scene on the oil rig was breath-taking, especially when it got torpedoed. Top notch writing on this one!

A pretty good Stony Man from Rogers. Able didn't show up until around page 125 or so, but Phoenix was involved in a undercover mission, which I thought might last a bit longer than it did. Then Akira gets to go out into the field again...this time with Able as they rob a bank or two and rattle the bad guys' cages. Things get interesting when Able assaults a base in Germany and get pummeled pretty good and Akira is kidnapped. He has to go from hacker to soldier in a hurry. All in all, it was very fast paced, and Mack comes in at the end to help assault an oil-rig platform and stop nuclear Armageddon. I thought the final battle was hindered by the underwater scene, but Lyons got to go ballistic and it had a few nice twists as far as the villain went.

Oh was this good. Chuck Rogers shows that he hasn't lost his touch in writing thrilling action adventure novels with his first Stony Man entry. Wall to wall action, non stop adventure, Able Team get the sh*t kicked out of them, Phoenix Force get beaten and bloodied, Stony Man Farm look as if they will fail on a mission for once, with devasting consequences, Akira gets horrifically tortured, Bolan makes a guest appearance, bullets, explosions and destruction. I had to stop reading just to draw breath!! Well done, Chuck. And yet...and yet only nine stars. Why? Well, there were some strange editorial oversights throughout the book which sometimes made confusing reading. On p39 McCarter morphed into Manning then back into McCarter. In the final oil rig fight, Bolan's gun changed from a Beretta to Barrett and back to a Beretta. And don't even try to understand the computer stuff on p131, it was complete nonsense. It was a 'nuke of the week'story, but this time it wasn't bombs but charges that were the main weapon. One of the villains, Clay Forbes, seemed identical to Michael Brand from Chuck Rogers' Savage Game. And the book finished on a dime, no mention was made of Brognola, Gadgets or even Franka Marx. But even with these little flaws I still really enjoyed it.

This book is amazing!!! I never thought that one book could contain so much action and adventure. Chuck Rogers has combined the works of clive cussler, tom clancy, and the early works of thomas harris into one incredible story about revenge and technology. GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!

Everything good about this book has already been said. I will only add that I am kind of a slow reader sometimes, yet I blew through this book in a matter of a few days. And mainly during breaks at work! Good action, tight story, suspenseful storytelling all around. This is definitely one of the best books I have ever read. Let alone one of the best Stony Mans.

Holy Crap ! Holy freaking Crap this was good ! I absolutely loved this one ! Its no sunny afternoon in the park for the boys of Stony Man. As someone said , people get their asses handed to them . The ending was , how do I say , Classic ! It was good to see everyone face challenges and be invovled in this one. Chuck Rogers pulled a Chuck Lidell and knocked me on my ass ! Eh Kay says .... read what I said above !!!

I don't normally give 10 stars ever, but if ever there was a book that deserved it this is the one. The action is well-paced, characters are great, and the plot flows nicely. You get to see all of our guys open up a major can of whoopass, and there are character developments galore. I think this book has raised the bar for Stony Man. I hope Chuck Rogers keeps coming back to this title.

Chuck Rogers’s first Stony Man novel, “Oceans of Fire” does not disappoint at all. In the Bolan books, he frequently uses a single representative of Able Team and Phoenix Force. Here, he fields the complete teams for the first time. He portrays each team with different styles. Phoenix Force has the code names and the advanced spy tactics down cold. They even show a few new tactics. Able Team are a bit more undisciplined and cowboyish. After a hundred pages, I had to take a break. Rogers stuffed enough plot into those first one hundred that I felt like I had read a full novel. Don’t get me wrong. It’s a good book. In any other’s author’s hands, there is enough material for a two or three Stony Man entries. The densely packed material is slow going compared to other books. There is no padding. Only plot developments. The plot develops into a monster of a beast. This is now the high-water mark of the Stony Man series. Not bad for his first try. What I did not like? The Geek love saga. What I did like? The numbers. Deyn, the villian, is exactly 68 years old in this novel. He would be the same age as Bolan had he aged. The first Executioner novel was first published 38 years ago and Bolan’s age was established at 30. Coincidence? I also like the moments that the heroes really believe it was over for them. The author pushes both teams to the limits. Favorite quote of the novel. Made by the villian... “‘Your team was magnificent, but it’s over.’”

Since I´m rather picky regarding Stonyman line I was glad that I read this one. As all ways with mr Rogers villains were top notch even ones appearing only at very begining. PF kicked some serious ass underwater and elsewhere while Able took some beating. I thought this on be niner but brief appearance of Mack Bolan is worth of extrapoint.

I have to say, when I first started this book, it looked good ... then when I got to the middle of the book, it looked like it was going to be so-so ... but only for a brief time. Once a certain unexpected someone has a bigger-than-usual part to play (I think that's vague enough to avoid spoilers), the book is nothing short of kick-ass. There's just one more comment I must make, and this does include spoilers. You have been warned.Short of actually killing one of our main heroes off, I think this is the most I've ever seen Stony Man get their asses handed to them, and as sadistic as this will sound, it was a welcome thing to see. The way these guys usually mow through bad guysk, it's always nice to see them get something wrong, or get hurt ... and boy, this mission really tests them, particularly Able Team. A great read. I tell you, I look forward to Chuck Rogers books more and more of late, ever since reading "Lethal Tribute." Go, Chuck! You rock!