Hostile Dawn

Well here is title 100 in the series and long time readers of the series or readers of the series in order would likely be expecting something special here I know I was and what a let down this entry to the series is. Personally I think the previous reviewers have been generous in their rating of this pile of (whatever). Why ? what's so bad with it ? Okay the plot is laughable as we have the Saudi's, Hezbollah, Al-Qaeda, North Koreans, Chinese, Mexicans and Columbiansby the way i nicked the Saudi's, Hezbollah, Al-Qaeda, North Koreans, Chinese, Mexicans and Columbians from Glenn's review in case it was looked familiar to you and they are hell bent on attacking a meeting of some Industrial Group of Power Players who they don't like and it saved me some typing. Characters characters sooooo many it is a joke I DEFY ANY READER to read this without a pad and pen to note who is who especially considering the names of some of the characters introduced and folks we are not talking about Western names here I gave up. Hardly any action scenes here where the author waffles on about the lives of the Frazier Group simply to fill up a page count. This is definitely not a title I would recommend for reading in this series and what a shame it had to come in a milestone number of the series. Very disappointed with this one I cannot believe how long it took me to finish this gem but you probably shouldn't even bother starting it.

The page count is reduced, the book is flimsier, and the publishers once again missed an opportunity with book 100. Like SuperBolan 100 there is nothing special about the story what so ever. What we have is an average tale, with the most unlikely group of criminals all teaming up together with only one goal in mind, to wreck havoc by killing some rich western industrialists. Of course, these terrorists and criminals are barely past page two before they start killing each other. PF and AT lend a helping hand, and before you know it, the Saudi's, Hezbollah, Al-Qaeda, North Koreans, Chinese, Mexicans and Columbians are all killed off. And that is about it really. There is a back story to the Frazier Group (a sort of Bilderburg / Carlyle Group) but that only serves as page filler, and Phoenix Force are fawning over a robot dog thing that spews out gas, but otherwise nothing stuck out for book 100. An average story from Ron Renauld, and Gold Eagle missed the target again.

I was a little disappointed in SM 100. It was just an average SM book. I waited for a year for this book thinking something BIG was going to happen. I think SM 99 was a MUCH better read, teams got hurt, Calvin going against a direct order and then asking Mack for help. Maybe they will make it up in 101