Takedown

Pretty good plot with the underground network and it's leader is a well written character which will interest you. The Cas character is interesting and well written as well where he may have been set up and portrayed as maybe what he isn't. Lots and lots of assistance for the big guy too much in fact as he really plays a small part in this "Super Bolan" adventure. Heaps of good action scenes. Good finish but short and sweet. Enjoyable enough read here certainly a lot worse than this recommended.

I was surprised by this book, it was more than I thought it would be, even if much of it was fairly standard. Although the book suffers from the author's usual perspective of Bolan being in the backround much of the time and/or being just another soldier among other allies in his campaign, there were many aspects of the novel that made it overall a very satisfying reading experience. For one, I just enjoyed the setting and mood of the story, and the author's prose and narrative talents. The story was consistantly interesting and kept me turning the pages following the action and the variety of characters throughout the book. Some of the scenes were quite brilliant, one example being the background of Lorenz's assassin named Strashmir. This also introduced an interesting plot twist of having a bad guy who really could be just the opposite, and how would Bolan deal with this individual if he were to find out who this man really was? The action hops around various locations in Germany, England, and Romania, as Bolan and his allies close the net on Lorenz and his network. Erhard was a good villain, my complaint though was he kind of dropped out of site for too long in the book, and would have been a good opportunity to have he and Bolan in a final showdown. However Erhard's part in the book, while written well, didn't reach the potential that could have been. In conclusion, this book in some ways isn't among the better of the Superbolans, I've read, but in other ways, it has technical redeaming factors that make it a fun and enjoyable read that was more than I expected from it. I give it a thumbs up.

This book had a few good action sequences. The raid on the apartment building was fun. Other than that it was boring. Was looking forward to Bolan mixing it up with the hit man/enforcer guy, but it never materialized. I'll say don't bother with Takedown and read something else.

Bolan is after a Romanian who is exporting crime from the Eastern Bloc countries after the fall of communism. With the help of allies, he tries to take down this syndicate. "Takedown" is a very poor entry into the series. Bolan is missing for large stretches of the book as his peers try and round up the evildoers. When Bolan is around, he is rarely in combat. There were just too few action scenes, especially for a SuperBolan. In addition, the book spends *WAY* too much time emphasizing the villian's Romanian roots. His crime network is known as the Vampyre network, and every single bad line about vampires manages to get thrown into the book. For instance, when the good guys hear they are going after him, they are urged to load up on wooden stakes. Even one vampire line may have been too many, but "Takedown" had so many it was way past annoying. Overall, this one is not worth the effort and best avoided.

I liked this book. it gave a pretty accurate discription of the crubling eastern europian empire. Good spy stuff and action with a nice story line.