Executive Action

I thought this was an excellent read which sure, does have a few faults but I reckon they are overshadowed by the many good points in this title. Very action orientated so if that is what you like in these series you will enjoy this one. Pretty good plot which relates to different Militia groups who have it in for the Government, raids on Armouries, Armoured car and Bank holdups where things are starting to get out of control hence the Big Guy and Hal are summoned to the President's office and given the task of making this all go away. As previously mentioned some of the action scenes in this title are excellent reading as are some of the characters introduced both ally and foe. The two Indian deputies were standouts especially with the rattle snakes and the bikie gang section and even after that until tragedy strikes but there you go. Some of the bad guy leaders were a little over the top where they had no compunction to eliminate any underling or associate who may identify them any time in the future. Terrific read in the series and highly recommended reading.

I also read REBEL AND HOSTILES and like that book I am going to rate this book EXECUTIVE ACTION low. I am rating the book a 4 because of the gory detail in the book is not like the rest of the books you read about Mack Bolan. One thing that will catch a reader about a book is detail. When detail is used regardless of what is happening, wheter it be dialogue, or descriptive prose is what draws on the readers faculties of imagination. In this book I was drawn in because of the detail, I could visualize every single event taking place from the fights, the conversations, all the way up to talking with the President himself. What mostly displeased me about this book was the gory detail. I am not a fan reading books and visualizing someones brains being hammered out the side of his head with a bullet, or hearing about someone dying with his intestines hanging out of his mid-section. This was definitely not a favorite. The book has a poor selection of of detail, not enough action and like everyone else who commented, a ridiculous ending. This book needs to be written again under a different title and with the appropriate amount of detail, please nothing gory. As usual I always recommend that every book deserves a second chance. Unfortunately I do not believe this book does. I would not read this book again if it were the only Mack Bolan book left. Sorry!!!!!

I really disliked this book. I thought the story and writing were very weak. I had no emotional interest in this book at all, I really didn't feel "threatened" by the villains or conspiracy in this book. As for the action, yes there are a lot of ambushes, but considering how loaded down Bolan often was (93-R, Desert Eagle, Uzi, M-16, dagger and the occasional LAW) I didn't get the feeling that this was a classic Bolan blitz, I felt shortchanged after each action scene and the ending was just horrible.

This one was like one of the old kick-ass Bolan books. A lot of action, with Mack taking it hard to the bad guys. I liked this one a lot, even though I thought there were some faults with it. Not much storyline, the bad guys offing their subordinates like the national pastime, and a weak ending. I'd give it a low *** rating out of ****, nonetheless. As I said, it reminded me of the Bolan books from the early 80's, and I can overlook those minor problems.

I have read many of the Bolan/Stony Man books over the last several years. I have enjoyed all of them, and I am always anxious to get the newest ones. Seldom have I been disappointed, but this was one that I think failed in continuity of character and did not pull me in as much as previous books. The ending was the worst I've read. Is it physically possible to shoot yourself in the mouth twice? Why would such an evil person with such little respect for human life kill himself because of a couple of policemen stopping him?

Personally I belive that this isn't the best book in the Series by far There were alot of minor mistakes in this book that I believe detract from the book in a serious way. I personally have over 68 books (Mack Bolan, Exicutioner, and Story man) that include Mack Bolan in my personal collection. I have also read alot more bringing the total up to somewhere near 160 books. Having said this I would like to restate my conviction that in this book. Mack looses alot of his previously admirable qualities. On my personal scale of 1-10 I would give this book a 3!

Read REBEL AND HOSTILES (A KASNER SUPERBOLAN also featuring MILITIANS)and see what I meant in my post:"I agree but however..." on the board. Same basic story:BOLAN vs GOV'T HATING MILITIANS two TOTALLT different books.

This was a decent entry in the series. Not unforgettable, but strong. ( MINOR SPOILERS, BEWARE.) This was wall to wall Mack Bolan. His cover was even blown at one point. I found it hard to believe when one of the villans did not know who Mack Bolan was. Where had HE been? There were several interesting supporting characters (the two native american cops, Doug Handler, etc...)and some interesting villains. Though the Militia thing had been done several times before, I really enjoyed this book, beacuse of the storytelling. This was vintage EXECUTIONER: One man blitz attacks, BOLAN fighting off ambushes, not really listening to Hal and laying his smackdown on the bad guys. And Bolan getting a few scratches along the way. One little flaw though: the bad guy leaders had this bad habit of killing their own henchmen. But an otherwise qiuick,entertaining read.

Good Action and Good Loctaion. Hope Killsport is good too.

This is David North's last books, published posthumously, and a more stirring, more emotionally powerful book in the series is pretty hard to find. As an action book, it was staggering: the Bolan blitz was in full effect, and the Executioner's newfound allies proved their courage and worth. The villains were as deserving of hot lead spilling their intestines out as any pack of rampant, repugnant cockroaches and vermin on this planet. As a serious novel, it was also sobering, the kind of hate and venom that could exist in a nation that is almost 100% comprised of immigrants (even the Cherokee are descendants of Asians who cross the asiatic land bridge a few million years back). There seems a national blindness to the fact that people can find things a lot more productive to do than hate someone based on politics, skin or affiliation. And North didn't just paint the villains as all evil. General Lawrence is a man scarred by tragedy. Luria is a kid pushed around by people with more money, and more authority. Rankin is a victim of bankruptcy and grief for a husband turned rampaging psycho for one too many minutes. And Bolan himself is shown in all his strength, nobility, glory, and humanity. He bleeds. He limps. He's weary. And he ends tired, sorrowful, seeing no victory when so many good people died in a battle still raging. The Bolan books are going to miss North's caliber of writing. And the world should miss a man whose heart was as deep as the big guy's.