Stony Man · #23

The Perishing Game

by William Fieldhouse · July 1996

7.7 / 10 average from 3 rated reviews

A mysterious virus has annihilated two towns, fueling dread that these were test sites for the most insidious form of terrorism. The killer virus, dubbed White Death, is genetically engineered and racially selective. The Stony Man commandos must halt the biochemical warfare in a double jeopardy mission - death at the hands of terrorists, or a lethal contamination. And when the mutant virus turns into an equal-opportunity destroyer, capable of killing diverse populations, the Stony Man teams are the only thing standing between a megalomaniac and mass extinction.

Reviews (5)

ice_cracked 6/10 August 6, 2008

Well this is fair only I reckon. The plot is pretty good where a mutated virus is stolen by terorists and unleashed on two small towns in the US and France. The virus apparently attacks the DNA of white people only (important to the plot) which happens initially but then it turns and the whole planet is at risk of extermination as no one is safe. BUT the author just waffles on and on. AND on and on. Plowing my way through this I had to smile at one section. The Bear one of the most brilliant/gifted computer experts on the planet who is capable of gaining access to any system on the planet whenever he wishes and continually breaks into other agencies mainframes even though he is freely offered login codes just for a bit of fun and to keep his hand in cannot gain access to a mainframe controlling a satellite to move it. No problems says Carmen (who has been absent for the last couple of days as one of her kids was crook) when she walked back into work. You are trying a binary attack on the protection where you should be trying a decimal attack based on the Pascal theories and she then proceeds to hack into the system with some of the BIGGEST load of BULLSHIT you could read anywhere it is laughable. Fair finish with the locations having to be taken out are taken out but nothing new/stunning/interesting to read unfortunately. Better in this series than this.

wedo 10/10 July 7, 2000

This was my first Stony Man book and I fell in love with them. It is a great fun to read book. I enjoyed this one very much. It is one of my my very favorites that I read again and again and again. wedo

Gunslinger 7/10 May 26, 2000

A very good, action packed book that had an original story. Liked the aspect of the virus mutating to become a killer to any race or color.

Mack May 26, 2000

This book had a lot of potential to become an enjoyable one. And it did. I liked the description of the virus' power and the precaution that the commandos had to take. What an eeiry thought if just a tear in a suit could kill you. I liked the ending. Whooh, that was a close call. Overall an enjoyable book.

Jana May 26, 2000

I found this to be a very good fast paced book with an interesting plot twist. But then again it is a Fieldhouse so what else can one expect.