Destinys Hour

This one SuperBolan 78:Destinys Hour is the first SuperBolan Novel in read a few years ago now, and it was mostly great with thrilling action and a good story too

First title of the Tyranny Files trilogy where the enemy this time are neo-Nazi's with a somewhat charismatic leader with chapters around the planet. Very good start indeed where the author quickly draws you into the plot and on a soft probe of one of the enemy bases the Big Guy stumbles across a female being dragged out of the compound by two guys who are going to dispose of her. She is quickly saved and as the soft probe has gone to hell he takes off with the female in tow. I have no problems with this and the insertion of this character by this way as he was unknown to her and what a very good character she turns out to be when we find out who she is. So she joins in with the Big Guy as she has intimate knowledge of the cult they are facing and holds up her end very well indeed. After taking care of business with the Big Guy and they are about to leave the country she informs him she has to go to her place which she hasn't been to for eighteen months to pick up some clothes for the trip. Upon arrival she informs the Big Guy who wants to check out the house first before she enters that no problems just come back in a couple of hours and pick me up I will be okay and he does? HUH !!!!! I would suggest this is a little out of character and you know what Mike I can cut and paste as well. FOUR STARS DEDUCTED this FU*#ING crap of a female ally being captured and held hostage is well past it's use by date. WHY WHY WHY this fantastic title was again tainted by this garbage where the author has a compulsion to insert this in basically every title he writes is beyond me. Surprisingly after the 76 pages of cut and paste the title takes off again and I really enjoyed the rest with some excellent action scenes which unfortunately the bad guys come across as wooden ducks to be shot down but good reading none the less. Will be good to see how the main bad guy develops in the next title as I quite liked him at the start but at the end of this title have a few concerns. Good read for the start of the trilogy.

Nothing special from this Newton-penned Super. Bolan is called in to take out a Neo-Nazi group. At least it wasn't the usual hit-list type of books, but I thought the banter between Bolan and Crouder was above par, almost what you might expect at times to be heard in a classic film-noir. I didn't get a good sense of the main bad guy, Stevens, and it wasn't one of those books that was having me wanting to know what happens next in the part 2 of the trilogy.

Finally, Mack starts to kick some Nazi Ass!!! I have always wanted to read a Bolan book where he takes on the most vile of villains of all time. Stuben is such a great bastard that I wished that he was real so that I could smash his nuts in. Very very enjoyable book and there is more where that came from!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I really enjoyed this first book in the Tyrany Files trilogy. Sure, the subject matter isn't the most original, but Bolan's banter with ATF agent Marilyn Crouder makes this book shine! She's a kick-ass woman who I hope we'll see more of in the next two boks at least. Good work, Mr. Newton...

Wow! a stupendous entry by Mike Newton I cant wait to finish the series, Stuben is a memorable villian and he is writen well, you realy come to despise him!

A somewhat padded, been-there-done-that thriller that might have read better if the followup was rolled into it and maed into one faster-paced book. Some great bits of dialogue and some intriguing chemistry with Bolan and his FBI femme sidekick, but the whole neo-Nazi stuff felt very color-by-number. Newton's done better.

Overall an average Bolan book. Extra bonus points however because Mack takes it to Nazis. Some good dialogue as alway from Mike Newton. A good bit of wit and humor in this one despite the subject matter. Introduction of a female partner helps and the romance that blossoms between the two has sorely been missing in some past books. A good start to what I hope will be an exciting trilogy. So far, not a classic, but a good read.

I really enjoyed this book. This is one of Newton's better books (e.g., Flight 741, Rogue Force, Run to Ground, The Trial). Mack Bolan in this book has a lot more character. Can't wait for the next book in this trilogy to come out!