but I'll put it on my list.
FWIW: I'm currently reading Fevre Dream by George R.R.Martin
'Tis a vampire story set in 1857 on steamboats on the Mississippi. Very
good. If you're familiar with his "Song of Ice and Fire" series, it's a
totally different style. It was released in 1982 long before Game of
Thrones.
will
Ben Braver wrote:
> Will-
>
> >From Barnes & Noble:
>
> "When he died in March 2001, Robert Ludlum had become not only a
> veteran suspense author, but a reliable bestseller franchise. His
> plots involving high-level corruption and global conspiracy are like
> entering labyrinths; and readers keep coming back to get lost.
>
> Though Ludlum has passed, fans can still snap up more new titles from
> the suspense master. His publisher reports that he had finished
> several books before his death."
>
> >From the publisher's web site:
>
> "Former operative, now security specialist Paul Janson is called in to
> rescue an international diplomat only to find himself set up, his team
> members killed, and the target of an immensely powerful cabal.
>
> Paul Janson has a difficult past which includes a shadowy, notorious
> career in U. S. Consular Operations. Now living a quiet life, nothing
> could lure him back into the field. Except Peter Novak - a man who
> once saved Janson's life - who has been kidnapped by terrorists and is
> set to be executed. Janson hastily assembles a team of former
> colleagues and proteges to rescue Novak but the operation goes
> horribly wrong. Now Janson finds himself marked for death and his only
> hope is to uncover the truth behind these events - a truth that has
> the power to foment wars, topple governments and change the very
> course of history."
>
> Janson is very similar to Bourne - talented, resourceful, world-wise.
> "Been there, done that" all over the world. Bourne had amnesia, didn't
> know who he really was and why people were trying to kill kim. Janson
> didn't have amnesia, but kept having flashbacks to horrific events in
> Vietnam.
>
> The magnitude of the conspiracy he eventually uncovers is mind boggling.
>
> I gave up on Ludlum shortly after Bourne, found his books boring and a
> waste of time. This one is keeping me up late reading. Made the plane
> flights go faster too. Will make a dynamite movie. There's an awesome
> talented female agent too.
>
> Years ago I gave up on Heinlein, one of my favorite authors, when he
> began recycling Time Enough For Love into crap like Number of the
> Beast. Same with Ludlum. Whether this was really him or someone else,
> it's good.
>
> -Ben
>
>
> >After reading the sh*tstorm called Prometheus Deception I gave up on
> >Ludlum. I could not believe that the man who had written Bourne
> >(et.al.), Osterman Weekend and Holcroft Covenant could write such a
> >piece of useless crap.
> >
> >I was describing the book to someone and they asked, "isn't he dead?" My
> >reply was, "Yeah, after reading Prometheus his editor gave him 'two in
> >the hat.'"
> >
> >dreck...dreck...dreck
> >
> >But Janson is good though?
> >
> >0_0
> >
> >will
> >
> >
> >
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> >> have been having trouble sleeping -
> >> am reading "The Janson Directive" by whoever is calling themself
> >> Robert Ludlum.
> >>
> >> can't put the darn thing down.
> >> best book of its kind since The Bourne Identify IMNSHO.
> >> conspiracies within conspiracies, gripping spy stuff.
> >> some of the Vietnam flashbacks were a bit too descriptive for me.
> >>
> >> anybody else read it?
> >>
> >> just got to the secret mansion in the hills part, will say no more <g>.
> >>
> >> -Ben
> >>
>
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