Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9780373632497
ISBN number: 0373632495
Label: Gold Eagle
Manufacturer: Gold Eagle
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 352
Printing Date: January 01, 2004
Publishing house: Gold Eagle
Sale Popularity Level: 163959
Studio: Gold Eagle
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A-Kickin' and A-Grinnin'
The tiny Caribbean tourist trap of Union Island wants to declare its independence from the U.S. And while baby-faced island leader Greg Grom's 'Free Union Island' movement is taken about as seriously as a summer day, good ol' Greg is touring Dixieland's hot spots, from the honky-tonks to the hee-haws, trying to rally support for the cause. And some weird stuff is happening . . .
Ordinary beer-swilling, foot-stomping, line-dancing yahoos are running amok, brawling like beasts on a rampage. Remo Williams -- currently not experiencing a lot of job satisfaction as Reigning Master -- spots the connection between the doofball from Union Island and the redneck killer zombies. And he's pretty sure Greg is slipping something into the local brew, but the why is another matter. No biggie. Remo's not in a mood to make friends, or deal with the Chiun's abuse or CURE's insults. He's here to smoke some bacon. Happily.
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Finally, the series seems to be getting better. Nevertheless, there still some way to go. In this installment, Greg Grom, a not-so-bright yet somewhat lucky, head of a small US protectorate Caribbean island, has stumbled across an ancient secret powder that can be used to enslave men and women. While originally using it for his own pleasure, with the aid of a conniving bikini model-turned-tourism minister, they seek independence and later some unhatched and undescribed scheme for making lots of money. Alas, nothing so James Bondian, as bringing together the world's top master criminals and auctioning it off to higher bidder. Unfortunately,
Grom has used up much of the original source of his powder in his infantile exploits and tries to have an exact replacement synthesized. As he travels the US on his publicity campaign for independence of his island, he is dosing people on the side to test each of the new batches of his enslavement compound. Alas, they all seem to have the side effect of turning the poor victims into murderous maniacs. And this is where Remo and Chiun step in. What stands out in this episode, Remo begins to show a glimmer of deductive intelligence. And what is a big disappointment is that Harold Smith does not. Clearly, the author wanted to show, after all these years, Remo is beginning to develop intellectually. However, what the author does best is the too short segments showing Chiun trying to determine what his place and role should be as Master Emeritus. Bloody Tourists zooms along with all the action and zing you would expect of a Destroyer, as well as some, though not enough, cultural sarcasm. However, the big disappointment is the ending, which comes together all too fast, and leaves more threads hanging than an old tapestry. Instead of the usual clean wrap-up with maybe a few menaces left for the future, this book ends well short of that.
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I can't give this book 5 stars, but for the new author, it's certainly a good start. The characters aren't quite the same as the very first 80 books or so (I've read and own ALL of the series!), but then again, those very first two or three books from the very beginning of the series aren't quite in step either. (We won't mention certain books in the early 100's at all!!)
The Destroyer has always walked the thin line between the believable and the unbelievable--certainly Sinanju's Masters are in the super hero department, but for many of the books, the abilites demonstrated were in keeping with the groundwork that developed within the very first 20 books or so. Remo and Chiun aren't doing anything out of keeping with their abilities in this book.
Also, the essential relationships between Remo, Chiun, and Dr Smith have developed over many years. These relationships are a bit harder to capture. This particular book does not do as badly as some... but there's stil quite a bit of work to be done as I felt, like another reviewer, that the dialog was a bit too harsh.
It's a good read if you don't know the series, and it's okay if you do. Certainly not 5 stars, but how many are? It's certainly not a one star effort either!
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Well it took me two weeks to read it. I can usually read one of these in a day or two, so that gives you an idea how much a chore this was. That I bought it at all is all my own fault for being suckered again, but with the promise that a new author might get things straight, I let the one positive review sway me (again!) I should of known better. I do not understand how anyone could give this "train wreck" five stars. That would make it a perfect Destroyer something it is NOT! It is as far from perfect as can be. AS for the most recent five star review, I understand authors sometimes review their own books
(although I am not saying that is the case here. ;-) especially after the bad reviews this one has received, but come on! Five stars??! In light of all the one star reviews, I would have suggested a more plausable four. No, let's go for the gusto! This should give an idea of the subtle nature of the book.
To sum up, the only thing "blazing" is the copy of this book that I threw on the fire. (To the guy who wrote to the author, Please let all of us know his address. I want my money back!) I am done with this series.
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The only thing I want to say is that this is Tim Sonheil's very first book in the Destroyer series and it's a good start for him. If this book is any indication then the series is back on track.
Here's a side peice of info: the last two books (132 and 133) I believe were orignally written but not published when the series very first came out years ago. Then they were rewritten to fill the gap between Mullany and Sonheil.
Recommened authors/series: Jim Butcher (Dresden Files), George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire), and Steven Brust(Vlad Taltos)
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Having suffered through these three books( and I use that term lightly) it is now time to start rereading from #1( there is an idea, maybe the new writer should read some of the old (good) books to get a clue of the characters and where the story line is going. The series is going to die if this continues.
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