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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
I like these - I can read them easy enough, they’re fun, and the good guys win.
I got this fantastic book called American Traitor by Brad Taylor and must thank the author, #Edelweiss and #WilliamMorrow for making it available. The books about Pike Logan and his merry band of marauders only gets better for every book. This one was exciting and funny at the same time. I also find it interesting to hear Brad talk about the research behind his writing and the aid he has from DCOE. I don't think anyone out there has missed this series but if so you have to start reading it at once. This is stongly recommendedfrom a booknerd in Sweden.
What I continue to love about the series is that—while the composition had improved by leaps and bounds, from the atrocious sentence structure and stilted dialogue of the first book to being rather engaging and evocative in the latest entry—the plotting has always remained stellar. Brad Taylor simply knows how to set up a globe-trotting plot that involves multiple parties all racing in parallel to either produce or prevent the next global military, political, or terrorist catastrophe.
In this case, the plot revolves around using A.I., deep fake technology, and the American traitor of the title to initiate a war between China and Taiwan in order to give China all the justification it needs to invade the smaller country. Mostly hopping between Australia and Taiwan, the conspiracy draws Pike’s team in to prevent a war that promises to pull in the U.S. against its will in order to placate both parties.
The action scenes are great, filled with Chinese-backed assassins, members of the Triad, and several Asian intelligence agencies. It really makes you feel how perilous the situation is and how motivated the bad guys are to insure nothing gets in their way.
As always the team has real chemistry and it’s still a pleasure seeing how they all mesh so well. It’s like visiting friends you’ve been close with for over fifteen years now.
Also, I liked how ominously it hints at COVID-19 at the very end. It’s literally the first of the major series I read yearly to include even a wisp of a mention, something I suspect will change in the near future as publishing schedules catch up to the real world.
In this case, the plot revolves around using A.I., deep fake technology, and the American traitor of the title to initiate a war between China and Taiwan in order to give China all the justification it needs to invade the smaller country. Mostly hopping between Australia and Taiwan, the conspiracy draws Pike’s team in to prevent a war that promises to pull in the U.S. against its will in order to placate both parties.
The action scenes are great, filled with Chinese-backed assassins, members of the Triad, and several Asian intelligence agencies. It really makes you feel how perilous the situation is and how motivated the bad guys are to insure nothing gets in their way.
As always the team has real chemistry and it’s still a pleasure seeing how they all mesh so well. It’s like visiting friends you’ve been close with for over fifteen years now.
Also, I liked how ominously it hints at COVID-19 at the very end. It’s literally the first of the major series I read yearly to include even a wisp of a mention, something I suspect will change in the near future as publishing schedules catch up to the real world.
4.5⭐
Excellent thriller! This Pike book has more espionage than some of his other ones. While I'm less enthusiastic about a plot in the Pacific, I guess I have to deal with it and be realistic with current times. Brad Taylor uses the conflict of China vs Taiwan in American Traitor, not to say this couldn't happen anywhere else.
Pike and Jennifer are on vacation in Australia. They're meeting a former Taskforce colleague, Dunkin (tech guy/hacker). Dunkin got himself mixed up in his new job and on the run from Chinese agents. Pike and Jennifer got themselves tangled in this web.
This was a 4-4.5 stars for action and plot. I'm also warming up to the new Taskforce commander, George Wolffe. I thought the ending was rushed in the last few chapters and "some guys" died too easily while some were executed without being a real threat.
Excellent thriller! This Pike book has more espionage than some of his other ones. While I'm less enthusiastic about a plot in the Pacific, I guess I have to deal with it and be realistic with current times. Brad Taylor uses the conflict of China vs Taiwan in American Traitor, not to say this couldn't happen anywhere else.
Pike and Jennifer are on vacation in Australia. They're meeting a former Taskforce colleague, Dunkin (tech guy/hacker). Dunkin got himself mixed up in his new job and on the run from Chinese agents. Pike and Jennifer got themselves tangled in this web.
This was a 4-4.5 stars for action and plot. I'm also warming up to the new Taskforce commander, George Wolffe. I thought the ending was rushed in the last few chapters and "some guys" died too easily while some were executed without being a real threat.
Fun and fast paced, a great spy novel. Loved the intrigue. I should take a few stars away because it is problematic in how it approaches race and the idea of the US being “the good guys.” But a more nuanced approach to foreign policy would probably make the book less dynamic.
This book is like a political science lesson with action sequences. Traitors and para-military operators. Taiwan, China.... the political stuff was interesting, but the plot set-up seemed to take pages and pages of Wikipedia moments! Lots of narrative, not much conversation, and the "team" was such an afterthought - the really were only there to fight. Even Pike and Jennifer were only there to "save the world" without much other than the action sequences to feature them.
Most of the tension was between Taiwan and China, and only because this is a series have we come to "know" the main characters. Everyone in this book, and there is quite a large cast, is one-dimensional and just not very interesting.
Perhaps Brad Taylor should just write political science non-fiction opinion pieces and leave it at that.
Most of the tension was between Taiwan and China, and only because this is a series have we come to "know" the main characters. Everyone in this book, and there is quite a large cast, is one-dimensional and just not very interesting.
Perhaps Brad Taylor should just write political science non-fiction opinion pieces and leave it at that.
Just another fun Pike Logan Adventure. It kept me entertained while sitting in my hammock on Memorial Day Weekend!
adventurous
challenging
fast-paced
I usually read a book series in order, but jumped a few books to read American Traitor as I'd read so many good reviews about the book. I wasn't disappointed at all.
Pike Logan and Jeniffer Cahill travel to Australia on a vacation but find themselves in the middle of a Chinese plot and in a race against time to save a friend's life. They make a dash across the Australian continent in pursuit of the bad guys finally ending in Taiwan for the culmination.
The book has plenty of action and the Taskforce team gets involved at some point of time. Pike Logan and almost every Taskforce member must make difficult decisions. The mission itself is under jeopardy at different times because of the question of whether it fits on the Taskforce charter and how much force is justified.
The books a great read for Pike Logan fans, for military thriller fans who have never read a Brad Taylor book (however unlikely that may be!) or for anybody that wants to kick back and read a good book.
Pike Logan and Jeniffer Cahill travel to Australia on a vacation but find themselves in the middle of a Chinese plot and in a race against time to save a friend's life. They make a dash across the Australian continent in pursuit of the bad guys finally ending in Taiwan for the culmination.
The book has plenty of action and the Taskforce team gets involved at some point of time. Pike Logan and almost every Taskforce member must make difficult decisions. The mission itself is under jeopardy at different times because of the question of whether it fits on the Taskforce charter and how much force is justified.
The books a great read for Pike Logan fans, for military thriller fans who have never read a Brad Taylor book (however unlikely that may be!) or for anybody that wants to kick back and read a good book.