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Title: Primary Target by Joe Weber ISBN: 0-425-17255-4 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: December, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.58 (12 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Did Weber see 9/11 coming?
Comment: After about 5 years, Weber finally dishes out a fast paced, current events novel. Shockingly, this story sounds close to what is taking place in the world of terrorism today and not so long ago.
Basically, a billionare terrorist in Iran gets weapons help from the Russians, although the Russians do not play much of a role in the main scheme of things. The terrorist organizations in the Middle East have had enough with the U.S. prescence in the Persian Gulf.
With terrorist cells planted in the U.S., the plan of Bassam Shakhar, the head of the Iranian terrorist regime, is to down airlines, and target the president of the U.S., to force American forces from the Gulf.
Meanwhile, a retired CIA/Naval Aviator, and a current CIA operative, get together under orders from the DIA, to extract an operative from the Bekaa Valley, who has inside information on what Shakhar is up to.
A little too late, the cells in the U.S. lead by Khaliq Farkas and Ramazani begin their reign of terror. First, downing an airliner in Dallas, then later, taking control of the communications of the Atlanta ATCC, and sending planes over Hartsfield to the same altitude and position. Air Force One, being one of those planes.
Later, we find out a yacht armed with a nuclear warhead is heading toward D.C. to be detonated.
Scott and Jackie, the agents, mentioned above have to work together to stop these terrorists. Chapter after chapter, Weber's style keeps you reading til the end.
Rating: 4
Summary: Primary Target
Comment: I read this book August 29-31, 2001. I thought at the time that that the book's plot to bring down Air Force One by Arab terroists was very ambitious. Then on Sept 11 when the four passenger jets were hijacked and the WTC Towers and Pentagon were hit I shivered at the similarities in the book's plot and the actual events of Sept. 11.
Rating: 3
Summary: Better than average, but not by much
Comment: Based upon the recommendations of the previous reviews I picked up this book. While I obviously disagree with most of then - it was better than many "techno-thrillers", so I give it a solid average rating. Not a book you cannot put down, but I did mostly enjoy the ride.
The problems are mostly found in then "supermen" villians and heroes and very predictable plot. The "evil" Soviets teaming with those "evil" Arab terrorists to strike at the heart of a "pure" US President - using a close friend. I would say I don't want to give away the plot, but most people will have read the same thing in so many other books - that I cannot give away anything at all even if I printed the entire book in my review.
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Title: Dancing with the Dragon by Joe Weber ISBN: 0891417990 Publisher: Presidio Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Defcon One by Joe Weber ISBN: 0515104191 Publisher: Jove Pubns Pub. Date: November, 1990 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Targets of Opportunity by Joe Weber ISBN: 0399138048 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: February, 1993 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Acts of Vengeance by Robert Gandt ISBN: 0451207181 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: With Hostile Intent by Robert Gandt ISBN: 0451204867 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 10 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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