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Patrick Robinson just got a little better

Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2013

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I don't know if it is because Admiral Morgan has re appeared or what but this is just a little better than the last few. One of the things about Patrick Robinson's books are that they do not bore you with over detail or to much of that in-depth character thinking. The books are about doing. This makes them interesting reading as there are few periods where you are expected to climb into a characters head. Actually it is like reading an action report with dialogue.

I have always been a bit harsh on the quality of Robinson's books but feel this one gets a nice balance of action, a bit of absurdity with a touch of reality. Maybe a bit patriotic for non Americans BUT still a good read.

Lyons

Falls Short

Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2019

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The plot was utterly unbelievable and stale ... Ireland to become the 51st US state? Cmon ... Russians plan something nefarious ... China is helping them ... Navy SEALs save us all ... blah blah .... not Robinson's best effort

Kenosha Boomerang

Good Read

Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2020

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Always a good read by this Author

WJ

A disappointment...

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2012

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I'm a huge Mack Bedford fan so I read with anticipation this latest installment in the series. As with other series/characters (Rapp, Horvath, Corey, Reacher, etc.) that I read, I always look forward to a new release and go in with the mindset that I'm really going to enjoy it. I really do. Unfortunately, Mr. Robinson's latest effort left me disappointed. When reviewing books I try to avoid spoilers or overly detailed reviews, instead focusing on a more visceral level: Did the story grab me and not let go? Did it fully engage me? Did it have that "page turner" pacing and feel to it? Sadly for me, the answers were no, no, and no. It was just...boring.

Mack Bedford doesn't even appear until more than a quarter of the book is gone (at one point, I actually wondered if I was reading a Mack Bedford novel) and the "action" didn't start until past the 90% point in the book. This is a book about the NAVY SEALS. How can it possibly be boring??

While I realize that this is fiction and recognize the need for dramatic license, there are several plot points that are simply totally implausible, including the pivotal point at the climax of the story. When a book of this genre is really great, I find myself saying, "Wow! This could really happen!" Unfortunately, several times during this read I found myself saying, "No way! This simply wouldn't happen like this!"

I always buy my favorite authors, even in the face of less than flattering reviews, because everyone is entitled to their opinion and I want to make my own judgment of the book. I suspect most Mack Bedford fans will do the same. Perhaps lowered expectations will make a more enjoyable read. (Too late for me, but I look forward to the next one.)

BruMan

Another Robinson winner.

Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2013

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I've become a Robinson fan, having read most of his novels. They have always had the right mix of military technospeak, adventure and drama. This one could very well be a portent of things to come, Russia vs the US. The book won't appeal to everyone, but those who like military and/or spy novels will get a kick out of Power Play.

Meredith

Good plot poorly written

Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2017

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Painful to read , the writing is lousy. An excellent plot became a chore to read due to the horrible writing .

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Poorly written and researched

Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2014

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This book is complete crap. Poorly researched and a bit fanciful. This author is British, yet he quotes Nelson's victory at Trafalgar as happening in 1815 which was the battle of Waterloo. Every British schoolboy or girl could have told him that.

Edward G. Waugh

Far fetched

Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2015

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The plot was not believable. The concept of a surgical nuclear strike without capability of retaliation is very difficult to accept.

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Mr. R. D. Murray

Superficial rubbish

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2020

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The more books he writes the more superficial the plot and the storyline becomes, no comparison to his first books.
The text is padded with reference to which wine the characters are drinking and details of where they are in the world no doubt so we understand just how cultured and sophisticated Patrick Robinson thinks he is. Adds nothing,detracts massively.
I have been a fan for years but no more, he has joined the ranks of Tom Clancy and jack Higgins in turning out high volume, talentless writing which isn't worth the price of the paper it's written on

Modge

Robinsons worst offering to date

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2014

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I have been reading Robinsons books for years and whilst around 15 years ago I found myself avidly reading his titles and keenly waiting for his next release, in recent years they have really been going downhill.
The overarching story is pretty thin and about 75% of the book is the 'hero' surveying places to set up a new American base in Ireland and talking about logistics and finances of how much it would cost (the whole premise of which is laughable in the first instance). There is very little actual action in this book, Robinson tends to pad it out with really irelevant/mundane details like exactly which route charachters take on their journey from A-B, what they order for lunch, where the ingredients from the meal come from, how the meal is cooked etc and it just became very tedious. In all honesty if this is the quality of books that Robinson is pushing out these days I think this will be the last of his books I will be reading, very dissapointing.

Mark6243

was wonderfully captivating. The writing was very good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 20, 2015

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What began as a book I simply couldn't put down disappointingly descended into a book I wished I'd never purchased.

The intrigue of the first few chapters, setting the scene and characters, was wonderfully captivating. The writing was very good, and I felt the emotions and sense of dread from the dangers and unenviable choices presented to the characters. Respect was given the HM Forces, from clearly an American perspective, albeit past-tense.

I'm afraid a novel that had so much promise in both its premise and writing utterly disappoints as it swiftly reveals its main plot line: An Irish-American love-in. From about half-way the plot is quite literally lost. Within a few weeks of hearing an already advanced Russian plot to destroy US infrastructure, the US turn to their 'only option' of building a new naval base on the west coast of Ireland as Russian subs, no longer concerned about the paltry remains of the Royal Navy, traverse with impunity the waters of the Baltic, North Sea and North Atlantic.

Said Naval dock is constructed, seemingly in days, in a staunchly neutral country, with apparently no protests. I almost vomited at one of the last lines in the book, 'the Irish would do anything for their brothers, the USA'. Just got silly. Anyway, Russian pot is foiled after SEALS from base board Russian vessel masquerading as commercial tanker and destroy it, taking with it weapons to be used in planned attack.

I was so let down.

I. G. Knowles

Storytelling par excellence

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 12, 2020

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Robinson has invented a ‘cast of characters’ across the range of his books - from Arnold Morgan, via Jimmy Ramshawe, to Mack Bedford. His novels have a familiar continuity enabling the reader to be immersed with 5he minimum of fuss and placement.

His books are excellently written. Comments elsewhere have criticised the geographical location of some of his scenarios.
What the hell!!. This is entertainment and exemplary storytelling.

A great read

Omer Zeki Sadullah

I have read and enjoyed most of Mr

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 29, 2015

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I have read and enjoyed most of Mr.Robinson's novels and have started to enjoy this one as well but right from the beginning something started to nag me and prevented me from enjoying the novel. Maybe it's a small detail that no reader might have noticed and has nothing to do with the plot but nevertheless it kept me from concentrating on the book. Namely this is about the usage of Russian names. The name of Russian President was given as Nikita MARKOVA and later again the names of two women characters were mentioned as Anna MELNIKOV and Ludmilla VOLKOV. In Russian the male names don't end with the suffix OVA or EVA. These are for women. So the Russian president's name should be MARKOV and the same rule applies for women's names as well and they should be properly named as MELNIKOVA and VOLKOVA. I have not yet finished the book and don't know whether the same mistake repeats in other Russian names. As I said maybe none of the readers noticed this mistake but like a proverbial fly in the soup this has kept me from enjoying the novel and an author of Mr. Robinson's caliber should be more careful when using foreign names.

Plot wise even though it's a bit far fetched and biased towards USA this is a thriller fiction and as such it serves it's purpose as an escapist enjoyment.

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