Welcome to KIWIreviews - product reviews
•  click here to return to the homepage  •
Welcome visitor.Join us or log in

Product reviews on kiwireviews.nz : Friday 29th March 2024 - 12:45:38

QuickSearch for:    What is QuickSearch?
QuickJump to:    What is QuickJump?
logon name: p/w:  

I want to:

You Are Here...

Home > Categories > Books > Fiction > Spiral Ops : 1 : Spiral review

« Coyote Ugly reviewCoyote UglyChildren's First Cookbook reviewChildren »

Score: 9.3/10  [1 review]
4 out of 5
ProdID: 698 - Spiral Ops : 1 : Spiral
Written by Andy Remic

Spiral Ops : 1 : Spiral
Price:
$25.99
Sample/s Supplied by:
Click to search for all products supplied by Penguin Random House

Disclosure StatementFULL DISCLOSURE: A number of units of this product have, at some time, been provided to KIWIreviews by Penguin Random House or their agents for the sole purposes of unbiased, independent reviews. No fee was requested, offered nor accepted by KIWIreviews or the reviewers themselves - these are genuine, unpaid consumer reviews.
Available:
at quality book retailers

Spiral Ops : 1 : Spiral product reviews

In a future where nuclear warheads can be hidden in a briefcase...

In a world where designer plagues are held suspended in a teardrop...

Prepare for chaos.


Where conventional armies are powerless to defend against a single assassin, the secret organisation known as SPIRAL exists to fight a shadow war against fanatics and rogue states of every faith and political persuasion.

Remorsless, unstoppable, of every country and of none, SPIRAL's agents conduct their covert operations throughout the world in a never-ending battle for civilization's survival.

But now SPIRAL itself is under attack, and if SPIRAL falls, the world falls with it.

Check out Penguin Random House onlineClick here to see all the listings for Penguin Random House Visit their website They do not have a Twitter account Check them out on Facebook They do not have a YouTube Channel They do not have a Pinterest board They do not have an Instagram channel They do not have a TikTok channel



Tags:
-none-
Other listings you may be interested in:
Spiral Ops : 2 : QuakeSpiral Ops : 2 : Quake
Rating: 9.0
The Da Vinci CodeThe Da Vinci Code
Rating: 8.8
Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Rating: 8.4
Bumble the Bee Learns about SeasonsBumble the Bee Learns about Seasons
Rating: 7.8
Build a Little Biz - Build a BrandBuild a Little Biz - Build a Brand
Rating: 10.0
Joseph Anton: a MemoirJoseph Anton: a Memoir
Rating: 10.0
Thea Stilton - Mouseford Academy - Drama at MousefordThea Stilton - Mouseford Academy - Drama at Mouseford
Rating: 8.8
Avengers: Age of Ultron Poster BookAvengers: Age of Ultron Poster Book
Rating: 9.9
The Little Yellow Digger TreasuryThe Little Yellow Digger Treasury
Rating: 10.0
Geronimo Stilton Spacemice #5: Rescue RebellionGeronimo Stilton Spacemice #5: Rescue Rebellion
Rating: 9.1
Jingle Bells, Rudolph SmellsJingle Bells, Rudolph Smells
Rating: 10.0
Pig the StarPig the Star
Rating: 10.0
The Grinny Granny DonkeyThe Grinny Granny Donkey
Rating: 10.0
Here is HareHere is Hare
Rating: 10.0

Product reviews...

Everyone is welcome to post a review. You will need to Join up or log in to post yours.

Click here to read the profile of tucker

Review by: tucker (Karl)
Dated: 23rd of September, 2005

Link to this review Report this review

 

This Review: 9.3/10
Value for Money:
Score 8 out of 10
Level of Realism:
Score 9 out of 10
Rereadability:
Score 10 out of 10
Lose Track of Time:
Score 10 out of 10

I have to admit here that I have kinda cheated. I got my hands on the second book in the Spiral Ops series first. There is usually something lost from a story's tense moments if you know in advance who the real bad guys are, who's going to survive the curent gripping dramatic encounter, what the REAL 'Big Secret' actually is, and all that. Usually, I find it ruins things to enough of a degree that I just go through the motions of reading it, for the sake of filling in the blanks in the story, and not really for the sheer enjoyment of throwing myself into someone else's imagination.

Thankfully, Andy Remic is a great storyteller, and even knowing the outcome I found myself getting totally immersed into Carter's world, a world of survival second to none. Even the ever-resourceful James Bond would not live more than a week in this world. A world where a single super-computer can access, well, anything and everything, over-ride any and all security and use the resources it finds as it sees fit. A world where two men, claiming the ultimate sanity, create near-unbeatable assassins and murder people in the name of the preservation of peace for all mankind. A world of weapons, in common use, that we can barely dream of. It's a terrifying world, and you just can't help but be buried in it within the first few chapters.

Setting the stage well for the second Spiral Ops story, Quake, this has to be a winner for any fan of Action-Fi, Technobuff or Virtual Soldier-in-Training. With drama, tension, blasting action, impossible deadlines, and a really nifty technotwist... this has it all, in spades.

Overall, a stunning debut for this young British teacher from Greater Manchester, well worth the effort to find and read, even if it's just from the local Library.


Random listing from 'Books'...

Score: 9.3
Product reviews for listing 988: Breaking the Habit - Life in a New Zealand convent 1955-67 -  Written by Judith Graham

Product image for Breaking the Habit - Life in a New Zealand convent 1955-67In 1955, at seventeen years of age, Judith Graham entered the Dominican Order and began her life as Sister Stephen. In this compassionate yet frank account she recalls her years as a Dominican nun during the repressive pre-Vatican II era.

The vows of a nun - those of poverty, chastity and obedience - encapsulated in the commitment of 'death to self', proved too much for Sister Stephen. Her battle for acceptance and spiritual ... more...

Go to the listing

General Disclaimer...

Protected by Copyscape Plagiarism Checker - Do not copy content from this page. Creative Commons Licence All trademarks, images and copyrights on this site are owned by their respective companies.
KIWIreviews is an independent entity, part of the Knock Out News Group. This is a free public forum presenting user opinions on selected products, and as such the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinion of kiwireviews.nz and are protected under New Zealand law by the "Honest Opinion" clause of the Defamation Act of 1992. KIWIreviews accepts no liability for statements made on this site, on the premise that they have been submitted as the true and honest opinions of the individual posters. In most cases, prices and dates stated are approximate and should be considered as only guidelines.

"              ?         ,         !"
Marcel Marceau