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Into a Dark Frontier by John Mangan is a novel about an ex-soldier, now a mercenary based in the near future on Africa. Mr. Mangan is a retired Lt. Col. From the US Air Force, this is his debut novel.

Slade Crawford, an ex-Navy SEAL now a government fugitive, has been hired by a religious group to take them to Africa, a continent falling apart at the seams. In the near future, African countries have fallen and it’s a free-for-all, dog eat dog, continent, a perfect place it seems to start a religious colony.

Unbeknownst to Slade, Colonel Gary Kraven is tracking him and blackmails him into working for him as an asset. But why does Col. Kraven, with the might of the US Army behind him, needs Slade?

Some novels have great concepts and poor executions. Some novels have poor concepts but great execution. Some have poor concepts and are written poorly. But every now and then you find a novel with a great concept and great execution.
Into a Dark Frontier by John Mangan is one of those novels.

I have to admit that at first I thought this book had a religious agenda, which almost made me put it down. I’m glad I kept reading though, about half way through the book I realized that this isn’t the case. Mr. Mangan really gets into a character’s mind and when he tells the story through their lens he lends them credibility and authenticity.

I enjoyed reading about military equipment and tactics. The author certainly knows them well and can describe them with certainty and authority.

While I thought the overall concept was the book was somewhat outlandish, I can certainly believe that there are powers that would like to see nothing less than what the author describes. He obviously put a lot of thought into it and makes ties where they might seem improbable, but makes them work into a believable concept.
After reading Daniel Levin’s excellent book Nothing but a Circus it might not seem that bad that there are many incompetent people running things.

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ZoharLaor | 1 outra resenha | Sep 23, 2017 |
Instant action. This is how you start out a book with the main character getting shot down in an aircraft and parachuting to safety on a freighter in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Luckily, from here the story only gets better. Slade is a like Rambo. A badass.

Although, the action and the presence of a strong, main character were bonuses. What I enjoyed the most was the geographical location of Africa. It lends a nice backdrop for this story. As Slade was traveling all over the jungles and other places of Africa, it was like I was there with him. It is safe to say that I became a fan of the author's.

Warning, as this book is not for the faint of heart. There is language and graphic killings. Into a Dark Frontier is a wonderful thriller that packs a powerful punch right in the mouth with a strong protagonist!
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Cherylk | 1 outra resenha | Sep 1, 2017 |

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