08-12-2022, 03:20 PM
Back Blast by Mark Greaney
Oopsy. The library gave me the books out of order and so I read book 5 before I read book 4. Not that it matters. I know there is the underlying urgency to find out why the CIA wants Court dead but the stories are self contained. When book four comes in from the library I'm sure it will fill in any questions I might have had about Back Blast or give more depth to the story. I didn't have any questions when I was done reading.
This book brings sort of conclusion to The Gray Man's journey to find the truth about his kill order, but it does not conclude his saga. So, Court comes to the states to get answers and clears his name. Everyone freaks out when they find he is in DC. Multiple groups are tasked with finding him and shooting him on sight. Meanwhile The Gray Man gets to defeat all the weapons and people arrayed against him. And he gets to be hurt. He also gets to do heroic things because at his core that is what the Gray Man is. Old foes reappear. New alliances are made. Innocent people get killed. Lots of talk about weapons and tactics.
It amused me that a plot device used in The Batman Begins is also used in this book. I'm curious who used it first.
I'm enjoying the books more. There is a lot of world building. The explanation about the Court kill order was pretty well done and I'm curious to see where we go from here.
Oopsy. The library gave me the books out of order and so I read book 5 before I read book 4. Not that it matters. I know there is the underlying urgency to find out why the CIA wants Court dead but the stories are self contained. When book four comes in from the library I'm sure it will fill in any questions I might have had about Back Blast or give more depth to the story. I didn't have any questions when I was done reading.
This book brings sort of conclusion to The Gray Man's journey to find the truth about his kill order, but it does not conclude his saga. So, Court comes to the states to get answers and clears his name. Everyone freaks out when they find he is in DC. Multiple groups are tasked with finding him and shooting him on sight. Meanwhile The Gray Man gets to defeat all the weapons and people arrayed against him. And he gets to be hurt. He also gets to do heroic things because at his core that is what the Gray Man is. Old foes reappear. New alliances are made. Innocent people get killed. Lots of talk about weapons and tactics.
It amused me that a plot device used in The Batman Begins is also used in this book. I'm curious who used it first.
I'm enjoying the books more. There is a lot of world building. The explanation about the Court kill order was pretty well done and I'm curious to see where we go from here.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm