Fire Force

Death Force #2

by Matt Lynn

The new high-stakes, action-packed military thriller from the author of DEATH FORCE. Batota, Africa. A nation under the rule of a brutal, aging dictator. A group of businessmen believe there is only one way to save the country they still the President must be assassinated. And the men from Death Inc., the band of elite mercenaries for whom no job is too dangerous, have been hired for the task. Steve West, Ollie Hall and the rest of the unit from Death Force are plunged into a high-stakes battle for the future of one of Africa's most important yet tragic countries. But the mission is not what it seems. And soon they are fighting for their own lives against one of the most savage, ruthless regimes on the planet...

Genres: Fiction

512 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

I am a thriller writer, living near London. 'Death Force' is the first in a series of books following a group of mercenaries around the world. It owes a lot to action, adventure writers like Alistair MacLean, and World War Two writers like Sven Hassel. It also owes a lot to Westerns. When I'm not writing thrillers, I write a financial column for Bloomberg, and I write for The Spectator.

Reviews

[Jon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed Death Force, I really enjoyed Fire Force. It's a great followup to the first novel and gives a nice little recap at the beginning to refamiliarise yourself with the characters; a nice touch missing from most novel series. It then gets straight down to action with a prison breakout, and continues relentlessly with countless shootouts, fortress seiges and fights with helicopters. It's not only more brutal and action packed than Death Force, it's also better written, more so even than the novels I've read so far (excluding maybe the recent Battlefield 3) from Andy McNab and Chris Ryan. It won't be long before Matt Lynn hardbacks overtake them as the top selling Fathers Day novels. I look forward to reading Shadow Force, the third in the series.

[storm grayson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Everything was very graphic! A lot of blood and guts and the mercenaries had a charmed life. Had I been interested in guns it would have been really good as the detail of all the firearms and ammunition was explained in minute detail. All the same a good yarn and another book I am glad I listened to rather than read as I would have found it a bit heavy going.

[Andronicus Kok · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just finished reading Matt Lynn - Fire Force. A great book which brings u into a non-stop action pace zone. Steve n his gang has been called for another "Mission Impossible" Task. With more guts n nerves of steel can they pull it off when such crazy odds pit against them? :)

[Jane Plumridge · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fantastic book featuring 'Death Inc.'
Hard to put down, fast paced and non-stop action. Doesn't leave much to the imagination bringing some sense of the reality of what it must be like doing 'soldiering' of their kind.
Definitely recommended!!

[Alex Murphy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A decent enough action thriller. Not as good as his first, and seemed to be a bit longer than it needed to be. While action packed at times it could be a little cliche which I think was my main gripe.

[Shane · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot better than the first one, look forward to reading the next

[Bec · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fire Force is the second novel in Matt Lynn's Death Force series, following the exploits of a group of mercenaries headed by Steve West. I found this book to be interesting, with a plot line that isn't too common in action novels, but the action sequences were very much the same as what you read in books of this genre. The characters in this series are excellent - I love Dan and Nick the best, and it's fun to actually not like the main protagonist, who I find to be hypocritical and annoying. The writing in this series is pretty average, and there was even a grammatical error on the cover of the copy I read, but I don't read action novels for well put together literature, I enjoy them for the plot. If the writing had been of a better standard, this book would have warranted 4 stars.

[Richard · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars all the way! Being a writer myself I can really appreciate the way this story was crafted. This genre of novel is very difficult to keep straight during the creative process, the book flowed, was interesting and kept me interested till the final page. As I said before if you are an Andy McNab fan then this series is for you. I know am going to read the 3rd book in the series, and keep my eyes out for future installments.

[Ramesh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sadly,i couldn't find any more instalments to the series.Cuba?

[Leonard Takendu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awesome book, depressed when Chris died thought Wallace, Newton and Archie should have suffered more before they died.