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Jim Chapel #1.4
Minotaur
Someone is smuggling Russian guns into the United States to arm domestic terrorists, and it's up to Special Forces veteran Jim Chapel to uncover who is behind the plot. The prime suspect is Ygor Favorov, a notorious Russian operative who defected just before the fall of the Soviet Union. But exposing a billionaire double agent is far from easy, and Chapel must fight his way through a small army of security guards to confront the Russian and defuse a secret that could lead to war between the United States and Russia.
100 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 7, 2013
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David Wellington
75 books1,174 followersDavid Wellington is a contemporary American horror author, best known for his Zombie trilogy as well as his Vampire series and Werewolf series. His books have been translated into eleven languages and are a global phenomenon.
His career began in 2004 when he started serializing his horror fiction online, posting short chapters of a novel three times a week on a friend’s blog. Response to the project was so great that in 2004 Thunder’s Mouth Press approached David Wellington about publishing Monster Island as a print book. His novels have been featured in Rue Morgue, Fangoria, and the New York Times.
He also made his debut as a comic book writer in 2009 with Marvel Zombies Return:Iron Man.
Wellington attended Syracuse University and received an MFA in creative writing from Penn State. He also holds a masters degree in Library Science from Pratt Institute.
He now lives in New York City with his dog Mary Shelley and wife Elisabeth who, in her wedding vows, promised to “kick serious zombie ass” for him.
His career began in 2004 when he started serializing his horror fiction online, posting short chapters of a novel three times a week on a friend’s blog. Response to the project was so great that in 2004 Thunder’s Mouth Press approached David Wellington about publishing Monster Island as a print book. His novels have been featured in Rue Morgue, Fangoria, and the New York Times.
He also made his debut as a comic book writer in 2009 with Marvel Zombies Return:Iron Man.
Wellington attended Syracuse University and received an MFA in creative writing from Penn State. He also holds a masters degree in Library Science from Pratt Institute.
He now lives in New York City with his dog Mary Shelley and wife Elisabeth who, in her wedding vows, promised to “kick serious zombie ass” for him.
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September 16, 2017
This is a short novella that takes place between the first volume, Chimera: A Jim Chapel Mission and the second volume, The Hydra Protocol . After reading the Chimera, I assumed that the series will to a mix of military/action/adventure and sci-fi, to some extent akin to X-Files, where government representative deals with something theoretically possible but extremely improbable. This book has no sci-fi elements.
The story is about a GRU’s (the author distinguish them from KGB at the beginning but then mixes the two. Ouch, those Americans…) former agent, that trades in illegal small arms (AK-47) in the US. Initially it was a soviet plot to topple the USA, but the USSR fell first. The story is ok, nothing extraordinary. There are some questions about profitability of such deals on the one hand (the seller is multi-millionaire, supposedly partially due to these trades) and general possibility that KGB ever thought that armed with assault rifles several thousands American extremist can be anything but a nuisance. It is ridiculous to think that w/o voyentorg supplying artillery, AA, AT missiles there are any chances. Thus I don’t think that the plot is good. At the same time, I admit from reading the second novella, Myrmidon , even AK-47 can create a hell of nuisance if used correctly.
Passable but I liked it less than Chimera.
The story is about a GRU’s (the author distinguish them from KGB at the beginning but then mixes the two. Ouch, those Americans…) former agent, that trades in illegal small arms (AK-47) in the US. Initially it was a soviet plot to topple the USA, but the USSR fell first. The story is ok, nothing extraordinary. There are some questions about profitability of such deals on the one hand (the seller is multi-millionaire, supposedly partially due to these trades) and general possibility that KGB ever thought that armed with assault rifles several thousands American extremist can be anything but a nuisance. It is ridiculous to think that w/o voyentorg supplying artillery, AA, AT missiles there are any chances. Thus I don’t think that the plot is good. At the same time, I admit from reading the second novella, Myrmidon , even AK-47 can create a hell of nuisance if used correctly.
Passable but I liked it less than Chimera.
June 5, 2017
A good novel. A little far fetched but entertaining. I would recommend this novel to everyone.
October 25, 2013
This is "a Jim Chapel mission". I had no idea who Jim Chapel was or why he's got missions, but it's by David Wellington, one of my favorite authors, so of course I had to pick it up.
It's a fairly straight forward crippled Iraq war vet w/ super-hacker whispering in his ear takes down Russian mobster story. No zombies, no werewolves, no vampires, no magic of any kind... Not what I expected, but still a good read. Unsure where Wellington is going w/ this, but can't wait to read more.
It's a fairly straight forward crippled Iraq war vet w/ super-hacker whispering in his ear takes down Russian mobster story. No zombies, no werewolves, no vampires, no magic of any kind... Not what I expected, but still a good read. Unsure where Wellington is going w/ this, but can't wait to read more.
May 30, 2014
In this short, fast-paced, post-CHIMERA adventure, Jim Chapel is on a dangerous mission to stop a Russian arms dealer. Wellington's sure hand with action scenes is complemented by some clever nods to the Greek myth of Theseus. However, at such a short length, this novella can't go as in-depth as a full-length novel could have, which unfortunately leaves some characters and events feeling short-changed. Overall, MINOTAUR is an enjoyable side adventure that fans of Jim Chapel won't want to miss.
May 16, 2013
Great thriller story and a nice set up for the Jim Chapel character. Can't wait for CHIMERA.
August 6, 2014
"Ebook" entry in the Jim Chapel series, and boy did it show. Finished it in an hour. Some decent action but absolutely NO character development. Probably worth the 99 cents.
June 2, 2016
Great face paced novella
This story starts off quickly and then never slows down. This is a good first book for a series and I look forward to reading other Jim Chapel Stories.
This story starts off quickly and then never slows down. This is a good first book for a series and I look forward to reading other Jim Chapel Stories.
January 29, 2016
Like this series.
June 3, 2016
Good story but a tad short.
November 3, 2015
Not bad for a shorter book. Not nearly as good as Chimera
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