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Action: Pulse Pounding Tales Volume 2
30 Action-packed Pulse Pounding Tales!
That's exactly what you get in this collection of action stories from Matt Hilton, Paul D Brazill, Richard Godwin, Rod Glenn and many other established thriller authors, including stories from bestselling ebook authors and exciting up-and-comers.
Think back to the days when heroes were heroes and the action was furious and full-blooded. When often as not, the hero was quite the opposite: an anti-hero - but he needed to be, to bring the kind of violent justice to villains worse than him. When political correctness took a back seat, even as the bullets and karate chops were flying. Basically it was good old harmless fun. It was a case of disengaging your moral compass and getting down with the hero as they took on all comers, and they did it with balletic grace and uncompromising violence. Gratuitous? Mostly. Realistic? Not always. Great fun? You betcha!!!
Then fast forward to the here and now: What if the current action and thriller authors set their minds to bringing back the action genres of old?
Well, that question is answered here, for the second time:
Within these pages you will find hit men, secret agents, vigilantes, private eyes, assassins and professional thieves, savage warriors and one or two others who can’t be easily categorized, all kicking ass and taking names. Some of the tales are delivered with shocking realism, some as lighter entertainment, some on the grittier side, but each and every tale included in Action: Pulse Pounding Tales Volume 2 is sure to get your heart racing.
Kick back and enjoy the ride!
That's exactly what you get in this collection of action stories from Matt Hilton, Paul D Brazill, Richard Godwin, Rod Glenn and many other established thriller authors, including stories from bestselling ebook authors and exciting up-and-comers.
Think back to the days when heroes were heroes and the action was furious and full-blooded. When often as not, the hero was quite the opposite: an anti-hero - but he needed to be, to bring the kind of violent justice to villains worse than him. When political correctness took a back seat, even as the bullets and karate chops were flying. Basically it was good old harmless fun. It was a case of disengaging your moral compass and getting down with the hero as they took on all comers, and they did it with balletic grace and uncompromising violence. Gratuitous? Mostly. Realistic? Not always. Great fun? You betcha!!!
Then fast forward to the here and now: What if the current action and thriller authors set their minds to bringing back the action genres of old?
Well, that question is answered here, for the second time:
Within these pages you will find hit men, secret agents, vigilantes, private eyes, assassins and professional thieves, savage warriors and one or two others who can’t be easily categorized, all kicking ass and taking names. Some of the tales are delivered with shocking realism, some as lighter entertainment, some on the grittier side, but each and every tale included in Action: Pulse Pounding Tales Volume 2 is sure to get your heart racing.
Kick back and enjoy the ride!
369 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 1, 2013
33 people want to read
About the author
Matt Hilton
89 books240 followersMatt Hilton worked for twenty-two years in private security and the police force in Cumbria. He is a 4th Dan blackbelt and coach in Ju-Jitsu. He lives in Cumbria with his wife and son.
Matt is the author of the best-selling Joe Hunter thriller series, as well as standalone horror thrillers and short stories that have appeared in a number of collections and anthologies. Matt's first novel - Dead Men's Dust - was a Sunday Times best-seller and was shortlisted for the ITW New Novel Award 2009.
Matt is the author of the best-selling Joe Hunter thriller series, as well as standalone horror thrillers and short stories that have appeared in a number of collections and anthologies. Matt's first novel - Dead Men's Dust - was a Sunday Times best-seller and was shortlisted for the ITW New Novel Award 2009.
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December 9, 2013
Yes, one of my stories is in here - and I enjoyed reading it through for the first time after I'd submitted it some months ago.
But there are 30 other stories in here as well (29 and a bonus), and it's a very cheap read given that number. There's not a bad one, either. Generally, they're short enough to read at one or two sittings, and there's no mucking about with any. Straight in, hit the action, straight out.
Some use characters familiar from the author's other works, some are very much discrete tales in their own right. Some are gritty detective works, some hi-tech military. A wealth of variety.
Do note, I don't get a penny if you buy a copy of the book. But I do get you reading my stuff and hopefully liking it! But ignoring my input, it really, honestly is a good collection. I write the stuff I like to read and I enjoyed reading all of the other stories in this collection.
But there are 30 other stories in here as well (29 and a bonus), and it's a very cheap read given that number. There's not a bad one, either. Generally, they're short enough to read at one or two sittings, and there's no mucking about with any. Straight in, hit the action, straight out.
Some use characters familiar from the author's other works, some are very much discrete tales in their own right. Some are gritty detective works, some hi-tech military. A wealth of variety.
Do note, I don't get a penny if you buy a copy of the book. But I do get you reading my stuff and hopefully liking it! But ignoring my input, it really, honestly is a good collection. I write the stuff I like to read and I enjoyed reading all of the other stories in this collection.
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