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The Destroyer #129
Father To Son
There’s some nasty sibling rivalry in the family assassination business . . .
For Remo, Sinanju’s Holiest tradition is “cash up front”
But as his long road to the rank of Reigning Master of the venerable house of assassins nears its end, the Time of Succession ritual begins. For the enforcement arm of CURE, this means making his way around the globe, killing the best assassins money can buy – and proving to kings and presidents alike that Sinanju is the primo strategic weapon around.
For a reasonable fee, of course.
But there is a storm cloud on the horizon of Chiun’s retirement and Remo’s a dark nemesis has been reborn from the fires of evil and has unleashed his plot for vengeance. He starts by looting Chiun’s treasure-filled basement in Sinanju. But he won’t stop until he has fulfilled a prophecy of doom that even Chiun may not be able to thwart – the death of the Destroyer.
Breathlessly action-packed and boasting a winning combination of thrills, humour and mysticism, the Destroyer is one of the bestselling series of all time.
For Remo, Sinanju’s Holiest tradition is “cash up front”
But as his long road to the rank of Reigning Master of the venerable house of assassins nears its end, the Time of Succession ritual begins. For the enforcement arm of CURE, this means making his way around the globe, killing the best assassins money can buy – and proving to kings and presidents alike that Sinanju is the primo strategic weapon around.
For a reasonable fee, of course.
But there is a storm cloud on the horizon of Chiun’s retirement and Remo’s a dark nemesis has been reborn from the fires of evil and has unleashed his plot for vengeance. He starts by looting Chiun’s treasure-filled basement in Sinanju. But he won’t stop until he has fulfilled a prophecy of doom that even Chiun may not be able to thwart – the death of the Destroyer.
Breathlessly action-packed and boasting a winning combination of thrills, humour and mysticism, the Destroyer is one of the bestselling series of all time.
304 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 1, 2002
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About the author
Warren Murphy
295 books124 followersWarren Murphy was an American author, most famous as the co-creator of The Destroyer series, the basis for the film Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins. He worked as a reporter and editor and after service during the Korean War, he drifted into politics.
Murphy also wrote the screenplay for Lethal Weapon 2. He is the author of the Trace and Digger series. With Molly Cochran, he completed two books of a planned trilogy revolving around the character The Grandmaster, The Grandmaster (1984) and High Priest (1989). Murphy also shares writing credits with Cochran on The Forever King and several novels under the name Dev Stryker. The first Grandmaster book earned Murphy and Cochran a 1985 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original, and Murphy's Pigs Get Fat took the same honor the following year.
His solo novels include Jericho Day, The Red Moon, The Ceiling of Hell, The Sure Thing and Honor Among Thieves. Over his career, Murphy sold over 60 million books.
He started his own publishing house, Ballybunion, to have a vehicle to start The Destroyer spin-off books. Ballybunion has reprinted The Assassin's Handbook, as well as the original works Assassin's Handbook 2, The Movie That Never Was (a screenplay he and Richard Sapir wrote for a Destroyer movie that was never optioned), The Way of the Assassin (the wisdom of Chiun), and New Blood, a collection of short stories written by fans of the series.
He served on the board of the Mystery Writers of America, and was a member of the Private Eye Writers of America, the International Association of Crime Writers, the American Crime Writers League and the Screenwriters Guild.
Murphy also wrote the screenplay for Lethal Weapon 2. He is the author of the Trace and Digger series. With Molly Cochran, he completed two books of a planned trilogy revolving around the character The Grandmaster, The Grandmaster (1984) and High Priest (1989). Murphy also shares writing credits with Cochran on The Forever King and several novels under the name Dev Stryker. The first Grandmaster book earned Murphy and Cochran a 1985 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original, and Murphy's Pigs Get Fat took the same honor the following year.
His solo novels include Jericho Day, The Red Moon, The Ceiling of Hell, The Sure Thing and Honor Among Thieves. Over his career, Murphy sold over 60 million books.
He started his own publishing house, Ballybunion, to have a vehicle to start The Destroyer spin-off books. Ballybunion has reprinted The Assassin's Handbook, as well as the original works Assassin's Handbook 2, The Movie That Never Was (a screenplay he and Richard Sapir wrote for a Destroyer movie that was never optioned), The Way of the Assassin (the wisdom of Chiun), and New Blood, a collection of short stories written by fans of the series.
He served on the board of the Mystery Writers of America, and was a member of the Private Eye Writers of America, the International Association of Crime Writers, the American Crime Writers League and the Screenwriters Guild.
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March 6, 2020
Another excellent read
Time for the Pupil to become the Master, another great adventure, and ties up many loose ends and unknown facts. A great read.
Time for the Pupil to become the Master, another great adventure, and ties up many loose ends and unknown facts. A great read.
February 22, 2016
One of the big men's adventure series from the 70's than ran an impressive 145 books. The series while an adventure/action story is also full of satire toward much of the mainstream fads and icons of the time. An interesting main character and the sarcastic mentor makes this a funny action/adventure read. As he readies to take over as the Reigning Master of Sinanju, Remo must survive a time-honored tradition of going against many of the nations' best enforcers who are seeking to stop his promotion. As this is going on, the village of Sinanju is under attack to lure both Masters home to their deaths. Recommended
January 5, 2009
I had totally forgotten how muc fun it is to read Destroyers.
I started this on the flight from Helsinki to Glasgow via London and before our adventure in Glasgow had ended, it also had finished this piece of heaven. And normally it takes me more time to get through a book that is written in english.
But yeah, it was a good read this one. Although it was a bit annoying how americanized all Europe was in this one. So that shot down one star from the total.
I enjoyed this one alot.
By the way, credit where the credit is due: This one was written by Jim Mullaney.
Timo
I started this on the flight from Helsinki to Glasgow via London and before our adventure in Glasgow had ended, it also had finished this piece of heaven. And normally it takes me more time to get through a book that is written in english.
But yeah, it was a good read this one. Although it was a bit annoying how americanized all Europe was in this one. So that shot down one star from the total.
I enjoyed this one alot.
By the way, credit where the credit is due: This one was written by Jim Mullaney.
Timo
December 17, 2019
The student becomes the master
January 6, 2016
I do love these books. I hope that I can find more!
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