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The new thriller from the author of the bestselling Ryan Lock series, Sean Black
"Brilliant, haunting...superb story-telling."
Exhausted by years of combat, and haunted by the ghosts of his past, nothing is going to stop Byron Tibor returning home to the woman he loves. But is Byron who he appears to be, and why is the American government determined to stop him?
From the blood-soaked mountains of the Hindu Kush to the glittering lights of Manhattan, via the dark underbelly of the Las Vegas Strip, POST is the story of one man's struggle to retain his humanity – before it's too late.
"Brilliant, haunting...superb story-telling."
Exhausted by years of combat, and haunted by the ghosts of his past, nothing is going to stop Byron Tibor returning home to the woman he loves. But is Byron who he appears to be, and why is the American government determined to stop him?
From the blood-soaked mountains of the Hindu Kush to the glittering lights of Manhattan, via the dark underbelly of the Las Vegas Strip, POST is the story of one man's struggle to retain his humanity – before it's too late.
283 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 25, 2014
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Sean Black
82 books248 followersI write the Ryan Lock series of thrillers, which feature ex-military bodyguard Ryan Lock and his partner, former Marine, Ty Johnson. The first two books in the series, Lockdown and Deadlock, hit the Official UK Top 50 Bestseller Chart, and the third, Gridlock, has just been released in hardback. They have have also been translated into Dutch, German, and Russian.
I'm a firm believer in hands-on research, also known as 'any excuse to get out of the house', so before I wrote Lockdown, I trained for a month with former members of the Royal Military Police's specialist close protection unit. That turned out to be great preparation for Deadlock, which I researched by spending time inside Pelican Bay Supermax in California (see the TV interview on my author page). I recently completed a desert survival course in Arizona and ventured into the tunnels under Las Vegas, all as preparation for a new standalone thriller I will begin work on once I have completed the fourth Ryan Lock book.
Before I became a full-time novelist, I taught college and wrote television drama. I'm an Oxbridge and Ivy League graduate – try not to hold that against me.
I'm a firm believer in hands-on research, also known as 'any excuse to get out of the house', so before I wrote Lockdown, I trained for a month with former members of the Royal Military Police's specialist close protection unit. That turned out to be great preparation for Deadlock, which I researched by spending time inside Pelican Bay Supermax in California (see the TV interview on my author page). I recently completed a desert survival course in Arizona and ventured into the tunnels under Las Vegas, all as preparation for a new standalone thriller I will begin work on once I have completed the fourth Ryan Lock book.
Before I became a full-time novelist, I taught college and wrote television drama. I'm an Oxbridge and Ivy League graduate – try not to hold that against me.
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June 5, 2014
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Publisher: All Night Reads
Publishing Date:February 2014
ISBN: 9781909062313
Genre: SciFi
Rating: 2.2/5
Publisher Description: Exhausted by years of combat, and haunted by the ghosts of his past, nothing is going to stop special forces veteran Byron Tibor returning home to the woman he loves.
Review: Cover art is dumber than a bag of hammers.
This started out as pure adrenalized fun. Special Forces guy insertion and semi-assimilation behind enemy lines. Byron eventually escapes from his own people as things are not adding up especially the bizarre hallucinations that are recurring.
What was lacking was some sort of pseudo science to explain why and how the implants impart super-strength and the ability to literally see emotions in others, in color. You just kind of have to accept that it just works and go about suspending your disbelief in every scene where his abilities are showcased. There was also a heck of a lot of dialogue from internal flashbacks to lengthy story-line explanations. Julia, Byron’s wife is a real novel killer. Pages and pages of lame dialogue that the author hoped would insert some sense of emotive and humanistic appeal. What is hard to accept is that this self-proclaimed uber liberal immediately believes the Government that her husband is running around killing people at random. Eventually Julia doesn’t even want to be near him. You can safely skip every single chapter titled “Julia” and have a better reading experience.
I really liked the psychopath Eldon, whom Graves springs from prison in order to hunt down Byron. The author does a great job building a character, mainly through his motivations and subsequent actions. The only thing that doesn’t make sense is when Byron has the chance to kill a known psychopath, but doesn’t have time as the cops are coming. Really? Eldon is happy that his kill count is up by 2, as he killed Chauncey, the homeless guy and a retired cop. Only Eldon killed the knife wielding transvestite, Repo, as well.
The scene development was weak in a few areas, perhaps intentionally. Eldon has Julia hostage and is climbing a bridge with her in tow, with cops blocking access to the bridge. As the Talking Heads would say “How did I get here?”. Its weird, one minute Byron is tracking Eldon and the next moment there is a standoff between the cops and Byron. As Byron uses a cop as a shield, Eldon somehow shoots the cop in the head with a pistol. Here is where it gets funny. As Byron pursues Eldon up the bridge, scaling dividers, you get the impression that Eldon took a shot with a pistol at long distance, yet there is no sense of scale provided. Byron continues pursuit while police bullets whiz around him and eventually takes one in the back. So Byron is closer to the cops, I assume, and they have difficulty with pistols at distance, but then again there is no scale provided that supports the notion that it is possible to hit someone with a handgun at varying distances and slope angles.
So much of this story line was canned. Anti-hero Byron, bad government black ops program run by desperate project manager, myopic scientist and sniveling wife. There is even a billionaire thrown in for good measure. This story had great potential but got lost in the dialogue.
Publisher: All Night Reads
Publishing Date:February 2014
ISBN: 9781909062313
Genre: SciFi
Rating: 2.2/5
Publisher Description: Exhausted by years of combat, and haunted by the ghosts of his past, nothing is going to stop special forces veteran Byron Tibor returning home to the woman he loves.
Review: Cover art is dumber than a bag of hammers.
This started out as pure adrenalized fun. Special Forces guy insertion and semi-assimilation behind enemy lines. Byron eventually escapes from his own people as things are not adding up especially the bizarre hallucinations that are recurring.
What was lacking was some sort of pseudo science to explain why and how the implants impart super-strength and the ability to literally see emotions in others, in color. You just kind of have to accept that it just works and go about suspending your disbelief in every scene where his abilities are showcased. There was also a heck of a lot of dialogue from internal flashbacks to lengthy story-line explanations. Julia, Byron’s wife is a real novel killer. Pages and pages of lame dialogue that the author hoped would insert some sense of emotive and humanistic appeal. What is hard to accept is that this self-proclaimed uber liberal immediately believes the Government that her husband is running around killing people at random. Eventually Julia doesn’t even want to be near him. You can safely skip every single chapter titled “Julia” and have a better reading experience.
I really liked the psychopath Eldon, whom Graves springs from prison in order to hunt down Byron. The author does a great job building a character, mainly through his motivations and subsequent actions. The only thing that doesn’t make sense is when Byron has the chance to kill a known psychopath, but doesn’t have time as the cops are coming. Really? Eldon is happy that his kill count is up by 2, as he killed Chauncey, the homeless guy and a retired cop. Only Eldon killed the knife wielding transvestite, Repo, as well.
The scene development was weak in a few areas, perhaps intentionally. Eldon has Julia hostage and is climbing a bridge with her in tow, with cops blocking access to the bridge. As the Talking Heads would say “How did I get here?”. Its weird, one minute Byron is tracking Eldon and the next moment there is a standoff between the cops and Byron. As Byron uses a cop as a shield, Eldon somehow shoots the cop in the head with a pistol. Here is where it gets funny. As Byron pursues Eldon up the bridge, scaling dividers, you get the impression that Eldon took a shot with a pistol at long distance, yet there is no sense of scale provided. Byron continues pursuit while police bullets whiz around him and eventually takes one in the back. So Byron is closer to the cops, I assume, and they have difficulty with pistols at distance, but then again there is no scale provided that supports the notion that it is possible to hit someone with a handgun at varying distances and slope angles.
So much of this story line was canned. Anti-hero Byron, bad government black ops program run by desperate project manager, myopic scientist and sniveling wife. There is even a billionaire thrown in for good measure. This story had great potential but got lost in the dialogue.
July 4, 2015
(I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.)
Exhausted by years of combat, and haunted by the ghosts of his past, nothing is going to stop special forces veteran Byron Tibor returning home to the woman he loves.
From the blood-soaked mountains of the Hindu Kush to the glittering lights of Manhattan, via the dark underbelly of the Las Vegas Strip, POST is the story of one man's struggle to retain his humanity - before it's too late.
Not completely sure about this book. While I enjoyed the action sequences and the plot as a whole, there were some real downers for me in this book.
A really strong start had me hooked. The character of Eldon was a pleasure to read - that's how bad guys should be written. Quite possibly the best character in the book based on his motivations and actions.
However, poor dialogue is hard to forgive. So much wasted time in meaningless talk that aspires to give the MC some sort of humanity or sense of emotion. For me, it didn't work and that was a very hard obstacle to overcome.
I have read a few of Sean Black's books and this is certainly not his best, in my opinion only.
Paul
ARH
Exhausted by years of combat, and haunted by the ghosts of his past, nothing is going to stop special forces veteran Byron Tibor returning home to the woman he loves.
From the blood-soaked mountains of the Hindu Kush to the glittering lights of Manhattan, via the dark underbelly of the Las Vegas Strip, POST is the story of one man's struggle to retain his humanity - before it's too late.
Not completely sure about this book. While I enjoyed the action sequences and the plot as a whole, there were some real downers for me in this book.
A really strong start had me hooked. The character of Eldon was a pleasure to read - that's how bad guys should be written. Quite possibly the best character in the book based on his motivations and actions.
However, poor dialogue is hard to forgive. So much wasted time in meaningless talk that aspires to give the MC some sort of humanity or sense of emotion. For me, it didn't work and that was a very hard obstacle to overcome.
I have read a few of Sean Black's books and this is certainly not his best, in my opinion only.
Paul
ARH
June 24, 2017
Byron Tibor is a former soldier who is working for an unnamed agency. He suffers from PTSD and has received some augmentation from the government. Byron has also escaped from one of their laboratory facilities. This is the story of the agency's attempts to recapture him. It is graphic, explosive and will make the reader's involvement non stop. This is the first of a series, one I will attempt to follow. Great reading.
January 31, 2014
I am a huge fan of the Ryan Lock series by Sean Black and was looking forward to testing the waters with his new stand alone thriller Post. I have to be honest and say that when I read the synopsis I was a little worried. You see I’m not particularly a fan of the kind of war books that this one seemed to be on the surface; especially not the ones that involved Government type conspiracies. how wrong could I have been?
Byron Tibor has spent years in Combat and serving his country. The first few chapters of this book kind of took my breath away. We fall straight into a combat situation where Byron is working as a lone operator. The sheer energy and exhilaration I went through when reading this reminded me of that feeling you get when you watch a really intense film! I was amazed (and I don’t mean that to sound disrespectful), a woman that doesn’t read this type of book and I just HAD to carry on reading.
When I did carry on reading I began to get a little confused. Had Sean Black made a major error in the storyline? Why didn’t it make any sense? Well, I now realise that’s the whole point in the beginning; you need to question it as you go along. This whole book centres on the US Government and their new programme which involves inserting an implant into their best soldiers to create a ‘guilt free and enhanced’ soldier. I know that some people will be shaking their heads at this description. Believe me, I am normally one of them so I totally get that. However, this story is one of those that will get your brain ticking. I’m certainly not somebody who believes in far fetched ideas; however there is a real ‘Big Brother’ syndrome with this book.
Aside from that aspect of the book we get to see Byron Tibor, who is by the way an awesome lead character, fight his way through his battle to get to the truth about himself. I went through varying emotions when reading this, but the overlying emotion was one that meant I didn’t want to stop reading. I was actually pretty sad to get to the end and couldn’t believe how amazing I thought this book was. Yep, many people will think ‘well the author gave her a copy so she would say that’. I need you to understand something though. I review because I love books, I don’t get paid one single penny to do it, and I’m certainly not shy in coming forward (which I’m sure some authors will happily confirm). I can be very critical when needs be, but in this case Sean Black put me firmly in my place.
Finally, I just wanted to touch on the genre of this book. It’s pegged as a thriller and it certainly falls into that category. But some people may say it should fall into Science Fiction. If that’s the case I need to change my standard “I don’t read Science Fiction” line, to “I don’t read Science Fiction, but I do read Sean Black”.
Sean Black has proved that you need nothing and nobody to produce an amazing book, just the talent. For the price of this book (less that £2 on Kindle) you really should give it a try. This was an amazing book that took my breath away and left me with more questions than answers. I sincerely hope that this is the start of what looks to be an amazing series.
Byron Tibor has spent years in Combat and serving his country. The first few chapters of this book kind of took my breath away. We fall straight into a combat situation where Byron is working as a lone operator. The sheer energy and exhilaration I went through when reading this reminded me of that feeling you get when you watch a really intense film! I was amazed (and I don’t mean that to sound disrespectful), a woman that doesn’t read this type of book and I just HAD to carry on reading.
When I did carry on reading I began to get a little confused. Had Sean Black made a major error in the storyline? Why didn’t it make any sense? Well, I now realise that’s the whole point in the beginning; you need to question it as you go along. This whole book centres on the US Government and their new programme which involves inserting an implant into their best soldiers to create a ‘guilt free and enhanced’ soldier. I know that some people will be shaking their heads at this description. Believe me, I am normally one of them so I totally get that. However, this story is one of those that will get your brain ticking. I’m certainly not somebody who believes in far fetched ideas; however there is a real ‘Big Brother’ syndrome with this book.
Aside from that aspect of the book we get to see Byron Tibor, who is by the way an awesome lead character, fight his way through his battle to get to the truth about himself. I went through varying emotions when reading this, but the overlying emotion was one that meant I didn’t want to stop reading. I was actually pretty sad to get to the end and couldn’t believe how amazing I thought this book was. Yep, many people will think ‘well the author gave her a copy so she would say that’. I need you to understand something though. I review because I love books, I don’t get paid one single penny to do it, and I’m certainly not shy in coming forward (which I’m sure some authors will happily confirm). I can be very critical when needs be, but in this case Sean Black put me firmly in my place.
Finally, I just wanted to touch on the genre of this book. It’s pegged as a thriller and it certainly falls into that category. But some people may say it should fall into Science Fiction. If that’s the case I need to change my standard “I don’t read Science Fiction” line, to “I don’t read Science Fiction, but I do read Sean Black”.
Sean Black has proved that you need nothing and nobody to produce an amazing book, just the talent. For the price of this book (less that £2 on Kindle) you really should give it a try. This was an amazing book that took my breath away and left me with more questions than answers. I sincerely hope that this is the start of what looks to be an amazing series.
January 25, 2014
Byron Tibor is a highly trained and resilient special forces veteran. But his last mission, undercover in Afghanistan, catches up with him.
This is an excellent thriller, literally gripping from the outset. The US government has a technical programme underway, to develop the guilt free soldier, but uniquely they've hit on the idea of modifying already highly trained soldiers with implants.
What is Byron? Man or machine? He doesn't know himself, escaping from a secure facility, killing in the process, and entering the Las Vegas underbelly to find himself and get back to his wife.
Thoroughly enjoyable, pact, entertaining and thought provoking. A must read for Black fans.
This is an excellent thriller, literally gripping from the outset. The US government has a technical programme underway, to develop the guilt free soldier, but uniquely they've hit on the idea of modifying already highly trained soldiers with implants.
What is Byron? Man or machine? He doesn't know himself, escaping from a secure facility, killing in the process, and entering the Las Vegas underbelly to find himself and get back to his wife.
Thoroughly enjoyable, pact, entertaining and thought provoking. A must read for Black fans.
July 21, 2014
Loved it! The story was a page turner,filled with suprises and tension, It gave a chilling insight to the dangers of everything being wired and accessible on the internet. I am looking forward to more works by this author.
August 22, 2021
Too many grammatical errors
Book needs to be proofread before publication. Found too many grammatical errors.
Otherwise so so; at times, thought of giving up finishing this book.
Book needs to be proofread before publication. Found too many grammatical errors.
Otherwise so so; at times, thought of giving up finishing this book.
November 27, 2019
brief synopsis:
a veteran stricken with ptsd is modified with a neural implant but takes matters into his hands while the government scrambles with a cover-up.
setting:
santa monica, california
kunar province, afghanistan
new york, new york
las vegas, nevada
named personalities:
shawna day - a bank of america teller
harry graves - a federal liaison official working with the defense advanced research projects agency
muir - a scientist
jimmy lewis - a veteran suffering from ptsd who commited suicide early on
sasha - a child from anash kapur
byron tibor aka david walker - an army special forces sergeant of mixed heritage
bin laden - a dead insurgent leader
khazin masori - an insurgent leader
joel garreau - a journalist
julia tibor - byron's wife who is an associate professor at the department of internal relations at columbia university; an east-coast liberal
gregory lipshinsky - a professor who is a noted expert on the balkans
chauncey - a homeless person claiming to be a vietnam veteran
repo 'sheryl' - a crazy transvestite who liked to wave a sword
xena - warrior princess
eldon 'satan's little helper' james - a small, skinny killer who is also an expert tracker
woody allen - an actor
katrina - one of julia's two officemates
chenko - a retired metro detective
victor - a hispanic silver dollar casino valet
oscar pistorius - a south african athlete
rick santos - a lantern-jawed fnn news anchor
bradley manning - a whistleblower
giselle - a hooker
meredith harris - a supposed researcher for a popular syndicated talk show
shakti - a pioneer in the area of neural implants, sensory substitution and human augmentation
durga - a hindu goddess
snowden - another whistleblower
john gillhood - a west-coast-based tech wizard turned businessman
typos:
p47: "it's a lot of money," said maori, rising to his feet and giving me another glimpse of his suicide belt.
p133: repo had hung a curtain across the tunnel so that could both have some privacy.
p178: he had fled the facility, using his ranger training to evade capture, before returning several days later to kill the head of the program, whom, the government was claiming, he held responsible for difficulties i continued to have in his hersonal life.
p217: my heading pounding, i got to my feet.
p224: "...i don't what the word is..."
labels:
p55: he was dressed in boots, camo pants, and bundled up in a thick down north face jacket.
p169: along with the audio was a location on googlemaps.
p242: in his hand, he held a sig sauer 229, the barrel aimed at julia's head.
narrative:
p56: the ground was at shoulder level now.
p185: "i'm not just some guy here, mrs tibor. this is the government. we run the country. think about what that actually means. the name bradley manning mean anything to you?"
she did her best to keep cool. she wasn't unfamiliar with men like graves. "i'd remind you that i'm a private citizen, mr tibor, protected by the constitution...."
p232: i reached my fingers into the pouch of skin and pinched the tiny device between his thumb and index finger.
p240: i dumped the dead weight of the man's body, spun and ran for the cabling as more live rounds poured in.
some of the errors are laughable.
it felt like combat fatigue, reader-version.
i mean, what were the editors thinking?
or did i get an arc by mistake?
a veteran stricken with ptsd is modified with a neural implant but takes matters into his hands while the government scrambles with a cover-up.
setting:
santa monica, california
kunar province, afghanistan
new york, new york
las vegas, nevada
named personalities:
shawna day - a bank of america teller
harry graves - a federal liaison official working with the defense advanced research projects agency
muir - a scientist
jimmy lewis - a veteran suffering from ptsd who commited suicide early on
sasha - a child from anash kapur
byron tibor aka david walker - an army special forces sergeant of mixed heritage
bin laden - a dead insurgent leader
khazin masori - an insurgent leader
joel garreau - a journalist
julia tibor - byron's wife who is an associate professor at the department of internal relations at columbia university; an east-coast liberal
gregory lipshinsky - a professor who is a noted expert on the balkans
chauncey - a homeless person claiming to be a vietnam veteran
repo 'sheryl' - a crazy transvestite who liked to wave a sword
xena - warrior princess
eldon 'satan's little helper' james - a small, skinny killer who is also an expert tracker
woody allen - an actor
katrina - one of julia's two officemates
chenko - a retired metro detective
victor - a hispanic silver dollar casino valet
oscar pistorius - a south african athlete
rick santos - a lantern-jawed fnn news anchor
bradley manning - a whistleblower
giselle - a hooker
meredith harris - a supposed researcher for a popular syndicated talk show
shakti - a pioneer in the area of neural implants, sensory substitution and human augmentation
durga - a hindu goddess
snowden - another whistleblower
john gillhood - a west-coast-based tech wizard turned businessman
typos:
p47: "it's a lot of money," said maori, rising to his feet and giving me another glimpse of his suicide belt.
p133: repo had hung a curtain across the tunnel so that could both have some privacy.
p178: he had fled the facility, using his ranger training to evade capture, before returning several days later to kill the head of the program, whom, the government was claiming, he held responsible for difficulties i continued to have in his hersonal life.
p217: my heading pounding, i got to my feet.
p224: "...i don't what the word is..."
labels:
p55: he was dressed in boots, camo pants, and bundled up in a thick down north face jacket.
p169: along with the audio was a location on googlemaps.
p242: in his hand, he held a sig sauer 229, the barrel aimed at julia's head.
narrative:
p56: the ground was at shoulder level now.
p185: "i'm not just some guy here, mrs tibor. this is the government. we run the country. think about what that actually means. the name bradley manning mean anything to you?"
she did her best to keep cool. she wasn't unfamiliar with men like graves. "i'd remind you that i'm a private citizen, mr tibor, protected by the constitution...."
p232: i reached my fingers into the pouch of skin and pinched the tiny device between his thumb and index finger.
p240: i dumped the dead weight of the man's body, spun and ran for the cabling as more live rounds poured in.
some of the errors are laughable.
it felt like combat fatigue, reader-version.
i mean, what were the editors thinking?
or did i get an arc by mistake?
July 19, 2018
CREACION DE UN SUPERSOLDADO: UNA FALACIA
UNA NOVELA VIBRANTE DE PRINCIPIO A FIN CON MUCHA ACCIÓN DURANTE TODA SU EXTENSIÓN Y BASTANTE ENTRETENIDA. CIERTO QUE ES FICCIÓN,PERO UNA FICCIÓN MUY BIEN TRABAJADA POR SU AUTOR COMO TAMBIÉN EXCELENTEMENTE DOCUMENTADA EN EL CAMPO DE LA NEUROCIENCIA.
NO HAY REGISTROS HISTÓRICOS DE LOS IMPLANTES ESPECIALES QUE LE INSTALARON EN EL CEREBRO AL SARGENTO BYRON TIBOR UN COMBATIENTE DESTACADO EN AFGANISTÁN.FUERON PERSONEROS DEL GOBIERNO AMERICANO LOS QUE TOMARON ESTA DECISIÓN PARA EVITAR LA FATIGA DE COMBATE ,PERO LO QUE ESTA GENTE SIN ESCRÚPULOS DESCONOCIA ERA QUE AQUELLOS ELEMENTOS LO IBA A CAMBIAR POR COMPLETO Y SE CONVIRTIÓ EN UN PERSONAJE ALTAMENTE PELIGROSO.
LO QUE SUPO BYRON ERA QUE FUE VÍCTIMA DE UN MISTERIOSO PROGRAMA NEUROCIENTIFICO DENOMINADO POR SUS SIGLAS SSSC O SOLDADO SIN SENTIMIENTOS DE CULPA.
ES UNA EXCELENTE NOVELA ESCRITA PARA ENTRETENER A LOS LECTORES QUE GUSTAN DE LA ACCION AL CIEN POR CIENTO.
EXCELENTE NOVELA ESCRITA PARA ENTRETENER AL MAXIMO
UNA NOVELA VIBRANTE DE PRINCIPIO A FIN CON MUCHA ACCIÓN DURANTE TODA SU EXTENSIÓN Y BASTANTE ENTRETENIDA. CIERTO QUE ES FICCIÓN,PERO UNA FICCIÓN MUY BIEN TRABAJADA POR SU AUTOR COMO TAMBIÉN EXCELENTEMENTE DOCUMENTADA EN EL CAMPO DE LA NEUROCIENCIA.
NO HAY REGISTROS HISTÓRICOS DE LOS IMPLANTES ESPECIALES QUE LE INSTALARON EN EL CEREBRO AL SARGENTO BYRON TIBOR UN COMBATIENTE DESTACADO EN AFGANISTÁN.FUERON PERSONEROS DEL GOBIERNO AMERICANO LOS QUE TOMARON ESTA DECISIÓN PARA EVITAR LA FATIGA DE COMBATE ,PERO LO QUE ESTA GENTE SIN ESCRÚPULOS DESCONOCIA ERA QUE AQUELLOS ELEMENTOS LO IBA A CAMBIAR POR COMPLETO Y SE CONVIRTIÓ EN UN PERSONAJE ALTAMENTE PELIGROSO.
LO QUE SUPO BYRON ERA QUE FUE VÍCTIMA DE UN MISTERIOSO PROGRAMA NEUROCIENTIFICO DENOMINADO POR SUS SIGLAS SSSC O SOLDADO SIN SENTIMIENTOS DE CULPA.
ES UNA EXCELENTE NOVELA ESCRITA PARA ENTRETENER A LOS LECTORES QUE GUSTAN DE LA ACCION AL CIEN POR CIENTO.
EXCELENTE NOVELA ESCRITA PARA ENTRETENER AL MAXIMO
September 14, 2021
The writing is excellent, but plot is herky jerky; ends abruptly
While each scene is vivid and immersive, the unreliability of the narrator and his disconnects from reality make the plot a bit head-scratching. So where was he really, when did, how come he didn’t just…? The book ends at the 76% point, and it’s not a clean sweep of an ending. It’s dark, there’s no real redemption, a few bad guys are still loose to cause trouble, and the (initially well described) romantic relationship is non-existent. So, everything can happen again in another setting, basically, as very little is resolved in this book.
Other complaints I have are: the protagonist causes a lot of violent death, but things happen handily for our hero at other times. Secondary or tertiary characters randomly appear and are gone again with little backstory or motive spelled out. Characters’ appearances seem inconsistent and are given too late.
I’d only recommend this book to readers who like violent, terminator/military-type stories with more action than sense.
While each scene is vivid and immersive, the unreliability of the narrator and his disconnects from reality make the plot a bit head-scratching. So where was he really, when did, how come he didn’t just…? The book ends at the 76% point, and it’s not a clean sweep of an ending. It’s dark, there’s no real redemption, a few bad guys are still loose to cause trouble, and the (initially well described) romantic relationship is non-existent. So, everything can happen again in another setting, basically, as very little is resolved in this book.
Other complaints I have are: the protagonist causes a lot of violent death, but things happen handily for our hero at other times. Secondary or tertiary characters randomly appear and are gone again with little backstory or motive spelled out. Characters’ appearances seem inconsistent and are given too late.
I’d only recommend this book to readers who like violent, terminator/military-type stories with more action than sense.
March 5, 2020
I read the Byron Tiber Series 1-3.
POST - Book 1 is a fast paced adventure that makes you wonder if something like this is already going on. The government is trying to build a super human with enhanced powers but the trick is to not let the enhancements overtake the humanity. Seeking candidates for the implants backfires on the government scientists. They picked former soldiers with PTSD and used the enhancements to block the memories that trigger PTSD. It isn’t always positive but it makes for a riveting story. I couldn’t put the book down until the end, which is fulfilling. It leads to the next book.
BLOOD COUNTRY
POST - Book 1 is a fast paced adventure that makes you wonder if something like this is already going on. The government is trying to build a super human with enhanced powers but the trick is to not let the enhancements overtake the humanity. Seeking candidates for the implants backfires on the government scientists. They picked former soldiers with PTSD and used the enhancements to block the memories that trigger PTSD. It isn’t always positive but it makes for a riveting story. I couldn’t put the book down until the end, which is fulfilling. It leads to the next book.
BLOOD COUNTRY
October 12, 2017
I recently read book three (Winter's Rage) in this series and really enjoyed it. So much so that I felt I just had to read the previous two. All that I can say is that I haven't been disappointed in this opening story which has filled in some of the background details to the main character and how he came to be as he now is. I have already purchased book two (Blood Country) and am looking forward enjoying the next adventure.
October 14, 2017
Sean Black is a natural, like Vince Flynn was. Anything he writes just flows and you as the reader want all he can dish. I fell in love with this story early on and had trouble putting it down, Iam totally hooked. I can’t praise Sean Black enough—just read what he writes and you will be a convert.
August 15, 2021
Enjoyable although a bit too formulaic
An augmented human tries to retain his humanity while avoiding capture by sinister government. I can think of more than a few books and films like this. Byron Tibor is a likeable character though, and you try to root for him despite the mounting body count. I'll continue on to the best adventure.
An augmented human tries to retain his humanity while avoiding capture by sinister government. I can think of more than a few books and films like this. Byron Tibor is a likeable character though, and you try to root for him despite the mounting body count. I'll continue on to the best adventure.
August 16, 2021
Good Read
An interesting variation on the classic super soldier scenario. I'm an unabashed fan of this genre and thoroughly enjoyed this book. It had enough (not too outrageous) tech to satisfy the nerdiest geek and plenty of high octane action, coupled with a touching love interest to round out the story. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series very much.
An interesting variation on the classic super soldier scenario. I'm an unabashed fan of this genre and thoroughly enjoyed this book. It had enough (not too outrageous) tech to satisfy the nerdiest geek and plenty of high octane action, coupled with a touching love interest to round out the story. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series very much.
September 6, 2021
Not a bad read overall, just a different take on the Jason Bourne series. Questionable government projects, a new scientific break-thru. All of it is old news and done by a lot of other authors. For a first in a series, the character build-up was decent and believable. A good twist on an old storyline, overall.
June 1, 2023
Lots of Terror
I can't say I enjoyed the book. It was a bit depraved with so much killing. You want to be sympathetic to the hero, but it's hard to when he kills without guilt. I don't do well with sex scenes either. Skipped that part.
That said, the plot was interesting and the story well written.
I can't say I enjoyed the book. It was a bit depraved with so much killing. You want to be sympathetic to the hero, but it's hard to when he kills without guilt. I don't do well with sex scenes either. Skipped that part.
That said, the plot was interesting and the story well written.
July 15, 2018
A unusual and interesting thriller.
The plot and characters are interesting and the action builds to a understandable transition to the next book in the series. I will be reading the next book in the series.
The plot and characters are interesting and the action builds to a understandable transition to the next book in the series. I will be reading the next book in the series.
August 9, 2021
A compelling story.
I disliked the ending. I felt so bad for Tibor. This book wasn't my cup of tea but but at the same time it was one of the best I've read. I would heartily recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed this genre.
I disliked the ending. I felt so bad for Tibor. This book wasn't my cup of tea but but at the same time it was one of the best I've read. I would heartily recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed this genre.
August 20, 2021
Heart-Tugging Hardcore Entertsinment!
From page one, this reader couldn't turn the pages fast enough! Action packed, entertainment with no filler pages of boring info, like too many author's do. Highly recommended!
From page one, this reader couldn't turn the pages fast enough! Action packed, entertainment with no filler pages of boring info, like too many author's do. Highly recommended!
September 1, 2021
Surprise
Almost tossed this book out. Read the first 9 chapters and thought oh no another science fiction tail that goes into the unbelievable but I was pleasantly surprised by how the plot worked out.
Almost tossed this book out. Read the first 9 chapters and thought oh no another science fiction tail that goes into the unbelievable but I was pleasantly surprised by how the plot worked out.
April 6, 2022
Private security
Unusual story about risks of working private security, never knowing how or when you might get hurt. Everything has risks and security has its pitfalls. Good storyline!
Unusual story about risks of working private security, never knowing how or when you might get hurt. Everything has risks and security has its pitfalls. Good storyline!
March 7, 2019
Bueno rápido y atractivo
Me deja pensando si habrá una segunda parte, rápido de leer y entender, buena dinámica, para los que les gustan de soldados
Me deja pensando si habrá una segunda parte, rápido de leer y entender, buena dinámica, para los que les gustan de soldados
September 20, 2019
I liked the Ryan Lock series by Sean Black better than Byron Tibor. IMO
January 10, 2021
Sad. Terrifying. But, all the more riveting because of it.
August 8, 2021
Boring
This is one of the most boring "action" books that I have ever read. I finally gave up about halfway.
This is one of the most boring "action" books that I have ever read. I finally gave up about halfway.
August 19, 2021
Interesting possibilities but may not continue the series.
August 23, 2021
Fast paced
Great suspence, sort of sci-fi"ish" story. Characters get you engaged and I couldn't stop reading, wanting to find out what was going to happen next.
Great suspence, sort of sci-fi"ish" story. Characters get you engaged and I couldn't stop reading, wanting to find out what was going to happen next.
February 24, 2022
Edge of the Seat
Intense, nonstop action from the first page to the last. A page turner that leads the reader to anxiously await Book 2.
Intense, nonstop action from the first page to the last. A page turner that leads the reader to anxiously await Book 2.
June 28, 2022
Interesting take on the superhero genre slightly tarnished by pedestrian plotting and a supporting cast that lacked character.
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