Death Beam

by Robert Moss

Death Beam by Robert Moss Hardcover 1981

Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller

408 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1981

Reviews

[Regan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not as good as his first, still, even though this was written in 1981 it still has some pertinent aspects to our world today. Makes me wonder if his dream work showed him the future

[Will Waller · Rating 2 out of 5]

Having bought this book for its incredible title at a Goodwill long, long ago, it had languished in an attic in a pile of books bought at the same time. On a trip to Georgia where I'm from, I resurrected it from its dark domain and brought it into the light to read. As always, I refer to my rules as to what I read and when. This one jumped the line a bit because I needed something that I could lose if I did lose it on a recent trip. No library book would suffice.

This book is the story of the early 80s when Soviets and Americans were doing whatever they could to throw a monkey wrench into each other's plans. This book is ostensibly a spy novel, but probably is better described as a geo-political adventure tale. It's not great for a variety of reasons. The first, and something that isn't its fault, is its age. The book is dated! Secondly, the Soviets are given this feeling of darkness and shadow. They're always trying to kill, and most times, end up killing one another. It just doesn't seem likely that they'd always have this visage of shadow. Felt a bit too much for me.

It's a book that has few ratings because who would have this book. Great title, not memorable.

[David Owens · Rating 3 out of 5]

Soviets have new weapon to dominate world from outer space. US must stop launch. Spymaster knows mole in agency and is killed before he can reveal him.

[Brett]

Suspense