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Legacy #3
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A figure from Sunny Joe's past seeks revenge by hiring Stone and Freya for a video game where there are no cheat codes…and death is for real!
191 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2014
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About the author
Warren Murphy
293 books120 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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May 24, 2017
Fast read
Pretty good book keeps you interested and wanting more it was ok and I will probably go ahead read the rest of the books
Pretty good book keeps you interested and wanting more it was ok and I will probably go ahead read the rest of the books
June 15, 2017
Kicking Ass
Well three books in and I'm won over. It's become it's own thing and is enjoyable as The Destroyer series on it's own merit.
Well three books in and I'm won over. It's become it's own thing and is enjoyable as The Destroyer series on it's own merit.
December 20, 2017
Love this series!
This spinoff of the Destroyer series is totally enjoyable. I can’t wait to get the next one in the series!
This spinoff of the Destroyer series is totally enjoyable. I can’t wait to get the next one in the series!
August 30, 2018
as allways good!
July 6, 2020
excellent very good
June 28, 2021
Legacy
A good read from the start. It starts with a little history on Sunny Joe and it brings in the kids.
A good read from the start. It starts with a little history on Sunny Joe and it brings in the kids.
June 10, 2016
Legacy: Overload book review
By Warren Murphy and Gerald Welch
The newest novel in the Legacy series of books by Warren Murphy and Gerald Welch has just been released and it’s a winner. Once more we are following the adventures of Remo William’s children, Freya and Stone as they try to find their way within Sinanju.
This newest adventure pits them against an old adversary of their grandfather, Remo’s father, Bill Roam, otherwise known as Sunny Joe. The man they are squaring off against is actually a caricature of a well-known ‘90’s action star. You can figure it out for yourselves once you read the book.
While he actually does turn out to be dangerous in his own almost laughable way, it’s the implications of what is found in his warehouse that raises the eyebrows more. Longtime fans will know exactly what I am talking about once they read the newest addition to the series.
This series gets better and better with each new book. This new novel is no exception. It’s really good stuff and as far as I’m concerned a ‘must read’ for fans of the action/adventure genre as well as fans of the fantastic ‘Destroyer’ series. Five stars easily. Go buy it today!
Merged review:
Legacy: Overload book review
By Warren Murphy and Gerald Welch
The newest novel in the Legacy series of books by Warren Murphy and Gerald Welch has just been released and it’s a winner. Once more we are following the adventures of Remo William’s children, Freya and Stone as they try to find their way within Sinanju.
This newest adventure pits them against an old adversary of their grandfather, Remo’s father, Bill Roam, otherwise known as Sunny Joe. The man they are squaring off against is actually a caricature of a well-known ‘90’s action star. You can figure it out for yourselves once you read the book.
While he actually does turn out to be dangerous in his own almost laughable way, it’s the implications of what is found in his warehouse that raises the eyebrows more. Longtime fans will know exactly what I am talking about once they read the newest addition to the series.
This series gets better and better with each new book. This new novel is no exception. It’s really good stuff and as far as I’m concerned a ‘must read’ for fans of the action/adventure genre as well as fans of the fantastic ‘Destroyer’ series. Five stars easily. Go buy it today!
By Warren Murphy and Gerald Welch
The newest novel in the Legacy series of books by Warren Murphy and Gerald Welch has just been released and it’s a winner. Once more we are following the adventures of Remo William’s children, Freya and Stone as they try to find their way within Sinanju.
This newest adventure pits them against an old adversary of their grandfather, Remo’s father, Bill Roam, otherwise known as Sunny Joe. The man they are squaring off against is actually a caricature of a well-known ‘90’s action star. You can figure it out for yourselves once you read the book.
While he actually does turn out to be dangerous in his own almost laughable way, it’s the implications of what is found in his warehouse that raises the eyebrows more. Longtime fans will know exactly what I am talking about once they read the newest addition to the series.
This series gets better and better with each new book. This new novel is no exception. It’s really good stuff and as far as I’m concerned a ‘must read’ for fans of the action/adventure genre as well as fans of the fantastic ‘Destroyer’ series. Five stars easily. Go buy it today!
Merged review:
Legacy: Overload book review
By Warren Murphy and Gerald Welch
The newest novel in the Legacy series of books by Warren Murphy and Gerald Welch has just been released and it’s a winner. Once more we are following the adventures of Remo William’s children, Freya and Stone as they try to find their way within Sinanju.
This newest adventure pits them against an old adversary of their grandfather, Remo’s father, Bill Roam, otherwise known as Sunny Joe. The man they are squaring off against is actually a caricature of a well-known ‘90’s action star. You can figure it out for yourselves once you read the book.
While he actually does turn out to be dangerous in his own almost laughable way, it’s the implications of what is found in his warehouse that raises the eyebrows more. Longtime fans will know exactly what I am talking about once they read the newest addition to the series.
This series gets better and better with each new book. This new novel is no exception. It’s really good stuff and as far as I’m concerned a ‘must read’ for fans of the action/adventure genre as well as fans of the fantastic ‘Destroyer’ series. Five stars easily. Go buy it today!
May 19, 2014
One thing I particularly liked about this book was that it deviated from the standard formula that dominates much of the Destroyer series. There is no mission. No briefing or orders from their employer. This story just grows organically from the characters. While I do enjoy the standard-mission-type stories, I do hope we get more of these off-the-beaten-path stories as well. I also enjoyed the fact that not all of the characters' problems are neatly wrapped in a bow by the end of the book. That, much more than some metaplot, is making me count the days till we get book four.
I recommend this book to fans of the Destroyer series, fans of the Legacy series, and even new fans who have yet to discover the world of Remo and Chiun, and now Freya and Stone.
If there was anything I didn't care for about the book, it's that I have a hard time suspending my disbblief when feats of Sinanju go so far outside the realm of possibility as to be almost laughable --and not in the good way one expects from this kind of story. Without spoiling it, there's an example of this toward the end of the book. I don't blame the authors; the precedent was set many, many moons ago in the Destroyer series. And obviously, it didn't bug me enough to lower my five-star rating. But it is a minor gripe, so I thought I'd list it here.
I gave the book five stars because it had a plot that kept me engaged, great character development, intense action scenes, and left me eager for more at the . Keep 'em coming, guys. You keep writin' 'em, I'll keep readin' 'em. And that's the biz, sweetheart.
I recommend this book to fans of the Destroyer series, fans of the Legacy series, and even new fans who have yet to discover the world of Remo and Chiun, and now Freya and Stone.
If there was anything I didn't care for about the book, it's that I have a hard time suspending my disbblief when feats of Sinanju go so far outside the realm of possibility as to be almost laughable --and not in the good way one expects from this kind of story. Without spoiling it, there's an example of this toward the end of the book. I don't blame the authors; the precedent was set many, many moons ago in the Destroyer series. And obviously, it didn't bug me enough to lower my five-star rating. But it is a minor gripe, so I thought I'd list it here.
I gave the book five stars because it had a plot that kept me engaged, great character development, intense action scenes, and left me eager for more at the . Keep 'em coming, guys. You keep writin' 'em, I'll keep readin' 'em. And that's the biz, sweetheart.
May 10, 2014
A little background on this series. The stars here are Freya, seventeen, and Stone, former Navy Seal, and the children, different mothers, of Remo Williams. The siblings are being trained by their grandfather, Bill Roam, native American and the reigning Sunny Joe of the tribe. In the distant past, twins were trained by the blind Sinanju master, they taking advantage of father's blindness to both get training. When caught, one left and ended up in North America where he began the same tradition with the Native Americans. Bill Roam, after his son Remo was born, the mother dying in childbirth, left the baby at an orphanage.
Roam and his grandchildren go to Hollywood for the funeral of an old friend from his stuntman days where they run into an old enemy, who'd received a bit of stardom from cheesy B-movies trading on one signature martial arts move. Stevie Sturgeon was now old and fat, years removed from his last movie, still believing he was the greatest martial artist alive.
He wants revenge for his humiliations at the hands of Bill Roam all those years ago, planning to use young Freya.
Big mistake.
Been a fan of Murphy's work from the very beginning. This new series still carries on the caricatures of the pretentious whether part of Hollywood, business, or politics.
Loved this one.
Roam and his grandchildren go to Hollywood for the funeral of an old friend from his stuntman days where they run into an old enemy, who'd received a bit of stardom from cheesy B-movies trading on one signature martial arts move. Stevie Sturgeon was now old and fat, years removed from his last movie, still believing he was the greatest martial artist alive.
He wants revenge for his humiliations at the hands of Bill Roam all those years ago, planning to use young Freya.
Big mistake.
Been a fan of Murphy's work from the very beginning. This new series still carries on the caricatures of the pretentious whether part of Hollywood, business, or politics.
Loved this one.
June 19, 2014
Legacy: Overload book review
By Warren Murphy and Gerald Welch
The newest novel in the Legacy series of books by Warren Murphy and Gerald Welch has just been released and it’s a winner. Once more we are following the adventures of Remo William’s children, Freya and Stone as they try to find their way within Sinanju.
This newest adventure pits them against an old adversary of their grandfather, Remo’s father, Bill Roam, otherwise known as Sunny Joe. The man they are squaring off against is actually a caricature of a well-known ‘90’s action star. You can figure it out for yourselves once you read the book.
While he actually does turn out to be dangerous in his own almost laughable way, it’s the implications of what is found in his warehouse that raises the eyebrows more. Longtime fans will know exactly what I am talking about once they read the newest addition to the series.
This series gets better and better with each new book. This new novel is no exception. It’s really good stuff and as far as I’m concerned a ‘must read’ for fans of the action/adventure genre as well as fans of the fantastic ‘Destroyer’ series. Five stars easily. Go buy it today!
By Warren Murphy and Gerald Welch
The newest novel in the Legacy series of books by Warren Murphy and Gerald Welch has just been released and it’s a winner. Once more we are following the adventures of Remo William’s children, Freya and Stone as they try to find their way within Sinanju.
This newest adventure pits them against an old adversary of their grandfather, Remo’s father, Bill Roam, otherwise known as Sunny Joe. The man they are squaring off against is actually a caricature of a well-known ‘90’s action star. You can figure it out for yourselves once you read the book.
While he actually does turn out to be dangerous in his own almost laughable way, it’s the implications of what is found in his warehouse that raises the eyebrows more. Longtime fans will know exactly what I am talking about once they read the newest addition to the series.
This series gets better and better with each new book. This new novel is no exception. It’s really good stuff and as far as I’m concerned a ‘must read’ for fans of the action/adventure genre as well as fans of the fantastic ‘Destroyer’ series. Five stars easily. Go buy it today!
May 24, 2014
This series has a ton of potential. Unfortunately, it feels like the authors are holding back and not giving us the full, unbridled awesomeness of Sinanju.
The action is a bit lite--and over quickly, but the story is so compelling you won't want to put this down until you've finished every single page. A must read for fans of The Destroyer, but also a comelling new series for those unfamiliar with Sinanju.
My biggest complaint is that this series doesn't come out more often. I love the characers and the setup, and could read these every month. Heck, it shoud be a TV show, on every week.
Bottom line, fun, action, mystery and loads of setp for the next one. And a quick read.
The action is a bit lite--and over quickly, but the story is so compelling you won't want to put this down until you've finished every single page. A must read for fans of The Destroyer, but also a comelling new series for those unfamiliar with Sinanju.
My biggest complaint is that this series doesn't come out more often. I love the characers and the setup, and could read these every month. Heck, it shoud be a TV show, on every week.
Bottom line, fun, action, mystery and loads of setp for the next one. And a quick read.
February 29, 2016
Another great entry in this spin-off of The Destroyer series. While I miss Remo and Chiun very much, Stone and Freya are interesting characters in their own right as they carry on the glorious tradition of Sinanju. My only complaint is that these books are too short! It's way to easy for me to get through one in a day.
November 9, 2014
The series is gradually getting better. The question now is "are there going to be any more of them?"
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