The Throwaway

by Michael Moreci

THROWAWAY [throh-uh-wey] - Noun - An agent who is considered expendable.



Mark Strain had it all: beautiful wife, a baby on the way, and a skyrocketing career as a D.C. lobbyist. But when Mark is violently abducted from his home by masked men, everything he knows is turned upside down.

They say Mark committed treason. They say he's a traitor to the United States.

They say he's a spy.

320 pages, Hardcover

First published June 19, 2018

About the author

Michael Moreci is a bestselling comics author and novelist. His original works include the space adventure novels Black Star Renegades and We Are Mayhem, as well as the comic series Wasted Space, The Plot, Hexagon, Curse, Archangel 8, and more. The Plot appeared on numerous best of 2019 lists, and Wasted Space has been hailed as one of the best comics of the past decade. Moreci's comic trilogy Roche Limit was called one of the best sci-fi comics of all-time by Paste Magazine, and Black Star Renegades was an Audie Award finalist for best sci-fi of 2018.

Moreci has also written for Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, and the DC universe--including the YA graphic novel The Lost Carnival: A Dick Grayson Story. He's also adapted Eoin Colfer's bestselling Artemis Fowl series into graphic novels.

He lives outside Chicago with his family.

Reviews

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall, The Throwaway had that “steal a couple of minutes to get an extra chapter in” quality for me. The chase for vindication, the Americans vs The Russians, the plight of the average Joe: all got me wanting to read more! This is a very good thriller that makes me excited to check out more of Modeci’s other work.

Thank you to NetGalley, Tor Books, and Forge Books for the advanced copy for review.

Full review can be found here: https://paulspicks.blog/2018/06/05/th...

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[Michael Moreci · Rating 5 out of 5]

I might be biased. Maybe. A little.

[Anita · Rating 3 out of 5]

Waaaaay over the top - super, indestructible Mark the lobbyist gets sent to Russia after being set up as a spy. If you can set aside that nothing is realistic here, for instance, Mark only needs a few minutes to recover from massive bodily injuries before heroically enduring ever more unbelievable circumstances, you might enjoy this fast paced rock'em sock'em action fest as Mark struggles to the end to redeem himself, get back to his wife and "unborn child" (and boy, does that ever get referenced to death) and put the bad guys out of business by getting revenge and exposing their nefarious deeds. Yeah, it's not perfect but it is entertaining! (whew.) No spoiler alert needed - it's clear from the beginning what kind of ride this is going to be and to the author's credit, it's written pretty well for this type of book.

[Marian · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good book to read! Had gotten my second Covid Vaccine and was dealing with VERY uncomfortable symptoms. So I basically curled up in bed and read this book! It was a perfect distraction!!
It’s a thriller alright!!!

[Malachi Antal · Rating 3 out of 5]

bang-up jobber for our throwaway

FSB

the Beltway; the District

https://imgur.com/zc6asRb

[Dave · Rating 2 out of 5]

Didn’t hate the plot, but the writing was torture. So many poor adjectives and twisted similes and metaphors. It read like an extended middle school short story.