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Special Forces Cadets #5
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From the bestselling author of STRIKE BACK, Chris Ryan returns with a new action-packed series.
Tough enough? Smart enough? Max will require all his skills just to stay alive as a Special Forces Cadet...
The Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean. Intelligence has been received that Argentina is plotting to invade, but is it reliable?
The Special Forces Cadets are sent in to investigate, disguised as nature watchers, but when they split up to conduct essential research, two of them are captured and imprisoned. Their lives are in grave danger, but with the main operation at a crucial stage, the others are under orders to leave their friends to their fate.
Can the cadets prevent a war and make it out alive?
Tough enough? Smart enough? Max will require all his skills just to stay alive as a Special Forces Cadet...
The Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean. Intelligence has been received that Argentina is plotting to invade, but is it reliable?
The Special Forces Cadets are sent in to investigate, disguised as nature watchers, but when they split up to conduct essential research, two of them are captured and imprisoned. Their lives are in grave danger, but with the main operation at a crucial stage, the others are under orders to leave their friends to their fate.
Can the cadets prevent a war and make it out alive?
157 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 3, 2020
About the author
Chris Ryan
359 books1,050 followersColin Armstrong (b. 1961), usually known by the pen-name Chris Ryan, is a British author, television presenter, security consultant and former Special Air Service sergeant.
After the publication of fellow patrol member Andy McNab's Bravo Two Zero in 1993, Ryan published his own account of his experiences during the Bravo Two Zero mission in 1995, entitled The One That Got Away. Since retiring from the British Army Ryan has published several fiction and non-fiction books, including Strike Back, which was subsequently adapted into a television series for Sky 1, and co-created the ITV action series Ultimate Force. He has also presented or appeared in numerous television documentaries connected to the military or law enforcement.
After the publication of fellow patrol member Andy McNab's Bravo Two Zero in 1993, Ryan published his own account of his experiences during the Bravo Two Zero mission in 1995, entitled The One That Got Away. Since retiring from the British Army Ryan has published several fiction and non-fiction books, including Strike Back, which was subsequently adapted into a television series for Sky 1, and co-created the ITV action series Ultimate Force. He has also presented or appeared in numerous television documentaries connected to the military or law enforcement.
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August 30, 2023
Let my fast reading rate and 4-5 star ratings speak for this series: it is truly breathtaking. Non-stop action that I cannot put down and has me feeling the intensity and exhaustion of the cadets right there with them.
Without spoiling details, I must highlight a standout moment when I feared a certain character's fate. Thankfully, this merry band of highly trained orphans have such a bond and loyalty to each other, that they always--and I mean ALWAYS-- have each other's backs.
Whether that means trusting each other completely by allowing another to do what needs to be done, or by never leaving someone behind no matter what, the Special Forces Cadets have cemented a very special place in my heart as a chaotic found family with a heart of gold and a determination of steel.
Without spoiling details, I must highlight a standout moment when I feared a certain character's fate. Thankfully, this merry band of highly trained orphans have such a bond and loyalty to each other, that they always--and I mean ALWAYS-- have each other's backs.
Whether that means trusting each other completely by allowing another to do what needs to be done, or by never leaving someone behind no matter what, the Special Forces Cadets have cemented a very special place in my heart as a chaotic found family with a heart of gold and a determination of steel.
December 1, 2021
Very good and engrossing spy fiction novel
A wide range of descriptive eye catching vocabularies, wide range of grammar(semi-colons,explanation .arms etc.) A great plot and storyline. Overall a great book, I was hooked after 1 chapter and finished in 3h!
A wide range of descriptive eye catching vocabularies, wide range of grammar(semi-colons,explanation .arms etc.) A great plot and storyline. Overall a great book, I was hooked after 1 chapter and finished in 3h!
June 27, 2023
Really had me stressed towards the end, I was sure that at least one of the characters would die. Im curious to see if the romance becomes full fledged in the final book, and whether the cadets will continue on
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May 13, 2021
Love the Falklands Islands setting. Daft story, daft teenagers, unlikely adult handlers. Suspend reality and all will be well.
May 2, 2022
4 stars.
February 2, 2023
Didn’t find this one as good as the previous four in the series. However twists and turns in the book made it a gripping read but just not as gripping as the previous.
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June 24, 2023Gripping, fast-moving and exciting
October 23, 2023
4.5 stars.
Sad to be nearly finished this series but haven't been able to put them down!
Sad to be nearly finished this series but haven't been able to put them down!
April 8, 2025
The action and plot are fun as always but Chris Ryan, good as he is at many things, is very much not a romance writer.
December 22, 2020
Another great story
Another great story in the Special Forces Cadets series with lots of action and a storyline that keeps you gripped from start to finish. So the usual strong characters who are portrayed so realistically that you feel that you know them personally.
Another great story in the Special Forces Cadets series with lots of action and a storyline that keeps you gripped from start to finish. So the usual strong characters who are portrayed so realistically that you feel that you know them personally.
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