Tech Assassins

C.A.D.S. #12

by John Sievert

High tech armored warriors fighting for America's Freedom after nuclear diaster.

Paperback

First published December 1, 1991

About the author

A pseudonym of Ryder Syvertsen

Reviews

[Craig · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the final book of a twelve-volume post-apocalyptic men's adventure series published from 1985 - '91 by Zebra. All of the books were published under the pseudonym John Sievert. The first one was written by Jan Stacy in collaboration with Ryder Syvertsen. Numbers two through eight were written by Syvertsen alone, and the final four were written by David Alexander. The series is set in the near future (around the turn of the millennium), the Russians have hit the Eastern half of the U.S. with nuclear bombs, and their invasion force has swept across the country. The last line of defense is Colonel Dean Sturgis and his cadre of C.A.D.S., which stands for Computerized Attack/Defense System, as we're told quite frequently. The C.A.D.S. are suits of weaponized armor that turn the wearers into super soldiers, but their numbers are low. Society disintegrates rapidly, and the C.A.D.S. troopers have to fight mad bands of rampaging rapists nearly as often as they oppose the godless commies. The series is unapologetically patriotic (this one is curiously dedicated to Saddam Hussein for reinvigorating the American military), and not at all what has become known as politically correct. The last few books were not as well plotted or written as the earlier ones, and quite a bit shorter. As always, this one has several over-the-top, but amusing bits of black humor interspersed with some rather gritty violent scenes, and lots of mayhem. The Russians attack with a big submarine and the C.A.D.S. respond. Overall, C.A.D.S. was a good survivalist/military-type adventure series of the time, but the last few books aren't up to par, and this last one just kind of limps along rather than wrapping anything up.

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Average apocalyptic adventure story. This one has the rebels using really cool computerized armor to fight with. Recommended