Time Bomb

Phoenix Force #22

by Gar Wilson, Gar Wilson (Series Creator)

Phoenix Force, with West German ace Karl Hahn replacing the disabled Rafael Encizo, races to South Africa to defuse an international time bomb whose mechanism has been triggered by the kidnapping of an anti-apartheid U.S. senator and a black American human-rights activist.

Plunged into a dangerous world of intrigue, racial tensions and terrorist killers, the force leaves politics to the politicians and comes in fighting.

187 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1986

About the author

Phoenix Force is a series of action-adventure novels first published in 1982 by American Gold Eagle publishers. It is a spin-off of the Executioner series created by Don Pendleton.

Phoenix Force is one of two neutralization teams working for Stony Man, a top-secret anti-terrorist organization. As with The Executioner, the Phoenix Force novels have been written by a succession of authors under the pseudonym Gar Wilson. In 1991, Gold Eagle combined Phoenix Force with another Executioner spin-off series, Able Team, and launched the Stony Man book series, which is still being published as of 2005.

Reviews

[Josh Hitch · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good addition to the series. This time the team is in South Africa trying to free two US citizens (a Senator and a religious leader) who were kidnapped by an unknown group. Seems that someone wants South Africa in turmoil so they can take over, looks like it could be Russia, or maybe even forces inside South African government, or maybe someone no one expected. Whoever it is though will have to answer to Phoenix Force with West German operative Karl Hahn replacing the injured Encizo.

Highly recommended for fans of the Men's Adventure genre. Has everything you need, solid characters, tons of action, and an intriguing story.

[Wayne · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a sad day when William Fieldhouse writes a clunker. But this, I would say compared to his large scope of work, is a clunker. It does have some nice action in here and there, but there is to much debate about apartheid and social issues that, yes goes with the story, but just drowns out the story. Don't get me wrong, apartheid and oppression of people are always wrong. This could have been a lot better.

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A spin off series from his Executioner books. This series follows several secondary characters that band together. Recommended