Warlord of Azatlan

Able Team #6

by Dick Stivers (House Name), Don Pendleton (Series Creator)

Dispatched by the President to investigate a multimillion-dollar weapons-for-drugs exchange, Able Team probed deep into the wilds of Guatemala. There, The Executioner' s top squad of death dealers fell into a bloody maze of terror.

Unexpected allies led the three hotshots to the source of a conspiracy to assassinate the Christian leader of Guatemala and to annihilate that nation's newborn forces of democracy and liberty.

Surrounded by genocidal war and devoted courage, Able Team discovered the greatest horror yet in the campaign against international terrorism: a fascist plot to seize all of Central America and then all the nations of the new world. . . for the resurrection of the Third Reich!

Genres: Action

183 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

"Dick Stivers" is a house name of the publisher.

Reviews

[Tim Deforest · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the first of an intermittent 6-book story arc about an attempted fascist takeover of Central America. (Other volumes in the arc include Able Team #9, #13, #14, #19, #21).

When four Federal agents investigating gun smuggling are murdered, Able Team is brought in. They travel to Guatemala, only to have their local liasons try to kill them.

The Team soon discovers that a Nazi billionaire known as Unomundo has been building up a mercenary army and is planning on taking over the country. The case takes the team out into the Guatemalan jungle, where they eventually team up with an ex-Marine gone native and some local Indians to attack Unomundo's secret base. That ex-Marine is a great character.

The story is a solid one, kicking off the story arc in a very effective manner. Several action scenes stand out--including one of the Team improvising a very original method of taking out a helicopter and, later, the Team and their allies turning a fuel tank into a large fire bomb to kick off their assault on the secret base.

[Sean Boyer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent Able Team adventure, but not nearly as good or fun as "Amazon Slaughter," which had a similar setting. The villain has the potential to be a great, pulpy foe, but here he is given no personality (mainly because he is really only ever seen in passing), and I don't even think he has a line of dialogue. Still, it has the over-the-top action fitting for an 80s-era men's adventure, and the three boys of Able Team are fun--again in an over-the-top 80s way.

These books are all quick reads and are too short to really out stay their welcome. They're certainly not as good as the first two Executioner books (of which Able Team is a spin off) I've read, but Able Team is the series I read when I was 12 and 13, so I have a soft spot for them as I read the ones I missed back in those good ol' days.

[Josh Hitch · Rating 4 out of 5]

A solid volume in the series. This time Able Team is in Guatemala, hunting the mercenaries responsible for taking out a 4 man FBI team in Texas. Come to find out its basically an army and Able Team only has an ex Marine who is living in the jungle and a handful of natives to help. They need to take out this force who is planning on assassinating the President and taking over the country. The man behind it is Unomundo, who pops up in other books.

Recommended, fast paced read with a solid story that is never dull. Not sure who wrote this one, think its the only Gold Eagle book that doesn't tell you the author with a special thanks on the date page.

[Jim Dunlop · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a banger ! A truly great Able Team adventure here as the boys head to Guatemala to stop a neo-Nazi warlord from overthrowing the government.

This is a fast paced read with Able Team smashing their way through one obstacle after another to bring the war to Unomundo’s lair.

It would have been nice to have a bit more development of the main bad guy as he does get away and I assume will be back- there is almost no background on him and not even a chapter or a couple of pages to show his character.

That being said, Able is in fine form me, cracking quips, blasting baddies and fearlessly tearing through anything that comes their way.

[Andrew Shapter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another violent action fest as one expects and wants from this era.
The torture scenes are disturbing though, due to the graphic inventiveness .
Author does like to use the term “rotorthrob” a little too much doesn’t he?

[Wayne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Much better than the miss-step that was book #5. The action is almost non-stop in this 183 page outting. I wish I knew who the author was.

[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