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de Joel C Rosenberg (Author) "A presidential motorcade is a fascinating sight, particularly at night, and particularly from the air ..." En savoir plus
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Timeliness adds considerable juice to Rosenberg's frenzied political thriller, set a couple of years in the future. In the wake of September 11, popular American president James MacPherson has spearheaded an international effort to destroy terrorist training camps in the Middle East and North Africa. Osama bin Laden has been killed, but Saddam Hussein continues to plot against the West. The novel opens with a coordinated international terrorist attack, in which Paris and London and several sites in the United States are bombed. Quick-thinking agents deflect an assassination attempt on the president, but MacPherson is gravely wounded. The reader follows the crisis through the eyes of Jon Bennett, a Wall Street strategist putting together a stock deal in Israel when the terrorists strike. Bennett once worked closely with MacPherson on Wall Street. After a tortuous interrogation at the Jerusalem airport on his way back to the U.S., Bennett passes out, expecting to be killed. When he awakes, he finds that he has passed a crucial test and is now a member of President MacPherson's inner circle of advisers. So far, Rosenberg (Not Quite Scaramouche, etc.) keeps a lot of narrative balls in the air with lean writing and breakneck pacing, but at this midway point the novel loses focus and urgency. Rosenberg's failure to give the characters dimension is exposed when the story slows down and moves away from dramatic scenes of action. Intelligence reports indicate that Saddam may be planning a nuclear attack, and the advisers engage in a lengthy heated discussion about a first strike. Though the characters in this debate come off like talking heads, the energy and scope of the dispute breathes new life into the last half of the novel and hints at greater things from the author.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.


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Amid the geopolitical shift to the Middle East since the end of the Cold War, Rosenberg has created a chilling fictional future for America and the world with assassination attempts against the President of the United States, the Prime Minister of Canada, the Queen of England, and the Royal House of Saudi Arabia by agents of Saddam Hussein. The attacks are unleashed as a joint Israeli-Palestinian oil deal is signed, triggering a series of covert actions by the U.S., Iraq, and Israel that involve nuclear weapons and continuous action. Dick Hill performs this thriller with practiced ease, speeding up when the tension should rise and relaxing through the backstory. The performance is marred by inaccurate pronunciations of Hebrew and poor Arab accents. But doomsday predictions and a spectacular ending bring Rosenberg's speculations to a dramatic conclusion. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --Ce texte provient de la Audio Cassette édition.
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1.0étoiles sur 5 Great Concept - Poor Execution and Research, Jui 17 2004
This review is from: The Last Jihad (Mass Market Paperback)
I was so excited when I read the concept behind this book only to be disappointed by writing defects (the author should have read The Elements of Style) and the apparent lack of an editor (or friend) to check even the simplest facts for accuracy and plausibility.
The actions of world leaders are ridiculous, the action sequences are silly, and sub-plots had no relation to the main story line.
This is truly one of the most disappointing books out there. I won't even go into detail about the advertising and supposed right wing views espoused. I shudder to think that people believe all conservatives have such a radically limited concept of how our world works.
Save your money and time - try a Cussler, Clancy, or Matt Reilly instead.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Excellent! Action packed page turner!, Jui 10 2004
Par C. Camp "clcamp11" (Bossier City, LA USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: The Last Jihad (Mass Market Paperback)
With all the scare of terrorism today, it seemed very real and frightening. It was never boring, keeps you turning the page to find out what happens. Characters were slightly dry, but only slightly. I didn't feel I got to know them as well as I would of liked. I also recommend the sequel, "The Last Days".
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1.0étoiles sur 5 Please, we've suffered enough ..., Mai 9 2004
Par K. Selbo "keith06660" (Warrenton VA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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If you're looking for an unlikely story populated with Saturday morning cartoon hero and villain stereotypes, "The Last Jihad" fills the bill. It lurches along a crude, poorly researched plot-line that culminates in well-telegraphed, brutish wish fulfillment. It's an unending drone of inane situations and dialog punctuated with so many product placements that you'll have to check the cover to be sure you didn't pick up a Sharper Image catalog by mistake. It's a howler right down there with Plan 9 from outer space.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 The Last Jihad
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1.0étoiles sur 5 Advertisement disguised as a novel
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Fast Paced -Couldnt Put It Down
This is an excellent book. Better than Tom Clancy and Robert Ludlam in that it motors along. Most of the plot is quite plausible. Read more
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2.0étoiles sur 5 So bad, almost inconcievable
I am amazed at the people who put their name on the back cover of this book. I am a big fan of this genre, and all I can say is that it doesn't get any worse than this book... Read more
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1.0étoiles sur 5 NeoCon Wish-Fulfillment Fantasy
It's been said many times before on Amazon, but this book is ludicrous tripe. A close friend recommended it to me so I picked it up expecting a good technothriller. Read more
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3.0étoiles sur 5 A nightmare scenario
One of the most timely books published recently concerns an assassination attempt on the US President by Middle Eastern terrorists sent by Saddam Hussein. Read more
Publié le Mars 2 2004 par Larry Gandle

3.0étoiles sur 5 Disappointing
I really wanted this book to be good. Based on the hype and the endorsements, I expected Mr. Rosenberg to be the next Tom Clancy. Read more
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5.0étoiles sur 5 The Final Spasms of Terrorism?
The Last Jihad is a novel about an alternate future. In 2011, the US and its allies have relentlessly hunted down and destroyed terrorist organizations throughout the world... Read more
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3.0étoiles sur 5 It was OK...
To sum the book up, it was an OK novel. But the reason that I gave it 3 stars was because of the use of blatant product placements throughout the novel. Read more
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