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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
2nd in series. This book is set in 1973 . A Soviet pilot defects. Is this a legitimate defection or is there something else going on? Hadfield blends a lot of reality with some fiction to create a compelling story. A fair bit of technical jargon, but if you get past that it’s a real great suspense book.
Enjoyable. The Apollo Murders was cleverer, but ww still have an ibteresting thriller here. If you like Bande Dessinée, you get Buck Danny vibes all along (and you'll know the exact book, too!).
Strong TW in chapter 53 that I hated: animal cruelty. To me, completely unnecessary.
Strong TW in chapter 53 that I hated: animal cruelty. To me, completely unnecessary.
A little hard to follow with the very quick chapters and multiple characters. All the action happened at the end.
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
This is the second of Chris Hadfield's stories based on fighter pilots and astronauts. A good storyline and lots of details and descriptions that gives you insight into the world of these people.
Clearly setting us up for the next book of the series, but it nevertheless stands alone as a good read.
Clearly setting us up for the next book of the series, but it nevertheless stands alone as a good read.
Canadians know Colonel Chris Hadfield as an achiever of many ‘firsts’ - the first Canadian to be a space mission specialist, the first to operate the Canadarm in orbit, do a spacewalk, record a music video in space, and command the International Space Station. This book, however, is written with his expertise learned from his career as a top test pilot for the US Air Force and US Navy as well as his time as an RCAF fighter pilot intercepting armed Soviet bombers in North American airspace!
In short, this heart-stopping thriller is about a Cold War-era combat fighter pilot and the adrenaline-filled hunt for a Soviet defector.
What’s at risk? Well, besides the obvious, there’s also the secret of the Soviets’ ‘Foxbat’ MiG-25, the fastest and highest fighting plane in the world, something both countries see as the key to supremacy.
I loved this book because Hadfield immediately placed me in the cockpit of an F-4B Phantom, made me feel the restricting pressure suit, made me aware of the thinness of the air and how it affects me and my aircraft, and made me experience centrifuge-riding day. He allowed me to experience the best day of a cosmonaut’s life - the day they learn they are going to space.
It was an exhilarating rush.
If you are a thrill seeker, love spy stories about the Cold War, or love reading about aerial combat, put this one on your reading list. You’ll appreciate this twisty story about Area 51, Mi-Gs, spaceflight nuclear rocketry basics, Project AQUATONE, CIA investigations, and the race to secure a defector and sniff out the bad guys! It’s written by someone who’s done it, not just researched it. I was spellbound.
I didn’t realize it was book 2 of the Apollo Murders series, so I’m off to source The Apollo Murder right now!
I was gifted this copy by Mulholland Books and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review.
In short, this heart-stopping thriller is about a Cold War-era combat fighter pilot and the adrenaline-filled hunt for a Soviet defector.
What’s at risk? Well, besides the obvious, there’s also the secret of the Soviets’ ‘Foxbat’ MiG-25, the fastest and highest fighting plane in the world, something both countries see as the key to supremacy.
I loved this book because Hadfield immediately placed me in the cockpit of an F-4B Phantom, made me feel the restricting pressure suit, made me aware of the thinness of the air and how it affects me and my aircraft, and made me experience centrifuge-riding day. He allowed me to experience the best day of a cosmonaut’s life - the day they learn they are going to space.
It was an exhilarating rush.
If you are a thrill seeker, love spy stories about the Cold War, or love reading about aerial combat, put this one on your reading list. You’ll appreciate this twisty story about Area 51, Mi-Gs, spaceflight nuclear rocketry basics, Project AQUATONE, CIA investigations, and the race to secure a defector and sniff out the bad guys! It’s written by someone who’s done it, not just researched it. I was spellbound.
I didn’t realize it was book 2 of the Apollo Murders series, so I’m off to source The Apollo Murder right now!
I was gifted this copy by Mulholland Books and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
medium-paced