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Dead Six

par Larry Correia, Mike Kupari (Auteur)

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Michael Valentine, veteran and former member of an elite private military company, has been recruited by the government to conduct a secret counter-terror operation in the Persian Gulf nation of Zubara. The unit is called Dead Six. Their mission is to take the fight to the enemy and not get caught. Lorenzo, assassin and thief extraordinaire, is being blackmailed by the world's most vicious crime lord. His team has to infiltrate the Zubaran terrorist network and pull off an impossible heist or his family will die. When Dead Six compromises his objective, Lorenzo has a new job: Find and kill Valentine. As allegiances are betrayed and the nation descends into a bloody civil war, Lorenzo and Valentine must face off. Two men. Two missions. Only one will win.… (plus d'informations)
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It's an easy read, but sometimes does drag on a bit. Also, I was watching the Jack Ryan series in the same week I read this book and sometimes I confused some details because they seem too similar. ( )
  cwebb | Dec 27, 2019 |
This review is written with a GPL 3.0 license and the rights contained therein shall supersede all TOS by any and all websites in regards to copying and sharing without proper authorization and permissions. Crossposted at Bookstooge.booklikes.blogspot. wordpress.leafmarks.com & Bookstooge's Reviews on the Road Facebook Group by Bookstooge's Exalted Permission. Title: Dead Six Series: Dead Six Author: Larry Correia & Mike Kupari Rating: 4.5 of 5 Stars Genre: SFF Pages: 725 Format: Kindle digital edition Synopsis: Michael Valentine, former marine and mercenary extraordinaire, has burnt out. Trying to live a "normal life" as a security guard, Valentine is going out of his mind. One day a former team mate offers him a job of a lifetime. Making money hand over fist for the United States Government while bringing the War on Terror to the terrorists in places they thought were safe. Lorenzo. Con man, thief and hitman. He thought his family safe. Big Eddie convinced him otherwise. Of course, Big Eddie promises they'll be safe if Lorenzo does just one, teensy weensy impossible, job. Lorenzo and Valentine are on a collision course. Women get involved, things slightly Cthulhu'ic are involved and backstabbing and betrayals are the keywords of the day. Will Valentine and Lorenzo kill each other or save each other? My Thoughts: Wow! Just wow! Valentine and Lorenzo are apparently on two different paths when suddenly they're on a collision course. Then suddenly they're reluctant allies. Now that sounds like a whiplash ride, but considering this book is over 700 pages long, the process was gradual and realistic. Having the dual viewpoints, essentially telling 2 stories, worked. Each POV was prefaced by which character it was and the location, and that was very helpful. There was a group called Exodus that played a very brief part. They seemed to be some sort of super vigilante group that was driven by the need for Justice against those who could never be brought to Justice by ordinary means. There was another group called Majestic, which was more referred to than anything else. I am assuming they will both play bigger roles in the next book. There is an object of power, human sacrifice and a heavy unearthly feeling in parts. That is why I gave this the paranormal tag, even though it was pretty strictly a gun fest. The violence level was pretty high definitely earned the ultra-violence tag. Brains, blood and body parts blown all over the place. High calibre weapons do a lot of damage and neither author shied from describing such carnage. Correia is known for his gun porn. Apparently, Kupari was right behind him, egging him on and adding his own. Thankfully, it didn't overwhelm any part of the story and it sounded like what a soldier would think/talk in these kinds of situations. I don't enjoy gun porn for the record. I know this doesn't really tell why I liked this so much, but I stayed up until almost 11pm two nights in a row reading this because I just couldn't put it down. I think that speaks volumes in and of itself. I am really looking forward to the sequel, Swords of Exodus. " ( )
  BookstoogeLT | Dec 10, 2016 |
Excellent action packed and violent pseudo-military novel. Lots of violence, lots of guns, lots of bad guys getting their just desserts. Actually, it is one of the best, non-moralizing, trashy action books I've read in a long while. There is no deep dark plot, not much nuance, and not much cheesy romance...

The story is told from 2 different points of view (Lorenzo and Valentine) and, surprisingly, they are different enough that they really do feel like different characters (perhaps each author wrote one of the main characters?) ... neither are quite bad enough that you dislike them, but they are not the typical "good guys" either.

The romantic components are relatively well done (i.e. not cheesy or over done). The bad guys (one set of them anyway) are pretty extreme, but hey, it isn't meant to be true-to-life. For its genre, it is not as sexist or gun-porny as some, and there is not much "judgement" regarding who is a bad guy and who is not, though there is a steady theme of anti-terrorist and American military "black ops" secrecy throughout the novel. ( )
  crazybatcow | Jan 18, 2015 |
Terrific! Well-paced action, a real page-turner. ( )
  ajohnson2371 | Nov 7, 2014 |
This is an action-packed shoot 'em up. The writing is crisp, the action and descriptions are clear. The dialogue is snappy and real. The authors split the writing by each taking a character and telling their story. It's no surprise that the two main characters team up in the end to wreak havoc on the bad guy. And that's part of the fun. You know it's coming, and the pay off is worth the wait.

There is some romance, and it is handled well by both authors. In terms of the story, the romances are a little convenient, but not so much that it lessens the fun of the book. All though I will say, the book is a bit lengthy. 723 pages in the paperback. Also, there are some spelling and grammatical errors that should not be. One of the chapter titles is even misspelled.

All in all, a slam-bang actionner that keeps the pages turning.

There's even an easter egg for those late night radio fans. ( )
  cdhtenn2k10 | Jan 15, 2012 |
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Larry Correiaauteur principaltoutes les éditionscalculé
Kupari, MikeAuteurauteur principaltoutes les éditionsconfirmé
Bronson PinchotNarrateurauteur secondairequelques éditionsconfirmé

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Michael Valentine, veteran and former member of an elite private military company, has been recruited by the government to conduct a secret counter-terror operation in the Persian Gulf nation of Zubara. The unit is called Dead Six. Their mission is to take the fight to the enemy and not get caught. Lorenzo, assassin and thief extraordinaire, is being blackmailed by the world's most vicious crime lord. His team has to infiltrate the Zubaran terrorist network and pull off an impossible heist or his family will die. When Dead Six compromises his objective, Lorenzo has a new job: Find and kill Valentine. As allegiances are betrayed and the nation descends into a bloody civil war, Lorenzo and Valentine must face off. Two men. Two missions. Only one will win.

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