Action/Adventure Aficionados discussion

Our December group read theme is Military/Spec Ops/Black Ops/PMC. Members can nominate books that center on the theme of the military, special operators, black operators, contractors, or that have prominent characters who fall in these categories.

Sorry this is going up so late. Because it's so close to the end of the month, the nominations period will be shortened to 5 days, and the poll will go up on November 26th.


Here are the other considerations:

1. One nomination per group member. The books must be nominated with a Goodreads link by clicking on 'add book/author'. If a book does not have a Goodreads link, it will not be added to the poll.
2. Books need to be readily available, ie, in print (able to buy new or in ebook format).
3. Books should have some degree of action/adventure content.
4. Past group reads are not eligible to be nominated again. The past group discussions remain open for members to comment. You can view the list of past reads here:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

5. Books must be either standalone or first in a series (or they may be later in a series if constructed to be read as a standalone).
6. Authors are asked not to nominate their own books or solicit nominations from members.

Please feel free to include a blurb for the book so others know a little about the book, along with your Goodreads book link.

The poll will go up on November 26th.

Check out this book on Goodreads: Stormbreaker https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

This is a book about a teenage spy and this has action/adventure content
Storm breaker
Anthony Hoswitz

I nominate Proximity: A Novel of the Navy's Elite Bomb Squad by Stephen Phillips, 284 pages (Kindle edition)

The Sailors of the United States Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) community "perform under pressure" in the hazardous job of bomb disposal, often deep beneath the sea...alone.

An EOD Technician must have the brains of an engineer, the hands of a surgeon, and the courage of a martyr. In the U.S. Navy, carrier flight operations only occur under the watchful eye of EOD Techs ready to respond to ordnance accidents. U.S. Marines assault enemy beachheads only after EOD Techs clear the littoral seas and landing zones of mines. The U.S. Secret Service even relies on military bomb squads to protect the President and visiting foreign dignitaries. Perhaps the best testimony of their value is that when the Navy needs to place a limpet mine under an enemy ship it tasks the Navy SEALs, but to respond to such an attack - the Navy summons EOD.

Proximity highlights the exciting work of one EOD detachment as they become enmeshed in the efforts of a terrorist coalition operating both in Europe and the United States. Lieutenant "Jazz" Jascinski and the men of Detachment Four become the key to helping the FBI apprehend these terrorists - until their unique skills place them under suspicion. To protect themselves, the Techs must race to find the culprits before they become the next victims...

I nominate City of War by Neil Russell.

Amazon blurb:
“Neil Russell has to be one of the finest, skilled and accomplished writers in the country, a true master of intrigue.”
—Clive Cussler

Rail Black has arrived…with a vengeance! A new series character who is part James Bond and part Bruce “Batman” Wayne, ex-Delta Force commando Black is the star of City of War—an electrifying thriller by veteran Hollywood executive (Paramount, Columbia, MGM/UA, Carolco Pictures) turned novelist Neil Russell. Spellbinding nonstop fictional action with a startling nonfiction base—called “utterly gripping” by New York Times bestselling author of The Last Spymaster, Gayle Lynds—City of War marks the debut of a true master of suspense…and of an exceptional protagonist destined to become one of the greats.

I nominate Beneath the Dark Ice by Greig Beck.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...

When a plane crashes into the Antarctic ice, exposing a massive cave beneath, a rescue and research team is dispatched.

Twenty-four hours later, all contact is lost.

Captain Alex Hunter and his highly trained squad of commandos are fast tracked to the hot zone to find out what went wrong – and to follow up the detection of a vast underground reservoir. Accompanying the team is an assortment of researchers, including petrobiologist Aimee Weir. If the unidentified substance proves to be an energy source, every country in the world will want to know about it – some would even kill for it.

Once inserted into the cave system, they don't find any survivors – not even a trace of their bodies. Primeval hieroglyphs hint at an ancient civilisation, and an ancient danger. Spectres of the dead haunt the tunnels. Within hours, one of the party will die.

To bring his team out alive, Alex will need every one of his mysterious abilities beneath the dark ice.

Kanishka wrote: "I nominate Beneath the Dark Ice by Greig Beck.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...

When a ..."

We have read Beneath the Dark Ice and Kraken Rising. We can nominate Dark Rising if you'd like? Dark Rising

The Dragon Factory by Jonathan Maberry is my nomination.

Andrew wrote: "I nominate City of War by Neil Russell.

Amazon blurb:
“Neil Russell has to be one of the finest, skilled and accomplished writers in the country, a true master of ..."

This is also a group read.

The poll is up. It will close on November 30th at 11:59 PT.

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...