The Intruders

The Intruders

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Coonts's sixth techno-thriller to feature Jake Grafton (The Red Horseman) takes the heroic Navy aviator back to 1973, immediately following the events of his debut in Flight of the Intruder. Disillusioned by the killing and dying "for nothing" that he saw in Vietnam, Jake is at a crossroads. Should he try to find his way in civilian life, or stay in the service and make the demanding transition from hotshot jet jockey to professional Naval officer? He mulls over his decision while flying A-6 Intruders with a Marine squadron assigned to an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. As always with Coonts, the terrors and elations of flying take center stage, with Jake and his buddies bluffing death regularly during night landings and equipment failures, and in the face of mistakes that even the best pilots make. But as Jake deals with a threatening Soviet vessel, is chased by a MiG, saves his plane after it has been hit by lightning and finally is shot down and captured by Sumatran pirates, it becomes clear that the novel is comprised of episodes adrift from any solid plotline; it's as if Coonts has stuffed this grab bag willy-nilly with every flying incident he couldn't work into his other books. With its dominant question, about Jake's future, a foregone conclusion, this story stands as one of the weakest in the series, recommended only for flight-hungry armchair pilots uninterested in ancillaries like proper plot, character development and suspense.



The text of the book was translated from the original language using an artificial intelligence program. For the most part, the translation of the text is of very high quality, but in some cases, due to the imperfection of the technology, there may be incorrect phrase translations in the text, as well as single words and expressions may not be translated.
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Name of the Author
Стивен Кунц
Language
Ukrainian
Release date
1994

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03/30/2024

Не можу рекомендувати

На жаль, "Зловмисники" виявилися розчаруванням для мене. Я великий шанувальник техно-трилерів, але ця книга, на жаль, не змогла задовольнити мої очікування. Хоча Джейк Ґрафтон - цікавий персонаж, його внутрішня боротьба між цивільним життям і військовою службою не була достатньо глибокою, щоб захопити мене. Сюжет виглядає розрізненим, і епізоди, які автор намагається об'єднати, часто здаються випадковими та не пов'язаними між собою. Я б хотів більше уваги до розвитку персонажів та послідовності подій. Здається, що Кунтс намагався втиснути в книгу всі свої ідеї, не звертаючи уваги на цілісність сюжету. Хоча для любителів авіації та військової тематики книга може бути цікавою, я б не рекомендував її тим, хто шукає якісний трилер з логічним сюжетом і глибокими персонажами. Вибачте, але це не те, що я сподівався прочитати.

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The Intruders

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