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For "no excuses" bone snapping, bloody brain-spattering, joyous mayhem, John Ringo's ex-SEAL hero known as "Ghost" is a killing machine. Lots and lots of almost believable action. (For the real thing read anything by Navy SEAL Captain Richard Marchinco- a true American Hero VERY badly treated by limp dicked bureaucrats- but that's another story.) About a third of the way into a great read, Ringo loses it and starts a totally unbelievable descent into BDSM porn. I couldn't believe it- I know some of the real people he models his "Ghost" character after, and believe me, THIS AIN'T THEM! He got his fingers burnt as his follow-up Ghost book "Kildar", (A much more professional job, and a really tough one to put down.), almost completely avoided the crudities in the "Ghost" book.

WARNING!!!!
If you are a liberal, do not read this book!

If you are a feminist, do not read this book!

If you are a Baptist, do not read this book!

If it weren't for the great action sequences, in this offering, I would think you could only find GHOST in an ADULT book store. The book tells three stories revolving around a former SEAL who doesn't candy-coat the fact that he is a bad man. He has two ways of venting his frustration and relieving tension--he has to kill someone...or he has to rape someone. Fortunately, he only kills bad guys...and he only rapes by contract. He is heavy into S&M, bondage, Goth, and patriotism.

GHOST is full of all of the above. The body count is high, the sex is plentiful and extremely graphic, and the action is nonstop.

And there's a sequel!!!???!!!

This is a techno-thriller not his usual (or at least to me usual) sci-fi. Definitely written on the dark side full of violence. Part of series.

As the author himself described it, a "techno-thriller crossed with porn". Fantastic action sequences, supurb technical accuracy, good character development.

I enjoyed parts of this book but had to stop reading about half way through. There is too much violence against women and misogyny.

Well...this first part of this book was quite good from a Military run and gun action stand point. The second half just about made me throw it out. It's basically a introductions to BDSM... why this had to be included in such depth I have no idea. Way more information than needed to be told for character development and waaay too graphic. (the guy has rage issue, we get it) Cut out all that and there really wasn't much left for the second portion. The third part again got out of control, but cut out the garbage and there was at least a story line. Not sure where the story line will go with the other books, but if they are anything like this one I'll have to be giving them a thumbs down. And that's coming from a former Marine.