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Book Description:
Few recent thriller writers have excited the kind of critical praise that Daniel Silva has, with his novels featuring art restorer and sometime spy Gabriel Allon.
Now Allon is back in Venice, when a terrible explosion in Rome leads to a disturbing personal revelation: the existence of a dossier in the hands of terrorists that strips away his secrets, lays bare his history. Hastily recalled home to Israel, drawn once more into the heart of a service he had once forsaken, Gabriel Allon finds himself stalking an elusive master terrorist across a landscape drenched in generations of blood, along a trail that keeps turning in upon itself, until, finally, he can no longer be certain who is stalking whom. And when at last the inevitable showdown comes, it's not Gabriel alone who is threatened with destruction-for it is not his history alone that has been laid bare.
A knife-edged thriller of astonishing intricacy and feeling, filled with exhilarating prose, this is Daniel Silva's finest novel yet.
Now Allon is back in Venice, when a terrible explosion in Rome leads to a disturbing personal revelation: the existence of a dossier in the hands of terrorists that strips away his secrets, lays bare his history. Hastily recalled home to Israel, drawn once more into the heart of a service he had once forsaken, Gabriel Allon finds himself stalking an elusive master terrorist across a landscape drenched in generations of blood, along a trail that keeps turning in upon itself, until, finally, he can no longer be certain who is stalking whom. And when at last the inevitable showdown comes, it's not Gabriel alone who is threatened with destruction-for it is not his history alone that has been laid bare.
A knife-edged thriller of astonishing intricacy and feeling, filled with exhilarating prose, this is Daniel Silva's finest novel yet.
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Genres:
- Literature & Fiction >> General >> Contemporary
- Mystery & Thrillers >> Thrillers >> General
- Mystery & Thrillers >> Thrillers >> Spy Stories & Tales of Intrigue
- Mystery & Thrillers >> Thrillers >> Suspense
Other Versions of this Book: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette (Unabridged), Audio Cassette (Abridged), Audio CD (Unabridged), Audio CD (Abridged)
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1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I enjoy Daniel Silva's Gabriel Allon series because of the way he blends fact and fiction to tell a believable (and nail-biting) story. This installment in the series follows that same format, and even features Yasir Arafat in a number of scenes. My only objection to this book (as well as the rest of the series) is the political bias - the conflict in the middle east is far more complicated than this book might suggest. However, for lovers of covert-ops fiction this book is another winner.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
PRINCE OF FIRE by Daniel Silva: The fifth novel featuring art restorer/Israeli agent Gabriel Allon continues the series place among the tops in spy fiction. This time Gabriel is pulled from his cover to hunt down terrorists who have bombed the Israeli embassy in Rome. The mastermind behind the bombing is French archeologist Paul Martineau, aka "Khaled, son of Sabri, grandson of Sheikh Asad. Khaled, avenger of past wrongs, sword of Palestine." Khaled is also the adopted son of Yasir Arafat, who has sent him to exact vengeance on the enemies of Palestine and the PLO. Gabriel’s team of agents is able to track down the terrorist, but then there is a stunning twist. Gabriel’s mentor tells him "You're the one who defends Israel against its accusers. You're the angel of judgment - the Prince of Fire." Hopefully there will be future missions.
STEVE D. from ROME, GA wrote on 12/31/2006...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Art restorer and undercover agent, Gabriel Allon, goes after the man who has committed terrorist acts against his country. Although a work of fiction, it gives an interesting look into the scenes behind terrorism in the Middle East. I enjoyed reading it, it has a good pace.
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Denise L. from TULSA, OK wrote on 3/26/2006...The fifth in the Gabrial Allon series.
Ellen L. (Stacey T. from STUYVESANT FL, NY wrote on 1/7/2006...Great read!
Pat G. from CANTON, MA wrote on 11/14/2005...My husband loves all of this young man's books, I have not read any of his works.