Prometheus's Child: Harold Coyle's Strategic Solutions, Inc.

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Editorial Review:

In this explosive series from New York Times bestseller Harold Coyle and noted military author Barrett Tillman, a new type of war is being fought by private paramilitary companies at the beck and call of the highest bidder. With the military and intelligence agencies spread thin, the United States is constantly calling upon the services of these organizations--and Strategic Solutions Inc. is among the best. What begins as a relatively simply military-training mission in Chad turns into a high-stakes game of nuclear brinkmanship as the men and women of Security Solutions, Inc. stumble across a plot to extract and ship yellowcake--the base fuel for a nuclear weapon--to any number of countries hostile to the US. The in-country force tracks the operation to a supposedly abandoned remote mine in the desert.They strike, but a convoy carrying the yellowcake shipment escapes their trap. With time running out, the SSI teams must pull together like they never have before to find a ship in international waters and recover its deadly cargo--by any means necessary.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

Administrative Military Fiction:

Surprisingly banal and plodding, there was very little combat in this offering by Coyle and Tillman. Much of the novel focuses on the administrative minutiae of running a mercenary organization -- do we need ex-SEALs or - Rangers? Should we trust the Dept. of State or the NSA? Can we afford to do this or that? These conversations drag on, page after page. A new genre is born: Administrative Military Fiction.

A convincing view into the world of private military companies:

Private contractors are much in the news, but despite all the attention (most of it negative) these days, I found that Harold Coyle sheds interesting, informative light on PMCs. While some contractors seem to cross the line on occasion, Coyle's team plays it straight, even when it's dangerous to do so. In that regard, his characters are typical of the security firms I know of. They're well trained, well paid pros in a very dangerous game. (Last I heard, about 1,000 have been killed in the war on terror.)more info

Prometheus's Child:

The release of the second book in this series is well timed. As the world looks to question the rolls of Private Military Contractors for world governments, this novel gives us a second look at the men and women of Strategic Solutions, Inc and the jobs they under take to protect and serve the interest of the United States when politics and Armies can't make do.This fictional look at a real subject may give you insight into the truth of the real world of the PMC. It is not James Bond, or the Bourne spy... more info

Waste of money:

This book went on and on with such a slow pace and lack of direction that only sheer willpower and the hope that it would get better let me finish. Mr. Coyle's normal fast pace, strong plot and memorable character development are missing in a big way; so much so that I finished it more because I refuse to quit than out of anything resembling enjoyment.
Mr. C needs to pause, take a deep breath, find an editor that will have the guts to tell him "this stinks" and not lend his name to any more carp... more info