Attack on Area 51

author: Mack Maloney

name: Wayne

average rating: 3.80

book published: 2013

rating: 2

read at: 2013/12/10

date added: 2014/04/15

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review:

The Wingman series of books started in the late 1980s with a premise of a war started with the Soviet Union and only a handful of survivors. The series falls squarely in with other men's fiction series like The Destroyer or The Executioner. The hero is a man's man as well as a ladies man. These kind of pulp adventures are always fun for a quick read. This is the 17th book in the series and what looks like an attempt to restart the series.



When a wrecked space shuttle is investigated, a body is found. When the body is found to still be alive and revived, it turns out to be Hawk Hunter. Hawk was last known to be travelling into space to battle his nemesis and feared lost. After a pretty brief recovery, Hawk is out to find out what might have happened to him. He thinks the answers lie at Area 51. Getting there means battling lots of nameless, faceless bad guys, but Hawk can seemingly fly any sort of plane, so this is no problem.



It's best not to take this type of story that seriously. There are ludicrous displays of action and plot holes abound. The novella ends with enough open questions that there could easily be more in the series.



I was given a review copy of this book by Open Road Media and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for letting me review this book.





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