Air Raid (Destroyer #126) [Paperback]

Warren Murphy (Author), Richard Sapir (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2002 | Series: Destroyer (Book 126)

Don't Breathe the Air

They are tiny, genetically engineered blue seeds that mature quickly into trees that literally suck all the oxygen out of the air. They're the twisted experiment of the earth-friendly but highly secretive Congress of Concerned Scientists, and now they've been snatched by its head, Dr. Hubert St. Clair.

Having killed off all but one of his scientific team, he's leading Remo and Chiun on a chase through the proverbial forest. He's got enough seeds to choke off the world's oxygen supply, and the ability to create environmental disasters at will. Battling everything from acid rain to blistering heat to frigid cold, the Destroyer races to thwart double disaster in the Amazon rainforest: St. Clair is planting seeds like a maniac and a U.S. President prepares to nuke Brazil into oblivion.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Gold Eagle; First Edition edition (January 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 037363241X
• ISBN-13: 978-0373632411
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 4.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,148,024 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jim Mullaney is the ghostwriter, author or co-author of 27 novels, including four books in the New Destroyer series. He has written for Marvel Comics, is co-author of The Destroyer series guide, The Assassin's Handbook 2, and has a short story, Beauty Is As Beauty Dies, in Moonstone's new Green Hornet Casefiles anthology. He is currently working on the second book in the Red Menace series, Drowning In Red Ink.

His latest work, One Horse Open Slay, is available now from Amazon.com

There is a Facebook page for Jim's previous book, Red Menace, at http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Red-Menace/265941103430338

Jim's website is located at http://www.jamesmullaney.com/

He can be reached via email at [e-mail] and he is on Facebook as James Mullaney.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Winner!, February 5, 2002

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Richard C. Drew "Anaal Nathra/Uthe vas Bethod... (Oak Lawn, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Air Raid (Destroyer #126) (Paperback)

Poor Remo. He is finally ready for the title of Reigning Master, when Chiun throws another trial his way. Remo must do a good deed for a stranger. Not as easy as it sounds. We also hearken back to the earlier days of the series, when the females in peril had 38dd's and were in constant danger of crying themselves to death. Chiun begins to show his age, and Remo is actually starting to act his - a little. The Dutchman is ready for his encore, Chiun is ready to retire - suffice to say that a LOT is going on. You'll really like this book - one of the better in the series. Unless you're a fan of the "billions and billions of stars" guy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Air Raid Rules, December 20, 2003

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BARRABAS (PURGATORY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Air Raid (Destroyer #126) (Paperback)

Another great installment in this fantastic series written by the supremely talented Jim Mullaney. Damn, I wish that man was still writing these books!

I read Air Raid in one sitting, which is a very rare occurrence for me. As usual, there's a laugh on every page and plenty of great action. Never a dull moment.

Chiun spends much of the book lamenting Remo's whiteness with hilarious results. The threat of the blue trees is dire, funny, freaky and bizarre---just as it should be in a Destroyer novel. Herr Hahn, one of the novel's main villains, is likewise very strange and an absolute hoot, as is Dr. Amanda Lifton, a loopy scientist who sorta helps out Remo and Chiun.

Oh, and the Congress Of Concerned Scientists is a riot. Not too mention Prick, the horribly untalented pop singer...I could go on. Mullaney lampoons and satires so many things so damn well.

These books are pure entertainement, sheer enjoyment. If you've never read The Destroyer, do yourself a big favor and give this series a chance.

You'll be glad you did.

And Chiun won't have to kill you for your ignorance.

4.0 out of 5 stars Remo Williams and the Blue Trees of Death, February 2, 2002

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"kirkjnichols" (Modesto, California USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Air Raid (Destroyer #126) (Paperback)

Two ancient Sinanju super-villians are paired up in this one. The elemental forces of the planet and the bleeding edge of technology. The last time they both used successfully was a mid-80s book, THE SKY IS FALLING and that one is even mentioned in this novel.

AIR RAID is a far superior installment, combining the history and the future of the series. There is plenty of action. Chiun has a number of one-liners.

What? Do you want more? There are several action sequences that have never been performed by either Remo and Chiun in this one. Several. All because of the recent technological advances in recent years have made this all possible. And for all of the Dr. Smith fans out there, as in recent books from the current series author, he is more involved in this one.

Four stars: Good, fresh stuff here. I thought Amanda was a false note, though. And the Prick reference was a bit forced, as was the whole concert thing. Rang a little hollow. And of course, something that has been in place since the late 80s has been kicked away. I've been waiting for that development for a very long time because that was my first Destroyer novel. The author has yet again, demonstrated a full and complete supremacy of the series. It's moving along again.