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Assured Response [Hardcover]

Joe Weber (Author)
2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)


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December 30, 2003
New threats require new weapons. New villains require new heroes.

The time is the near future. Osama Bin Laden has been succeeded by a generation of even deadlier terrorists who will stop at nothing in their fanatical quest to destroy the United States. Conventional security is no longer enough. Former military pilots Scott Dalton and Jackie Sullivan are the government’s newest weapons—operatives so secret that their very existence is denied by the officials who hired them. Armed with the most up-to-date technology and equipment, their mission is to prevent a plan of nuclear holocaust that will begin at the Canadian border and explode in the centers of American power.

They have their work cut out for them.

Foremost among their foes are Saeed Shayhidi, a billionaire Iranian “businessman” and mass murderer, far more sophisticated and sadistic than Bin Laden himself; Khaliq Farkas, a mysterious and ever-elusive terrorist, bearing a barbaric grudge; and Zheng-Yen Tsung, the powerful Chinese official who may be the mastermind behind it all.

From a shocking sarin attack on a legendary ocean liner to the stalking of chemical plants and oil refineries by aircraft filled with explosives, no attack is too insidious, no symbol of strength and freedom immune. For Dalton and Sullivan, their expertise has never been more necessary—their bravery never more needed—than in a world where unrepentant evil requires an assured response.


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Super top-secret spy duo Scott Dalton and Jackie Sullivan return to battle Islamic terrorists in bestseller Weber's (Primary Target) latest techno-thriller. Charged with capturing the key lieutenant-and his suitcase-sized nuclear weapons-of a terrorist organization that's begun a deadly assault on the U.S., the pair spends much of the novel flying around in an assortment of meticulously described aircraft as attacks on American symbolic and strategic targets mount. President Cord Macklin orders a series of counterattacks, at first setting his sights on Saeed Shayhidi, the multibillionaire shipping magnate-cum-terrorist arch-villain. When that doesn't halt the strikes on America, Macklin aggressively broadens his war on terrorism, promising, "No peace talks, no compromises, no settlements, no bullshit-period!" This post-9/11 rage might prove cathartic for some readers, but it doesn't do much for Weber's plot. The "assured" quality of attack and response drains the book of its suspense, and the violence level rises predictably and inexorably. The one truly surprising element in the novel is an international border dispute that follows a deeply unlikely chain of events. Dalton and Sullivan continue to speak like robots (She: "We are going to Hawaii as soon as possible, right?" He: "No argument from me, but responsibility is the nature of our business"), and they also seem to watch much of the book's action on Fox News. The plot threads that are left hanging-to be picked up in the next installment, presumably-give the book a frustratingly half-finished feel.
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Review

PRAISE FOR THE NOVELS OF JOE WEBER

Dancing with the Dragon
“The action is brisk. . . . A solid accomplishment for thriller readers.”
Booklist

DEFCON One
“Chilling and credible . . . An ominous, nightmarish scenario of how World War III could happen.”
–STEPHEN COONTS

Primary Target
“A chilling scenario of global warfare . . . The suspense never stops.”
–W.E.B. GRIFFIN

Targets of Opportunity
“Some writers get better with age; Weber is among them.”
–Library Journal

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Presidio Press; 1 edition (December 30, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0891418423
  • ISBN-13: 978-0891418429
  • Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,295,675 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Ed's review of Assured Response, January 9, 2007
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The author is very knowledgable about military aircraft. The story is riveting, but I found some of the sub plots a little "too unbelievable". I couldn't believe that skilled pilots like Jackie Sullivan and Scott Dalton would knowingly fly into the teeth of a severe thunderstorm. I'm a WWII pilot and didn't understand why he brought in the old B-25s to drop atomic bombs. The novel is gripping and is I assume is what he intended, i.e, a "Worst Case Scenario". It is realistic to paint the Muslim Fanatics as unconscionable and absolutely without morals, decency, or humanity.. My biggest problem with this novel was that Mr. Weber tried to crowd too much material, too many plots into the story.
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1.0 out of 5 stars A FARCE!!!, May 28, 2006
As a 23-year Marine pilot myself, I thought Weber's work would be of special interest to me, but it was a big waste of time, forcing me to scan the last few chapters just to get it over with. His special anti-terrorist team spend more time worrying about themselves while they break up their equipment, all the while coming up with "cutsie" conversation--and they don't accomplish a thing--but Uncle Sam pays them handsomely.

Even his side stories (which rarely affect the story line)about how terrible and scary it is to fly military aircraft are filled with supercilious thoughts by the pilots who are about to die. In Chapter 27 (of 34), he brings in a totally new character who smashes up his plane on a carrier landing. He lives, but is never mentioned in the book again, nor is the incident connected to the story.

Weber does, however, emulate W.E.B. Griffin in one respect--all his characters are either independently wealthy or have super-wealthy donors, so they need not worry about any expense whatever. And they are all officers. No mention of the grunts who make everything possible

Weber is touted as a "Marine Pilot", but no mention of what he flew, or where---?????
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Terrorize The Terrorists, February 8, 2006
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Action on most every page makes for an enjoyable quick read. Nuclear bombs used in the U.S., the Secretary of State poisoned with sarin while on a cruise,a boeing business jet crashes into the Indian Point Nuclear Plant,Nuclear plants also attacked near New Orleans and St. Petersburg,explosives dropped on a Citgo refinery near Lake Charles,trains are derailed,the Bremerton Naval base is attacked,a huge containership is sunk blocking the port of Long Beach,Glen Canyon and Hoover Dams are destroyed, Lake Mead is unleashed. An invasion of illegals begins from Mexico. What next? Will the strong willed President prevail?
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