In combination with the launch of The New Destroyer, brand-new novels continuing this bestselling, action-packed series, Forge is publishing this omnibus of three of the definitive Destroyer novels. Hand-picked by co-creator and co-author Warren Murphy, these three novels serve as both a revisit to the golden age of the series and a great introduction to what Remo Williams and his Sinanju master, Chiun, have been up to for the past thirty years. Included are:
The Destroyer: Chinese Puzzle
The US President calls upon the service of Remo and Chiun to smash an Asian conspiracy that could lead to a US-China confrontation . . . if the superhuman weapon of destruction fails, it could mean the end of the USA.
The Destroyer: Slave Safari
There is a secret only Chiun knows. America has committed a sin against him he cannot pardon -- and he will not even share it with Remo Williams, the Destroyer, whom he has taught all his skills and loves as a son. Deep in Africa, countless feuds that have blazed for many centuries are quickly being resolved by death and massacre. A massive conspiracy is unearthed surrounding the centuries-old slave trade, and only Remo can unravel it.
The Destroyer: Assassin's Playoff
After a brutal fight in the streets of New Jersey, Remo and Chiun find themselves in battle after battle. Their arch-enemy and fellow assassin, the Maestro of Mayhem known as Nuihc, is hoping to knock out his competition. It all comes to a boil in Chiun's hometown in North Korea as the Destroyer finds himself in a fight to the death.
"Flights of hilarious satire."--Los Angeles Times on The Destroyer series
"Cheerful mayhem."--The New York Times on The Destroyer series
About the Author
WARREN MURPHY's books and stories have sold fifty million copies worldwide and won a dozen national awards.
RICHARD SAPIR wrote five novels: Bressio (1975), The Far Arena (1978), The Body (1983), Spies (1984), and Quest (1987), a modern day search for the Holy Grail. He passed away in 1987.
Product Details
Paperback: 544 pages
Publisher: Forge Books; First Edition edition (May 1, 2007)
Warren Murphy's first jobs in life were working on a pig farm, then as a movie usher, a sequin polisher, a public relations man for a brothel, a newspaper editor and a Democratic politician in Jersey City, New jersey. "And then I went bad," he says, "and became a novelist."
That was back in the last century and now some 200 books and several threatened retirements later, he is still at it. And now he is moving full-bore into the world of electronic publishing. Murphy has collaborated with his sons in forming his own publishing company; Ballybunnion Books. The Ballybunnion banner was initially used for the release of special edition books on a limited basis. Now, having acquired the digital rights to the ever popular Destroyer series of adventure books. Murphy's Ballybunnion Books has taken on the arduous task of re-releasing the books digitally. Formatting errors from the previous releases are being corrected to give the readers what they deserve.
Murphy is probably best known for the Destroyer series, which he created with the late Dick Sapir, and which has produced 150 books with worldwide sales of over 50 million copies. The books also spurred a movie, "Remo Williams: The Adventure begins" --(a second movie is threatened to be in the works)-- and a TV pilot and more film and TV ripoffs than anyone could ever imagine.
But Murphy is no one trick pony. As St. james Guide to Mystery Writers said, "The breadth of Murphy's talent staggers the imagination. Comic detectives, caper novels, large suspense novels, sword and sorcery spy novels, and locked room mysteries, together with short stories, comic books, movies, and countless collaborations do not even begin to mark the parameters of his creative genius."
Some of the other work on Murphy's resume would include: The Trace series of novels The Digger Series of novels The Razoni and Jackson series... and... Leonardo's Law, Ceiling of Hell, Grandmaster and The Forever King (those last two written with Molly Cochran) and dozens of other works.
His books have won ten national awards including a pair of Edgars from the Mystery Writers of America and a handful of nominations, including two Shamus winners from the Private Eye Writers of America.
In Hollywood, he has worked on The Eiger Sanction with Clint Eastwood, on Lethal Weapon II, and his Trace series was the creative spark that led to the ABC TV series, Murphy's Law.
As St James Guide says, "Murphy is the professional's professional with work of consistently high quality" and Encyclopedia Mysteriosa called him "a mentor and teacher to a whole generation of crime and thriller writers."
He has served on the board of the Mystery Writers of America, and also has been a member of the Private Eye Writers of America, the International Association of Crime Writers, the American Crime Writers League, and the Screenwriters Guild.
Murphy is also a member of the Adams Roundtable, a New York writers' social group, among whose members are Mary Higgins Clark, Peter Straub, Susan Isaacs, Lawrence Block, Harlan Coben, Judith Kelman, Mickey Friedman, Dorothy Salisbury Davis, Justin Scott, Stanley Cohen and Whitley Strieber, and who occasionally produce mystery anthologies.
Murphy, a New Jersey native, now lives in Virginia. He has five children, most of whom, he says "wash up pretty well."
This review is from: The Best of the Destroyer (Paperback)
If you are new to the wild world of the Master's of Sinanju this collection is the perfect starting point. From here new readers can easily hop into the new series (starting with Guardian Angel). Old fans too will enjoy having 3 of the classic, series defining novels in one volume. 3 of the best stories from this long running, action / adventure / fantasy / laugh out loud / two fisted series. GREAT STUFF!
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This review is from: The Best of the Destroyer (Paperback)
Here are three novels in the Destroyer series. They were picked (I guess by Warren Murphy) as being representative of the typical (or among the best) books in the series. Personally, I've always liked these books because I'm a martial arts fan. The quality of the plots is, in my opinion, usually seconadary to the funny and highly amusing interplay that goes on between Remo and Chuin.
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This review is from: The Best of the Destroyer (Paperback)
I was an avid fan of the 1st Destroyer Series, and decided for a bit of relaxation, I will see if there are new books. I was not only pleasantly surprised, but was amazed by the speed with which the book reached me, and as usual I was glued to it from the first page to the last page. This is one series of books to which a movie cannot do justice.
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