As the earth is slowly defiled--by everything from oil spills to the extinction of animals--New York City reporter Tess Drake finds herself in the middle of a fierce battle between two covert armies. Reprint.
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Fatal attacks on polluters around the world are investigated by a writer and an NYPD lieutenant. By this environmental thriller's bloody climax, readers will be thoroughly tired of its padding and cardboard characters.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Decent plot; juvenile dialog,
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This review is from: The Covenant of the Flame (Mass Market Paperback)
I give the author credit for a decent plot, but what could have been a great story, wasn't. The book missed the mark, in my opinion, for three reasons. First, the dialog, at times, was a little too juvenile. The dialog read like a mistake that a first time novelist would make--phony, stilted, just plain unreal. The second problem involved the contrived romances. While I'm not sure whether or not I believe in love at first sight, I am sure that having it occur twice in one book is a bit much. I got the feeling that that romances were thrown in to explain why a particular character would go to the lengths he/she did to help out another. Finally, while parts of a mystery were revealed to one of the characters, the author made comments like, she felt as if she were going insane, etc. I'm sorry, based on what was happening at the time and what the character had been through, going insane at those particular moments just seemed unbelievable at best. As mentioned, the story was okay, but had I been reading the book rather than listening to the unabridged audio book version, I don't know if I could have made it to the end. Sorry, this is one Morrell book I can't recommend.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Average for Morrell,
This review is from: The Covenant of the Flame (Mass Market Paperback)
The book was enjoyable, but doesn't compare to the gripping success of Morrell's finest (i.e. "Brotherhood Of The Rose", "Fraternity Of The Stone", and "The League Of Night And Fog", with the three being somewhat of a trilogy). Morrell is an exceptional author, but he seems less than inspired on this one...still, Morrell at his mediocre best is still much better than majority of writers on the scene today
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Skin-deep research, disappointingly adolescent dialogue.,
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Could have been well done, the topics were interesting but the author did little in-depth research that would have made the book more authentic. The dialogue was not believable, real people do NOT say these things to each other. Background is given in the middle of the action to justify the heroine's behavior. This interupts the flow of the action and distracts the reader
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WASHINGTON, D.C., June 10 (AP)-In this year's most tense confrontation between Democrats and Republicans, the Senate today begins its debate on the controversial Barker-Hudson clean-air bill, which advocates that the nation not only adopt but exceed the stringent atmosphere-control policies recently adopted in California. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Professor Harding, Father Baldwin, Brian Hamilton, Joseph Martin, Lieutenant Craig, Billy Joe, Secret Service, New York, Tess Drake, Hugh Kelly, Air Force Two, Carl Schurz Park, Earth Mother Magazine, Remington Drake, Washington National Airport, The Dove's Neck Ring, Alan Gerrard, Eric Chatham, Priscilla Harding, Melinda Drake, United States, White House, Big Joe, Bronze Bell, Truth Video New!
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WASHINGTON, D.C., June 10 (AP)-In this year's most tense confrontation between Democrats and Republicans, the Senate today begins its debate on the controversial Barker-Hudson clean-air bill, which advocates that the nation not only adopt but exceed the stringent atmosphere-control policies recently adopted in California. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
man with the flashlight, cotton pullover, solemn man, sixth man Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Professor Harding, Father Baldwin, Brian Hamilton, Joseph Martin, Lieutenant Craig, Billy Joe, Secret Service, New York, Tess Drake, Hugh Kelly, Air Force Two, Carl Schurz Park, Earth Mother Magazine, Remington Drake, Washington National Airport, The Dove's Neck Ring, Alan Gerrard, Eric Chatham, Priscilla Harding, Melinda Drake, United States, White House, Big Joe, Bronze Bell, Truth Video New!
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- The Fifth Profession by David Morrell in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Last Reveille by David Morrell in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- First Blood by David Morrell in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Fraternity of the Stone by David Morrell in Front Matter
- Blood Oath by David Morrell in Front Matter
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- The League of Night and Fog by David Morrell in Front Matter, and page 457
- Extreme Denial by David Morrell in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Last Reveille by David Morrell in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Totem by David Morrell in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Assumed Identity by David Morrell in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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