Customer Reviews

Floating City

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Eric Lustbader writes about the Japanese, their country and their customs like a man very well acquainted with his topic indeed. His descriptive passages crackle with vibrancy. Nicholas Linnear has grown into a hero a bit *too* impressive for my personal tastes--able to manipulate his own life force and massive mega-corporations with casual ease--but still remains the focus of a rip-roaring, high stakes game. This is probably not the best book to start with in either Lustbader's or Linnear's library, but if it's the only one you can find and you have a taste for intrigue, sex, martial arts action and oriental mysticism/politics...do yourself a favor and give it a read.

I love all the authors books due to the simple fact that they can consume hours of time, and after page 50 or so all the characters meld into one to be either honoured, killed or pleasured by our hero - the tanjian Nicholas.

I advise getting this on tape as it is even more fun, to get confused and have a good laugh at - especilly good for long journeys!!!

His other books are good as well esp. Ninja and Miko

Eric Lustbader is one of a kind. Original is a word for him. The Floating City is an unjsual story and most of his stuff is writeen in the Orient and about the Orient. This is a good read. Very enjoyable for those who like the orient and supense and mystery.

J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"

Do not underestimate the power of money and corruption is a message sent out in this novel. The most dangerous assasin to you is often the one closest to you. This tale of deceit draws the reader throughout the world from the heartlands of the US to the depths of Indochina. Nicholas Linnear must infiltrate the latter area alone to face his enemey who has power unknown to many which Nicholas must overcome. Probably one of Eric Lustbaders best!

All of Eric Lustbader`s books are excellent but I especially enjoy the Nicholas Linnear series. I am a 67 year old grandmother who fell in love with Eric`s writing. From the time I read Black Heart I was hooked. I anxiously await each new book and am never disappointed.Keep on writing Eric and I`ll keep on reading

Having read Ninja and White Ninja I came upon this book and proceeded to read with great enthusiasm.The first quarter of the book's not to bad infact it revs up the tone of the excitement pretty well like the preceding novels.Then all of a sudden it becomes quite tedious and I'm sorry to add boring.The charm,uniqueness and eloquence of the hero's world exemplified in the other novels just dies out of this one.The enemies Linnear has confronted and pitted his wits and strength against with have been interesting and well thought out.The antagonist in this one is not as complex or believable this time around.However as consolation the Leonforte character is quite impressive though he plays a small part.Towards the end the book just becomes more and more dissapointing.When I was through I wasn't compelled to pick it up again.If this is what one is to expect from the rest of the series I'd rather leave it here..

Excellent book in Lustbaders 'Ninja' Series.
has the action, suspense, eroticism and martial arts excitement of his previous books in the series.

I first read this book as a young child and it spurned my interest in all types of martial arts. As for those who disbelieve the 'spiritual' powers of the main character Linnear, be warned that there are more things in heaven and earth than the everyday person can percieve. And yes a gun can beat hand to hand, but you have to see your enemy to shoot him. And martial arts do include firearms and other weapons. I digress...

I recommend this book to anyone who likes martial arts or any Lustbader fan. And Shidoshi Stephen K. Hayes is a very good teacher of modern day Ninpo. Hopefully some of you get lucky to actually meet someone of ninjutsu lineage. It will change your perspective on martial arts.

THE STORY WAS WELL TOLD AND VERY EXITING, BUT, THE STORY SEEMED NOT TO WANT TO MOVE AS FAST AS IT WAS SUPOSSED TO. THE IDEAS AND THE PLACES HE TOOK US WERE FABULOUS AND THE WAY EVERYTHING WAS ENTANGELED WAS SPECTACULAR BUT THE WHOLE REASON FOR THE ATTACK AT THE END SEEMED ADDED ON JUST TO END THE STORY. THE NEXT BOOK SECOND SKIN FINNISHES ALL OF THE STORY AND TOGETHER THE STORY ARE WELL WORTH A SCORE OF 11. THANK AND AS ALWAYS. LOVE, CYRIC THE GREAT.

I thought the book was good but not what I expected. I am not used to reading international books and I think that might be why I didn't enjoy as much as others. I had a little trouble remembering who was who because all those foreign names sound alike to me. Overall, I'd say it was a good read.

He was pretty much toasted on some hyperbole- inducing drug with this one. Anyone who thinks it takes a "quarterhorse of a man" to carry around a light antitank weapon can't have done all his research. They made them "light" so they wouldn't have to hire quarterhorses to cart 'em around. And I wasn't quite sure whether the hero was human or some supernatural alien who's ominsicient tanjian eye, ki, tau-tau, or origamic whatzit seemed best directed at nasty people's fingers. Throughout the book I kept wanting to say, "Geez, get over yourself." Skip this one and try something else.