Someone wants revenge, and the target is the President's plane. When the mission looks impossible, the world calls upon UNACO. The world's most ingenious international criminal is bent on revenge! / Two men with the same name and the same face / And six of the most important men in the world aboard the President's plane! Who pushed the button that destroyed Air Force One? Why must everyone be killed? Are they really dead? In this game of deception only UNACO and its daring team can be trusted to join the gamble - but can they win?
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'A magnificent storyteller' Sunday Mirror 'The most successful British novelist of his time' Jack Higgins 'Alistar MacLean is one of the few people writing today who has a story to tell.' Daily Express
About the Author
Alistair MacLean, the son of a Scots minister, was brought up in the Scottish Highlands. In 1941 he joined the Royal Navy. The two and a half years he spent aboard a wartime cruiser gave him the background for HMS Ulysses, his remarkably successful first novel, published in 1955. He is now recognized as one of the outstanding popular writers of the 20th century, the author of 29 worldwide bestsellers, many of which have been filmed.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Why, Oh Why, Did Alistair Authorize This?,
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This review is from: Alistair MacLean's Air Force One Is Down (Mass Market Paperback)
Rarely do I read a truly bad book, but this exceeded my lowest expectations. The characters are hopelessly cliched, from the tough, womanizing hero McCafferty; to the brilliant, maniacal arch-criminal Smith; to the seductive, no-nonsense heroine Sabrina. These characters have been done thousands of times and much, much more likeably. I caught myself cheering for Smith and his baddies in hopes they would kill a few more characters and shorten the book. Alas, the bad guys are natural-born killing machines, but about as smart as so many bags of grass clippings. The good guys constantly outwit them, extending the reader's torment.
Of the book's many failings of dialogue, narrative, and plot, I can't decide which is worse. Each page seems to ooze utterly bizarre descriptions, and the conversations between characters would be forced and insipid if the characters weren't so moronic to begin with. (For instance, all the men refer to all the women as "my pet".) The central plot point, the hijacking of Air Force One, requires the reader to believe AF1 would transport the world's most important Arab leaders across the Mediterranean with no fighter escort, all while knowing that the Master Criminal is planning the Ultimate Crime. Forgive me, but I couldn't even swallow the maximum-security prison break, in which a high-pressure fire hose overwhelms an entire prison's worth of guards. I can only suspect the publishers saw a chance to make a quick buck with Alistair MacLean's name. What I can't understand is why MacLean lent his name to this travesty of literary justice. I wish I knew what Denis had on him. 1 star out of 5, for lack of zero stars.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Well it's readable......that's about it.,
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This review is from: Air Force One Is Down (Alistair Macleans Unaco) (Paperback)
'Air Force One Is Down' is the second John Denis novelisation of an Alistair Maclean film script, and as other reviewers have noted, it's far from a classic. Cliché'd and predictable in every way, `Air Force One Is Down' is one of those "thrillers" where you just know the heroes have it all under control and will take down the baddies without raising a sweat. The sort of book where the villains set up an audaciously clever plan that requires an extraordinary amount of skill and intelligence to pull off, only to turn around and make childishly stupid mistakes when faced with the good guys. I mean really, if you're going to spend so much effort transforming one of your own men into a perfect impersonation of the hero, it's probably not a good idea to then let the real hero escape and tell everyone about it. Yep, `Air Force One....' is that kind of story.Other reviewers claim that this has nothing in common with Maclean. Sadly, I have to disagree, the predictable plot and paper-thin characterisation *is* very reminiscent of Maclean during his later-period decline. Remember that Maclean did write the outline for this story, so at least some of the ridiculousness must be his. In fact, the book has quite a strong resemblance to a Maclean original `The Golden Gate'; a complex plot to kidnap Important People that is undone by the supposedly brilliant villains' own arrogance and stupidity. At least Peter Branson was kind of interesting as a character, which is more than you can say for anyone here. Another issue is the lack of continuity with the later Alastair MacNeill UNACO books (which aren't great either, but better than this). Since when was Philpott's offsider Kolchinsky a woman?? Or Sabrina an ex jewel thief who still hasn't overcome her criminal ways?? To be fair, this isn't John Denis' fault, since this book was written before MacNeill's, but it still adds to the awkward and ridiculous feel of `Air Force One Is Down'. The best thing you can say about this is that it's not unreadable, and is no worse than any other cliché'd cookie-cutter thriller out there. But it's certainly not a good book, and anyone who is familiar with Maclean's classic work from the 50's and 60's will find this a hilariously bad attempt to cash in on his name.
1.0 out of 5 stars
More full of plot holes than a Swiss cheese,
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This review is from: Alistair MacLean's Air Force One Is Down (Mass Market Paperback)
I read this book because it was based on an Alistair MacLean plot, but I have never been so disappointed by a novel. The book totally lacks any of the famous Alistair MacLean suspension. There are no real surprises. No plot twists. The basic plot paves the way for a lot of opportunity writing a great book, but John Denis is not Alistair MacLean, and he does not have any of MacLean's talent. The light suspension there is is of the worst cartoon style, so simplistic that I can only imagine a young teenager being thrilled. The writing style is pedestrian from start to finish, without any attempt of elegant, entertaining or witty writing. The story is contrived to the extent that the plot relies on unlikely coincidences throughout. The plot is more full of holes than a Swiss cheese. The author makes no attempt to explain how the baddies got hold of a complete personal and professional profile of a high-ranking US army official, for example. Conclusion, do not read this book unless you have the mind of a 15-year old teenager or younger. It is no more entertaining than the old magazines in the doctor's waiting room.
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