Jian, A Novel [Hardcover]

Eric Van LUSTBADER (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: villard Books (1958)
• ASIN: B0015R1E3O
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.8 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars STUNNING!, February 25, 2000

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Mr N Forbes-warren "author of RESURGENCE and ... (Newport, South Wales, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jian (Mass Market Paperback)

In this breathtaking spy thriller, Jake Maroc, a Chinese agent trained in various martial arts working for a clandestine US Government organisation called The Quarry, sets out to find the killers of his wife and stumbles across a Japanese Yakuza clan run by his enemy Nichiren, intent on taking over a valuable business in Hong Kong, while in Russia, the KGB shows an interest in the same project. So Maroc, ostracised by the US, seeks help from anyone possible, even the 14K Triads! The action scenes, involving different styles of martial arts and the latest in firearms are first-rate, the locations, especially Hong Kong, are well-researched and the plot is so elaborate and engaging that you can't see the meaning until the final pages, which keeps you guessing. One of Lustbader's very best!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This story is one which makes you think., April 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Jian (Mass Market Paperback)

This story makes one think of humanity and the price of vengeance. After this book, I've been hooked on Lustbader.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Worthy Read, November 5, 2001

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Jim Farmer (Spokane, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jian (Mass Market Paperback)

I'll start this off by saying this is the first EVL book I've read, that halfway through it I picked up two more, and that I plan on reading as many as I can get my grubby little hands on. While some of the plot twists were painfully transparent, they were written in such a way as to keep the reader hooked long enough to find out for sure. The insight into Chinese culture Jian provided was valuable enough to make the book worth the read in much the same way as Chrighton's Rising Sun was for Japanese culture; the masterful plot was just an added bonus. The graphic sex got a little repetetive, but the scenes were short enough that the book didn't get bogged down in them.