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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
MEDUSA'S CHILD - A thrilling nuclear countdown,
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This review is from: Medusa's Child (Mass Market Paperback)
A former disgruntled U.S. nuclear scientist wills his ex-wife the unthinkable, a thermonuclear bomb. The scientist, before his death, con's his ex-wife into taking a so-called 'model' of a Medusa device to the Pentagon for analysis. A working Medusa bomb, the theory goes, would knock out all of the working computers in North America, while killing a few million people at the same time. For the purposes of national security, the former Machiavellian husband argues that this information belongs in the hands of our military to study and defend against. But in transit to the Nation's Capitol, the model comes alive in the belly of a Boeing 727 air cargo jet, and its inventor speaks from the grave. MEDUSA's CHILD maybe author John Nance's finest aviation thriller. The heroes of this novel not only have to battle a bomb to survive, they have to battle horrendous weather, fuel limitations, a screwed up military, a paranoid FBI, and the limitations of their own aging 727. One adversarial situation after another, they just keep coming. And one after another, the pilots keep on flying. Suspense thrillers just don't get much better than this.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fast-paced story!!!,
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This review is from: Medusa's Child (Mass Market Paperback)
John J. Nance knows how to keep a reader in suspense. This book goes up there with Pandora's Clock as enjoyable novels.The story is about a mad scientist who creates a bomb in order to get even with government and torture his wife. This bomb is one-of-a-kind in that it can knock out all electronics and destroy the economy. That's one problem, but there's another. It is also a thermonuclear device that is being transported by a 727. On top of that the crew is flying in probably the worst hurricane storms in the country. Those are the major problems, but as known by Nance, he adds more complications for the 727 crew to handle and it will be their decision that decides the outcomes. Medusa's Child is a page turner with on-going twists and turns. You don't know what will happen next. Unfortunately, the book loses a star from me to become the best because the ending seems so implausible, you are asking yourself, is that possible? Anyhow, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this book just because it is a exciting read and a great alternative to movies!!...
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Should have six stars,
By Reads Thrillers (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Medusa's Child (Mass Market Paperback)
The book was different from the movie but both were thrillers. I watched the movie eight times, then made a tape so I could watch it with all my friends. Then I bought the book and could not put it down until I had read the last page. It now ranks up there as the number one fiction book in my library. My first novel recently published. al-Qaeda Strikes Again I have ordered most of John Nance's books to pick up some of his techniques for making the pages come to life with drama and excitement. It is truly a fantastic and exciting book.Author of al-Qaeda Strikes Again
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