Zero [Import] [Paperback]

Eric Van Lustbader (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 560 pages
• Publisher: Grafton Books; New Ed edition (1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0586071660
• ISBN-13: 978-0586071663
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,484,469 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Eric Van Lustbader is the author of more than twenty-five best-selling novels, including The Ninja, a New York Times bestseller for 24 weeks, in which he introduced Nicholas Linnear, one of modern fictions most beloved and enduring heroes. His New York Times bestselling novel, "The Testament," was published in September, 2006 and in paperback in August, 2007.
His novels have been translated into over twenty languages; his books are best-sellers worldwide and are so popular whole sections of bookstores from Bangkok to Dublin are devoted to them. The Ninja was sold to 20th Century-Fox. It is now in pre-production.
Mr. Lustbader is a graduate of Columbia College, with a degree in Sociology. Before turning to writing full time, he enjoyed highly successful careers in the New York City public school system, where he holds licenses in both elementary and early childhood education, and in the music business. He is a second-level Reiki master.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars "Oh Buddha!", May 2, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Zero (Hardcover)

I've seen Lustbader's books around, never read one until I got handed a copy - I had known Japan and Asia were the mainstays of his books. "Zero" hasn't aged well, written as it was at the tail-end of the fall of communism, 1988. It reads like one of those run-of-the-mill action movies a la Steven Seagal, super-gaijin-turned-samurai with an unnatural understanding of mysterious eastern ways kicking Yakuza butt. Some of the dialogue is pretty bad, especially the conversations between Japanese people. Whenever a Japanese character is surprised they burst out saying "Buddha"! I'm living in Japan now, and though I'm no authority, I've yet to hear anyone say "Buddha" when surprised - usually they say "kuso!" or "chikusho!" your run-of-the-mill expletives! I thought this was funny. Other than that, I thought the sex scenes were really cool - learned some new words for the female anatomy so this book can't be all bad. If you want a fair, cliched exotic Japan read, this might do the trick on a long trip - otherwise, avoid. Read Alex Kerr for the real deal!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Linnear and Doss, December 13, 2003

By 

Seth A Boggs (Franklin, WV United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zero (Hardcover)

I'm a fan of the Ninja books so I might be a little biased but it seems to me that michael Doss is just a samurai version of Nick Linnear.

1.0 out of 5 stars Just rubbish, October 20, 2006

By 

A. J. Bennet "11eleven11" (New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zero (Paperback)

Picked this book up when I was on holiday in Australia and had nothing else to read. Michael Doss is like Nicholas in the Ninja novels but not half as interesting. The characters are almost as unbelivable as the plot. Don't waste your time.