Bureau 13 : #1 Judgment Night (Paperback)

by Nick Pollotta (Author)

Editorial Reviews

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"Great!" -- Dragon Magazine, March 1992

"High adventure!" -- Locus Magazine, September 1991

"Really funny!" -- SF Chronicle Magazine, October 1991

"The X-Files meet the Marx Brothers!" -- Raymond's Reviews, January 1994

"These novels are a rare treat. Enjoy and treasure these works." -- Gamer Magazine April 1993

Product Description
'Bureau 13' is the ultra-covert branch of the FBI assigned to handle supernatural criminals.  The public doesn't know they exist, the President denies any knowledge of their actions, and not every Bureau 13 operative is a human being.  Yet these wise-cracking, heavily-armed, federal agents are America's first, last and only line of defense against the growing tide of monstrous evil.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Wildside Press (December 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587153092
• ISBN-13: 978-1587153099
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,608,279 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tunafish forever!, March 1, 2002

By A Customer

Big guns and big magic. Ruthless, bizarre villains who do NOT tell the hero their secret plans, and who will happily shoot him in the back. Sexy telepaths, ninjas, characters die, and lots of laughs. This book is as funny as it is exciting.
Plus, the main character is Latino. Nearly every book I read has just another white guy saving the world. Maybe with a black sidekick, or a Latino gal pal, but they're just along to get kidnapped (so the hero can rescue them), or carry the extra ammo. But not in THIS book. Ed Alvarez kick's supernatural butt all the way through, and leads his team to victory because he's smart AND the toughest SOB on the planet. All hail Team Tunafish!
Why hasn't this great book been made into a movie yet?

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You'll howl, hopefully with laughter, April 26, 2001

By	Sven Allenbach-Schmidt (Greenbelt, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This book is just plain funny. As the inside cover blurb says, "X-Files meets the Marx Brothers". Not only is it a funnier version of Men-in-Black (which it predates) but it is a spoof on all those action-adventure titles, usually part of a series with names like "The Eliminator" or the "The Eraser". If you like your conspiracy theories laced with a strong dose of humor, try Bureau 13.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wacky fun Stalking the night Fantastic, August 2, 2001

By	S. P. Oconnell (Brookline, NH United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you are a gamer you will REALLY enjoy this book. Nick Pollotta writes in the first person of the ex-FBI agent and while this can be a problem for the other characters you would never know it. The book is a breakneck race for Bureau 13 to save the world and you are with them every step of the way. It's a hard book to put down so expect to lose some sleep. It's not a big book and if your like me you can fly right through it. Don't do it, slow down and read it slow, it's well worth the time. Lots of nice quick comments that make you think.

Sean