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Riders of the Pale Horse
T. Davis Bunn
Bethany House
Paperback. 348 pages
ISBN: 0764227599
Review by Don Smith (Read Don's bio)
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What is amazing about this book is its “near prophetic message” of what part formerly Soviet nations and fundamentally, extreme Islam would play on the world's stage.
Originally written in 1994, it was updated and re-released because of the September 11th tragedies and the United States of America's continuing War on Terror, which seems to be leading us to “Gulf War Two.”
“Riders of the Pale Horse” tells the story of a military mercenary looking to make a fast buck. He does so by going straight to the war ravaged areas of the Middle East. However, instead of being recruited by one warring faction to face another, he is recruited by local missionaries to help the local church.
Instead of finding financial gains, he in turns finds a lot more than what he has bargained for.
Prolific writer, T. Davis Bunn seems in no hurry to slow down. He keeps firing off one book after another.
However, if you are not familiar with his style you may end up being overwhelmed by the language. For example, his characters are named “Rogue Robards,” “Wade Waters,” and “Ivan Ivanovichu.” He seems to be writing it in an old “film-noir/dime-store novel” style.
For example of what you would see in those “film-noir/dime-store novel” style stories, “It was a dark and stormy night. He could smell trouble in the air and Sam Spade had a knack for sticking his nose in where it did not belong. He was afraid that tonight would end with another broken nose.” Most of Bunn's narrative is written in a similar fashion.
The subject matter of the story normally would do better with a “Tom Clancy political” style, but Bunn takes a chance at combining political thriller with the “film-noir/dime-store novel” style. It is a thrilling ride.
Copyright 2002, Don Smith. All Rights reserved. Used with permission.
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About Don Smith: Don Smith lives with his brand new wife in Hawthorne, NJ. He writes by day or night and encourages you to check out his friend The Caped Defender in the Humor Section. E-mail Don |
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