Blood of the Earth

This is an Island adventure, no globe hopping here, everything takes place on an island in the Pacific ocean somewhere. The factions involved are the natives, the French, and the Japanese. Bolan outclasses all three of these groups early on to set the stage, and we get great action scenes as Bolan uses various tactics to fend off several assaults. The action is terrific all through the book, my favorite being the defense of the U.S. oil base, and the boat scenes. The island's doctor was a good character and Bolan ally, and there are other allies that may or may not be on Bolan's side. The switching allegiances of the French was a little hard to swallow however, it just came across to me as unbelievable. Otherwise a heck of a story. The guest Stony Man member here is Gadjets of Able Team, who plays an excellent role, but Lyons and all of Phoenix Force chip in on some action as well. Gotta love how they used the Submarine against the French divers, one of the best moments of the book. The Japanese end of things kind of is a sequel to the Stony Man novel Skylance, written by the author's father, but I have yet to read that book.

A great solid start and a very interesting pace and writing as the story went by at a smooth pace with Bolan fighting enemies of various nationalities. This is a different Mack Bolan war, a political war of power and not the usual killings left and right and that is the magic of the book. The book surprised me and was far better than I thought. Read it, if you like not too lethal book, otherwise read another brain dead too much senseless killing book. This book is a gem from my point of view. (Iceland - 2013)

Guest stars: Phoenix Force & Able Team A very different Mack Bolan story for once. This time Bolan has to use non lethal measures to protect US oil workers from angry natives, slippery French and nasty Japanese. Okay, there is a big shoot out at the end of the novel, and a minor one in the middle, but for the most part it was fists and rubber bullets. Definately a plesant change. The mission is a political one. Bolan is sent in to protect US oil workers, nut also to ensure that America gets drilling rights by pushing the French and Japanese out. This didn't really feel like a Stony mission, and I found it a little strange that Bolan regularly calls back to base to find out if the president still approves of his methods or not. But it was almost a perfect story, only losing one star for the most curious inclusion of Phoenix Force and Able Team. Submerged off the coast of the islands is the USS Sam Houston, a submarine that has been converted to a SEAL launch platform, and has several SEAL teams on board. When the time comes for Bolan to defend the US compound from the angry natives using non lethal methods he decides - for some unknown reason - to have PF & AT fly half way around the world (at great expense) to fire rubber bullets in the middle of the night before disappearing from the story (apart from Gadgets). What? Are the SEALS incapable of firing rubber bullets? Did the author feel that introducing a few new characters would tax the readers brain too much? I don't know what the reason was for this, but I found it to be more than a little silly. Still, it was a very good story and I found myself enjoying it more than I expected.

Well if you are like me and enjoy characters from past titles being introduced to maybe gain some continuity to the series being written by multiple authors you will enjoy this title. If you have read Stony Man #25 Skylance which was by the way a surperb title, the Kanobo Corporation, Minoru Yabe (the old man chairman of the board) and Raizo Tanaka (who has been sitting behind a desk since his shame from the previously mentioned title and is given a free rein in this title) are included. The plot of this title quickly fades into the background as you come to understand with the exception of the Japanese nobody actually want's to kill anyone. KILL NOBODY? Yep and a fantastic title where no one actually/sort of gets killed until the end of the book. How can you defend yourself without killing others when you are being attacked by 100 screaming maniac/islander/natives who are intent on taking you out as they believe you have killed their spiritual leader and Mack you are solo? It's great stuff. Everytime something else was introduced and how it mattered was fantastic. The finish is excellent stuff What can I say I loved it and it is Highly Recommended reading in this series.

This was a very good Bolan Executioner novel. I enjoyed the Non-Lethal fighting scene very much and I also liked the twist with the France at the end. The part with Gadgets ans Pheoinix Force was a welcomed twist as well. You could feel the pain as the francs submersable delivery system was pinged by the US Sub. Great story!

This book marked my return to the Bolan series after being away for a long time. I was happy to find Mack Bolan pretty much where I left him: up the creek without a boat and a paddle (no pun on the end of this book was intended). Seems that Chuck Rogers sure can spin a great, tightly plotted, well written Bolan book. The action was in-your-face and very realistic. I hope that the Kanabo Corporation returns very soon.

For the most part I thought that it was a wel writen book. Lots of action and descriptions of the scenes. Overall I give it a fairly good assesment. Wombat - 35

A pretty decent entry to the series. The story was a bit different than the usual ones. I liked the unique aspects of the story. The Kenabo Corp. tie was nice, I look forward to seeing more encounters with them in the future. I really like Chuck Rogers' style of writing Bolan & the Stony Man crew, he makes them seem real and very human.

A really good book with alot of the action you expect from Rogers. I liked how Bolan & friends had to fend off the islanders using only non-lethal force, I thought that was pretty original. Chuck Rogers is probably my favorite Bolan writer because he writes action so well with alot of tension mixed in. I am really looking forward to Rogers next executioner so he can continue bolans war against the Kenabo Corporation.

I didn't find this to be as good as other Chuck Rogers books, but it was fairly enjoyable because of the situations involving Bolan and comrades being trapped in a compound and having to survive repeated attacks by hordes of bad guys.

Another great one, back-to-back too! Mack solo in unfamiliar territory is good, but the added help from Phoenix and 2 guys from Able was kinda odd. Still I liked Gadget there. Those few puns they cracked made it a little interesting. The actions scenes were great. That first one with the Islanders was freaky and good. I loved the doctor too, he was good. The last raid was really good and the rash French actions were kinda weird and sent a tingle up my spine. (Good for a Bolan book!) Loved every minute of it! (1-10): 9.8

I liked #246 more than I liked #245. The plot ties back to the Skylance mission, and guest stars PF plus Gadgets and Ironman, though only Gadgets hangs around the longest. This book showcases a besieged Mack, forced to deal with the conditions at hand with somewhat limited resources (though I found the sudden incursion of help into what was previously a solo mission to be a bit odd.) I had the sense that this one wanted to be a Stony Man novel, but didn't quite make it. Still, the action is good, and I wasn't expecting the way the story ended, especially the actions of the French.