Created, The Destroyer

Ok well the first of these titles I have read number one of 149 to date this one published way back in 1971. Well Blind Freddy would tell you that there must be something to do with this series that has kept it going so long and I opened the first title with anticipation on what it is that has kept this series going so long as it has. Excellent start let me tell you bearing in mind that the characters have to be introduced to the reader and have to grab the readers imagination right from the start. I loved the title from the start to the finish the way that the character Remo was recruited from the electric chair was cool and the training he undertook and his first meeting with the Korean Chiun his instructor was very good reading indeed. The first mission was just okay but finishes very well in a scrap metal compactor and you get a sense of something good is to come in future titles in this series. Other reviewers suggest that there is much better to come in the series after this initial title well we will see as we progress through the series and I will let you know my thoughts. Very much looking forward to the next title in this series.

Essentially a Mack Bolan book with martial arts. The Bolan books are far better than this, however. Lacks humor, style and presents a false impression of the premise for the rest of the series. CHINESE PUZZLE is really the first true Destroyer book.

I agree that only a die hard fan of the series would enjoy this one. This was a serious entry to the series, not the same humour and irony that made the later entries so good. it 's obvious that Murphy wanted to create a serious competitor to the Executioner, and actually wrote a decent action novel. But , it's better that he turned it into a tongue in cheek series later. there is very little chuin in this one. This entry is almost like the Executioner without guns.

This is the first book in the Destroyer series. It was actually written in the Mid 1960's but sat until 1971 when a publisher could finally be found. I don't recommend that you read this book first if you're new to the series because it's so much different. It's dark and not humorful like the later books. But if you've read any of the later books, then this is interesting to get the full story on how Remo Williams-The Destroyer was created and how me met Chiun. A strong 8 out of 10 stars. This is like the Holy Grail of the Destroyer Series for true fans.

I found this to be a lame start to the series. Just could not get into it. Found the others in the series to be much more enjoyable.

This book is the most serious of the series. I believe the authors intended it to be a serious series when it started out like "The Executioner Series" but changed their minds later as the series went on. There are good action sequences and the story itself is very good. Once you start reading the series, you can not put it down. You will be hooked on them all.