Appointment in Kabul

Bolan is called to Afghanistan to fight Russians. Very fun story. This was written in 85 and in 87 James Bond teams up with the mujahedeen to fight the Russians in The Living Daylights. I wonder if this was the thing for action heroes to do in the late 80s. But I really enjoyed this read. I couldn’t put it down.

This is my first Mack Bolan experience and I must say that I'm pleasantly surprised. I'm currently reading War and Peace and when my mind begins to wander I just jump on over to shoot em up bang bang Mack Bolan. I have enjoyed this book so much I've already purchased tons more from Facebook groups, thrift store, Amazon, and locally. If you haven't tried a Mack Bolan make sure you give it a try.

This book is relatively entertaining, but far from one of my favorites. The Soviets are planning to unleash "Devils Rain" on the Afghani people and Bolan comes in to aid their rescue.

There are a lot of mixed reviews for this one and I'm kind of in the middle myself. Not the best read by along shot. When this book first came out the Russians were the bad guys and the freedom fighters were righteous. Reading this book today after 9/11 I kinda think we should have let the Russians have there way in Afganistan. we probably would not be dealing with what were dealing with today. Anyway I give this book 6 stars.

Again and again and again this author just kept pumping them out back then and here is another fine read in the series. Tarik Khan previously introduced Mujahedeen leader has requested the assistance of the Big Guy to try and stop the Soviets latest plot to bring the people of Afghanistan to their knees with an insidious chemical weapon named Devil's Rain. As usual right from the start of the title where the Big Guy is trying to make his rendezvous with Tarik Khan the odds are stacked up against him as he fights his way through a countryside filled with enemies and treacherous turncoats. Heaps of action scenes abound with scarcely time to grab a breath before you are off again which is terrific but also makes the title seem small as you fly through it so quickly. Quite a few good characters introduced to enhance the storyline and the sections with the CIA guy stand out for a while anyway. Good finish is to be had and once again if you decide to read this title you will finish it with a satisfied feeling of completion. Excellent highly recommended reading in the series.

Garden variety Bolan this time out. Would have given it six stars but there's a good level of research put into this one, which earned it another star. Nothing really spectacular going on here. The Soviets chemical agent is a macguffin for the sake of a macguffin and we don't even hear much about it until the final pages. Decent action, an interesting potential double agent subplot. All in all, a fine Bolan to pass a Summer afternoon reading, but nothing to hunt up and devour. Next!

Bolan is back in Afghanistan to aid the mujahedeen in their resistance to Soviet aggression. In this book The Executioner aims to destroy a new chemical superweapon that is to be turned to genocide against the people of Afghanistan. This isn't too farfetched a plot as we know from the history of Saddam Hussein gassing his own Iraqi people. The action here is good but not up with the best of the Bolan books. Too many headshots from a moving vehicle as Bolan tries to evade the Soviet army strain credulity. That and Bolan's incredible efficiency using a weapon (Mac 10) with a 30 round box magazine and a cyclic rate of 1145 rpm. Interesting characters including a lady Bolan struggles to trust early on- and who he doesn't bed for once. The villains are nasty and die with regularity. Their marksmanship is woefully inept, as usual. All in all not a bad adventure but not up with the finest Mack Bolan stories. I'll give it 6 stars.

Great pacing and intrigue in this top-notch tale from Mertz. In lesser hands the whole Devil's Rain storyline would have seemed far-fetched, but the author weaves such a taut and compelling tale that you're carried along without asking too many questions. My only quibble was with Bolan's headgear on the cover, which looks so oversized you'd think he had Phoenix Force tucked away beneath it. Of course, Mertz had no say in that so you can't fault the book. This is a good one.

This book's a little dated in light of what's happened in Afghanistan lately, but you can hardly hold it against this 1985 gem that allies Bolan with the Afghans against Russian interlopers. Nice brisk pace with plenty of action and some good work by Mertz showing Bolan holding his own in hostile turf.

A great one from Mertz, Bolan works with the warriors from Afganistan, he shows how well he can lead people in combat no matter where he is, a well written story, lots of good action.

I liked this one a lot. Good mixture of action and plot. Bolan at his best in a hostile land.

Bolan is in top form as he deals another deadly blow to the Soviets. Very good.