Goliath

By no means a bad story, this book needs work. Firstly, the overuse and misuse of commas. It's clear an editor has cleaned a lot of this up by the correctly-placed semicolons, but still commas are rampant. Secondly, the "false pretences" of the title and the cover art: this book is NOT about an airship named Goliath. The airship's role in the tale is disappointingly very small. It's actually a story about stolen nuclear weapons and an attempted coup in Russia. The third issue is the fragmentation and confusion of the first several chapters. Each introduces new characters, in a new location, with new priorities. There is no early linkage in the events, and no reason to get to "like" any of the characters. Fourthly, the sheer "ordinariness" of the story makes it a real slog to get through. There is nothing refereshing or new -- the theme is stale.

Great story. Had to keep reading; couldn't put it down. This is not my usual genre, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Strong male characters with a little humor mixed in and some really really bad guys. Highly recommend; you won't regret it.

I thoroughly enjoyed Goliath. The story takes twists and turns with some excellent set pieces. The story is action packed as a rescue mission gets more and more serious. This is a well written story, if you are in the mood for a well written, action adventure - Grab Goliath and settle in, you wont be disapointed.