In ASSASSIN’S CODE, the fourth book in author Jonathan Maberry’s Joe Ledger series, Joe Ledger and the DMS go on a relentless chase to stop an ancient order of killers who are also vampires from plunging the entire world into Holy War…. Also… They are Vampires with nukes…. Cus what’s more scary than a vampire with nukes??? Probably a bear with a knife…Anyway,When Joe Ledger and Echo Team rescue a group of American college kids held hostage in Iran, which provides a convenient vehicle for placing Joe Ledger in Iran, home of the international secret underground vampire club and the Iranian government… who needed to be able to ask Joe to help them find six nuclear bombs. I guess they lost them. These stolen WMDs will lead Joe and Echo Team (also called unimportant secondary support characters) into hidden vaults of forbidden knowledge (Directors cut of Twilight), mass-murder, betrayal, and a brotherhood of genetically-engineered killers with a thirst for blood (SPOILER!!! ITS VAMPIRES led by VOLDEMORT)... Conveniently accompanied by an awesomely predictably beautiful assassin called GIRL, Joe follows a series of silly, preposterously elaborate and unlikely clues to find the Book of Shadows (also available at Barnes & Noble), which contains a horrifying and silly truth that threatens to shatter his entire worldview (or something). They say the truth will set you free…not this time. The truth hurts! And the truth is this book is lame. I’ve took a break from Joe and Echo team because I thought the books were getting a little predictable… and you know what… taking a break did not change that. Still, it isn’t that bad. I have always thought of Joe Ledger and Echo Team as a guilty pleasure… light reading… I can’t even swear to you that I won’t try to read another… I just don’t think I can take it seriously anymore. For those who are reading Maberry's Joe Ledger series, this book is going to knock you on your ass plot wise. It continues to follow the arc of fighting unknown evils in a world where we are kept blissfully unaware of the horrorshow behind the scenes. Ledger and the DMS have already conquored biological warfare, genetic engineering, nazis offspring, secret societies, varying global destruction plots, and the trust of bottled water.. How is a guy supposed to top that? Maberry has no trouble doing so. He pulls from his world an ancient pact in the middle east, rival factions and an absolutely f*cked up history for some potential Department of Military Sciences allies, some long awaited glimpses into Church (the man and the org) backstory, and a whole lot more.The difficulty here is a this is book four in a series. Book five is already on shelves, the sixth book is coming out April 2014 (this month) and a collection of digital shorts in the same universe is also ready to stock in bookstores. What this means is that pretty much everything that I say will be a spoiler. I must be delicately aware of my wording so I do not give plot elements away. My delicate resolve will be just to avoid the plot completely.I would like to point out that Joe ledger became quite the mouth dude this book. His sarcasm was always pretty intense in previous books. When he would normally be very careful in wording, he seemed to be overtly antagonistic and unable to concentrate on the finer points of common conversations. Though this did not make for a bad book, it did add a a level of tedium to the novel that is normally absent.Reblurb:Not needed. Publisher description is adequate. Being part of a series, most readers will already be invested.Publisher's Description:In ASSASSIN’S CODE, the fourth book in New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry’s Joe Ledger series, Joe Ledger and the DMS go on a relentless chase to stop an ancient order of killers from plunging the entire world into Holy War.When Joe Ledger and Echo Team rescue a group of American college kids held hostage in Iran, the Iranian government then asks them to help find six nuclear bombs planted in the Mideast oil fields. These stolen WMDs will lead Joe and Echo Team into hidden vaults of forbidden knowledge, mass-murder, betrayal, and a brotherhood of genetically-engineered killers with a thirst for blood. Accompanied by the beautiful assassin called Violin, Joe follows a series of clues to find the Book of Shadows, which contains a horrifying truth that threatens to shatter his entire worldview. They say the truth will set you free…not this time. The secrets of the Assassin’s Code will set the world ablaze.Xpost - RawBlurb.com
What do You think about Assassin's Code (2012)?
this one is my favorite so far. but that could change since there are more to the series :-)
—Eddy
very tense!!! no good place to set this one down!! can't wait for the next one....
—rbobandnelda
