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Summary
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor comes a brand new series starring a female covert op. Tucked away in a remote corner of North Carolina's Fort Bragg, behind rows of razor wire and heavily armed guards, lies the headquarters of the nation's most elite counterterrorism unit-the United States Army's 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment Delta. Here, a brilliant new approach to combating terrorism has just been born. Its codename: The Athena Project.Based upon a true life, above-the-top-secret American military unit, #1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor has created a brand new series of thrillers focusing on the previously unknown female operatives of Delta Force. Dubbed The Athena Project, the novels will follow these elite female warriors from their recruitment as top-level athletes, through their training, to their deployment on some of the most exciting and dangerous international assignments the fiction world has ever been seen.In what is being called a female Rainbow Six, Thor's listeners, both male and female alike, will be electrified as he employs his vast knowledge of covert operations and military intrigue to bring to life his most heart-pounding, globe-trotting thrillers yet.
I didn't have the same experience with "The Athena Project: A Thriller" as I did with Scot Harvath taking care of the dirty work. It was a bit hard to accept the torture scenes when Scot was in charge, but having women do it added another layer of discomfort for me. However, putting that aside, I always appreciate the mystical and scientific elements as well as the underlying story in Brad Thor's books. I've read quite a few of them.
These badass ladies in the military are no joke! They're all about getting the job done. Using either their first or last names, some of them have last names that can easily pass as first names. The author truly demonstrates how clueless men can be when it comes to writing about women!
I thought it was just alright, I mean, I was hoping it would delve more into the process of choosing and training the unit, but it didn't. The action took a bit of a sci-fi turn at some point.
If you're a fan of Cussler, you'd probably have a good time with this one.
This appears to be written with the sole intention of hoping for someone to make it into a movie. It moves along at a silly pace, the characters jumping from one scene to the next with the flimsiest of premise moving them along. As soon as one character thinks of what might be the answer to a question, that must be the correct answer, suspend disbelief, and move on. The reader is supposed to believe that this team can solve the world's problems by simply showing up. It was a very interesting premise and set up, but the execution is weak and boring.
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