tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post4734176172323111812..comments2024-03-25T10:22:04.995-07:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: Forgotten Books: The Wrath of GodEd Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-67887263186354980812011-06-03T16:40:36.943-07:002011-06-03T16:40:36.943-07:00In his early books, MacLean really rocked... Guns ...In his early books, MacLean really rocked... Guns of Navarone, HMS Ulysses... great, great stuff...Brendan DuBoishttp://www.BrendanDuBois.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-59690340940350196792011-06-03T06:52:51.091-07:002011-06-03T06:52:51.091-07:00Ed, if you like Higgins, check Derek Robinson'...Ed, if you like Higgins, check Derek Robinson's war novels (PIECE OF CAKE, GOSHAWK SQUADRON, WAR STORY, etc) if you haven't read them.Fred Blosserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07307848103704970189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-78320894104843650952011-06-02T21:09:29.816-07:002011-06-02T21:09:29.816-07:00I'm also an early Higgins fan, especially the ...I'm also an early Higgins fan, especially the Grahams, but one of my big fave is A PRAYER FOR THE DYING.<br /><br />RJRRJRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-28861094359853668482011-06-02T20:16:33.056-07:002011-06-02T20:16:33.056-07:00I love the early Higgins thrillers. I think that ...I love the early Higgins thrillers. I think that they started downhill after THE EAGLE HAS LANDED,mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-32932290225587815122011-06-02T17:31:09.568-07:002011-06-02T17:31:09.568-07:00I agree that his early work is also his best work....I agree that his early work is also his best work. He repeats himself--phrases, names--but he does it in a way that is forgivable. It's probably because he has such a fluid and easy style littered with a cool flair that only he can produce. My favorites are THE SAVAGE DAY, THE KEYS OF HELL, EAST OF DESOLATION and whatever title I have in my hand when asked. His later work, post bestseller status loses some of the vitality of his early work, but it is really pretty good until he started the Sean Dillon novels in the 1990s--I haven't been able to finish one since the third or fourth. <br /><br />MacLean was also a hell of an action / adventure writer. FEAR IS THE KEY, WHERE EAGLES DARE, and THE GUNS OF NAVARONE are simply fantastic--the second two are technically the best, but the first was fun as hell. Unfortunately his work deteriorated significantly in the last decade or more of his career.Ben Bouldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16024782701164448300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-400690220499550472011-06-02T16:55:37.748-07:002011-06-02T16:55:37.748-07:00I favor his early stuff, High adventure with chari...I favor his early stuff, High adventure with charismatic and tough lead characters. Higgins' early novels took me along on explosive undertakings. I reread them regularly. My favorites are " The Khufra Run" and "A Game for Heroes." Both he also authored under the James Graham name. <br /><br />Sadly, I don't care much for the recent Sean Dillon series. But they are blockbusters for him.August Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11797743144228505958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-83784516117157485452011-06-02T14:12:16.388-07:002011-06-02T14:12:16.388-07:00I'm not familiar with Jack Higgins, but this s...I'm not familiar with Jack Higgins, but this sounds like it would be up my alley. Thanks for the recommendation!Cullen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236957954996740924noreply@blogger.com