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ISBN: | 0451215737 (ISBN13: 9780451215734) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Gabriel Allon #5 |
Characters: | Gabriel Allon |
Daniel Silva
Paperback | Pages: 432 pages Rating: 4.19 | 18212 Users | 717 Reviews
Present Containing Books Prince of Fire (Gabriel Allon #5)
Title | : | Prince of Fire (Gabriel Allon #5) |
Author | : | Daniel Silva |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 432 pages |
Published | : | February 7th 2006 by Signet (first published February 22nd 2005) |
Categories | : | Fiction. Thriller. Mystery. Spy Thriller. Espionage |
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Few recent thriller writers have excited the kind of critical praise that Daniel Silva has, with his novels featuring art restorer and sometime spy Gabriel Allon.Now Allon is back in Venice, when a terrible explosion in Rome leads to a disturbing personal revelation: the existence of a dossier in the hands of terrorists that strips away his secrets, lays bare his history. Hastily recalled home to Israel, drawn once more into the heart of a service he had once forsaken, Gabriel Allon finds himself stalking an elusive master terrorist across a landscape drenched in generations of blood, along a trail that keeps turning in upon itself, until, finally, he can no longer be certain who is stalking whom. And when at last the inevitable showdown comes, it's not Gabriel alone who is threatened with destruction-for it is not his history alone that has been laid bare.
A knife-edged thriller of astonishing intricacy and feeling, filled with exhilarating prose, this is Daniel Silva's finest novel yet!
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Ratings: 4.19 From 18212 Users | 717 ReviewsCommentary Containing Books Prince of Fire (Gabriel Allon #5)
This is not the best book that Silva has done. There is lots of history in this book. Most of this is correct and it is in keeping with what actually happened in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.Unfortunately, it takes away from the story. The story almost seems secondary to the historical perspective of the story line. Even though it is a Gabriel Allon book, it seems that there is lack of focus in this book, where it drifts along. Not as focused or as quick moving as the rest of the SilvaDaniel Silva's great spy Gabriel Allon is one of the more distinctive and enduring characters in the genre. He began his association with the Israeli secret service as an assassin ridding the world of the Black September terrorists, moved into more 'traditional' and dangerous roles, retired and unretired, and eventually ascends to the top of the spy pyramid. He's a sort of anti-Reacher in that he's relatively slight in stature and, in the course of his many experiences in this fine series, been
I didn't love the book but it's context was compelling. It's fictional but includes many factual elements related to Israeli-Palestinian conflict/history. I learned a lot in reading it and feel such compassion for both sides.
The latest installment of the Gabriel Allon novels is great, perhaps the best to date. If you enjoy political intrigue, well rounded characters, suspense and good writing pick up a volume in this series by Daniel Silva. What makes these novels so good is the humanness that Silva injects into his characters. Though they find themselves in extraordinary circumstances you can relate to their very human feelings and actions. The small details are what make Gabriel such an interesting main character.
Daniel Silva's great spy Gabriel Allon is one of the more distinctive and enduring characters in the genre. He began his association with the Israeli secret service as an assassin ridding the world of the Black September terrorists, moved into more 'traditional' and dangerous roles, retired and unretired, and eventually ascends to the top of the spy pyramid. He's a sort of anti-Reacher in that he's relatively slight in stature and, in the course of his many experiences in this fine series, been
This book was more about the history (fictitious???hummm) and about Gabriel and his interaction with Black September....lots of background to Gabriel (again) and a possible preamble to his future. One quote that I liked (regardless of this book being pro-Israeli" is that quote from an Arab "My holocaust is as real as yours, and yet you deny my suffering and exonerate yourself of guilt". I don't believe that the Arabs can call what happened to them as a Holocaust, strange that Silva would think
The fifth book of Daniel Silvas series featuring art-restorer and Israeli avenger Gabriel Allon shows in small ways his growth as a writer. In Prince of Fire, the technical aspects of the plot play second fiddle to the people side of the story, although the plot doesnt lack for suspense or mystery.The ongoing battle against Palestinian terrorism plays itself out on the battlefield of Allons guilt over the loss of his son and the injury suffered by his wife Leah. An incidental consequence of his
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