Shadows of Steel

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Summary: Dale Brown does it again
Review: Alright,

this was the very first book of Dale Browns' I have read. Now, I have 5, with another 5 on order.

This book is excellent. This one talks about the B-2 Bomber, and modifying it. Although I recomend you read Sky Masters first, you can read this before Sky Masters, like I did. This one has Patrick suiting up on a B-2 and going to fight the Iranians.

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Summary: Good Book - Inaccurate Cover
Review: Dale Brown almost always writes gripping stuff. Shadows of Steel is no different. While Dale Brown certainly takes quite a few creative liberties and some of the scenarios in his books may seem far fetched, Shadows of Steel is generally realistic. Iran is the key country in this book, and Brown gives them the military might to hold all the power in the Persian Gulf. It's up to Brown's hero Patrick McLanahan to destroy the Iranian threat using America's finest, the B-2 Bomber.

The only real problem I had with the book was its cover. If you read Cyrillic and know your Russian navy, the aircraft carrier on the cover is the "Kiev". Brown's carrier in the book is the "Varyag", a totally different ship than the cover, and which was not completed and currently remains in dry dock in the Ukraine, rusting away indefinitely. Despite the incorrect cover, I praise Dale Brown for his originality in predicting the sale of the carrier to China, something which is very likely to happen.

Another good book by Dale Brown that every serious military techno-thriller enthusiast should have on their bookshelf. For people who don't like all the technical information that is critical in a book in this genre, stay away! Dale Brown puts all the technical information in his books for a reason, to make them realistic. People who get overwhelmed by these kinds of books shouldn't write negative reviews just because of that. If you don't like technical information, don't read techno-thrillers. But don't put down the author for authenticity. Still, serious fans will enjoy this book.

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Summary: Disappointing......too much techno-babble....
Review: I have been a fan of Dale Brown since Flight of the Old Dog and have read and enjoyed most of his work. Shadows of Steel however falls far short of Dale's other adventures. The old characters are welcomed back but the development of the new characters is shallow. He fills so much space with the techno-babble that one loses sight of the rather thin plot line. I enjoyed the fight sequences of Hammerheads, Day of the Cheetah and Silver Tower because they were done without every other word being a weapons acronym - a non-military reader could follow along and still remember the plot after the conclusion of the battle. With Shadows of Steel, I found myself skimming pages, looking for the end of the battle sequence, so I could return to plot and dialogue. This is the first lemon I've picked up from Mr. Brown and certainly won't give up on him because of it. I'm still hoping to read another book as good as Flight of the Old Dog, from any author in this genre. That, in my humble opinion was Dale's masterpiece.

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Summary: Disappointing......too much techno-babble....
Review: I have been a fan of Dale Brown since Flight of the Old Dog and have read and enjoyed most of his work. Shadows of Steel however falls far short of Dale's other adventures. The old characters are welcomed back but the development of the new characters is shallow. He fills so much space with the techno-babble that one loses sight of the rather thin plot line. I enjoyed the fight sequences of Hammerheads, Day of the Cheetah and Silver Tower because they were done without every other word being a weapons acronym - a non-military reader could follow along and still remember the plot after the conclusion of the battle. With Shadows of Steel, I found myself skimming pages, looking for the end of the battle sequence, so I could return to plot and dialogue. This is the first lemon I've picked up from Mr. Brown and certainly won't give up on him because of it. I'm still hoping to read another book as good as Flight of the Old Dog, from any author in this genre. That, in my humble opinion was Dale's masterpiece.

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Summary: Shadows of Steel
Review: Its fine for an author to make stuff up. but when he is supposedly describing real-world items, the author has a responsibility to get things right. Harm, shooting down an awacs? if harm could do that , then aircraft wouldnt carry amraams! a sam 10 ,hits a b2 on the wing,, the b2 - damaged -carries on. the sam 10 has a 300 lb + warhead. you tell me what actualy contact detonation would do. its too jingoistic- when Clancy does it- he does research Brown just wants the US to win, and it will- even if physics has to get bent in the process..'cloaking device'? positrons? hmmmmmmmmmmm/ maybe his next novel should be a startrek

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Summary: My favourite B-2 is on flight again in this book
Review: Shadows of Steel was my fourth book from Brown's Aeoro techno thriller. This time, the story took me to the mid east...after the B2 had its experiences in South East Asia (Sky Masters). The story is very good and I really enjoyed reading it. But damn! I felt myself sitting as a CO Pilot with Patrick in B-2 again..! Although it's not that heavy thriller written in previous 'Sky Masters', But Brown is still genious with story writting! He is still the best Pilot! So everyone who is in flight enthusiast, don't miss it!

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Summary: Great Book
Review: This is a Very good Book, this is my Third Dale Brown book and i love this one .. the plot is very good, the Flying action is out of this world, I think this B-2 bomber is a favorite from the autor, this book is a must read if you like Dale Brown.

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Summary: A Good Combat Book!
Review: This was a typical Dale Brown scenario.The Islamic nation of
Iran is dominated by the radical Mullahs. Iran is beginning to arm up with modern weaponry and in doing so becoming a threat to every nation in the Persian Gulf.The Unites States becomes a victim of the newly armed Iran. Dale Brown hero Patrick McClanahan becomes the American saviour. The Stealth bomber is
used as the weapon of choice in this book. There are several good battles between America and Iran.You are treated to the

Stealth bomber at it's finest.A good actuion book that you will
enjoy.Buy it.