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Summary: Ludlum impresses again!!!
Review: Another Ludlum gem.This book scores with the wonderful element of bringing a bunch of disgruntled old dogs who served in some of the world's top security and counter-espionage agencies who've come up with an Agenda of their own on how things in the world should be.Very interesting characters and a plot to match.However one of the old boy,s is not playing by the rules...
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Summary: another great ludlum
Review: being relatively young (18) i just started reading Ludlum. But i have already read close to 10 of his books. i love them, the nonstop action, twists and surprise after surprise. I still dont know how he crafts such incredible stories. This ranks right up there with the Bourne trilogy as my favorites, but they're all good especially his soemwhat older ones.
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Summary: Second verse, same as the first!
Review: I have an Amazon bookmark that advertises Ludlum's book "The Sigma Protocol". It says "In Ludlum's latest, an ordinary man battles a global conspiracy." Well gee. That's the plot of THIS book as well. Come to think of it, that's the plot of every book by the man that I've read. A 'vast right wing conspiracy' is set to take over the world. They have small armies, a lot of money and a plan. This time around, a group of military men (naturally) plan to foment terror, and use the chaos to implement their vision of the world (laugh not - millions in the Middle East and far Left believe 9-11 was something along the same lines). Enter "ordinary man" Joel Converse. He's a Vietnam vet and P.O,W. who thought he had left that life far behind. It's up to him to save the world. He will survive certain death several times (the bad guys always seem to think they need him alive, and they just HAVE to explain their conspiracy to this total stranger). He will find love, and he'll visit several European cities to boot. Of course, a suspension of disbelief is essential for many novels (how else would you believe that a Nazi and an Israeli are on the same side?), but Ludlum's cliched stories are further worsened by the fact that he just couldn't write. His dialogue writing is always tedious, and sometimes just painful to read. Action scenes are generic. The only thing he could do right is character background, but that's not enough to save this. "The Aquitaine Progression" might make a half decent TV movie, but to endure 700 pages is just too much.
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Summary: Aquitaine!
Review: I liked this story and it was filled with action and intrigue as well. Felt very dated though as Ludlum describes his heroes when they are dressed in their corduroy suits and turtle necks ready to fight the villains!! haha Other than that it's pretty good.
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Summary: It's Just amazing
Review: I read The Aquitaine Progression last week and i felt it was so real and true.Ludlum wrote a story that explains many things that are taking place in our days.It's a story that you have to finish in the same day. You just can't stop.
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Summary: Chilling in how plausible the story is.
Review: It's been close to 20 years since I read The Aquitaine Progression but since i've been thinking about it recently I thought I should chime in and state that I think this is one of the best spy/political thrillers ever.What struck me while I was reading it is just how logical the literary explanations offered by Mr. Ludlum were in regard to the current events of that time. Even more unsettling was the idea that maybe there was some truth in this work of fiction. All I can say is that it's a page turner and thriller of the first order.
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Summary: I was left gasping for air
Review: Its very difficult to pick out a clear winner from Ludlum but the Aquataine justs about edges it for me over The Bourne Identity and The Holcroft Covenant. It centres around Joel Converse being chased around Europe by the men he has to catch and bring to justice legally. Its a long story which gripped my attention in the first pages until the end.
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Summary: Just when you think...
Review: Just when you think things might start looking up, it hits the fan. This is a smart, fast-paced, entirely plausible page-turning thriller of the first order! This is one of Ludlum's best, just behind the Bourne trilogy. Sure, Ludlum's heroes seem to be almost superhuman in intelligence and capacity, but no one can match the sheer tension that Robert Ludlum writes into his stories. This is a long tale that you almost wish didn't end. Converse's involvement in the case is believable portrayed, and the only real detraction is the easiness of Joel and his ex's relationship. Read it.
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Summary: A thriller classic!
Review: Lawyer Joel Converse is a wanted man all across Europe . . . after witnessing an old friend being brutally gunned down in Geneva, he stumbles upon a terrifying conspiracy called AQUITAINE. This, according to the narrative, is a power wielded by fanatical military generals dating back to World War 2 who are hell bent on creating a new world order through triggering destabilisation and anarchy, then instant reform into a police state. Hang on . . . didn't this form the plot in part for Eric L Harry's PROTECT AND DEFEND, which came over 14 years later than AQUITAINE! Still, even now, AQUITAINE is a breathtaking and realistic page-turner suitable for those long haul flights to your vacation! As Converse becomes the victim of a monumental frame-up, the trail leads to Germany and Holland where soldiers of Aquitaine are watching every step he takes. Will Converse succeed, and just who in the world can he trust? Not the authorities, and not Aquitaine, so he must resort to desperate measures. Although this novel is well over 800 pages long, it will hold your attention from beginning until the end with first-rate action, suspense, well-researched European locations,and of course, many unexpected twists and turns along the way which add to the interest. Highly recommended and hard to fault.
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Summary: One of his best
Review: Long before conspiracy-theorists began fearing the "New World Order", Ludlum was writing about it. I just re-read this book, and was pretty chilled by how real the fictional events could be. Ludlum lays out a plausible scenario in which rogue military officers create world chaos and then present themselves as its cure. Thus, a fascist police-state is born. It's top-notch writing, among the front-tier of Ludlum's work. Even more relevant now in 1999, since the Soviets no longer pose a threat and we've got this huge war-machine with nothing to do.
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