Sleeping Giant Wakens

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Summary: Another Wake-Up Call For America
Review: Before Sept. 11th this novel would have greatly offended my sensibilities. As a woman I found some of the violent scenes hard to get through. But the Set.11th massacre has hardened me to the reality we face. The story is quite Clancy-esque with a touch of Jules Verne. It takes place in the year 2007, with Communist China as our nemesis. A war veteran or military buff would really enjoy the detailed action accounts. But anyone who reads it will not forget this tale of war and atrocities on American soil,or dismiss it with "That couldn't happen here!". No,not after our sad September.

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Summary: Review in U.S.Marine Corps publication: The Straight Scoop
Review: David Swanner's Sleeping GIANT Wakens is a thriller which I couldn't put down till the last page. After a protracted period of insidious sabotage of our defense supply system, which Swanner describes as chillingly simple for a determined enemy. A new strident Marxist leadership decides to strike. Vividly described is a surprise attack on the West coast of the United States by millions of Chinese which caught us anaware even though China was under constant satellite surveillance. This chilling scenario was described so vividly that it brought chills to my spine. We are given insight into the thinking and plans of both the communist and American leadership. The reaction of our citizens and their fate under a cruel atheist conqueror is dramatically described. The heroic reaction of our Armed Forces, hampered as they were by the sabotage, made me feel that I was an observer on the scene.

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Summary: Sleeping Giant-Is Still Sleeping
Review: In a time when one must always watch ones tongue , Sleeping Giant Wakens is a novel unafraid of being politically incorrect, and is passionatly realistic in its depiction of how ones mindset must be altered in a time of war.

Mr Swanner delivers a first rate fictional novel based on technical merit which adds a credence to his work. The portrayal of atrocities of war and the deliverance of characters is excellent.

All in all a great and exciting read.

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Summary: By Mark & Erin Holden
Review: In a time when one must always watch ones tongue , Sleeping Giant Wakens is a novel unafraid of being politically incorrect, and is passionatly realistic in its depiction of how ones mindset must be altered in a time of war.

Mr Swanner delivers a first rate fictional novel based on technical merit which adds a credence to his work. The portrayal of atrocities of war and the deliverance of characters is excellent.

All in all a great and exciting read.

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Summary: Review in U.S.Marine Corps publication: The Straight Scoop
Review: Sleeping GIANT Wakens depicts an attack by Chinese soldiers on our under-defended West Coast. Invaders rush eastward across America. Equipped with secret weapons, they nullify our primary defensive systems and satelite surveillance by sabotage.

This is an exciting patriotic novel and should serve as a wake up call to our nation. A MUST read and a very timely novel.

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Summary: Sleeping Giant-Is Still Sleeping
Review: This book started out with very good premise and some intriguing ideas but fails short of presenting a dynamic and realistic view of a "believable" confrontation with China. I found this novel to be very Hollywood in presentation, focusing on agendas with sketchy narrative and dialog. There is a lot of razzle dazzle with military terms and vocabulary, but it hinders the book more than it helps. I would not put this book in the same category as Tom Clancy, it doesn't belong there. All in all SLEEPING GIANT WAKENS falls way short of a believable "encounter with the future enemy" of the USA