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    Warlord
    Warlord
    Warlord
    Audiobook16 hours

    Warlord

    Written by Ted Bell

    Narrated by John Shea

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    About this audiobook

    Counterspy Alexander Hawke races to stop a madman hell-bent on murdering the British royal family in this latest spellbinding action thriller in Ted Bell's New York Times bestselling series.

    Alex Hawke has all but given up on life. The British-American MI6 counterterrorism operative lost the woman he loved almost a year ago and has sought refuge at the bottom of a rum bottle ever since. But late one night at his home on Bermuda, he receives a wake-up call . . . literally.

    His Royal Highness Prince Charles, an old friend, desperately needs his help. The prince has discovered a not-so-subtle threat directed toward the British royal family. What's more, the evidence reveals an ominous connection to Charles's god-father, Lord Mountbatten—the beloved family patriarch assassinated by an ingeniously designed bomb thirty years before. A shadowy figure from the past has the British crown in his sights, and has proven once before that his warnings are not to be taken lightly. Several clues point to IRA involvement, but the authorities have little to go on and answers are scarce. This is just the call to duty Hawke needs to get back into action—if the madman doesn't strike first.

    Alex Hawke, one of the most dashing and compelling action heroes in all of thriller fiction, faces his most formidable challenge yet in Warlord, a gripping, white-knuckled adventure told with verve and swashbuckling panache by a master of the art.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateSep 14, 2010
    ISBN9781441891303
    Warlord
    Author

    Ted Bell

    Ted Bell was the former vice-chairman of the board and creative director of Young & Rubicam, one of the world’s largest advertising agencies. He was the New York Times bestselling author of the Alex Hawke series. Ted Bell passed away in 2023.

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    • 3/5
      Winning Ted Bell's Alexander Hawke novel Warlord in a Goodreads giveaway gave me the opportunity to explore personally foreign territory in my fiction reading, as book giveaways often do. In this case, I was so far from having read this author, series, or type of novel that I found the compact (mass market I think?) printing of the edition I received quite noteworthy because I couldn't remember seeing a paperback in that small, dense form ever before. So, if this type of book is the heart and soul of your library, you may want to keep this comparative inexperience in mind when considering my feedback here.

      This book was no work of literary fiction and does not even pretend to be a substantial exploration of any deep theme. And that's the main reason I enjoyed it! That is, the text reflected the author's precise understanding of and sense of humor about the scope of his work. There are details of Hawke's character and the novel's plot that are so patently absurd and glaringly awful as to come full circle in effect and be quite delightful features of the reading experience. The bottom line for me was that this book made me laugh and smile a lot.
    • 1/5
      The book often devolves into a right wing vehicle used to rant about the greater fanatical Islamic conspiracy. The heroic cartoon characters are courageous and extremely well proportioned. Somehow Hawke, our thirty-eight year old hero has been everywhere and done everything even though some of those things are only possible with time travel given his youth. Think James Bond, the author did but Hawke falls short just as the prose would embarrass Ian Fleming. Stoke, a secondary character, was a medic in Vietnam and still in the prime of life circa 2009. In sum, if you can suspend disbelief, get past stock characters, sex scenes that border on comedic bodice rippers and right wing ranting, this book is for you.
    • 5/5
      If James Bond had a younger brother it definitely would be Alex Hawke. This being my first experience with Ted Bell's writing, I must say that I was extremely impressed with this book. It definitely reminds me of reading Ian Fleming. This book is due out in November and I would suggest that you put this book on your "To Read in 2010" list. I know I will be ordering Ted Bell's backlist soon.
    • 4/5
      Another terrific entry in the Alex Hawke series. The action moves from Hawke in a year long drunken stupor following the killing of his pregnant fiance, to the UK where he is asked to help his long time friend Prince Charles and family who has been targeted for assassination by an unknown force. At the same time terrorist bombing in the U.S. are being investigated by Hawke's friends Stokely and Harry. Of course they all come together for fire fights in the mountains of Afghanistan against an Osam Bin Ladin wannabe and later at Balmoral Castle in Scotland where the entire royal family is being held hostage by terrorists. Lots of action and a well written book make for an enjoyable read.
    • 5/5
      This is a great thriller with a tight plot and believable characters (both the bad and the good guys). I love Ted Bell's Alex Hawke series and eagerly await each new book. This book starts with Hawke trying to drink himself to death in Bermuda after he has lost his fiance and unborn son. The book takes us all over the world. First to England, then Northern Ireland, Miami, Florida, and high in the mountains and caves in Pakistan. That is part of the fun of these books-we travel all over the world. Also, we have the wonderful Hawke, a modern-day swashbuckler with unlimited skills in the spying and killing game. Then there is Harry Brock-the foul-mouthed CIA agent who totally lacks fear and who can shoot anything under any circumstances. Then the wonderful Stokely Jones, the big-as-a-tank black ex- Navy seal who is Hawke's right hand man and just the type of man you want with you in the tight situations. And there are lots of bad guys throughout, some more visible than others, but this is the world of spying after all. And in this book we have real-life royals as well - Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles and his sons. Really, really good fun and I couldn't put it down.
    • 4/5
      I liked this latest installment of the Alex Hawke series but, not as much as some of the earlier ones. I guess I'm getting tired of the terrorist story lines that seem to be populsr the last few years. However, I do enjoy the other characters that seem to always be ther to help Hawke when he gets into trouble. What is revealed in the epilogue should keep readers waiting for the next installment of the Hawke series to be published.
    • 5/5
      If there ever was a better Janes Bond, we have it in Alex Hawke. Born to privilege, best bud of Prince Charles (yes, that Price Charles), secret agent with a valet of wiles and ways of taking care of him. Alex has been absorbing all the alcohol in Bermuda and doing a grand job of it. Grief will do that to you and he has had more than his share after losing his fiancee and their unborn son a year ago. Pelham has all but given up on him when the call comes in the veritable middle of the night - there is a problem in England and Charles needs his assistance immediately. When Lord Mountbatten was assignated, everyone took the word of the IRA that they were behind it. Were they? Maybe not. When potshots were nearly taken at Harry in Afghanistan, who blew out the eye of the sharpshooter? Was it IRA again? And the biggie, Diana's death - it may not have been the press after all. When notes are left in places that no one should have been able to get into it was decided that it definitely was NOT the IRA but a assassin going by the name of "Pawn". Pawn has issues and wil not be denied his success at doing in the entire Royal Family, friends and anyone who gets in his way. Alex and crew are just as determined to stop him at any cost - even their lives if need be.This was my first Alex Hawke novel and my first Ted Bell book. What a treat! Not only does the author make use of current events, he ties it all up in royal purple cords and leads us into the fray. The characters were splendid and very British which was wonderful. Bravo Mr. Bell!Coming to you November, 2010.