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Old 08-06-2008, 07:48 PM   #9
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I've tried both the first novel of Ghost and Ed Howdershelt's series and didn't enjoy them. Mostly because the actual story and writing were buried under the wish fulfilment part (as with Frankowski's later books like Conrad's TIme Machine)...

Also, I'm not a big fan of the gruff, father-figure, Navy Seal-type protagonist.
For what it's worth, the first novel of "Ghost" has none of the "build stuff" parts. That arrives with the second novel. The wish-fulfillment part gets a bit less obnoxious too. Not a whole lot less so, but a bit.

You might want to give the second book a try.

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