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The Fist of God

By: Frederick Forsyth
Narrated by: John Franklyn-Robbins
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Summary

During those fateful weeks before Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, a fragment of radio intercept had referred to Qubth-ut-Allah, a devastating secret weapon that could rain death and destruction on the Allied forces. Despite Allied scepticism, Major Mike Martin, an SAS man who can pass as an Arab, is sent into Kuwait to assess Iraqi strength and help the resistance.

What he discovers there takes him into the heart of Baghdad, where he is to 'run' the Iraqi spy known as Jericho, the sleeper who might be prepared to provide vital information for money. It is a highly dangerous operation, the results of which cause the Allies to delay their ground assault for four days - while Martin parachutes into the Iraqi mountains on the most hazardous mission of his life: to find and destory Qubth-ut-Allah - the Fist of God.

©2011 Frederick Forsyth (P)2011 Random House Audio Go

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A Must Read! Miss at your peril!

I read this as I had heard of Mr Forsyth before and my downloading this came as a result of 2 things, I had reached my maximum credit overspill and I had read all of the books by Mr Ryan and Mr McNab. I. Saw the running time of this and thought, why not, it had good reviews.
What I found was nothing short of a masterpiece, well written, explains all details as far as Military tech goes, humorous (...an umbrella that sends messages...!) and several plots that overlap and culminate in a final one that I doubt any reader would have predicted. What is totally amazing is the fiction that is so deftly aligned with fact, you cannot tell which is which. The running time, whilst long, kept you hooked the whole time. Whilst the books of Mr McNab and Mr Ryan are action packed, this was too, but involved a master of a plot, to which the 2 SAS men deployed plots that were very easy to follow, having said that, it is easy to see that Mr F seems to have had a distinct influence on these two writers and having not read Any FF books before, can see where. Mk 1 human eyeball etc.

I am now going to read The Afghan and I hope that it is as good as this, if anyone reading this can recommend another FF book, I would be very grateful.

Quite simply, having read some great books by AM and CR, such as The Watchman, Tenth Man Down and pretty much all of McNabs (except perhaps Aggressor and Deep Black) this could well be the best book I have read.

The narrators don't get said much in reviews and I thought him very stuffy to begin, but as the story went on, he emerged as a fantastic compliment to this great book. Witty, where he needed to be, and serious where required. When you begin, you wouldn't think that this narrator could be capable of making you laugh out loud but he does, several times.

Listen out for the part where the Soviet neighbour is "questioned" and where the MIMI question the Soviet's handyman. Brilliant.

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Frederick Forsyth's best novel

I read the book originally and loved it. I bought the audiobook about a year ago and have just finished listening to it again for the second time. I normally have a low boredom threshold but this story has excellent pace and clever plot making this a real page turner (or whatever the audio equivalent is). I found the narration excellent although some of the pauses especially at the beginning and end of chapters had me looking to see if I had hit pause by mistake, but this didn't detract from my enjoyment of it. Overall, this is an outstanding Audiobook.

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Pay Attention!

As usual, Mr Forsyth's research is extremely good and he builds a credible set of circumstances round a fascinating story. The clues are there to give you some idea of which characters are responsible, but you have to listen hard and follow the action; thank goodness you can rewind! I'm no expert, but he portrays what it may have been like serving a tyrant. Worth every penny for a great story. Slightly less impressed by the narration, so all the stars are for the author.

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What every Boy Scout needs to know

The Frederick Forsyth mixture-as-before, served ice-cold, well-garnished and brimming over. Contains complete detailed instructions for refuelling a Boeing F-15 Eagle in-flight, seducing a prim Viennese spinster in order to burgle her employer, teaching college students to blow up an Iraqi patrol with semtex, keeping your boss happy when it's Saddam Hussein, separating uranium isotopes without anyone finding out, torturing someone to death in a well-equipped interrogation centre, contacting a top-level mole in Baghdad, searching a Middle Eastern mountain range for a concealed WMD, and pronouncing "Allah" with a convincing Arab accent. Obsessively authentic on all these essential skills, with the possible exception of the last.

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Poor narrator

I can't comment on the story as I had to give up because I couldn't cope with the reading style of the narrator.

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The master. This should have been made into a film

Absolutely brilliant. Listened to this at least 20 times. Narrator extremely good. If you like Frederick Forsyth this is a compulsory purchase and if you've not experienced him as an author it's a great introduction. The weaving of the story, the way fact is mixed with fiction. The pacing. Faultless.

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The Fabulous Book that is The Fist of God

Fabulous book. Listen/Read it!!!!!
This is one of my all time favourites to sit down and read which I go back to time and time again. Frederick Forsyth is brilliant. In this very busy world I sometimes don't have time to read as much as I want. Audio books allow me to partake in the book even if I'm driving or cooking in the kitchen. The story is amazing; based around the Gulf War 1990. From British Intelligence services to SAS; from American jet pilots to Israeli special forces. It's fast paced and never a dull moment. Even though it's based around events almost 30 years ago it's very current. It shows what our security services and armed forces deal with on a daily basis and their endeavours to protect us. John Franklyn-Robbins narration was brilliant and I loved all his accents. Thank you Mr Forsyth; a hundred times I thank you

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Not as good as I had hoped

Just wish the narrator was a bit more enthusiastic about the story, perhaps I might have enjoyed it a bit more, as it was, I abandoned it after 45 mins, and I normally like Forsyth. The story seemed to drag somewhat into detail and preamble that could have probably been skipped or reduced to get into the storyline quicker, which I am sure was somewhere, it just took a long time to get there, not that I was patient enough to wait for it!

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The Fist of God

Surprisingly good for such a long audiobook, it held my attention throughout. Some of the technology , then cutting edge , is now a bit clunky, but it was a good read. I recommend it to everyone.

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not as exciting as it sounds

Not enough action, too much politics and description of sex scenes..

the book itself is interesting, but as a 20yo, it just didn't pull me in

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