The Terminal List Book Download UPDATED
Margarete Klauer
Compare that line to: "America was a tolerant and diverse place... something that warriors of Islam could exploit". Jack Carr actually went to the middle east, but somehow his version of Muslims seem less realistic than King's. In this book, they're always bad guys, or brainwashed sheep. Sure, the main villains are domestic, but it's Muslim soldiers who kill Reece's team, a Muslim assassin who gets brainwashed into attacking him, and a Muslim imam who arranges the ambush (one who spends his days preaching peace and cooperation between islamic people and americans). The author makes it clear how much he believes in the concept of "peaceful muslims".
This is a bit ranty, so let me wrap up - Carr has so much life experience that could be used to make great (or at least realistic) books. But he writes with an agenda. He's trying too hard to make a thriller, and he seems to be writing for an audience who shares his mindset and politics. King, with no experience as a soldier and maybe no time in the middle east, somehow creates a more convincing version of a soldier in the desert. And he keeps the plotting tight (he still needs an editor) and the characters make realistic choices. In a better alternate universe, Jack Carr hires King to ghostwrite his books and serves as the ultimate expert consultant.
The Terminal List cast Pratt as a Navy SEAL named James Reece, whose entire team is wiped out during an ambush. When his wife and daughter are later murdered as a part of a military conspiracy, Reece creates a kill list and vows vengeance. While that plot sounds like any number of STV action movies, the show takes itself and Reece's revenge very seriously and is often a dark, dour watch. Pratt also shed his tendency to quip or make gags, and while The Terminal List received mixed reviews overall, it appears to have been popular with Amazon subscribers.
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