Sons of Valor by Brian AndrewsMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
An absolute perfect spin-off!
I'm a huge fan of the Dempsey/Tier One series by Andrews & Wilson. Often citing them Best in Class to a stacked division with guys like Rapp, Logan and Harvath. Tier One novels always feel so authentic, skirting the lines between Spy and Door Kicker via a converted Tier One operator. Often times worlds converge as "Spy" John Dempsey teams up with a tobacco chewing Texan Bad-Ass Navy SEAL, Keith "Chunk" Redman. I was ecstatic to hear Chunk was getting his own series and the Andrews/Wilson duo hit a total grand slam!
A catastrophic event had previously wiped out the Tier One aka DEVGRU/team 6 operation. Sons of Valor is about it's rebirth, "Chunk" is tapped to both join and lead the new operation and with a few familiar faces. I was smiling ear-to-ear just a few pages in, authenticity felt spot-on and the characters instantly felt familiar. Told in 3 parts, 1 being selection/assessment and training, 2 and 3 getting down range and instantly into the suck! No need for a lengthy review, the plot is fantastic, action unparalleled and although I'm no Frogman it just feels real. Intriguing sub-plots like the recruiting and training of support staff, who also land in the suck, just make it a total package. I'm thankful to Blackstone Publishing for the ARC but absolutely HATE how long I'll be waiting for #2.
A must read for any fans of special operations fiction and non fiction stories.
And an OMG call out sick from work to read this for fans of Andrews/Wilson Tier One!
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