State of the Union (Scot Harvath Series #3)

Thor's Best Book

I loved this book - I could not put it down. I have read a few of his books, and while the Lions one is probably his best known and that was good as well - I think State of the Union was by far his best!

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State of the Union

Brad Thor did a great job holding my attention. After starting the book, I did not want to put it down. Reading this book has made me want to read more in his series. This book has opened my eyes on the view that not every country likes America. It seems to be posible that the book might actually take place in my life time. A few of the newer telivesion showes have picked up on Thor's ideas about the suitcase nukes and put a new spin so we can relate to it more like Fox's 24 with Jack Bauer. Once you read this book you will want to read his next work.

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Yet another Great book from Brad Thor

Since I picked up the first of his books I have been hooked. The book is action packed and is a hard book to put down. I was not disappointed with the lastest Scot Harvath story. You really get into the story and I found myself excited from the first page. If you like action, espianage, police procedurals you will love this book. Try this and you will be hooked on the whole series.

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I have only just recently gotten into Thor's Harvath series afte

I have only just recently gotten into Thor's Harvath series after finishing up everything written by Flynn. After fnishing Lions of Lucerne and Path of the Assassin, and getting about 2/3 of the way through this one, I will say that Thor is an attention-grabber and his works are page-turners. One can very clearly see Thor's writing style develop from his first book (Lions) to this one; whereas early on, in Lions, one could tell that this author was feeling his way along, as his character development was a little thin and he provided too many extraneous details (e.g., Scot pulled out his H&K, then he screwed on the silencer, then he slid the slide back to check on a round, then he closed his coat, then he crouched, etc...), now Thor uses situations within the story itself to flesh out a character's background and extraneous descriptions are cut down (but not to a minimum).

The story in State of the Union was immediately an attention-grabber for me, having always been fascinated with the Cold War. The scenario seems entirely plausible and questions of each faction's motivations, ultimate goals and the consequences of every action (or possible action) taken are logical and well-thought out. To this point, I would say that this is Thor's best work yet and it is clear that he has learned from certain mistakes/shortcomings in his previous ones.

If I had to compare the two authors, I would rank Flynn as a superior author and story-teller. Flynn patronizes his readers less, allowing them to think more for themselves and does not feel the need to take time out from the plot to simply describe mundane details or provide background facts; he simply allows his stories to do that for him. While Thor's trajectory is clearly approaching this point (and maybe to-date he has reached it. I have not read enough of his works as of yet to form a conclusion), he is not quite there as of yet in State of the Union. Still, if you are seeking a solid, action-packed read and are into the whole thriller/espionage genre, Thor is worth picking up. If you are new to the genre entirely, I would recommend starting with either of Flynn's Transfer of Power (Mitch Rapp #1), Term Limits (Flynn's first book, set in the same universe as the Rapp series, but not featuring Mitch Rapp) or American Assassin (the second-to-last Rapp novel, but first chronologically).

I enjoyed it as I have all of the other books. This is my second round in reading the series and I love it just as much as when I read it the first time.

great!

Love the whole eerie can't wait to read them all!

Very good: highly recommend

I read everything by this author. Patriotic.

Want Action? You got it!

Was the end of the Cold War just a ploy of the Russians playing possum? In State of the Union, the third book of Brad Thor's series about fictional Secret Service agent Scot Harvath, the Russians did just that! And now there's a plot to destroy the United States! The president, his forces, and Scot Harvath have to race against time to stop the beyond evil plot and save the United States.
I found this book a great start to the Ultimate Reading Adventure because it was non-stop action and adventure that takes the reader from the United States to Germany, Norway, Russia, and back home again. I have read the other books in the series previous to reading this one, so I knew the background information about Scot Harvath, the leading guy in this story; however, Brad Thor does a great job of reminding the reader of the important information of Harvath's character. My favorite new character in the novel was Herman the German because of his humor, especially when relating to his pistols, Helga and Kristina.
State of the Union has everything the reader could want: humor, action / adventure, romance, suspense, and emotion. The overall message of the whole series is standing up for what you believe, even if it means risking life and limb; Scot Harvath lives by this message, and with every page, he stands up and fights for the American way of life, even if it means that he can't go to his father's memorial service that he had planned with his mother.

Action packed

I am only half way through this book, but I can say that so far this is my kind of book - mystery, intrigue, action, edge of your seat reading. A bunch of good bad ass guys outsmarting the bad guys. I love political thrillers. Totally entertaining.

You won't want to put it down!

Great thriller. Nice and violent, Lots of explanations about cool weapons and government technology. If your into the spy / espionage stuff this is the book for you.

WOW!

what else can i say? this book was simply amazing. A MUST READ BOOK FOR EVERYONE!

Just starting

The ONLY thing I find distracting is when an author 'gets inside' a character's head and has that character ask a question where the answer is pretty much obvious. e.g. 'Someone knows something or other about this or that. But who? How would they know?' Ugh. Very distracting. I want a STRONG character who does not do that. A good example is Vince Flynn with Mitch Rapp ... Rapp KNOWS things. Else he finds things out. No assumptions, or the bare minimum, and no no-answer questions in his head. To me, this is what separates a REALLY good author from a mediocre author.

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A grabber!

Fabulous story. Keeps you up reading!

Best of the Best

I have read all of Brad Thor's books, save his new one that is coming out in July. This is definitely his best work. Recomended above all others!!!

Incredibly addictive!

I loved this book! Once I started, I just kept reading every break I got! Very much like Dan Brown's works.

and the hits just keep on coming...

Let's all hope that art doesn't imitate life with respect to Thor's latest. In addition to notching yet another taught and riveting political thriller on his belt, State of the Union has an absolutely terrifying premise that is all too plausable in today's geo-political climate. I believe this is his best work to date.

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