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When billionaire industrialist and genius inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications, he dons his hi-tech suit of armor to become... Iron Man! This brand new, original novel goes beyond the movie story to continue the adventures of Tony Stark!
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
First off, there is no relationship between this book and the Iron Man films. This story glues together bits of Iron Man history and presents it in a modern context; so it's a bit of a mess. The plot concerns the formation of SHIELD and the attempts of HYDRA and the Maggia to undermine Stark Industries, the USA and ultimately, the World (yawn). There is an implausible sub-plot about Stark: a romantic liaison with Madame Hydra which would be laughable if it were not so embarrassing. The Tony Stark of this novel is not the playboy of the film or the comic books. If anything, he is so emotionally stunted you find it hard to believe he would have the guts to wear the Iron Man armour.
If you're a fan of Iron Man (and I mean a real fan) this is worth a read just to discover how bad things can get. If you're new to Iron Man and looking for a way into the character beyond the films; go to the comics, TPBs or hardbacks. Don't bother with this.
If you're a fan of Iron Man (and I mean a real fan) this is worth a read just to discover how bad things can get. If you're new to Iron Man and looking for a way into the character beyond the films; go to the comics, TPBs or hardbacks. Don't bother with this.
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5 reviews
Very competent and readable
2 Feb 2011
Format:Mass Market Paperback
If you liked Iron Man, the movie, you'll like the novel Femmes Fatales by Robert Greenberger. It occupies a similar territory with its narrative and inside the head of Stark Industries and Tony Stark himself.
Iron Man was, as a comic book character, never terribly exciting to me. But the life given by Robert Downey Jr's portrayal is staggering. A man inside a suit is, after all, something any of us can begin to imagine.
Stark - with his magnetised chest-plate has an Achilles heart and an Achilles heel - his eye for the ladies. They don't work well together. This novel is all about his vulnerability to that and it weaves in a modern terrorist narrative that is very much the rage given world events. It works well, as does the shared billing for Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. This organisation is credibly drawn given its under-staffing and bureaucracy.
What does not work so well is the HYDRA organisation. Although the details are handled well, the motivation, structure and management all seem unbelievable. But it is fiction, and it's not putting in for the Nobel Prize for Literature, so we can let that ride this time.
Greenberger keeps it skimming along well, balancing action and character development, combining the ingredients that made the movie work so well and not insulting your intelligence. It is a promising start if there are more of these to come.
Iron Man was, as a comic book character, never terribly exciting to me. But the life given by Robert Downey Jr's portrayal is staggering. A man inside a suit is, after all, something any of us can begin to imagine.
Stark - with his magnetised chest-plate has an Achilles heart and an Achilles heel - his eye for the ladies. They don't work well together. This novel is all about his vulnerability to that and it weaves in a modern terrorist narrative that is very much the rage given world events. It works well, as does the shared billing for Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. This organisation is credibly drawn given its under-staffing and bureaucracy.
What does not work so well is the HYDRA organisation. Although the details are handled well, the motivation, structure and management all seem unbelievable. But it is fiction, and it's not putting in for the Nobel Prize for Literature, so we can let that ride this time.
Greenberger keeps it skimming along well, balancing action and character development, combining the ingredients that made the movie work so well and not insulting your intelligence. It is a promising start if there are more of these to come.
Enjoyable
12 Jan 2010
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book was interesting and a nice read. My favorite character was Madame Masque (who doesnt use sex as a weapon, unlike what a review said). She is very smart and intriguing.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
An Iron Man novel for the Harlequin Romance enthusiast
18 April 2010
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
A short, but sweet review:
I might have been expecting too much, but this Iron Man novel did NOT have:
1. Strong characterization, only pedestrian ones
2. Much mention of Tony Stark's super technology
3. Fights with Super-Villains, only several fights with Hydra lackeys
4. An awesome climax; it was ho-hum and dangling....
There was way too much redundant focus on the 2 female villains.
I was rooting hard for this one, especially with Robert Greenberger's comics background....but perhaps next time.
I might have been expecting too much, but this Iron Man novel did NOT have:
1. Strong characterization, only pedestrian ones
2. Much mention of Tony Stark's super technology
3. Fights with Super-Villains, only several fights with Hydra lackeys
4. An awesome climax; it was ho-hum and dangling....
There was way too much redundant focus on the 2 female villains.
I was rooting hard for this one, especially with Robert Greenberger's comics background....but perhaps next time.
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