- Hardcover: 400 pages
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; First edition (20 May 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0747514828
- ISBN-13: 978-0747514824
- Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 15.4 x 4.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 332,321 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This is the fictional story of an assassination attempt against Saddam Hussein during the Gulf War.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This tale of hand picked mercenaries' plotting to assasinate Sadam Hussein has the feel of a modern-day Day Of The Jackal. To describe Shadow over Babylon as a story of espionage and privare war does not do justice to the bredth of this adventure. Attention to technical detail give a credibility to the story similar to the style of Tom Clancy but without overpowering the plot with hi-tech indulgence. An enthrawling book that I didn't put down. Despite its many pages!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
"Shadow Over Babylon" is the first book by David Mason and it's a gripping read very much in the style of Frederick Forsythe or Tom Clancy. The story revolves around a group of British ex-Special Forces men who are hired to assassinate Saddam Hussein and the planning and organisation involved to infiltrate Iraq, shoot Hussein and then escape. They draft in a sniper, Danny MacDonald, who is a deer stalker and we are introduced to Danny at the beginning of the book as he explains about shooting to a deer hunter. This aspect of the book - the technical detail of the sniper's craft - is fascinating and not something I've read elsewhere.
As the book progresses we learn more about the characters and the plans that they are making to carry out this difficult task, although we don't know the full plot at any time - as it unfolds we understand why they organised things as they did. There is a parallel story taking place in the American NRO (National Reconnaisance Office) as they find themselves tracking the team and trying to work out who they are and what they are doing. Big brother was definitely watching them!
The book has some technical detail but perhaps less than a Tom Clancy book - which isn't a bad thing. There is also more characterisation of the men involved in the mission - why they are doing it, how they handle the stress and violence - and even a couple of little romantic storylines for three of the main people involved.
And do they succeed in killing Saddam Hussein? Well, you'll have to read it to find out, but it's a really great read and there's a little twist in the tail which I wasn't expecting and was fun. Enjoy the story and the plot and the characters - this is an excellent debut novel by someone who clearly knows an awful lot about what he's describing!
As the book progresses we learn more about the characters and the plans that they are making to carry out this difficult task, although we don't know the full plot at any time - as it unfolds we understand why they organised things as they did. There is a parallel story taking place in the American NRO (National Reconnaisance Office) as they find themselves tracking the team and trying to work out who they are and what they are doing. Big brother was definitely watching them!
The book has some technical detail but perhaps less than a Tom Clancy book - which isn't a bad thing. There is also more characterisation of the men involved in the mission - why they are doing it, how they handle the stress and violence - and even a couple of little romantic storylines for three of the main people involved.
And do they succeed in killing Saddam Hussein? Well, you'll have to read it to find out, but it's a really great read and there's a little twist in the tail which I wasn't expecting and was fun. Enjoy the story and the plot and the characters - this is an excellent debut novel by someone who clearly knows an awful lot about what he's describing!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I searched long and hard to find a copy of this book. Even after all these years it still makes a great read.
Highly recommended
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A great yarn
This is my go to book when I've run out of books to read or am waiting on a new shipment. If you like a good action adventure book you can't go wrong with this one.
Published 4 months ago by MR R N CUMMING
A SNIPERS DELIGHT
FROM THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS, TO THE BURNING DESERTS OF THE MIDDLE EAST, THE SNIPERS JOB, IS ALL ABOUT WIND, AIR TEMPERATURE, AND A MULTIPLICITY OF OTHER FACTORS. Read more
Published 9 months ago by incosi
Fantastic
This was reputed to be true but names were changed to protect the not so innocent!!
This is about an "alledged" assasination attempt where the government hire ex special... Read more
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Published on 26 Feb 2010 by C. Campbell
A gripping story, wonderfully written
For a debut novel, this is a remarkable achievement. It involves a group of ex-special forces operatives, now in the "security" industry (but for the purpose of this novel,... Read more
Published on 26 May 2008 by Bookworm
A gripping story about a plot to assassinate Saddam Hussein
"Shadow Over Babylon" is the first book by David Mason and it's a gripping read very much in the style of Frederick Forsythe or Tom Clancy. Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2007 by Helen Hancox
thrilled by the action
wow! blown away by this excellent read. Mason grips from page one and keeps us page turning to the staggering end. This is one novel.
Published on 4 Dec 2005 by fergus simpson
Watch out Frederick!
This book is amazing. The breadth of detail, the plot, the characters...
Very abzorbing - every page of this book matters and will hold anybody's attention. Read more
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Published on 6 April 2003 by "anthony4301"
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