or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
 
More Buying Choices
124 used & new from £0.01
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Recoil
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images
Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

Recoil [Abridged] [Audiobook] [Box set] [Illustrated] [Large Print] (Hardcover)

by Andy McNab (Author)
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
RRP: £17.99
Price: £15.29 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save: £2.70 (15%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.

Only 1 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

Want guaranteed delivery by Tuesday, November 10? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details
17 new from £0.01 96 used from £0.01 11 collectible from £1.35
Other Editions: RRP: Our Price: Other Offers:
Hardcover £17.99 £17.99 4 used & new from £0.99
Paperback (Export / Airport e.) 37 used & new from £0.01
Mass Market Paperback £6.99 £4.98 157 used & new from £0.01
Audio CD (Audiobook) £13.70 £12.33 6 used & new from £5.37
Audio Download (Unabridged) £25.27 £17.69

Frequently Bought Together

Recoil + Crossfire + Aggressor :
Price For All Three: £23.75

Show availability and shipping details

  • This item: Recoil by Andy McNab

    In stock.
    Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
    This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions

  • Crossfire by Andy McNab

    In stock.
    Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
    This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions

  • Aggressor : by Andy McNab

    In stock.
    Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
    This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Aggressor :

Aggressor :

by Andy McNab
4.2 out of 5 stars (21)  £4.97
Deep Black

Deep Black

by Andy McNab
3.3 out of 5 stars (33)  £4.98
Dark Winter

Dark Winter

by Andy McNab
4.4 out of 5 stars (53)  £5.00
Liberation Day

Liberation Day

by Andy McNab
3.6 out of 5 stars (25)  £5.47
Last Light

Last Light

by Andy McNab
4.2 out of 5 stars (53)  £4.98
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Hardcover: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Press (6 Nov 2006)
  • Language English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Welsh
  • ISBN-10: 0593055578
  • ISBN-13: 978-0593055571
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15 x 4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 156,242 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    Popular in this category:

    #39 in  Books > Fiction > Authors, A-Z > M > McNab, Andy

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

Review

"McNab's great asset is that the heart of his fiction is not fiction: other thriller writers do their research, but he has actually been there."
--"Sunday Times
""A terrific, first rate thriller by the man who was once the British Army's most highly decorated soldier."
--"Daily Mail
"
"McNab is a terrific novelist. When it comes to thrills, he's Forsyth class."
--"Mail on Sunday
""Addictive.... Packed with wild action and revealing tradecraft."
--"Daily Telegraph"

"From the Paperback edition."



Product Description

Recuperating in Switzerland after a job that cost the life of one of his closest friends, ex-deniable operator Nick Stone is looking for a quiet life. But when his private life starts to disintegrate, Nick is reluctantly forced back into action. The trail leads him to Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it isn't long before his dark past comes knocking on his door..."Recoil" is another pulsating example of modern thriller writing at its very best: compelling, authentic and utterly real. McNab has worked for many years behind the headlines and he knows only too well what makes them...
See all Product Description

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
 
(1)
(1)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Recoil
64% buy the item featured on this page:
Recoil 4.0 out of 5 stars (20)
£15.29
Crossfire
14% buy
Crossfire 4.4 out of 5 stars (26)
£3.49
Brute Force
9% buy
Brute Force 4.0 out of 5 stars (23)
£3.82
Dark Winter
7% buy
Dark Winter 4.4 out of 5 stars (53)
£5.00
Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

20 Reviews
5 star:
 (9)
4 star:
 (6)
3 star:
 (2)
2 star:
 (3)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.0 out of 5 stars (20 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars My first McNab read - gripping stuff!, 7 April 2007
This is the first book I've read by Andy McNab (and my first Amazon review!) and I really look forward to reading the next one - Dark Winter seems a good choice. The author seems to have a cult-like following and I can see why. Reading other reviews the main character Nick Stone has obviously featured in a lot of his other work however you do not need to have read any of the author's earlier pieces to follow Recoil. The main character is an ex-special forces agent/soldier who follows on a trail behind the woman he loves (haven't we all!) to one of the most dangerous places in the world - DRC which really opens your eyes to the type of stuff going on in the wrold today and without giving too much away the way kids so young they still need nappies are sent to fight.

The author describes some of the things in such great detail that you actually feel like you are there. I guess we all (especially blokes) have some desire to have a bit of Nick Stone in us - a mortal superhero.

Anyway well worth the read - four stars as I thought it took little long to get to the main bit of the book but neverthe less I admire the detail the author used.

Enjoy!
Comment Comments (2) | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A return to form., 6 Mar 2007
By A. Thomas (Wrexham, Wales) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
Having read all of McNab's fictional works I have noticed that a couple of books have slightly missed the mark (not that I didn't enjoy them) however this is a definate return to form for Andy McNab. The last book "Aggressor" saw the style of story that I had come to love return but "Recoil" improved on this story dramatically.

I found it an enjoyable read and could not out the book down. As a result I finished the book in a matter of days (which is phenomenally fast for me). The story revolves around the relationship between characters that have been established in the previous book and the usual desperation of Nick Stone to complete a task in an area that breeds danger (usually at the cost of a supporting character's life). Recently this story has seemed slow and stinted but somehow McNab has managed to freshen the formula and produced a book that flows well and keeps the reader engaged in the story.

In my opinion this is McNab's best work since "Dark Winter" although intermediatary books have only shown a slight decrease in quality which mainly centers around the flow of the plot rather than the story itself. Some reviewers believe this is McNab repeating the same formula every time and to a degree this is true, however this is not a piece of grand literature and does not pretend to be either it is a simple story that is simply to be enjoyed (he does make a little tweak to the formula in this book but we will have to wait and see how things pan out for Nick Stone).

Well worth the money I spent and I look forward to the next installment.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read, 12 Nov 2006
A very different twist is put on the average thriller with this novel. I loved the intellect involved in the prose and the characters were great. This is by far McNab's best piece of writing. If you like smart thrillers this is a great read along with any of his other novels and Dead Scare and Speak No Evil by David Demello, great reads for the upcoming holiday season. You will be unable to put any down.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars the nuts
as ever a heart thumping read, i can remember when i first picked up bravo two zero, i couldnt put the darn thing down, his survival tips, graphic interpretation of his events,... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. Jl Hurst

4.0 out of 5 stars OK Congo Crusade
Staple fodder from McNab and Nick Stone. Here set in the Congo Diamond mines at the heart of the Central African civil war and especially with the forced use of child soldiers... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Clive

5.0 out of 5 stars Gritty and tough
Andy McNab is a master of all that is gritty and tough. The reality of fighting for your life with nothing but your own guts and skills to save you. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Slasher

5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping stuff
Recoil is well up to the standard of fast action thriller that we have come to expect from McNab. Other authors may be better writers but within the limited field that he knows... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mr. D. A. Chettleburgh

3.0 out of 5 stars McNab again, but no bad thing.
I've read the majority of the McNab production line and this is more of the same. The question isn't really whether this book is any good, but more, do you enjoy McNab books... Read more
Published 15 months ago by J. Dyson

5.0 out of 5 stars Different but very good
Something has changed - the editor?

The language is a bit different, the style is different, etc. A story of a battle in details. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Rafal Gruszczynski

2.0 out of 5 stars The worst Nick Stone novel yet.
After reading all the other reviews I was extremely dissapointed to discover "Recoil" is in fact the worst (by miles) McNab book to date. Read more
Published on 5 Aug 2007 by Mr. D. Bell

4.0 out of 5 stars Blood and guts
The only McNab I had read before this was his first biographical book which I enjoyed as the story of a very brave if not an attractive man. Read more
Published on 9 Jun 2007 by G. J. Weeks

5.0 out of 5 stars McNab delivers again
Once again with Recoil McNab doesn't disappoint. I thought McNab books were just for blokes until my boyfriend got me to read one and now i'm hooked. Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2007 by Bell Tweedy

5.0 out of 5 stars Another good one!
Well McNab has done it again and produced another fast-paced action story. Yes he does follow a familiar plot but I don't think that's a bad thing - it's the reason why I like his... Read more
Published on 12 April 2007 by Serious Sai

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject












i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

Ad

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.