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

Shadow Over Babylon (Hardcover)

by David Mason (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
RRP: £14.99
Price: £10.99 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save: £4.00 (27%)
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 3 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

Want guaranteed delivery by Tuesday, November 10? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details
5 new from £4.95 47 used from £0.01 6 collectible from £3.00

Frequently Bought Together

Customers buy this book with Sniper One: The Blistering True Story of a British Battle Group Under Siege by Sgt. Dan Mills

Shadow Over Babylon + Sniper One: The Blistering True Story of a British Battle Group Under Siege
Price For Both: £14.98

Show availability and shipping details

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Little Brother

Little Brother

by David Mason
4.5 out of 5 stars (2) 
Sniper One: The Blistering True Story of a British Battle Group Under Siege

Sniper One: The Blistering True Story of a British Battle Group Under Siege

by Sgt. Dan Mills
4.8 out of 5 stars (148)  £3.99
Apache

Apache

by Ed Macy
4.8 out of 5 stars (64)  £4.37
The Feathermen, The: Complete & Unabridged

The Feathermen, The: Complete & Unabridged

by Sir Ranulph Fiennes
4.4 out of 5 stars (25)  £41.95
The Confessor

The Confessor

by Daniel Silva
4.7 out of 5 stars (6)  £5.47
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Hardcover: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; First Edition edition (20 May 1993)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747514828
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747514824
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 4.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 285,067 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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

Product Description

Product Description

The fictional story of an assassination attempt against Saddam Hussein during the Gulf War.

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
 
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Shadow Over Babylon
87% buy the item featured on this page:
Shadow Over Babylon 4.8 out of 5 stars (6)
£10.99
The Secret Hunters
7% buy
The Secret Hunters 4.2 out of 5 stars (14)
The Feathermen, The: Complete & Unabridged
3% buy
The Feathermen, The: Complete & Unabridged 4.4 out of 5 stars (25)
£41.95
Little Brother
2% buy
Little Brother 4.5 out of 5 stars (2)
Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

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

 
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Day of the Jackal meets Tom Clancy, 22 Oct 1999
By A Customer
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!
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A gripping story about a plot to assassinate Saddam Hussein, 26 Feb 2007
By Helen Hancox "Auntie Helen" (Essex, England) - See all my reviews
(TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)   
This review is from: Shadow Over Babylon (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!
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
5.0 out of 5 stars A gripping story, wonderfully written, 26 May 2008
This review is from: Shadow Over Babylon (Paperback)
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, mercenaries) who set out to penetrate Iraq shortly after the first Gulf war and assassinate Saddam Hussein.
The detail is stunning, clearly from a combination of the author's personal experience as a former Marine officer and painstaking research. It is extremely well plotted and has several interesting diversions, including a sub-plot about US electronic surveillance.
At over 650 pages, the size of the book is initially a bit off-putting, but once into it, I challenge anyone who enjoys a good thriller to put it down. I first opened it at 11am on a rainy bank holiday Monday and finally put it down it at midnight, having read it through in a single sitting.
A cracking good read, easily in the same class as Clancy, Le Carre or Forsyth.
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 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

5.0 out of 5 stars 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 fsimpson5

5.0 out of 5 stars 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
Published on 6 April 2003 by anthony4301

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.