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3.0 out of 5 stars
Half and half, 23 Feb 2000
A very early techno-thriller from before the term was invented, 'Firefox' was also the inspiration for a fondly-remember thought mostly-dull movie. The book is much better - dealing with the theft of an experimental Russian 'stealth' aircraft (the lack of technical specifics mean that the book has not dated badly), the cloak-and-dagger espionage plot gives way almost exactly half-way through to a desperate flight in the stolen, and far-from-invicible, aircraft over Russian soil.Whereas the movie crammed this into the last twenty minutes, the book gives the aerial action, the 'meat', time to breathe. It's here where the novel works best - nobody reads 'Firefox' for the subtle interplay of characters, after all. Our hero, Gant, is a lump of marble (Eastwood was perfectly cast), the Russians are boo-hiss villains, and the plucky resistance heroes are cannon fodder. There was a sequel, 'Firefox Down'.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Underrated Cold War Story, 26 Jun 2006
This is an awesome Cold War thriller, an ex-Vietnam pilot called back into service, suffering from what can only be described as severe stress syndrome. A top secret russian fighter that travels at 6times the speed of sound, thought control guidance and invisible to radar. The plan is to steal it, fly out of the worlds most deadliest airspace, why? So America has again advantage over the Soviet Union in the cold war. The book starts well and finishes well, we are taken through Mitchell Gants character, we know he is a brilliant fighter pilot how he came to speak Russian and also the ill effects or images of his seizures. We are also taken through a journey of how the KGB deals with Gant, all be it too late for him to steal the Firefox. Remember this book was written a fair bit before MR Clancy's Hunt for Red October and before the Berlin Wall fell down. So in a way it is a first, however now we read things of greater detail, but the concept was there and reading through the plans and the escapes made by both Gant and the KGB was very good. Would Gant escape? Would the KGB find him before it was too late? A good read and not too complicated either to work out, thanks to some good accurate writing by Craig Thomas. However the bad point is make sure you've read the book first before watching the film. Sadly the actors have a bad russian accent, which spoils the effect the book has - Suspense and a final battle on the Hero's escape home.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Better than I remembered, 22 Nov 2000
I first read this book (and "Firefox Down") back in the mid-80s after I had seen the movie on TV. Lately I took it off the shelf to read again and I was amazed at just how good the book is. It's a very tightly constructed story that just zips along. Well worth a look if you're wanting a fix of Cold War action!
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