The First Commandment by Brad Thor
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I’ve had trouble connecting to a Brad Thor novel since I first started reading them about ten years ago. After a seven year hiatus, I’m trying again and this is the second I’ve read this past month and i think i’ve figured my trouble with Thor – His novel are highly unrealistic with a very comic book quality.

In that i used to read comic books, I’ve found that extremely difficult these days as I find science fiction of any kind impossible to read. The illogical aspects gets to me. Such illogic is prevalent through this novel. Some nearly super evil villain out to destroy, who can transport himself in ways never explained. A miniature person with giant dogs that holds the secrets of the world. A secret underground private military unit that monitors the world. All more than too much. Worse is Thor tries to wrap reality in it all.

If any of that can be swallowed the rest is would be a really good tale if not for the many plot holes. How so many characters get from place to place was a problem I had with Thor’s previous book and here it is again. There are time and how transportation is done that just don’t make sense. These issues have to make sense to for the novel to work in that there are time constraints in both stories.

I could go on with further plot hole issues, but suffice it to write, the other troubles written of above are all part of the plot holes. For me, there are far too many and, again, the story resembles a comic book tale than a realistic one.

To bad about the story, because the characters are terrific, in a comic book sense. Settings are at times well written and others nearly absent.

Bottom line: I don’t recommend this book. 4 out of ten points.

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