Sean Randall reviewed Sabre by James Follett
Review of 'Sabre' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
A very enjoyable thriller indeed. You sort of see where things are going early on, the suspension of disbelief angle is quite necessary if you are to believe that the characters simply fall into place in their allotted roles.
Still, it's easy to get swept up in the drama of what is a gripping thrill ride of a novel. Jez is a very memorable character, the technology is liberal and contemporary in scope but with an eye to the future, although no work of the future can completely escape the anachronisms of its time and that does show here in the dial-up based computer networking infrastructure. Follett was bang on with memory cards though; 15 years ago remember, so that was nice to se.
In short, even though the aviation industry only interests me in a peripheral sort of a way and the idea of a bomb on board an …
A very enjoyable thriller indeed. You sort of see where things are going early on, the suspension of disbelief angle is quite necessary if you are to believe that the characters simply fall into place in their allotted roles.
Still, it's easy to get swept up in the drama of what is a gripping thrill ride of a novel. Jez is a very memorable character, the technology is liberal and contemporary in scope but with an eye to the future, although no work of the future can completely escape the anachronisms of its time and that does show here in the dial-up based computer networking infrastructure. Follett was bang on with memory cards though; 15 years ago remember, so that was nice to se.
In short, even though the aviation industry only interests me in a peripheral sort of a way and the idea of a bomb on board an aircraft has been done to death, this was a refreshing take on the story. Throw in a smattering of industrial espionage, deep-sea oil rigs, aerospace political machinations and a young enthusiast with balls and brains and you get a neat, exciting, action-packed yet thought-provoking read.