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I always recommend The Dogs of War as a first Forsyth novel, and No Comebacks as a first Forsyth reader. No Comebacks: 1. Are all short stories, so good for t
by lelanthran 3y ago
I always recommend The Dogs of War as a first Forsyth novel, and No Comebacks as a first Forsyth reader.
No Comebacks:
1. Are all short stories, so good for the reader who is not yet invested in Forsyth
2. Starts with the titular story, which (IMO) is a pretty good capture of Forsyth plot and story-telling.
- szopa 3y agoI find it hilarious how Dogs of War is different as the book and the movie. The movie is a classical '80s thing with big guns and explosions. The book on the other hand gets into great detail about the logistics of organizing a coup, holding accounts, export licenses for arms, etc. Forsyth would've probably preferred to write it as a non-fiction book, but making it a work of fiction vastly extended his life expectancy.