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By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:38:00 +0000

Hi SixtySix – yes, if you could recommend any authors I would appreciate that.

my email address should have come through with this comment.

regards -Matt

By: SixtySix

SixtySix — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:51:12 +0000

Hi Matt, thanks for commenting. I, too think Andy’s best work was his earliest, but I did love “Seven Troop” and we have high hopes for his latest.
As far as similar writers, it’s so hard to find someone with the mix of action and self-deprecating humour that Andy McNab has. I can’t think of anyone offhand who does it like Andy does, though I can certainly recommend some good authors in general if you’d like.
And by the way, Andy McNab says he has no ghostwriter and I believe him–though I also believe his editors work a little extra hard, if you get my drift.
Hope his new book blows you away!

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:09:06 +0000

Can anyone recommend any other first person narrative books that resemble Andy’s in terms of style, pace and most importantly, humour?
I’m sorry to say this, but I have found the standard from Deep Black onwards really slipping, except from a couple of bits in Aggressor.
I’m really struggling to find an author as good as McNab’s earlier books (think esp. Firewall and Liberation Day – the pacing and description in the latter is astounding). The only person I’ve found recently is Simon Kernick – worth checking out but he doesn’t have the experience that adds the edge.

Does anyone know who Andy’s ghostwriter is? I take it he has one, on the basis of the change in style of the last few books and drop in quality. If possible, I’d like to read other books written by that ghost (if indeed he has one).

But I’ll keep reading Andy’s stuff – I’m just too loyal!

Matt