Redemption: (Ryan Drake: book 1): a compelling, action-packed and high-octane thriller that will have you gripped from page one

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Jordan has made visits to both the United States and Eastern Europe, for research on his Ryan Drake series. As the Drinker, he mainly covers movies and television, and occasionally video games and comic books. He often focuses on what he views in a negative light as the 'political correctness' of entertainment in recent products. To him they suffer from forced and poorly inserted political correctness, hamfisted messaging born out of "Trump Derangement Syndrome". According to him, the current mega media industry sees identity politics being valued over story and characters, excessive uses of virtue signaling, alongside unqualified and unlikable creators and actors. He also loathes the way beloved IPs of the past are, in his eyes, retooled into being vehicles for present day ‘woke’ politics, such as Star Wars, Doctor Who, Star Trek and Marvel. He believes that as a result, the stories themselves are often poorly written on a fundamental level.

If you are a lover of action thrillers, in the mould of Vince Flynn or David Baldacci, then this book is right up your street. After graduating high school he moved on to university, gaining an Honors Degree in Information Technology. To support himself during his degree he worked a number of part time jobs, one of which was a Will Jordan is the bestselling, internationally published author of the Ryan Drake series. He was born in Scotland in 1983. His works to date include: MODERN AUDIENCES!" -- When lampooning woke modern reboots, sequels, reimaginings etc., referencing the term "updated for modern audiences", an oft-repeated corporate buzzword with little to no substance, that suggests that "modern audiences" consists entirely of easily-offended career activists. Said with a booming echo, and often paired with an clip of Luke Crywalker for further effect. I read the first novel in this series about a year ago – not my usual cup of tea but to my surprise I found myself really caught up in it. The characters were compelling enough to hold my attention and the plot moved along to a conclusion that left it wide open for a sequel. And here it is. Potshots at the mainstream press, often viewed as bias, corrupt, and doing anything in a desperate attempt to shill, elevate the voices of social justice warriors, and reverse their inevitable collapse. The most common individual target by far is infamous Forbes shill Scott Mendelson.From the start Mr Jordan weaves a spell - the action is fast and believable' -- ***** Reader review Somewhat ironically, considering how I got interested in reading this book in the first place, my biggest gripes have to do with the characters and the story itself. For Ryan Drake, this is just the beginning as the sniper is revealed to be Anya – the rogue former CIA agent he helped rescue from prison nearly two years earlier. Now she has allied herself with an elusive but deadly new terrorist group bent on the utter destruction of the Russian government.

But nothing is what it seems, and within hours of arriving in the war-torn country, Drake and his team find themselves caught in a deadly conflict between a brutal terrorist warlord and the ruthless leader of a private military company. References to a fictional prostitute called "Tatiana", who the Drinker is said to live out many of his most perverted desires with. Well, the release of this book and my subsequent read of it makes me feel bad about the review that I left for the last book in this series. In that review, I complained about a series of loose ends that were left. For some reason, I was under the impression that the previous book was the last in the series. To my pleasant surprise, all of these loose ends were tied up in "Something to Die For" - with one exception (more about that later).I'm happy to say that, as far as I'm concerned, Jordan has navigated these many potential pitfalls most dexterously. Towards the end, when Drake's pursuers suddenly switched to being his rescuers without any obvious prompt, and in spite of the clear contradiction offered at the very start of the novel, I was half expecting the sort of happy ending whereby the mastermind is brought to justice and all his victims (direct and indirect, those who survive, at least) get the second chance they're after. Thankfully, Redemption didn't disappoint on that score, with the implication of a longer game to be played through later books. Weirdly, it reminded me a lot of Dumas' morally grey ending to The Three Musketeers, which has never once been faithfully adapted to the movie/TV screen. Redemption is a fast paced action thriller, told from multiple points of view, with interesting locations and characters that complement each other nicely. Interaction and banter between the main characters is generally fun and enjoyable, even if unoriginal at times. There are no dull moments in this book, and it's paced in a way that it's hard to stop reading - or, as in my case, listening. Examples of this include I was SO WRONG about Captain Marvel, Remakes Are Awesome, The Genius of The Last Jedi, Female Thor - At last, Marvel gives fans what they ALWAYS WANTED!, Finally, a James Bond for the Modern Era!, Social Justice Is Great For Videogames, Batwoman in Trouble - Ruby Rose Quits, Marvel's New Warriors Looks AMAZING!, Gotham High is EXACTLY What the Comic Industry Needs, How to Be the Bestest Journalism Evar, and The Falcon And The Winter Soldier - It's The Best Show Ever Made.

Redemption is never less than fun to read but, unfortunately, it's enjoyable in much the same way that cliché-ridden action-oriented TV shows and movies are still fun to watch, even if you end up yelling at the screen every time a character makes a predictable and easily-avoided poor decision to ramp up the drama, or something unexpected happens purely for expediency rather than because it makes sense. He lives in Scotland with his wife and two sons, and is currently writing the next novel in the Ryan Drake series. After graduating high school he moved on to university, gaining an Honors Degree in Information Technology. To support himself during his degree he worked a number of part time jobs, one of which was as an extra in television and feature films. Cast as a World War Two soldier, he was put through military boot camp in preparation for the role. Believe that!" -- The Drinker makes a proud boast or proclamation of something, followed by the yelling "Believe that!". Also, I think Cain was a great antagonist, and the face off between him, Drake and Anya a stunning scene (though I completely saw it coming before even starting this book). However, I didn't really buy the twist of having a man behind the man behind the curtain pulling all the strings and acting as the final antagonist - Stark. It caught me off guard, sure, but we had nine books of build up for Cain, only a few chapters for Stark. Well, at least Hawkins was left for the very climax.After enjoying the first book in this series (with caveats), I was quite looking forward to seeing how Ryan Drake's story continued. Nevertheless, I put off starting it repeatedly, and switched over to it late one night, having got frustrated with another book on my Kindle. Not the most auspicious time or reason to start, perhaps... Before saying anything else I feel necessary to point out that I'm not very familiar with this genre of literature. However, I do enjoy good storytelling and well written characters, and as the author's work and insights on his YouTube channel ("The Critical Drinker") oft resonate with me I decided to give his first book a try, and listened to the audio version of it. Es werden viele Szenen aus den vorherigen Büchern wiederholt und in den Kontext der neuen Erkenntnisse gesetzt, manchmal auch mehrfach wenn sich die Erkenntnisse erneut ändern. Aber statt eines aufregenden Aha Effekts hat die ausgiebige Nutzung dieser Technik eher Mudigkeit in mir ausgelöst. The story kept me interested even though many of the plot twists and surprises are quite easy to see coming (though there was at least one thing close to the end of the story that I didn't expect at all), and the characters are likable and the antagonists relatable enough to make them believable. I noticed myself rooting for the team and I love the fact that they're (for the most part at least) not invincible super soldiers, but can also suffer, make mistakes, fail, and even lose. But the fact that the author can still surprise readers so close to the end, without it feeling contrived in any way, is a tremendous achievement and a testament to Jordan’s talent.