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Chiun knows a secret and he isn't even telling Remo, the Destroyer, whom he has taught all his skills and loves as a son, because America has committed a sin against him he cannot pardon. They are in Africa, where feuds that have smoldered over centuries are being resolved by death and massacre. But how many deaths? And why? The facts are bizarre. In a Baltimore cemetery a white woman of aristocratic birth, who had died as a slave in Africa many years ago, is supposed to lie buried. But it show more is not her body in the coffin--and that can spark an international incident. It's going to get hotter in Africa. America's future seems dark indeed--and only Remo, the Destroyer, can bring back the light. show lessTags
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Twelfth in the Destroyer series.
I had high hopes for this one because it is included in the Best of the Destroyer collection. I was a little disappointed in it, because while it was good, it wasn't really one of the "best" Destroyers I've read. The plot involves an African-American man who has gone to Africa and gotten himself installed as the chief military advisor to a typical African dictator. On the side, he periodically returns to America and kidnaps the wealthy female offspring of the various upper crust families who profited from slavery then turns them into sex slaves. Remo and Chiun get involved, and end up overthrowing the dictator, while Chiun gets the opportunity to assist an African tribe (a once great kingdom) who was a show more former client of Sinanju. There are a couple extremely gruesome scenes of torture and rape of some kidnapped sex slaves, possibly a little more gory than is typical in a Destroyer novel. All in all, Slave Safari was good, it held my attention, but it seemed to go on a bit much and the finale with the African tribe was a bit of an odd choice.
Review copyright 2008 J. Andrew Byers show less
I had high hopes for this one because it is included in the Best of the Destroyer collection. I was a little disappointed in it, because while it was good, it wasn't really one of the "best" Destroyers I've read. The plot involves an African-American man who has gone to Africa and gotten himself installed as the chief military advisor to a typical African dictator. On the side, he periodically returns to America and kidnaps the wealthy female offspring of the various upper crust families who profited from slavery then turns them into sex slaves. Remo and Chiun get involved, and end up overthrowing the dictator, while Chiun gets the opportunity to assist an African tribe (a once great kingdom) who was a show more former client of Sinanju. There are a couple extremely gruesome scenes of torture and rape of some kidnapped sex slaves, possibly a little more gory than is typical in a Destroyer novel. All in all, Slave Safari was good, it held my attention, but it seemed to go on a bit much and the finale with the African tribe was a bit of an odd choice.
Review copyright 2008 J. Andrew Byers show less
This was one of the author's choice books. It's better than most, although knowing the current events of when it was published & having a low sense of humor make all the series fun.
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Warren Murphy was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on September 13, 1933. Before becoming an author, worked in journalism and politics. In 1971, he started the Destroyer series with Richard Sapir. His other novels include Jericho Day, The Red Moon, The Ceiling of Hell, The Sure Thing, and Honor Among Thieves. He has received various awards show more including the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award for The Grandmaster and Pigs Get Fat, and a Special Award for Trace. He has also received the Private Eye Writers of America's Shamus Award for The Ceiling of Hell and Another Day, Another Dollar. He also wrote the screenplays for the movies Lethal Weapon 2 and The Eiger Sanction. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Author Richard Sapir was born in 1936. He graduated from Columbia University. Before creating The Destroyer series with Warren Murphy, he worked as a reporter, editor, and in public relations. He also wrote five novels in which one, The Body, was made into a movie in 2001. He died of a heart attack in 1987. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- Canonical title
- Slave safari
- Original publication date
- 1973
- People/Characters
- Remo Williams; Chiun (Master of Sinanju)
- Important places
- Africa
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- Reviews
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- English, French, Swedish
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- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
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- 16
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