The End of the Beginning

by Richard Sapir, Warren Murphy, James Mullaney

Newark cop Remo Williams is chosen by the secret crime-fighting organization CURE to become America's secret weapon against evil. But Remo is first framed for murder and sentenced to death. After a fake execution, Remo is secretly handed over to a Korean killing machine called Chiun, reigning master of Sinanju, for training. This title is the first in a two-story arc that revisits the early days of Remo's apprenticeship. (July)

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373632436
• ISBN13: 9780373632435
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Gold Eagle
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.3" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Great new take on Destroyer legend

Don't be fooled into thinking this is just a retelling of past events in the Destroyer series. This book goes way beyond anything done in the first Remo adventure. It does retell how Remo became the Destroyer but this is less than 5% of the book. The rest is a great look at events that were happening around Remo during his indoctrination. The book also answers a lot of questions about things that are happening to Remo in the present day by showing how these events started way back in 1960s.

Awesome

This was a great story and is tied tightly to the current storyline. It's a shame Jim is leaving the series, he's done a terrific job in most of his books.As Jim says in the intro, this book is not following the source material 100%. I think he greatly improved the storyline from the first book (Created, the Destroyer) - I even liked Remo in this version of the series beginning.

Wow. That's all I can say.

After reading this latest installment in the Destroyer series it really hits home that Jim Mullaney is leaving the series. This is his most enjoyable book to date. It takes place before and during Remo's "recruitment" into CURE. It ties in Nuihc, the Dutchman, the original #1, The Day Remo Died, the Shiva connection and lots more. He has way too much time on his hands - it looks like he re-read most of the books in order to keep the timeline straight.The early interaction between Remo and Chiun is classic. If you read and enjoyed the earlier books (pre 30's), you're in for a treat!