The Final Reel

by James Mullaney

Book Overview

Sultan Omay of Ebla is dying, and hastily makes plans to hit the Great Satan at its cultural heart--Hollywood. He hires Tinseltown's slimiest produces to make the greatest war epic ever filmed. But the extras are real soldiers, and the weapons contain live ammunition.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373632312
• ISBN13: 9780373632312
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Worldwide Library
• Length: 349 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

spent the week with some old friends

I recieved this issue of the Destroyer series as well as the next book Deadly Genes for Christmas. I had not read the Destroyer for a number of years and I was happy to find everything just as I left it. There were times when I actually laughed out loud while reading, much to the annoyance of my wife who had to get to work early the next morning. I am greatly looking forward to restarting my collection. (And a special note to He Who Gallantly Throttles the Universe, please forgive me for ever thinking to abandon your awesomeness Oh Chiun the Magnificent! This humble servent to your mightiness will not stray again!)

Great Entertainment. A Must have for all Destroyer Fans.

I have been a fan of the books since the beginning and have seen the series go through some high and low times. The series is definately back on track after a few rather disappointing attempts. The author catches all the elements that make the Destroyer series one of the best including a dead-on characterization of Remo, Chuin, & Harold W Smith. Couple this with a satirical plot that pokes fun at politics and Hollywood, and you have an entertaining book that will keep you turning the pages well into the night.I do have to admit that I was also rather concerned with the lack of a synopsis for the next upcoming Destroyer book on the inside of the back cover. There was a period before when such omens often preluded to a lost contract or a change in a publisher. I hope this is not the case and that when the end does come that they end the series the right way.

A Very Well Written Adventure Strory

I have not been a fan for a long time, but I have to admit, the books are growing on me. There was a peroid of very bad books but the trend is on the way up. I hope to enjoy the series for a while to come.

Must have read a different book!!

I'm not sure what book the other reviewer here read but the book I read is the FUNNIEST of the recent Destroyers. The Hollywood satire is some of the best since Murphy quit doing them. Remo is as dumb as ever and doesn't even know when an army has invaded America and Chuins visit to Hollywood is worth all the gold in Sinanju! (Chuin would obviously disagree about this). Read this book and decide for yourself!

The Destroyer is in great hands.

A short time ago, I had my doubts about the future of the Destroyer series. I have been a fan since the early days of the books in 1971 and have followed it through several author changes so when Will Murray left the books I thought things would continue well with a new author. Well, things didn't continue well and I was afraid the series would end until Gold Eagle found James Mullaney. He has brought the Destroyer back to life and with #116, Final Reel, he has Remo and Chiun saving the world while making Hollywood look like the idiot haven of the planet. There is great action in this book. The plot has Remo, Chiun, and Smitty at a stalemate with a dying sultan who wants to bring the US to its knees. There is also the great satire that marks most good Destroyer adventures. I actually laughed out loud at several scenes in the book, something I seldom do. I don't know if I would call this is Mullaney's best book yet, since all of his have been very good, but it is certainly a lot of fun to read.