Red Metal by Mark Greaney & H. Ripley Rawlings IV: Review

I was in for a huge treat with this new book that landed on my step for review. I have read several of Mark Greaney’s books now so I was very excited to find his newest release in my hands.

This brand new release is one he co-wrote with an active duty Marine. It is a standalone novel that is an eye-opening, powerful look at what warfare is like today.

Red Metal by Mark Greaney & H. Ripley Rawlings IV
Publisher: Berkley (July 16, 2019)
ISBN-13: 978-0451490414

ABOUT:
A desperate Kremlin takes advantage of a military crisis in Asia to simultaneously strike into Western Europe and invade east Africa in a bid to occupy three Rare Earth mineral mines that will give Russia unprecedented control for generations over the world’s hi-tech sector.

Pitted against the Russians are a Marine lieutenant colonel pulled out of a cushy job at the Pentagon and thrown into the fray in Africa, a French Special Forces captain and his intelligence operative father, a young Polish female partisan fighter, an A-10 Warthog pilot, and the commander of an American tank platoon who, along with his German counterpart, fight from behind enemy lines in Germany all the way into Russia.

From a daring MiG attack on American satellites, through land and air battles in all theaters, naval battles in the Arabian sea, and small unit fighting down to the hand-to-hand level in the jungle, Russia’s forces battle to either take the mines or detonate a nuclear device to prevent the West from exploiting them.

Red Metal by Mark Greaney & H. Ripley Rawlings IV

This book is a massive read but loaded with so much action you don’t really realize how fast the pages fly. These men brought a masterful story together that just begs to be read by anyone interested in military novels, action, thrills and suspense, and realistic stories that are so plausible, it’s damn near scary.

I was reading some additional information regarding how these two authors met and how the idea for the story came together. The incredible knowledge of these two men became evident in several conversations they had together and the project seemed to come together easily.

They also talked about their favorite character in the book. And while there are many amazing, strong, courageous men and women, I have to go with Mark‘s choice of Paulina. A 20-year-old Polish bad ass who completely transformed during her various roles.

I also really enjoyed the characters of Apollo, Glitter, and Shank. There were so many amazing players in this story, it was hard to choose just a few. Lt. Col Dan Connolly definitely stands out as well as Griggs.

This is the type of book that you would probably want to read more than once. With so much action and activity scattered throughout the world, it’s hard to absorb every nuance of this incredible novel.

Red Metal offers an amazing insight at what World War III would look like today. This book was intense and so addicting, it was difficult to set it aside. But I found I had to because it was almost an obsession of just one more chapter!

Definitely a powerful combination of talent, brain power, and detail came together for an incredible read. Awesome read you will not want to miss!

5 Stars!

Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free copy so she could evaluate and use it for this post. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.