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It's in 13 parts (12 + 'the end') and if you start here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCBwnhhK3Sg
you'll find the other parts on the right.
>>By Lynn (Sunday, 15 Apr 2007 17:44)
We've posted this site before..the RandomHouse minisite for Boy Soldier
http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/childrens/boysoldier/
But I had not seen the promo picture of Avenger yet.
If you go to the site and make 'spy pictures' - then click 'more imagery' (bottom left).
Just the back. But it's a nice back ;-)
>>By Lynn (Sunday, 15 Apr 2007 18:20)
UK TV - Young Bond author Charlie Higson discusses adventure novels, Tuesday night
Show: "Return of the Hero"
Channel: BBC 2 (UK)
Date: Tuesday 17th April 2007
Time: 23:20
Documentary which explores the re-invention of the adventure book in the 21st century, where books targeted at boys are bestsellers again. These are action-packed, page-turning thrillers like their predecessors, but the modernity of the heroes and the villains brings the genre up to date. Includes interviews with Anthony Horowitz, Charlie Higson, ANDY MCNAB and Robert Muchamore, whose adventures series have captured the imagination of a new generation of young readers.
:-))
>>By Lynn (Monday, 16 Apr 2007 12:57)
Mygoodnessme!! At 23.20?? I better dust off my vcr then. Don't the programmers realise that we have missions to be sharp for ? ( And if ther are people who are wondering what I am talking about, you will learn the hard way when you become a parent.)
Another golden find L, thank you.
>>By Ninjawoman (Monday, 16 Apr 2007 13:41)
At 23.20......... uhm.... you realise that is even 00.20 for us! Don't set your vcr wrong girl !
>>By Lynn (Monday, 16 Apr 2007 17:29)
B20 again on History Channel:
SPECIAL FORCES: British SAS
Mon April 23rd at 3:00pm
Tue April 24th at 12:00am
Thu May 3rd at 3:00pm
Fri May 4th at 12:00am
Made famous in the books by Chris Ryan and Andy McNab, this is the story of a disastrous SAS mission to Iraq in 1991.
http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/
tv_guide/full_details/Conflict/programme_2877.php
>>By Lynn (Tuesday, 17 Apr 2007 14:13)
The TV show (BBC2, see above) was completely unbalanced.. too much of other writers, too little McNab. They obviously don't know what people want ;-)
The boy who played Danny seemed a bit young too me also.
Another interview - not sure about the 'when' but it says that Boy Soldier 'is currently in its 3rd book' so it can't be too old.
**Andy Mcnab - International man of mystery**
By: Alex Donohue
The time is 1700 hours and Alex Donohue is in the lobby of an undisclosed Auckland hotel feeling more than a little nervous. Who is Andy McNab? And is there more to the author of the Boy Soldier series than a suspicious mind?
I once wrote a critical review of Boy Soldier; part-one of a new thriller series for young adults. And now I’m here to interview its co-author, Andy McNab.
He’s an ex-SAS commando who undoubtedly knows how to kill me with a string of cocktail sausages.
Does he know? Will I need to make a daring high-speed escape by jet-ski?
JUST AN ORDINARY GUY
Luckily, the answer on both counts is no. Wearing a shirt and shorts, you could mistake him for a casually clad yachtsman. This is something that suits Andy, who has worked undercover in troublesome Northern Ireland and must remain anonymous to preserve security.
“It’s not cloak and dagger; it’s not skulking around,” is how he describes his life when I mention the difficulties in balancing privacy with the need for publicity.
Andy says he has no desire to become a literary superstar and that his family is the most important thing in his life. Most of the precautions he takes are “just being sensible”.
This low-key outlook on life is reflected in his writing. Andy says his books don’t give any particular message about the morality of war or violence; they are more about “addressing the realism” of it and allowing the reader to make up their own mind.
IT’S WAR, JIM, BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT
This desire to display the true face of war was one of the reasons why Andy and former journalist Robert Rigby decided to write the Boy Soldier series. He did not originally intend to write a series for teens but decided to take this direction after viewing some TV shows and books for young adults.
He considered them “pathetic, quite frankly” and patronising. Andy believes that today’s teen is “far more aware of what’s going on than I was at 14, that’s for sure”.
BOOKS AND CROOKS
This was something he sets out to correct in the series, which is currently in its third book. Danny, the series’ main character, may be a teenager but he acts in entirely adult ways.
Andy took advantage of the loose moral guidelines placed on him by Doubleday, the book’s publishers. Danny could smoke, drink, fire a gun and engage in any amount of potentially dangerous and illegal behaviour. The only thing he couldn’t do was kill someone.
Readers of the series can look forward to suicide bombings, gaping gunshot wounds, a decapitation with a golf club and a detailed description of how bodies are disposed of – to name but a few gruesome details.
Andy believes that teenagers living in today’s troubled world can handle this level of content, explaining that due to wider media portrayal, violence is part of their lives.
“They don’t have to agree with it. All they’ve got to do is try and understand it.”
A LUCKY ESCAPE
At the interview’s conclusion, guilt is racking me and I decide to tell him about my review. He seems unworried, declaring “that’s just how it is with reviews”.
I express relief that I no longer have to fear murder by SAS hit squad. I suppose a man trained to remain cool and resist torture wouldn’t heed the words of a 17-year-old journalist.
But as I leave, I swear I see a black helicopter flying overhead.
***
A string of sausages? Hehe, gives the word 'butcher' a new dimension.. ;-)
>>By Lynn (Thursday, 19 Apr 2007 15:39)
Random House has got an extract from Meltdown on their site:
PROLOGUE
Glasgow
The thirty-minute team made the best use of the shadows as they approached their entry points and prepared for the attack. Close by, on the river Clyde, two tugs passed in opposite directions, their stubby bows pushing through the inky-black water.
The four snipers were giving cover with their 7.62mm suppressed longs from fire positions 200 metres from the target building, a single-storey warehouse. They watched all sides and the roof, ready to give warning instantly if they saw movement from within the target that would compromise the assault team as they made their entry.
Sniper one could see all four entry points and the assault groups moving in on them. He was giving constant updates to the entire team and the team commander, who was at the rear of the target with his signaller. He was the link between the team, the heli and London.
‘Sierra One has no change. No light, no movement.’
Three of the four assault groups reached their entry points, and each MOE man carefully began attaching two 10x15cm pads of explosive to the doors by their adhesive undersides. The brick-sized rubber door-entry charges were stuck close to the door hinges inside the frame.
‘Sierra One. No change.’
For all of it see:
http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/catalog/
extract.htm?command=search&db=
main.txt&eqisbndata=0385608063
Meltdown is out next week, May 3 !!! :-)
>>By Lynn (Tuesday, 24 Apr 2007 13:51)
Andy McNab visits Stowe
Andy McNab and Robert Rigby came to speak to the Third and Fourth Forms about their respective careers and experiences of working together on a series of action-packed thrillers for teenagers. For weeks, all that was known by pupils was that an author visit and talk was scheduled - at his publisher's request his identity had to remain a well kept secret until the day of his arrival. Imagine their surprise and excitement when Andy McNab's name was announced - and that included some of the staff.
You could have heard a pin drop in the Roxburgh Hall as Andy McNab spoke of his years with the SAS, of how he came to enjoy reading through the Army Education Corps and eventually become an author when he was asked to write about his experiences in the Gulf War, in what has become the best selling war book of all time, "Bravo Two Zero".
see http://www.stowe.co.uk/Library-News-Events.aspx
>>By Lynn (Friday, 27 Apr 2007 22:37)
has anyone read the new damien lewis novel set in beruit yet
>>By Bookish Geek (Monday, 30 Apr 2007 06:10)
It's too damned expensive at present, waiting for market forces to erode the price, this seems to be his first major work of fiction, Desert Claw being a part of the easy read series, like The Grey Man, pretty good little tale it is too.
>>By camban (Monday, 30 Apr 2007 11:50)
On the discussion whether Prince Harry should go fight in Iraq:
The Sun
April 27, 2007
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007190500,00.html
Harry: I fight ... or I'll quit!
PRINCE Harry has told pals he will quit the Army “as soon as I can” if top brass ban him from the frontline in Iraq.
(...)
Should he Fight?
YES
Says ANDY McNAB
Ex SAS and Sun Security Adviser
PRINCE Harry joined the Army to become a soldier and, quite rightly, wants to be taken seriously as one now. The only way he can make that happen is if he is allowed to fight alongside his regiment in Iraq.
He takes his pay for being a soldier and soldiers fight wars. That’s their job. If the MoD let him join the Army in the first place, then they should now allow him to fight.
He joined up at a time when our country was fighting two major ground wars. So why didn’t the MoD make him join the Air Force?
There is huge concern that Harry’s deployment would make him and his regiment a target for militants.
But all troops are targets in Iraq. If Harry’s regiment had any reservations about him fighting with them, then they would have said so.
The troops Harry has had the privilege to serve with are experienced soldiers. They know what they’re letting themselves in for going to war. I certainly would fight alongside him.
Why should it matter that the third in line to the British throne might be in danger too? A grandmother mourning in Liverpool or Leeds suffers no less than one mourning in Buckingham Palace.
Unfortunately though, I think Harry has lost his battle to go to Iraq — so why was he allowed to join the Army in the first place?
-----
In todays news: "PRINCE Harry will be deployed with his unit to Iraq, chief of the general staff General Sir Richard Dannatt reiterated today."
There's a 'NO' in the article above as well and I think there's something to say for both views. Yes, he's a trained soldier and it shouldn't make a difference in which family he was born. But obviously it does make a difference since being a British Prince he's got more value as a hostage than (most) others in Iraq. So every soldier is a target, sure - but he's is a much more 'favorite' target than other soldiers, so doesn't that mean there will be an increased risk for the lives of his colleagues, compared to the situation of him being just an 'ordinary' target?
Ok, I made up my mind, I think it will increase danger to the people around him and therefor I think it's a very selfish move. But then.. I'm just a civilian and who's waiting for my opinion anyway ;-)
>>By Lynn (Monday, 30 Apr 2007 22:07)
Bravo Two Zero
at MGS
Over 13 years after leaving the SAS as Britain's most highly decorated serving soldier, prolific best selling author Andy McNab prefers to remain incognito.
The author of the best selling war book of all time Bravo Two Zero turned his face from the cameras, even though he was delighted to deliver a thrilling three hour lecture to boys at The Manchester Grammar School.
He was presenting his seminar with writing partner Robert Rigby, a fellow best selling author, with whom he has written his latest trilogy, Boy Soldier, Payback – which has been released this month as a paper back – and the final instalment Avenger.
McNab, who was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and The Military Medal after enduring six weeks of relentless torture during the first Gulf War, took the boys through both his military and literary exploits.
He earned the praise of MGS Head of Lower School Jim Mangall, who said:
"Andy's lecture was a breath of fresh air and an immensely exciting way to spend an afternoon giving the boys a special insight into both his writing and his way of life."
Article + pictures:
http://www.mgs.org/view_page.asp?
sel_sub_menu_id=356&sel_menu_id=
137§ion_id=2&page_id=548
>>By Lynn (Thursday, 10 May 2007 23:25)
Meltdown arrived today and am hooked already :-)
Hope I'm still positive when I've read the last page and know what happened to Fergus and Danny ;-)
>>By Lynn (Thursday, 10 May 2007 23:26)
PS this is one for the odd remarks chart..
Is the first thing Andy does each morning rolling up the sleeves of his blouse?
>>By Lynn (Thursday, 10 May 2007 23:41)
SAS hero reveals secrets to teens
May 11 2007
SAS-hero-turned-author Andy McNab has been telling youngsters the real secret to being a top officer – being able to read and write.
The best-selling writer, who led Bravo Two Zero patrol in the Gulf War, visited Cardiff’s Army Preparation College in Dumballs Road, Butetown, to speak about his experiences. And his number- one message was to make the most of every minute of learning.
(...)
Huw Taylor, 17, from Cefn Glas, Bridgend, said he was excited to have chatted with him.
“I wouldn’t mind doing what he’s been doing,” he said. “He told us we have got to learn whenever we get the chance.”
Emma Lee, 18, from Tredegar, said: “He answered lots of our questions. It was inspiring to hear him talk about what he’s done.”
(....)
Speaking while signing copies, Andy said there could be the next generation of authors in the room.
“Young people often get a bad reputation,” he said. “But education in centres such as these gives them the opportunity to realise their potential.”
Article here:
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk:80/southwalesecho/
news/tm_headline=sas-hero-revealssecrets-to-
teens&method=full&objectid=19082355&
siteid=50082-name_page.html
>>By Lynn (Saturday, 12 May 2007 00:23)
good film about an ex para that come home to revenge his cripple brothers death, if anyone is interested call dead mans shoes. well worth a watch!.
>>By fony (Saturday, 12 May 2007 20:09)
On the list Fony, thanx ;-)
One from last year:
15 Road Survival Tips from Andy McNab
1: Be prepared with a fully comprehensive trauma kit
This should include dressing, crepe bandages, plasma and syringes to ensure that what is entering you is sterile
2: Know your blood type
And the blood type of people you're travelling with in case of any emergencies
3: Visit www.globalintake.com
The site provides current political analysis, risk assessment and prevention, security and medical advice and practical in-country information so that you know the dangers in each area
4: Know your route inside out
Remember that the nearest place for help might be behind you
5: Head for safety if in danger
The safest places will be those with the biggest international hotels, diplomatic centres and embassies due to heightened security
And for all 15 and pictures go here:
http://www.let-yourself-go.co.uk/mongolrally/index.php?id=16
>>By Lynn (Wednesday, 16 May 2007 00:06)
Finished Meltdown, thought it was great! Pity it's the last in series :-(
Really hope they won't screw up with the movie.
>>By Lynn (Wednesday, 16 May 2007 20:13)
Just checked, Meltdown isn't due for release until October, how did you manage that trick Lynn?
>>By camban (Thursday, 17 May 2007 12:33)
If I showed you everyone wants to play that trick ;-)
Seriously, it was release early May Cam, don't know where you looked?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_b/
026-7989498-9920449?url=search-alias%3
Dstripbooks&field-keywords=andy+mcnab
>>By Lynn (Thursday, 17 May 2007 12:39)
Press release of Meltdown:
http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/childrens/grownups/
pressroom/releases/may07/meltdown.pdf
ANDY MCNAB ON MOVING TO THE WORLD OF DRUGS IN MELTDOWN
“In cash terms, the trafficking of drugs is the third largest global commodity, coming only after the oil industry and the arms trade. But the sheer scale of the problem is no excuse to stop fighting it and we felt it was an interesting and relevant issue to highlight in a book for young readers.”
ROBERT RIGBY ON WHY THIS IS THE LAST BOOK IN THE SERIES
“We set out to create great stories incorporating many of Andy's incredible real-life experiences and we’re delighted that so many teenagers are enjoying our Boy Soldier series.
We always planned to have four books which would stand on their own and also as part of a series. It’s been terrific fun seeing how our main characters, Danny and Fergus Watts, develop but we knew with Meltdown it was time to let them go.”
There's a picture there that's quite the opposite of the covers of the books. Those got Andy's name huge on the cover with Rigby's in very small print underneath. The picture has Rigby huge on foreground with Andy behind him in the shadow, or 'as a shadow'. Hopefully 'the truth' is exactly in the middle but it does seem fair to place Rigby on front for a change ;-)
>>By Lynn (Sunday, 20 May 2007 23:51)
3 other links - same site though:
Roll of Honour - with McNab:
http://www.specialforcesroh.com/ [delete space] gallery.php?action=view_image&id=1504
http://www.specialforcesroh.com/ [delete space] gallery.php?action=view_image&id=1626
And for others whos names have come up see:
http://www.specialforcesroh.com/ [delete space] gallery.php?action=view_cat&id=33
>>By Lynn (Monday, 21 May 2007 00:11)
The following is reproduced by kind permission of the AMFT book reviewer: "Sadly, this is said to the last in the Boy Soldier series, though it is perhaps the best in terms of its range and scope. In the early chapters, this reader found there to be a few too many convenient coincidences, but then what is life, other than a series of random happenings? That apart, this is a rollicking good tale, well told, with McNab trade mark style in evidence throughout. I loved it."
Amazingly, this is the 400th. review, posted on 05/06/07, something there for all the numerologists to ponder? Oh well...
Do you know though, I can't recall why Deveraux shot Elena, can somebody please enlighten me?
>>By camban (Tuesday, 5 Jun 2007 11:33)
Congrats Camban !! Have a smoking dry rolled up leaf on me, you earned it !
>>By Ninjawoman (Tuesday, 5 Jun 2007 20:54)
McNab's on vacation?
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/
0,,2-2007260063,00.html
400th ! Amazing Cam, most of which are yours... we started AMFT in August 2004 - that means almost 400 books in 3 years!! Do you read in your sleep too? :-)
The Elena question.. I'll flork it to you - it's pretty spoilerish
>>By Lynn (Wednesday, 6 Jun 2007 13:40)
WOW !!!!!
http://www.andymcnab.co.uk/
Official Website - Full launch 1st July 2007
HOT NEWS
Andy McNab launches the first ever series of spoken stories direct to mobile phones
Read the Press Release here http://www.andymcnab.co.uk/release.php
"Former SAS soldier and international best selling thriller writer, Andy McNab, is embracing the new digital age by creating a series of hard hitting spoken stories developed especially for download, either directly to mobile phones or from the internet. The series is based on the experiences of soldiers fighting on the front line."
Download the first spoken story 'Iraq Ambush' to your mobile now!
Visit the Andy McNab mobile site to download the first story 'Iraq Ambush'. Text the word mcnab to 80880 on your mobile or enter your mobile number in the box below to get a free text link to the McNab mobile site.
McNab Spoken Stories:
Iraq Ambush - Download Now!
Prince Harry Kidnap - Released June '07
Third Story - Released July '07
UK mobile ?????????? That's not fair !!! :-(((
>>By Lynn (Wednesday, 6 Jun 2007 22:42)
Celebrity interviews - Andy McNab My Money
Daily Mail, 6 June 2007
"I fought in Iraq, but debt really DOES scare me"
Andy McNab, 46, is a former member of the SAS turned novelist. He has been involved in anti-terror and anti-drug operations in the Middle and Far East, South and Central America and Northern Ireland and has worked alongside agencies such as the FBI. His first book, Bravo Two Zero, was the best-selling war book of all time. He is married and has homes in the UK and overseas. He talks to Alice Von Simson.
HOW MUCH WAS IN YOUR FIRST WAGE PACKET?
It was £40. I worked for a haulage firm in Brixton delivering the little Britvic orange juices to pubs. We used to drive to Cricklewood, load up and spend the day rattling around North London.
WHAT WAS YOUR BEST FINANCIAL MOVE?
Investing in a private military company in Iraq. The company actually won the Queen's Award for Enterprise last year, but I was away so I couldn't pick it up myself. I can't believe I missed the free food!
AND YOUR WORST?
My worst financial move is ongoing. I bought 60 acres of desert west of Tucson, Arizona, thinking the city would expand. It did expand - north and east. So nine years on my plot is just sitting there
(....)
HOW MANY CREDIT CARDS ARE IN YOUR WALLET?
I have two debit cards, but no credit cards. I don't like buying things on credit.
SO YOU PREFER TO PAY BY CASH?
Yes. The whole credit thing scares me - I was even flapping when I got my first mortgage and had to pay £400 every month. I think it's because when I was 17 or 18, I wanted to buy a stereo on credit and you had to have guarantors and stuff which put me off completely. I'd rather wait until I can afford to buy things myself.
(....)
HOW ARE YOU SAVING FOR YOUR RETIREMENT?
I'll have an Army pension, but that will probably be tuppence. I suppose I also have my books, and I've got houses and things, but no proper pension plan. I suppose I'm a bit immature in that sense, because I just haven't thought about it.
(....)
WHAT IS THE BIGGEST TIP YOU'VE EVER GIVEN?
This young guy cuts my hair and every time I go, we talk about exactly the same thing, he cuts my hair exactly the same way and he charges £12. I always give him a £20 note and tell him to keep the change and he always pretends to be surprised. I think he'd be cross if I didn't give it to him one time, though.
WAS YOUR DECISION LAST YEAR TO CREATE A WOMEN'S UNDERWEAR LINE FINANCIALLY MOTIVATED OR BORN FROM A PASSION FOR LINGERIE?
It wasn't financially motivated to begin with, but it is now. Originally it was just a laugh. This guy called up and said: 'Awright, Andy, what you reckon about women's underwear?' I said: 'I think it's great. In fact I'm wearing some right now!' Eventually I hope that we're going to be selling it everywhere, from Selfridges to Primark.
DOES IT IRK YOU THAT YOU ARE EARNING MORE NOW FROM YOUR BOOKS THAN YOU WERE WHEN YOU WERE RISKING YOUR LIFE FIGHTING FOR YOUR COUNTRY?
Not at all. But I definitely think our soldiers are underpaid and our benefits are rubbish compared with the people we're fighting alongside, whether it's the Aussies or the Canadians. It seems that every government we've had just doesn't want to spend money on the military, which is ridiculous.
Full article on:
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk:80/celebrity/
article.html?in_article_id=421066&in_page_id=181
So the lingerie is still on *rolls eyes* I'm not sure which is the joke in that paragraph..they might both be true ;-) But definitely CONGRATS for the Queen's Award :-))
>>By Lynn (Thursday, 7 Jun 2007 10:24)
Check out AM's website!! New stuff there, looks great! :-)
http://www.andymcnab.co.uk/
>>By Lynn (Sunday, 17 Jun 2007 20:35)
I just had a look it looks amazing though have a question, there will be a forum it seems so do i take it that will be the new home of F-troop.
happy reading all.
>>By Bookish Geek (Monday, 18 Jun 2007 20:00)
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