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Written by: David Morrell
Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
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"HIS NAME WAS RAMBO AND HE WAS JUST SOME NOTHING KID FOR ALL ANYBODY KNEW."

The award-winning novel that inspired the legendary film series starring Sylvester Stallone.

First came the man: a young wanderer in a fatigue coat and long hair. Then came the legend, as John Rambo sprang from the pages of FIRST BLOOD to take his place in the American cultural landscape. This remarkable novel pits a young Vietnam veteran against a small-town cop who doesn't know whom he's dealing with -- or how far Rambo will take him into a life-and-death struggle through the woods, hills, and caves of rural Kentucky.

Millions have seen the Rambo movies, but those who haven't read the book are in for a surprise -- a critically acclaimed story of character, action, and compassion.

© 1972, 2000 by David Morrell. Introduction © 1988 by David Morrell. ℗ 2010 by Brilliance Audio, Inc., all rights reserved.

 Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction

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All the characters feel like real people in this book. Layers and layers within their personalities. If you get to keep the movie’s version out of your mind, you find yourself divided about who you should be rooting for in several moments. And it still provides unstoppable action just like the theatre’s version. Strongly recommend it!

Way deeper than the movie

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If you're looking for a novelisation of the movie this is NOT the book for you. It has great action, deeper characters and pretty much non stop tension, but whether Rambo is a hero or not will really be up to you.

Get ready to see Rambo in an entirely different light...

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As always, the book is better than the movie. Good narration, and an enjoyable listen.

Excellent

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Prepare, there are differences.
My review has to be more than 15 words .. bl*w me.

Much better than the movie

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The book brings back memories of the movie and gives you an alternative ending and view of Rambo. I loved this version of rambo, he is much more violent in this story then Hollywoods version. I recommend this book highly if your a Rambo fan, the narrator was pretty good, I wish they added brief moments of the original rambo music just to get that extra feels during high stress moments but non the less great all the way through.

exciting start to end.

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