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The Dogs of War

Auteur(s): Frederick Forsyth
Narrateur(s): Frederick Davidson
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"Knocking off a bank or an armored truck is merely crude. Knocking off an entire republic has, I feel, a certain style." So says mining magnate Sir James Manson, a shadowy titan of London's financial district, who is scheming a coup d'état in the small West African dictatorship of Zangaro, where a secret source of platinum lies waiting to be exploited.

The man selected to plan and carry out the sack of Zangaro is Cat Shannon, a 33-year-old Anglo-Irishman from Nigeria. If the goal is clear, the means are not, for there are no up-to-date manuals on overthrowing governments by force. By the time he has set forth this sinister venture in all its ramifications, Frederick Forsyth has fashioned that manual and given us a classic of terror and enthrallment.

©1974 Danesbrook Productions Limited (P)1993 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Espionnage Politique et espions Politiques Thrillers et romans à suspense plein de suspense
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A most compelling listen - couldn’t put it down. Forsyth is such a marvellous writer - such detail, such specialty knowledge, marvellous characters, and of course, a brilliant plot. The whole rendered wonderfully by one of my favourite readers, Frederick Davidson. Thank you Audible.

Compelling!

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Got about 6 hrs into it and it won’t play anymore
Such a good book and movie

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This impeccably-researched and well-planned book is effectively a how-to manual for organizing and orchestrating a coup d'etat. One-time embedded war journalist Frederick Forsyth fashions a novel about a small group of mercenaries planning & conducting the overthrow of a small African government in order to secure mineral resources (legend has it that the book was used as a template for a real political overthrow in 1979).
The book is fascinating, twisty-turny, and features memorable characters. It's a thought-provoking story featuring international intrigue.

Almost criminally, Blackstone Audio Inc. then casts Frederick Davidson to read the book. His enunciation, timbre, and pacing are fine, but his voice-acting is often awful and his cadence features frequent wheezy breaths that are almost painfully distracting. The sound editors apparently make almost no effort to mitigate the sharp sounds - in fact transforming them into something tinny with inexplicable equalization and mixing.

Altogether, 'The Dogs Of War' belongs in your library.. but this 6.5/10-star presentation isn't worth your time. Even as a 'Plus' selection, it was hard to get through. Find another recording (there are lots).

Brilliant Story Let Down

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I found the narration the worst I've ever heard. Very aggravating the varying narration rate, pumping out words at times much faster than others I have heard, and then slowing right down and giving extended pause for periods and commas.

Needs a Metronome

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A fun and engaging story (though the author’s portrayal of women is cringeworthy and embarrassing and decidedly 1970’s.) to his credit, his portrayal of race holds up pretty well in 2022. The audio recording is marred by what sounds like a tv or radio talk show playing incessantly in the background: through headphones the audio is nearly unlistenable. Furthermore , the narrator sounds untrained in the use of a microphone: volume levels fluctuate wildly! No wonder Audible is giving this away for free!

Fun escapist adventure. Poor performance and recording.

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