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  • Way of the Reaper

  • My Greatest Untold Missions and the Art of Being a Sniper
  • Written by: Nicholas Irving, Gary Brozek
  • Narrated by: Jeff Gurner
  • Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (100 ratings)

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Way of the Reaper

Written by: Nicholas Irving,Gary Brozek
Narrated by: Jeff Gurner
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Publisher's Summary

From the legendary special operations sniper and best-selling author of The Reaper comes a rare and powerful audiobook on the art of being a sniper.

Way of the Reaper is a step-by-step accounting of how a sniper works, through the lens of Irving's 10 most significant kills - none of which have been told before. Each mission is an in-depth look at a new element of eliminating the enemy, from intel to luck, recon to weaponry. Told in a thrilling narrative, this is also a heart-pounding true story of some of the Reaper's boldest missions, including the longest shot of his military career on a human target of over half a mile.

In Iraq and Afghanistan, Nick Irving earned his nickname in blood, destroying the enemy with his sniper rifle and in deadly firefights behind a .50 caliber machine gun. He engaged a Taliban suicide bomber during a vicious firefight, used nearly silent subsonic ammo, and was the target of snipers himself. Way of the Reaper attempts to place the listener in the heat of battle, experiencing the same dangers, horrors, and acts of courage Irving faced as an elite member of the 3rd Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, while also examining the personal ramifications of taking another life.

Listeners will experience the rush of the hunt and the dangers that all snipers must face while learning what it takes to become an elite man hunter. Like the Reaper himself, this explosive audiobook blazes new territory and takes no prisoners.

The preface of this audiobook is read by the author.

©2016 Nicholas Irving (P)2016 Macmillan Audio

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Amazing stories

This was truly amazing. Really brought insight as to what it was like out on the battlefield, the things that he saw and what he thought, it's so hard to understand what it's like being in battle unless you have been there, but this gives a real sniper's point of view it's described so well you can feel almost what he was feeling at the time, being there and just listening to it are 2 different things but I think this is the closest thing to knowing the feeling without being there.

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Way of the Reaper

great book ! love to see the other side of the combat. its great to see nicholas being able to explain what has happened in is head at the time and ad the realisation that he were able to do later on. the fact that audible keep the same narrateur is awesome that way you are not weird out by hearing the book read by another voice. over all very great books you should really take a look at the tow book from M.irving.

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Awesome book!!

This was a really good book. Kept me interested the whole time. Thankful Nick was able to overcome everything and enjoy his life

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Incredible!

From start to finish, each and every chapter was awesome, cannot wait for more of nicks books.

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Another great book

Love all of this guys books well written great story and well read. Look forward to more

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Exceptional

An incredible story of a true warrior. Thank you for your service and the sacrifices you made!

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Excellent!!!

As always I respect the dedication of the troops and special forces, who are brave in going forth and risking their lives for Freedom. Nicolas Irvine with his books have given me a small snap shot, a glimpse into combat in a foreign country and the risk and trials of the different missions that he was engaged in. For that I say Respect and well done to all!!!

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Great book

loved it, really powerful makes you feel like you are there with him. it was awesome

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Thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook

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We really enjoyed this audiobook and it was a great follow up to his first book. We would highly recommend this author.

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  • 2018-09-19

Good listen.

I enjoyed listening to this, kept me entertained at work and is an interesting window into a world I never hope to occupy. I’m not from America so found some of the patriotism a little bit over the top but that’s to be expected and it’s understandable how many could feel this way after going through Nicks experiences.
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  • JLS
  • 2016-08-16

Listen to this book!

Nick puts you in the battle from each action and the emotions of battle during and after. His first book was a great hit and this one brings it home. It gives you a great perspective on the mindset of a warrior and the toll it takes on you. God bless Nick and those like him for what they are called upon to do. Listen to this book and place yourself next to Nick as he tells his story. 5 stars!

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  • camelspider
  • 2017-07-28

fantastic book

great book, it's entertaining yet insightful. not your typical modern war story. 10 10 of a story

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  • JPTMD
  • 2017-05-29

And exciting but heartfelt story of brotherhood and combat.

Quite simply this is a great book. It is told without any pretense and The words seem to come straight from Nicholas Irving's heart. It is written like a thriller and yet it takes a hard look at the effects of combat on the human psyche. It never gets "preachy. "It is fast-paced and the reader quickly develops a relationship with The author and the men of his unit. I highly recommend the reaper to all those who are interested in military history. We get the rare chance to go inside an elite unit and hear about the stress as well as the moments of comedy and love that bonded them together. If this country is going to survive it needs people like Nicholas Irving and Rob O'Neill to be the tip of the spear against those trying to harm us. Not only is it the reflections of a highly trained and deadly warrior, but in the end it leaves us with a message of hope. I highly recommend it to all. It makes the perfect fathers day gift for any dad who was in the military or has an interest in military affairs.

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  • Bobo
  • 2017-07-03

Just another amazing story

And accounting of the sniper trials and tribulations of the impact coming home and how he survivedonce he returned from hell

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  • G.V. Rossi
  • 2021-01-15

A series of war tales - not like 1st 5 star book.

Unlike his first book that was like Platoon - with a real story, characters, etc. This comes across more as random missions without much story or characters. From A to B-.

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  • ROS5FAM13
  • 2018-05-07

Ok. Just Ok.

I feel like i just donated to the Reaper retirement fund. This book is so similar to the original that they may have just moved some chapters around and put a new cover on it. Save your self the disappointment and just re-listen to the original....

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  • Peg Kelly
  • 2017-06-10

True Story of Nick Irving. #1 American Sniper

I found this book to be very enlightening and disturbing at times.
Nick, takes you back to when he was a young soldier. He is able to help you understand his feelings as he accumulates to being a full time college student.
I gave this book a four star because I got bored with it in spots. I also liked his honest writing in the first book. I don't recall him talking about saving his brothers. That was a line and feeling from Cris Kyle book. I also found one chapter that sounded extremely similar to Kris Kyle.

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  • Kindle Customer
  • 2017-03-26

more of the same but that's a good thing. more foc

more of the same but that's a good thing. more focus, words work on the phone with the storage

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  • dwtiger
  • 2017-03-25

Horrible Narration!!!

I couldn't listen for more than 10 mins. the narrator's performance was poor, sounding as if he was bored and as if he had only just learned English. Would have been passable if not for the constantly out of place pauses, pauses where no comma should be, which gives the Narration a staccato-like quality from a near-monotonistic voice. I wish I could get my money back and just by the digital or paperback version.

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  • Jonathan Gleason
  • 2023-01-13

Cut the phony macho gravelly voice stuff

A decent set of stories told melodramatic ally. About the 8th time the hair in the back of his neck stands up it gets to be a bit of a broken record. This guy is a stud, but not a great storyteller... Or maybe he is and his editor is just a cornball.