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EA Announces Battlefield 3 Novel by Consultant, Former SAS Operator Andy McNab". IGN. 1 August 2011. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012 . Retrieved 6 November 2011. McNab also worked as an instructor on the SAS selection and training team and instructed foreign special forces in counter terrorism, hostage rescue and survival training.
Weeks, Linton (21 August 2014). "Is There Such a Thing as a 'Good Psychopath'?". NPR . Retrieved 8 June 2016.a b "Stinson, James 'McNab tells of killing IRA man in 1979 gun battle' Irish News, 1 August 2005". Nuzhound.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 . Retrieved 25 October 2011. I’ve had so many lunches with producers over the years, who talk about doing a film. That happens all the time. They say everything’s great, but it’s all waffle. What it boils down to, is how much it’s going to cost and who’s going to be in it.”
I’ve been wanting to read an Andy McNab for a while so it’s great to get in at the start of a new series especially as he writes the kind of thrillers I really enjoy. The plot is complex, it needs focus which is a plus for me and there’s quite a bit of technology so I just go with the flow. The novel is lively, the pace is fast, there really isn’t a dull moment in this audacious plot. There’s a bit of everything from crypto currency to mineral extraction to ruthless/benevolent leaders to various bold thefts. Along the route to the end there is a hefty dose of betrayal and treachery with various righting of wrongs. The several strands in the storytelling connect well and it keeps you invested until the end.Ben Gilbert (1 August 2011). " 'Battlefield 3: The Russian' is a book based on Battlefield 3, has Russians". Joystiq. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012 . Retrieved 6 November 2011. McCrum, Robert (27 July 2014). "Bestselling ghostwriter reveals the secret world of the author for hire". The Guardian . Retrieved 16 May 2021. Steven Billy Mitchell CBE , DCM , MM (born 28 December 1959), usually known by the pseudonym and pen-name of Andy McNab, is a novelist and former Special Air Service soldier. [1] [2] As a former member of 22 SAS Regiment, author Andy McNab is well qualified to write exciting thrillers, and he does so with aplomb in his latest offering - Shadow State.