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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Bantam Books
Publication date
October 1, 1997
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780553574609
ISBN-10
0553574604
Dimensions
1.25 by 4 by 6.75 in.
Weight
0.60 lbs.
Original list price
$7.99
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Ex-CIA agent Jason Monk must face an old enemy in order to prevent a mysterious and destructive plan aimed at Russia from taking place, while fighting for his own life. Reprint. NYT. PW.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the master of the novel of international intrigue comes a riveting new book as timely and unsettling as tomorrow's headlines.
It is summer 1999 in Russia, a country on the threshold of anarchy. An interim president sits powerless in Moscow as his nation is wracked by famine and inflation, crime and corruption, and seething hordes of the unemployed roam the streets.
For the West, Russia is a basket case. But for Igor Komarov, one-time army sergeant who has risen to leadership of the right-wing UPF party, the chaos is made to order. As he waits in the wings for the presidential election of January 2000, his striking voice rings out over the airwaves offering the roiling masses hope at last—not only for law, order, and prosperity, but for restoring the lost greatness of their land.
Who is this man with the golden tongue who is so quickly becoming the promise of a Russia reborn? A document stolen from party headquarters and smuggled to Washington and London sends nightmare chills through those who remember the past, for this Black Manifesto is pure Mein Kampf in a country with frightening parallels to the Germany of the Weimar Republic.
Officially the West can do nothing, but in secret a group of elder statesmen sends the only person who can expose the truth about Komarov into the heart of the inferno. Jason Monk, ex-CIA and "the best damn agent-runner we ever had," had sworn he would never return to Moscow, but one name changes his mind. Colonel Anatoli Grishin, the KGB officer who tortured and murdered four of Monk's agents after they had been betrayed by Aldrich Ames, is now Komarov's head of security.
Monk has a dual mission: to stop Komarov, whatever it takes, and to prepare the way for an icon worthy of the Russian people. But he has a personal mission as well: to settle the final score with Grishin. To do this he must stay alive--and the forces allied against him are ruthless, the time frighteningly short. . . .
Praise for Icon
“Vintage Forsyth, intricate, exact and gripping.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Another strong performance by a writer who knows exactly what he's about, and who here catalyzes narrative with another memorable protagonist, the stealthy and daring Monk.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“One of his best works for a long time, which provides an all-too-real look at a chilling new millennium.”—The Sunday Times, London
It is summer 1999 in Russia, a country on the threshold of anarchy. An interim president sits powerless in Moscow as his nation is wracked by famine and inflation, crime and corruption, and seething hordes of the unemployed roam the streets.
For the West, Russia is a basket case. But for Igor Komarov, one-time army sergeant who has risen to leadership of the right-wing UPF party, the chaos is made to order. As he waits in the wings for the presidential election of January 2000, his striking voice rings out over the airwaves offering the roiling masses hope at last—not only for law, order, and prosperity, but for restoring the lost greatness of their land.
Who is this man with the golden tongue who is so quickly becoming the promise of a Russia reborn? A document stolen from party headquarters and smuggled to Washington and London sends nightmare chills through those who remember the past, for this Black Manifesto is pure Mein Kampf in a country with frightening parallels to the Germany of the Weimar Republic.
Officially the West can do nothing, but in secret a group of elder statesmen sends the only person who can expose the truth about Komarov into the heart of the inferno. Jason Monk, ex-CIA and "the best damn agent-runner we ever had," had sworn he would never return to Moscow, but one name changes his mind. Colonel Anatoli Grishin, the KGB officer who tortured and murdered four of Monk's agents after they had been betrayed by Aldrich Ames, is now Komarov's head of security.
Monk has a dual mission: to stop Komarov, whatever it takes, and to prepare the way for an icon worthy of the Russian people. But he has a personal mission as well: to settle the final score with Grishin. To do this he must stay alive--and the forces allied against him are ruthless, the time frighteningly short. . . .
Praise for Icon
“Vintage Forsyth, intricate, exact and gripping.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Another strong performance by a writer who knows exactly what he's about, and who here catalyzes narrative with another memorable protagonist, the stealthy and daring Monk.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“One of his best works for a long time, which provides an all-too-real look at a chilling new millennium.”—The Sunday Times, London
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from G K Hall & Co (December 1, 1996)
9780783819600 | details & prices | 6.50 × 9.75 × 1.50 in. | 2.40 lbs | List price $29.95
About: Former CIA agent Jason Monk is drawn out of retirement to confront an old nemesis, Colonel Anatoli Grishin, a brutal ex-KGB officer responsible for the deaths of four of Monk's colleagues, and his employer, Igor Komarov, a charismatic demagogue with a deadly, secret agenda for the new Russia
About: Former CIA agent Jason Monk is drawn out of retirement to confront an old nemesis, Colonel Anatoli Grishin, a brutal ex-KGB officer responsible for the deaths of four of Monk's colleagues, and his employer, Igor Komarov, a charismatic demagogue with a deadly, secret agenda for the new Russia
from Bantam Dell Pub Group (November 1, 1996)
9780553091281 | details & prices | 464 pages | 6.50 × 10.00 × 1.50 in. | 1.80 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Former CIA agent Jason Monk is drawn out of retirement to confront an old nemesis, Colonel Anatoli Grishin, a brutal ex-KGB officer responsible for the deaths of four of Monk's colleagues, and his employer, Igor Komarov, a charismatic demagogue with a deadly, secret agenda for the new Russia
About: Former CIA agent Jason Monk is drawn out of retirement to confront an old nemesis, Colonel Anatoli Grishin, a brutal ex-KGB officer responsible for the deaths of four of Monk's colleagues, and his employer, Igor Komarov, a charismatic demagogue with a deadly, secret agenda for the new Russia
Paperback
Large print edition from G K Hall & Co (January 1, 1998)
9780783819617 | details & prices | 6.50 × 9.25 × 1.50 in. | 2.10 lbs | List price $27.95
About: Former CIA agent Jason Monk is drawn out of retirement to confront an old nemesis, Colonel Anatoli Grishin, a brutal ex-KGB officer responsible for the deaths of four of Monk's colleagues, and his employer, Igor Komarov, a charismatic demagogue with a deadly, secret agenda for the new Russia
About: Former CIA agent Jason Monk is drawn out of retirement to confront an old nemesis, Colonel Anatoli Grishin, a brutal ex-KGB officer responsible for the deaths of four of Monk's colleagues, and his employer, Igor Komarov, a charismatic demagogue with a deadly, secret agenda for the new Russia
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Bantam Books (October 1, 1997)
9780553574609 | details & prices | 4.00 × 6.75 × 1.25 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $7.99
About: Former CIA agent Jason Monk is drawn out of retirement to confront an old nemesis, Colonel Anatoli Grishin, a brutal ex-KGB officer responsible for the deaths of four of Monk's colleagues, and his employer, Igor Komarov, a charismatic demagogue with a dea
About: Former CIA agent Jason Monk is drawn out of retirement to confront an old nemesis, Colonel Anatoli Grishin, a brutal ex-KGB officer responsible for the deaths of four of Monk's colleagues, and his employer, Igor Komarov, a charismatic demagogue with a dea
With Benvenuto Cellini |
from Bantam Books (July 1, 1997)
9780553840124 | details & prices | List price $7.99
This edition also contains The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini
This edition also contains The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini
CD/Spoken Word
Unabridged edition from Bantam Audio (November 1, 1996)
9780553455496 | details & prices | 5.00 × 6.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $29.95
About: Ex-CIA agent Jason Monk comes out of retirement to confront an old nemesis, Colonel Anatoli Grishin, a brutal ex-KGB officer responsible for the deaths of four of Monk's colleagues, and his employer, Igor Komarov, a charismatic demagogue with a deadly agenda for the new Russia.
About: Ex-CIA agent Jason Monk comes out of retirement to confront an old nemesis, Colonel Anatoli Grishin, a brutal ex-KGB officer responsible for the deaths of four of Monk's colleagues, and his employer, Igor Komarov, a charismatic demagogue with a deadly agenda for the new Russia.
Cassette/Spoken Word
With Stephen Lang (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Bantam Audio (November 1, 1996)
9780553477825 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Former CIA agent Jason Monk is drawn out of retirement to confront an old nemesis, Colonel Anatoli Grishin, a brutal ex-KGB officer responsible for the deaths of four of Monk's colleagues, and his employer, Igor Komarov, a charismatic demagogue with a deadly, secret agenda for the new Russia.
About: Former CIA agent Jason Monk is drawn out of retirement to confront an old nemesis, Colonel Anatoli Grishin, a brutal ex-KGB officer responsible for the deaths of four of Monk's colleagues, and his employer, Igor Komarov, a charismatic demagogue with a deadly, secret agenda for the new Russia.
from Hodder & Stoughton (September 30, 1996)
9781859986011 | details & prices | List price $26.65
About: It is 1999, and in Russia Igor Komarov is set to win the next election.
About: It is 1999, and in Russia Igor Komarov is set to win the next election.
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