Amazon link.From the New York Times bestselling author of the Gray Man series comes a startlingly realistic novel of World War III.Ī desperate Kremlin takes advantage of a military crisis in Asia to simultaneously strike into Western Europe and invade east Africa in a bid to occupy three Rare Earth mineral mines that will give Russia unprecedented control for generations over the world's hi-tech sector. It is available in all your favorite formats including audio. It even touches on a few situations that are currently in the news today (2023). This along lets you start from a way more believable position. They are all involved in this massive global conflict but from completely different ends and viewpoints. Its just dull and unbelievable that an entire story intersects this one person at so many points. I really can’t stand it when a novel or TV show has one or two main characters.

And the most important (to me) a large cast of characters who you actually care about. On the ground conflict and drama as well as higher level interactions.

A global strategic conflict with dire consequences. It isn’t going to dislodge my signed copy of Red Storm Rising on the shelf above me but I would recommend Red Metal to anyone. Red Metal is one of the best novels I have read in this genre. But here is the interesting part that even surprised me. At times Red Metal felt almost like an updated version of Red Storm. Greaney was definitely channeling Clancy during most of this novel. They both tell a story about a strategic conflict of misdirection between NATO and Russian forces (USSR in Red Storm). One was written by Tom Clancy while the other was written by a guy who ghost wrote for Clancy. These two books are similarly titled (Red Metal vs Red Storm Rising). Now, let’s talk about something you are probably already thinking. But in the end I gave Greaney a chance and I AM SO GLAD I DID. I read the Clancy novels up until Teeth of the Tiger and I was out. But I was also aware that Mark Greaney had ghost written several Clancy novels both before and after Clancy’s death and if I am completely honest. Sure I would love to dive into another story regarding a genre that I love. Image from Read more : Red Metal by Mark Greaney: 30MC Book review

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