Brother Death

Brother Death is the eighth book in the Matador Series but could be read first . They include: 1) The Man Who Never Missed 1985 2) Matadora 1986 3) The Machiavelli Interface 1986 4) The Omega Cage 1988 5) The 97th Step 1989 6) The Albino Knife 1991 7) Black Steel 1992 8) Brother Death 1992 9) The Mushashi Flex 2006 Brother Death being a back story. Perry writes fun-to-read books, while you're waiting for John Ringo's latest book to come out. Gunner March, 2007

Nobody does martial arts/action/sci-fi novels better than Steve Perry, and even when he's not at his best, his work is still well worth reading. This book does a good job of adding more human depth to the excessively-muscled Bork of the other Matador novels.The story focuses on Bork's life, his history with his father, and his search for a sense of self-worth as he encounters an opponent who might finally be able to beat his physical strength.... Of course, you're probably not looking for introspection when you read a Matador novel, so you may feel the angst detracts from the action. I know I did.For more background to some of the more obscure references in the novel, see if you can track down the Omega Cage.