In Danger's Path (The Corps, Book 8)

This book continues the very popular _The Corps_ series, which may well be Griffin's best overall effort in novels about the profession of arms. Exciting yarn, excellent description of the military (in this, case, Naval/USMC) dialogue and character, good mix of people to like and not to like, plenty of amusing stuff. Everything, in short, that we have come to expect from Griffin. The reason he merits the top rating is that the above are so consistently excellent that they always overshadow the usual flaws.Griffin's historical weaknesses are name consistency, proofreading, and repetition of pet plot themes. He has improved in most of these areas but only marginally. I mean, for goddess' sake, he's misspelled Vinegar Joe Stilwell's last name. However, the main predictability is still with us: males behaving erratically, copulating with multiple females at same time, getting in *big* trouble. I do wonder if Griffin's capable of writing a book in which infidelity doesn't play a starring role. Nonetheless, I recommend _In Danger's Path_ enthusiastically.

WEB Griffin does it again. This series just gets better and better. To link those thought lost from the first book and tie it up and bring them together again keeps you wanting more and more.

I ordered Griffin's latest along with the new war fiction releases War of the Rats and The Triumph and the Glory, and have been very impressed with all three--the master has some new competition to keep him from coasting! But he is still #1. In Danger's Path, the 8th book of The Corps series is every bit as good as the rest, maybe even more so. I hope he continues to entertain us for many years to come.

Of all of the war novels I've read in the past few years, only THE TRIUMPH AND THE GLORY can compete with W.E.B. Griffin's best. It is simply stunning, and so is IN DANGER'S PATH, a fitting successor to Griffin's earlier masterworks.