STRIKE BACK
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| Full Name: |
John Porter |
| Nationality: |
British |
| Organization: |
MI6 |
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Agent |
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| Creator: |
Chris Ryan
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| Time Span: |
2007 - 2020 |
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BOOKS
| Number of Books: | 6 |
| First Appearance: | 2007 |
| Last Appearance: | 2020 |
As can be seen by looking at the Series List, there are two entries for Strike Back and both of them start with the first book shown below. It is the start of the book series and the genesis of the television series with the same name.
The two series are separate in this compendium, though, because after the first book, the two series diverge sharply.
In the television series, the main character, John Porter, is killed in action but his place on the team he works with at MI6 continue having adventures, and thus the series continues.
In the book series, John Porter is still very much alive and having several more highly interesting escapades, detailed below.
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Strike Back
Written by Chris Ryan
Copyright: 2007
"Two soldiers: one a celebrated military hero and the other a broken veteran living in the gutters of London. Their paths last crossed nearly twenty years ago. Now, amidst a hostage crisis in the Middle East, their lives are about to collide again. And the Strike Back is about to begin."
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Deathlist
Written by Chris Ryan
Copyright: 2016
"1999. A bitterly cold morning in the Brecon Beacons, and the soldiers trying out for SAS Selection are preparing to face their toughest test yet. Overseeing the soldiers is John Porter: once a promising young Blade, now a broken man and a drunk, seeing out his days in the Regiment Training Wing. But before the Fan Dance can begin, six masked gunmen carry out a devastating attack. Dozens of soldiers are killed. In the aftermath of the massacre, and with a government desperate for action, Porter and another surviving operator, John Bald, are taken to a secretive briefing in London. Their orders - to hunt down and kill those responsible for the attack."
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Shadow Kill
Written by Chris Ryan
Copyright: 2017
"Held up by rebel forces in a brutal siege, John Porter is tested to the limit in the African jungle. John Porter is sent on a mission with Regimental scallywag John Bald. Where Porter plays it by the book, Bald will always want to break the rules. They are sent to Sierra Leone to extract Ronald Soames, a former CO of the Regiment and now right-hand man to the President. But when Porter and Bald arrive the Englishman has disappeared, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake. Rebels are threatening to take over the country and its diamond mines - and to massacre all foreigners."
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Global Strike
Written by Chris Ryan
Copyright: 2018
"Charles Street was once a highly-respected agent working for MI6, until a terrible mistake cost him his job. Now he's a desperate man, living on past glories and struggling to make ends meet. Until he makes a discovery that has the power to bring down the new President of the United States. But when Street tries to cash in on this discovery, he finds himself pursued by a Russian snatch squad. John Porter and Regiment renegade John Bald are recruited by their handler to head to Washington, D.C. Their mission: find Street before the Russians."
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Red Strike
Written by Chris Ryan
Copyright: 2019
"The Kremlin does not forget. Six years ago, high-ranking Russian foreign intelligence officer Nikolai Volkov fled the country, accused of selling state secrets to MI6. Defecting to the UK, Volkov went into hiding. The Kremlin does not forgive. Nine weeks ago, Volkov was found slumped on a park bench in Swindon, poisoned with a lethal nerve agent - the victim of a botched assassination attempt. The Kremlin will always find you." MI6 puts Porter and Bald on a very unusual mission.
Now Volkov is missing, kidnapped from a remote safe house by a Russian snatch squad. With nowhere to run, Volkov faces the ultimate choice: work with his sworn enemies, or face the wrath of the motherland..."
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Circle Of Death
Written by Chris Ryan
Copyright: 2020
"John Porter and ex-SAS vagabond John Bald are drafted in by their MI6 paymasters for a highly secretive - and dangerous - mission. A respected British academic has been arrested in chaos-stricken Venezuela. Accused of spying for the British government, she is being held captive by the President's notorious security forces."
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