This Monday we went to the library as a class to pick out books to read. I chose to read Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon by David Michaels. I chose this book because it is a good science fiction/action mix and had a bright cover that caught my eye. I had heard that it was a good book and the summary sounded appealing to me. It has been a great book so far. I just started reading it yesterday and I am already four fifths done the book, I will probably finish the book tonight. I have really enjoyed it and can’t put it down. David Michaels does a really good job of introducing the characters to you and then bringing them to life. Every time they get hurt or killed you share in the pain with the rest of the crew and every time they escape a tight situation you celebrate with them. The main character is an American named Scott Mitchell. The book starts with him and his team being ambushed by rebels in Taiwan. As they got deeper and deeper into trouble they called for backup from a Taiwanese army patrol located nearby. The commander of the patrol refuses to come and help them because he doesnt want to lead his team into almost certain death just to help out some Americans. I get the feeling he has had a bad experience an American before and holds it against all Americans but I guess we will see. Either way this creates a very interesting relationship between these two men who are supposed to be allies. As the book goes along they continually meet and clash. Michaels does a really good job of making you like Scott Mitchell and dislike this Taiwanese colonel. That is one of the things I have a question about, I can almost sense that they will have one final epic clash but I am not sure how Michaels will be able to do that as they are allies and can't really fight each other. But one thing I know for sure is that I am excited to finish this book!