First Blood

De: David Morrell

Narrado por: Eric G. Dove

"HIS NAME WAS RAMBO AND HE WAS JUST SOME NOTHING KID FOR ALL ANYBODY KNEW."

The award-winning novel that inspired the legendary film series starring Sylvester Stallone.

First came the man: a young wanderer in a fatigue coat and long hair. Then came the legend, as John Rambo sprang from the pages of FIRST BLOOD to take his place in the American cultural landscape. This remarkable novel pits a young Vietnam veteran against a small-town cop who doesn't know whom he's dealing with - or how far Rambo will take him into a life-and-death struggle through the woods, hills, and caves of rural Kentucky.

Millions have seen the Rambo movies, but those who haven't read the book are in for a surprise - a critically acclaimed story of character, action, and compassion.

©2000 David Morell (P)2011 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Excellent

Great book, no wonder the movie was great as well. Great narrator also. Highly recommend this writer.

loved book

finally a hard ass Rambo instead of the wimpy one in the movies. A must read.

Different from the movie

The story was captivating and exciting. it has been a while since I experienced that. Rambo here is just nuts. Can't relate to him much. Can't empathize with him either. But it's still an exciting story.

As usual, better than the movie.

Much more action and thought than the movie. Lot more balance between Rambo and teezle.

Great Story

As a kid, saw the movie a couple of years after it came out and loved it. In my late 40's, I hear the audio nook and it is so much better than the movie that I loved (still do). The images in my head played like a movie as I listened. Great detail and amazing storytelling.

Mind blowing great and heartfelt

Having watched the movie Rambo for the past 40yrs, its all I have known. The book is a complete contrast to the movie and, whereas I was only once sympathetic to Rambo himself, now I am sympathetic to both him and Teasel. The book brings to light the endless drive to terminate one another with the ending even more different than the movie. This is such a great book and I suggest it to everyone.

excellent to hear the original novel version

narrator read clearly and got the contexts right.
great to listen instead of reading. more convenient

Wow

I bought First Blood the movie recently to watch and have some nostalgia. The movie brought it to my attention that the story is based off a book, which then led me here. I found it greatly written and loved that thr persp changed between these 2 war vets as they battle it out. Can't recommend thus book enough.

Thai

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Fantastic- The book behind the movie

Listened to this after repeated references from author Jack Carr and was not disappointed. As others have written, it is different from the movie but both the book and movie are equally good, or the book perhaps somewhat better. The book is more of a character study on Sherriff Teasel with Rambo as his antagonist. Or is it a character study of Rambo with Teasel as his antagonist? Either way it did not disappoint and the performance by Eric Dove was stellar. Listening to the book confirms that the casting for the First Blood movie was spot on.