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by Fabrizio Boccardi,Jon Land

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Fabrizio Boccardi,Jon Land

ISBN13:

978-0765315342

ISBN:

0765315343

Language:

English

Publisher:

Forge Books; First Edition edition (June 10, 2008)

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Fiction

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Genre Fiction

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4.3

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The history of Jon Land's The Seven Sins may be more interesting in the book itself. My guess, however, is that Boccardi, to boost his own image, recruited an author to create a fictional version of himself, with a movie version to follow. Of course, that is only speculation on my part: the truth may remain a mystery. The book itself is standard Jon Land fare, with a little bit of a twist

The Seven Sins is a globe-spanning saga of one man's spectacular rise from rags to riches, the sins that brought him there, and the insidious vendetta that may cost him everything.

The Seven Sins is a globe-spanning saga of one man's spectacular rise from rags to riches, the sins that brought him there, and the insidious vendetta that may cost him everything. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. the above motto is inscribed in Latin on a medallion that Michael wears close to his heart. Seven Sins starts out in Michael's native Sicily, and fast forwards to present day grand & extravagant.

The Seven Sins: The Tyrant Ascending is a 2008 novel by Jon Land and the first book in the Michael Tiranno series. The book tells the story of Michael Tiranno, beginning with his harsh childhood in Sicily to his rise to success in Las Vegas. A second novel, entitled Black Scorpion: The Tyrant Reborn, was released in 2015. The series is loosely modeled on Fabrizio Boccardi.

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From creator Fabrizio Boccardi and author Jon Land comes the pulse-pounding saga of Michael Tiranno, a fabulously successful Las .

From creator Fabrizio Boccardi and author Jon Land comes the pulse-pounding saga of Michael Tiranno, a fabulously successful Las Vegas casino owner. Fueled by a mystical relic, Tiranno becomes a powerful Tyrant against evil devoted to protecting and avenging the innocent. Reluctant at first, he comes to embrace his true destiny as a modern day dark knight – minus the cape and powers – fated to protect the world against those who would do civilization great harm. The next adventure of The Seven Sins' Michael "The Tyrant" Tiranno, Jon Land's Black Scorpion is a pulse pounding action-thriller as he takes on a worldwide human trafficking cabal.

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The Tyrant SeriesJon Land. Black Scorpion: The Tyrant Reborn. Michael Tiranno is a fabulous character who had me hooked from the beginning, and when it comes to scene and setting, nobody does it better than Jon Land. Tiranno's office is amazing. Once you start THE SEVEN SINS, you'll be hard pressed to put it down. Kudos, Mr. Land! by Andrew Peterson.

When I read The Seven Sins years ago I hoped Jon Land would bring Michael "The Tyrant" Tiranno back in another adventure. Now he has done just that with his new thriller, Black Scorpion. Tiranno saved Las Vegas from terrorists a few years ago, and now he is back to battle an evil organization of human traffickers called Black Scorpion based in Eastern Europe. It's leader, Vladimir Dracu, is targeting Tiranno and his the love of his life, archaeologist Scarlett Swan.

To Dream...To Dare..To Win...The ancient motto, inscribed in Latin on a mysterious golden medallion, recovered from the ruins of the Roman Empire, has guided Michael Tiranno to heights few men have achieved. Once an orphaned farm boy in his native Sicily, Michael made millions by mastering the intricate world of high finance, and is now the fabulously wealthy owner of Las Vegas' The Seven Sins, the grandest and most extravagant casino in the world. The lavish resort embodies the personal philosophy fueled by his lust for power: the greater the risk, the greater the reward.But he also has secrets, secrets that he and Naomi Burns, his driven corporate attorney and confidante, have gone to great lengths to bury. When an enemy from the past threatens to undermine everything he has built, his dark history must now be uncovered. Together, they must tear open painful scars in Michael’s heart and soul to discover the true identity of their unknown foe—before all of Las Vegas pays the price for Michael Tiranno’s realized dreams.The Seven Sins is a globe-spanning saga of one man's spectacular rise from rags to riches, the sins that brought him there, and the insidious vendetta that may cost him everything.

Hidden Winter

a mindless entertainment, perfect for vacation or airplane. A lot like the big fat "Carpetbaggers" type of time passer.
A hero you don't really like, but bad guys you love to see brought down.

Braendo

Not only is Jon Land a gem of a person, he's a brilliant author as well. Michael Tiranno is a fabulous character who had me hooked from the beginning, and when it comes to scene and setting, nobody does it better than Jon Land. Tiranno's office is amazing. Truly unique. Once you start THE SEVEN SINS, you'll be hard pressed to put it down. Kudos, Mr. Land!

by Andrew Peterson

Jorad

It was perfectly entertaining, if misguided in its exaltation of Las Vegas.

Westened

I actually ordered it because part of the story took place in Zambrano, Honduras which is my destination next summer.

Aiata

The main character of The Seven Sins, Michael Tiranno, is a ruthless immigrant who rose from poverty to become the wealthy owner of the most spectacular casino in Las Vegas. This casino is so grand that its central feature is a humongous aquarium with multiple great white sharks swimming around in it. The story includes intrigues from the past, revenge, Islamic terrorists, and more. Michael is so powerful that he can even track down and kill terrorists on the streets and in the caves of Pakistan. I enjoy the occasional thriller, most of which strain readers' ability to suspend disbelief, but I have to admit that I found myself scoffing as the plot of The Seven Sins twisted and turned. The main character has no redeeming value whatsoever, and the story was so ludicrous I found it hard to care about it at all.

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The history of Jon Land's The Seven Sins may be more interesting in the book itself. According to the acknowledgements, the novel is inspired by Fabrizio Boccardi, one of those self-promoting tycoons along the lines of Donald Trump. My guess, however, is that Boccardi, to boost his own image, recruited an author to create a fictional version of himself, with a movie version to follow. Of course, that is only speculation on my part: the truth may remain a mystery.

The book itself is standard Jon Land fare, with a little bit of a twist. The story's protagonist, Michael Tiranno (the character based on Boccardi) is more of a businessman than a typical Land action hero. Nonetheless, the other elements of a Land story are present: international conspiracies, the tough guy sidekick and the monstrously huge super-killer.

Tiranno is the owner of The Seven Sins, the ultra-lavish new casino/hotel along the Las Vegas Strip. Tiranno is also Michael Nunziato, the ward of an Italian crime lord. Under his former name, he was able to expand his guardian's empire and legitimize it at the same time before breaking off to run his own business. When a terrorist attack in Vegas threatens the financial existence of the Seven Sins, Tiranno takes the fight to the terrorists, using his financial and criminal contacts to unearth a conspiracy that threatens an even greater attack.

This is not Land at his best. Did he sell out somehow to write this story for Boccardi? I don't know. In actuality, the joke may be on Boccardi: Michael Tiranno, for all his superficial virtues, is not a very likeable character. He's arrogant and even a bit of a sociopath, willing to crush anyone who gets in his way. At least when the terrorists kill, it's at least nominally to better the world; Tiranno, however, is just interested in personal wealth.

The plot itself is okay, although the story concludes too quickly, leaves open some loose ends (for a sequel, no doubt) and has some rather obvious plot twists. It's overall a disappointment, especially for a long time Jon Land fan like myself. The only good news is that book seems to be an aberration, probably because he had to give up some creative control (his next book, Strong Enough to Die, is much better). For all its flaws, The Seven Sins is not a truly bad book (even off his game, Land can write reasonably well), but it merits at most a low three stars.

Direbringer

More is not necessarily better, and this book is proof of that.

Land has mixed together a hodge podge that includes Julius Caesar, the Mafia, Great White Sharks, ancient pirates, the historical King Midas and a mythic Islamic terrorist sect, and yet the end result is a strangely linear, predictable action story which really lacks any suspense, an amazing feat considering an apocalypse is threatening Las Vegas from almost the first page to the last.

The characters are pretty much cartoonlike, with no real depth. The main character suffers a horrible tragedy as a boy which the author rehashes every few pages or so in an attempt to give psychological underpinning to his actions, and yet by the middle of the book I found myself thinking enough already, we get it.

And while the author does try to create some shocking "revelations" as to the true identities of several of the characters, every one of these was so obvious that "ho-hum" seems to be the operative word in regard to them.

So why did I give this book 3 stars? I could say it was to reward it for its grasp, even if that did exceed it's reach (by a lot!), but the truth is that sometimes all you want is a pretty much mindless diversion that allows you to escape reality for a little while, like a "B" movie. The Seven Sins is just such a harmless excursion.

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