Simon Gervais doubles down on breathtaking action and misdirection as he takes Clayton White on a mission like nothing before, battling Chinese Red Dragon Triad in cahoots with Mexican drug dealers for a nefarious end goal.
Even though President Alexander Hammond and Clayton White have been on rocky waters, tethered begrudgingly by White’s fiancée who happens to be the President’s daughter, there’s no one Hammond trusts more to uncover a startling conspiracy behind the fentanyl epidemic than Clayton White, especially when the conspiracy involves assassinating the FBI Director. White must put aside his reservations for Hammond and his own future as a soon-to-be-father and dive into a risky mission where the scope is unrivaled to any of his prior escapades.
Gervais breathes new life into the series with a change of storytelling, pulling in international politics on a grander scale and infusing it with timely domestic issues that elicit a darker side to Clayton White than what we’ve read prior. Not only must he grapple with his inner demons, he must also contend with the change of circumstances as a future father and husband. Gervais utilizes this dilemma marvelously as he prods inside White’s psyche to paint a stronger yet vulnerable persona, making him an even more remarkable and relatable protagonist.
The Last Guardian has no shortage of head-popping action and it’s rife with gritty moments that give pause to readers in the middle of the explosive fast-paced narrative. Simon Gervais just doesn’t miss.
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