"I just wanted to drop a line and say thanks for making me spend more and more money on books! I read a lot and you happen to be one of my favorite authors, along with Clive Cussler, James Cobb and Terry Pratchett. The first chance to pick up a new paperback is always a good day!
"Then you came out with the Combat series. Some authors, such as James Cobb and Dale Brown, I had encountered previously. Yet, all of a sudden (pause for dramatic music and maybe some lightning) I am discovering Larry Bond and R.J. Pineiro. More authors to spend money on!
"Please don't die anytime soon, I am enjoying your books way too much!!" -- Nathan Leeds April 5, 2002

"Coonts, Brown, Coyle, Hagberg has long been favorites of mine. In Combat I got the chance to visit each of them and to gain some new favorites as well. If a full novel by any of these authors is a complex seven course meal with the 'right' wine, the concept of this smorgasbord with its varied tastes is a delight to the mind as the buffet is to the tongue. I would never want these authors to abandon their full-flavor works with complex plots and characters. However, the approach of Combat in giving us a taste of each with a straight-forward, unity story line is a REAL treat. I hope that these fine authors enjoyed the exercise in writing and mixing these novellas. Beyond the creative process, they each added to their fan clubs by introducing themselves to the admirers of the others. Less hope there are more anthologies of this kind in the future. The NEAR future. GOOD JOB, GUYS. Put me down for release date delivery of any redux of the concept." --Bill Thompson, March 29, 2001 "I doubt you remember me, but I am one of your biggest fans. I recently purchased the new release COMBAT for $28.95, and was enjoying the first short story. I read up to the point where the "crazy lady" put slugs in the wing tanks, and I went to use the restroom at work. When I returned to my register I realized that someone had stolen the book. I'm not sure what my point is,,,other than I'm pissed off....I guess it would be that I'm not your only fan. Are they going to print that on paperback? I can't afford to spend another thirty bucks on the same book. Oh yeah, you live in Clarksville Maryland, I live in Clarksville Tennessee. Christ I sound like a love sick school girl....I'm going to quit while I'm behind. Thanks for all your work Mr. Coonts, I've enjoyed every paragraph (that I got to read)." --John M. Kingsbury, January 17, 2001