Shadow State: The gripping new novel from the original SAS hero

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a b c Hanks, Robert (19 November 2004). "Andy McNab: The hidden face of war". The Independent. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012 . Retrieved 25 October 2011. There are some similarities between the new character, Nathan Pike, and his creator. Both are from working-class upbringings and had difficult lives. McNab was abandoned as a newborn baby and found on the steps of a London hospital in a Harrods carrier bag. He was fostered, and later adopted by his foster family. These are things you can exploit in different software systems that nobody knows about, so you keep them and they are like holding a nuclear weapon. a b Goodley, Simon (4 September 2012). "Andy McNab sells stake in Mobcast ebook business to Tesco". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014 . Retrieved 26 May 2015.

Steven Billy Mitchell CBE , DCM , MM (born 28 December 1959), usually known by the pseudonym and pen-name of Andy McNab, is a novelist and former Special Air Service soldier. [1] [2]McCrum, Robert (27 July 2014). "Bestselling ghostwriter reveals the secret world of the author for hire". The Guardian . Retrieved 16 May 2021. CNN LARRY KING LIVE: Larry King Interviews Bob Dole, Max Cleland". CNN.com – Transcripts. 20 November 2001 . Retrieved 14 November 2009. McGibbon, Rob, 2005 The Press Conference with Andy McNab ". Robmcgibbon.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2012 . Retrieved 25 October 2011. McNab assumed his pseudonym while writing Bravo Two Zero. When he appeared on television to promote his books or to act as a special services expert, his face was shadowed to prevent identification. [14] According to the book The Big Breach, by Richard Tomlinson, a renegade MI6 spy, McNab was part of a special training team after the Iraq war, training MI6 recruits in sabotage and guerrilla warfare techniques. His latest novel, Shadow State, the first in a new series, breaks away from his other novels, as readers enter a world of cyberweapons and cryptocrime.

Nothing upsets me these days,” he continues. “It’s quite easy for me to just cut away. There’s a bit of stoicism there, as well. If I’m in a traffic jam, I think, ‘Well, lots of people want to go somewhere’.” Coburn, Mike (2004). Soldier Five: The Real Truth About The Bravo Two Zero Mission. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84018-907-0. McNab is hoping the Nathan Pike series will continue, is planning to start his next novel in March, and would love his character to come to the screen, but isn’t holding his breath.

I haven't read his books... and he wasn't in SAS!

Andy McNab was just a name that would fit easily on the cover of Bravo Two Zero,” he reveals. “I thought it would just be the one book, but it’s become a brand. I’ve sold beer as Andy McNab, and I don’t even drink!” In August 2014, McNab was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom in September's referendum on that issue. [21]