- Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Pocket Books; First Edition edition (31 Dec 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0671769057
- ISBN-13: 978-0671769055
- Product Dimensions: 17.1 x 10.6 x 2.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 358,407 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A vintage attack sub rises from the grave to torpedo a deadly terrorist plot!
Admiral Peter MacKenzie has stood at the helm of the most advanced submarines in the world-- the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered lords of the sea. Now, when Hawaii and America's Pacific coast are at risk, he has but one vessel under his command: the H.M.S. "Storm", a World War II sub salvaged from the bottom of the sea.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington have assigned Admiral MacKenzie to oversee the transfer of a shipment of plutonium from Russia to Japan. But fanatic Japanese terrorists have hijacked the deadly cargo in mid-ocean. Isolated on a South Seas island, MacKenzie and a small band of survivors are determined to raise the "Storm" and sink the terrorists before they unleash a ring of deadly fire.
Success could come at a terrible price: The terrorists have taken hostages, among them Peter MacKenzie's CIA agent wife, bearing their unborn child. The "Storm" is underway-- and it's a voyage into hell.
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is only the second book I have read by this author, the other being 'Blind Prophet' at least 10 years ago, but I couldn't help seeing a similarity between this author and Clive Cussler. This is not a bad thing as I like Cussler too.
The story takes place in the Pacific Ocean, when a ship carrying a cargo of plutonium from Russia to Japan is hijacked by a group of Japanese terrorists, who want to remind the world of the effects of nuclear devastation.
The remainder of the book follows the trials and tribulations of the passengers who are being held hostage and of the hostage takers themselves, as a race begins with one side building a bomb and the other trying to prevent it. There is a section in the book that is a bit implausible to me, this being what the five men achieve on the island, but then without this achievement, there would be no story.
It took me a few chapters to get into the swing of this book, but once I did, I thoroughly enjoyed the story. There is some nice ingenuity shown by the captives, both on the boat and the island. The expected conflict within the terrorist group was handled well, as are a couple of the bad guys that pop up in the most unexpected of places.
If you like books by people such as Tom Clancy and Clive Cussler, then you will probably like Bart Davis' works too. IMO, it's not quite as good as a Cussler book, simply because the reader has to work that little bit harder to make it through the story.
This book only gets 3.5 because although I enjoyed the story, I had to work at reading the book a little more than I really wanted to.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
An enjoyable thriller.
30 Jan 1999
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is only the second book I have read by this author, the other being 'Blind Prophet' at least 10 years ago, but I couldn't help seeing a similarity between this author and Clive Cussler. This is not a bad thing as I like Cussler too.
The story takes place in the Pacific Ocean, when a ship carrying a cargo of plutonium from Russia to Japan is hijacked by a group of Japanese terrorists, who want to remind the world of the effects of nuclear devastation.
The remainder of the book follows the trials and tribulations of the passengers who are being held hostage and of the hostage takers themselves, as a race begins with one side building a bomb and the other trying to prevent it. There is a section in the book that is a bit implausible to me, this being what the five men achieve on the island, but then without this achievement, there would be no story.
It took me a few chapters to get into the swing of this book, but once I did, I thoroughly enjoyed the story. There is some nice ingenuity shown by the captives, both on the boat and the island. The expected conflict within the terrorist group was handled well, as are a couple of the bad guys that pop up in the most unexpected of places.
If you like books by people such as Tom Clancy and Clive Cussler, then you will probably like Bart Davis' works too. IMO, it's not quite as good as a Cussler book, simply because the reader has to work that little bit harder to make it through the story.
This book only gets 3.5 because although I enjoyed the story, I had to work at reading the book a little more than I really wanted to.
David Lucas (davidlu@sco.com).
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
An enjoyable thriller.
30 Jan 1999
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is only the second book I have read by this author, the other being 'Blind Prophet' at least 10 years ago, but I couldn't help seeing a similarity between this author and Clive Cussler. This is not a bad thing as I like Cussler too.
The story takes place in the Pacific Ocean, when a ship carrying a cargo of plutonium from Russia to Japan is hijacked by a group of Japanese terrorists, who want to remind the world of the effects of nuclear devastation.
The remainder of the book follows the trials and tribulations of the passengers who are being held hostage and of the hostage takers themselves, as a race begins with one side building a bomb and the other trying to prevent it. There is a section in the book that is a bit implausible to me, this being what the five men achieve on the island, but then without this achievement, there would be no story.
It took me a few chapters to get into the swing of this book, but once I did, I thoroughly enjoyed the story. There is some nice ingenuity shown by the captives, both on the boat and the island. The expected conflict within the terrorist group was handled well, as are a couple of the bad guys that pop up in the most unexpected of places.
If you like books by people such as Tom Clancy and Clive Cussler, then you will probably like Bart Davis' works too. IMO, it's not quite as good as a Cussler book, simply because the reader has to work that little bit harder to make it through the story.
This book only gets 3.5 because although I enjoyed the story, I had to work at reading the book a little more than I really wanted to.
David Lucas (davidlu@sco.com).
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