Dr. Neal Anson Clemons, brilliant physicist and Martial arts expert, was born at the very moment that men first landed on the moon, and his dream has always been to find a way to travel to the stars. And now him and his team have achieved a breakthrough, both in building and warp drive, and finding a new energy source powerful enough to make the drive more than an interesting theoretical concept. With the help of a beautiful Air Force Major and astronaut, Tabitha Ames, the US Government has funded the project, including assembly in orbit of the first faster-than-light probe. Unfortunately, forces working behind the scenes have much darker dreams, and they do not hesitate to blow up a space shuttle, attempt to kill Neal and Tabitha, and use the stolen warp technology to start what they expect to be a short victorious war with the US. But Neal has ideas for using warp drive completely unsuspected by America's enemies, and repelling the all-out attack is only the beginning of a titanic struggle to reach the stars.
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"In the tradition of Golden Age SF explodes with inventive action. Even more dazzling is the imaginative playfulness with cutting edge scientific possibilities, there's plenty of stimulating and satisfying speculation." Publishers Weekly"
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Mark
Format:Hardcover
Warp speed is written in the style of the golden age of science fiction -- back when authors like Heinlein, E. Doc Smith, and Robert Ludlum were hammering at their keyboards producing stories that would later become firm favourites of millions of readers.
Warp Speed has been touted as reminiscent of Ludlum's work. Maybe so, but is Warp Speed as good? No. That's not to say it isn't a fun read because it is. BUT things happen in Warp Speed that frankly stretch believability beyond the breaking point. The hero always comes up with a MacGyver-like fix in the nick of time -- like flying an underground base into space and using it as a spaceship/weapon to save the day.
Overall, a fun book but definitely in the light reading class.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By cord
Format:Mass Market Paperback
It's light reading for the first hundred pages.
Somewhere around half way through it turns into a farce.
Why Colorado? Why not deploy more weapons and use them all at once?
How does a virus manage to "evolve" with that gizmo installed?
How stupid does the author think the Chinese leadership are?
Why does the US use suicide bombers when they have plenty of cruise missiles?
I admit, this book leaves me asking many questions. Most of them start with Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.
Somewhere around half way through it turns into a farce.
Why Colorado? Why not deploy more weapons and use them all at once?
How does a virus manage to "evolve" with that gizmo installed?
How stupid does the author think the Chinese leadership are?
Why does the US use suicide bombers when they have plenty of cruise missiles?
I admit, this book leaves me asking many questions. Most of them start with Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Petteri
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Yes, action there is. And had the author kept his writing in light style all the way, it might have been nice. But trying to brainwash readers to his immature political views while at it - sorry - really spoiled it for me. Chinese are the evil ones, Russians can be made friends and all the bad things in America have been caused by the democrats. Right. George W Bush is a saint...
And the worst part is that those propaganda pieces are so boring...
Promise, but not delivered. Not worth the time or money.
And the worst part is that those propaganda pieces are so boring...
Promise, but not delivered. Not worth the time or money.
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