Gulf War II, albeit without the Coalition and with latter-day
Persia as the foe, in this red-meat technothriller from old pro
Brown (Storming Heaven, 1994, etc.). Three years short of a new
millennium, Iran is rattling space-age sabers in an effort to gain
dominion over the Strait of Hormuz, a choke point in the world's
oil-supply line. At odds both with Arab neighbors allied to the US
and with the Great Satan itself, the Islamic republic is armed,
dangerous, and under the military command of a rash
ultranationalist: General Hesarak al-Kan Buzhazi. Hostilities begin
when Iran sinks an American spy vessel. In assessing response
options, the new US president is all too aware that budget cuts and
ill-advised peacekeeping missions have greatly weakened America's
armed forces. Accordingly, the Chief Executive calls in the
Intelligence Support Agency, a supersecret arm of the CIA. With a
blank check from the White House, ISA quickly goes operational with
a B-2A Stealth bomber. Under the expert guidance of Patrick
McLanahan (an ex-USAF weapons officer), the all but undetectable
aircraft and its on-board array of ordnance and electronic
countermeasures raise merry (if deniable) hell with the Mideastern
theocracy's defenses. Although down, Iran (which has concluded a
mutual-assistance pact with Red China) is not out, and Buzhazi's
air arm nearly figures out a way to shoot the lone shadow of steel
from the sky. The B-2A's can-do crew rises to the occasion,
however, and Tehran's officer corps pays a stiff price for its
extremism. While the Yanks believe themselves clear victors at the
close, there's reason to believe they may have to take on the PRC
and its nukes in the next round. State-of-the-art action in the
air, on land, and at sea from a master of the future-shock game.
(Kirkus Reviews)
The world is a dangerous place. Hardly a revelation, but for the new US president, nothing drives it home more forcefully than the sight of a newly nuclear Iran throwing its weight around the Persian Gulf, while the USA stands by uneasily, its military weakened by years of budget cuts and unpopular, inconclusive police actions.
But there is ono weapon he can use: the newest secret cell of the CIA, codenamed Future Flight. Take a group with speed, skill and audacity, put a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber in its hands, then send it out to find Iran’s key military, industrial and command centres, and destroy them: quickly, quietly, secretly, untraceably – the ultimate stealth attack.
Under the command of Patrick McLanahan, the team begins its mission brilliantly – and then all hell breaks loose, as Iran and its allies take their war of intimidation further than anyone dared imagine.
'Like the thrillers of Tom Clancy, Stephen Coonts and Larry Bond, the novels of Dale Brown brim with action, sophisticated weaponry and political intrigue. Far from just another technothriller, 'Shadows of Steel' is a pulse-pounding novel of the near future'
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
'Dale Brown is a master at mixing technology and action. He puts readers right into the middle of the inferno'
LARRY BOND
‘State-of-the-art action in the air, on land and at sea from a master of the future-shock game’
KIRKUS REVIEWS
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