With the death of his heroic father, bomber and space warfare veteran Patrick McLanahan, Bradley McLanahan must now fly solo, leading a team of young engineers designing Starfire, the world's first orbiting solar power plant. Starfire will not only deliver unlimited and inexpensive electricity anywhere on planet Earth, it can also transmit power to the moon, and even to spacecraft and asteroids. It's a crucial first step in the exploration of the solar system, and Bradley and his team are on the cutting edge. But US president Kenneth Phoenix's plans to militarize and industrialize Earth's orbit sparks an arms race in space that eclipses the darkest and most terrifying days of the Cold War. Before he can prevent it, Bradley and his team are caught at the center of a battle that threatens to become an all-out global conflict for control of space.
New York Times bestselling author Dale Brown - 'the best military writer in the country' (Clive Cussler) - is back with Starfire, a masterful military thriller that explores a future all too possible and all too close: the weaponization of space.About the AuthorDale Brown is the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, starting with Flight of the Old Dog in 1987. A former U.S. Air Force captain, he often flies his own plane over the skies of the United States.
Book InformationISBN 9781472117502
Author Dale BrownFormat Paperback
Page Count 432
Imprint CorsairPublisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 340g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 125mm * 28mm