The Story
The masterful, thrillaminute sequel to Rick Campbells The Trident Deceptionthe best novel about a submarine since Tom Clancys classic The Hunt For Red October (Booklist, starred review).The President of the Peoples Republic of China has a problem: The limited supply of oil available to his country threatens to derail its economic growth and prosperity. His plan: Aggressive diplomacywhich, in this case, means allout war. Tawian is invaded, and the U.S. military is sent in to repel the Chinese. But the mission turns out to be far more difficult than the American fleet had expected. With stateoftheart submarines, hidden batteries of longrange missiles, and other secret weapons, China wipes out the U.S. forces, leaving it to its main objective: Invasion and expansion across Asia, starting with the four main Islands of Japan.EMPIRE RISINGWhile the U.S. struggles to respond to the destruction and defend its allies, an unlikely alliance is formed: National Security Advisor Christine OConnor, who has critical information but is trapped in Beijing; Captain Murray Wilson, commanding officer of the USS Michigan, charged with infiltrating the Chinese submarine blockade; and Navy SEAL Jake Harrison, who must lead a strike team into hostile territory. And they have only a matter of hours left to stop the incursionand prevent an allbutinevitable global war...No one puts the reader inside a submarine like Rick Campbell.Jack Coughlin, New York Times bestselling author of Shooter and Time to KillThis edition of the book is the deluxe, tall rack mass market paperback.
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The masterful, thrillaminute sequel to Rick Campbells The Trident Deceptionthe best novel about a submarine since Tom Clancys classic The Hunt For Red October (Booklist, starred review).The President of the Peoples Republic of China has a problem: The limited supply of oil available to his country threatens to derail its economic growth and prosperity. His plan: Aggressive diplomacywhich, in this case, means allout war. Tawian is invaded, and the U.S. military is sent in to repel the Chinese. But the mission turns out to be far more difficult than the American fleet had expected. With stateoftheart submarines, hidden batteries of longrange missiles, and other secret weapons, China wipes out the U.S. forces, leaving it to its main objective: Invasion and expansion across Asia, starting with the four main Islands of Japan.EMPIRE RISINGWhile the U.S. struggles to respond to the destruction and defend its allies, an unlikely alliance is formed: National Security Advisor Christine OConnor, who has critical information but is trapped in Beijing; Captain Murray Wilson, commanding officer of the USS Michigan, charged with infiltrating the Chinese submarine blockade; and Navy SEAL Jake Harrison, who must lead a strike team into hostile territory. And they have only a matter of hours left to stop the incursionand prevent an allbutinevitable global war...No one puts the reader inside a submarine like Rick Campbell.Jack Coughlin, New York Times bestselling author of Shooter and Time to KillThis edition of the book is the deluxe, tall rack mass market paperback.
