Synopses & Reviews
From the perennial New York Times bestselling author of Flight of the Intruder comes a powerful story of an utterly believable Third World War. Filled with up-to-the-minute insider military detail, Fortunes of War is a Red Storm Rising for the '90s
In Tokyo, a squad of fanatic Japanese nationalists force their way into the Imperial Palace and behead the emperor. It is the grisly first move in a sinister conspiracy to take advantage of a weakened Russia and invade oil rich Siberia. The goal? World domination. The price? A third world war.
Bound by a secret protocol to come to Russia's aid in the event of war, but eager to avoid an ultimatum, Washington sends Air Force Colonel Jack Cassidy and a squadron of fighter pilots on a secret mission to thwart the Japanese invasion in the skies over Siberia. Flying Japan's secret weapon, a high-tech stealth jet, is Cassidy's best friend from Force Academy -- Captain Jiro Kimura. Defending Russia from underseas in an diesel submarine is Captain Pavel Saratov. After Saratov's daring raid on Tokyo Bay, both sides consider the unthinkable: nuclear war.
Filled with dramatic, utterly compelling scenes of battle in the air and on the sea, Fortunes of War is an epic novel of three heroes, three countries -- and a world in the balance.
Review
"Coonts is a master."--
San Jose Mercury News"From the master of the techno-thriller, a gripping tale of a new Russo-Japanese war."-- People magazine
"Splendid ... Coonts's best yet."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Synopsis
Four Japanese nationalists storm Tokyo's imperial palace and behead the emperor. Their goal: to invade Russia and conquer oil-rich Siberia in order to dominate the globe. Soon the world explodes in war, as Japan, Russia and the United States go head-to-head in a struggle that threatens total destruction. Now three men from three different nations must meet their ultimate challenge: to fight as patriots in a war driven by greed and madness--and save the planet from nothing less than a full-scale nuclear attack. Stephen Coonts' Fortunes of War is an explosive, action-packed thriller.
Synopsis
Four Japanese nationalists storm Tokyo's imperial palace and behead the emperor. Their goal: to invade Russia and conquer oil-rich Siberia in order to dominate the globe. Soon the world explodes in war, as Japan, Russia and the United States go head-to-head in a struggle that threatens total destruction. Now three men from three different nations must meet their ultimate challenge: to fight as patriots in a war driven by greed and madness--and save the planet from nothing less than a full-scale nuclear attack. Stephen Coonts' Fortunes of War is an explosive, action-packed thriller.
About the Author
With over 15 million copies of his bestselling books in print,
Stephen Coonts is one of today's foremost chroniclers of suspence fiction, with thrillers that soar full-throttle into heart-stopping excitement. Now he pens a novel of infinite power, chillingly portraying the madness that fuels destruction-and the courage to step into the heart of devastating war.