Arctic Storm Rising
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Summary
First in a new series from New York Times bestselling author Dale Brown， featuring U。S。 Air Force intelligence officer Nick Flynn on the hunt for Russian commandos in the mountains of Alaska。 After a CIA covert mission goes badly awry， U。S。 Air Force intelligence officer Nicholas Flynn is exiled to guard a remote radar post along Alaska's Arctic frontier。 This dead-end assignment is designed to put his career permanently on ice， but Flynn's not the type to fade quietly into obscurity。。。
As winter storms pound Alaska and northern Canada， Russian aircraft begin penetrating deep into friendly airspace。 Are these rehearsals for a possible first strike， using Russia's new long-range stealth cruise missiles？ Or is some other motive driving the Kremlin to take ever-increasing risks along the hostile Arctic frontier separating two of the world's great powers？
When an American F-22 collides with one of the Russian interlopers， things go south fast--in seconds， missiles are fired。 There are no survivors。 Despite horrific weather， Flynn and his security team are ordered to parachute into the area in a desperate bid to reach the crash sites ahead of the Russians。 It's now obvious that the Pentagon and CIA are withholding vital information， but Flynn and his men have no choice but to make the dangerous jump。
Soon they're caught in a deadly game of hide-and-seek with Spetsnaz commandos operating covertly on American soil。 It seems that the F-22s and their Russian counterparts aren't the first aircraft to have gone missing in these desolate mountains。 The Kremlin is hunting for the first prototype of its new stealth bomber--which vanished on what was supposed to be a test flight。。。while loaded with nuclear-armed stealth cruise missiles。
As Russia and the U。S。 square off on the brink of all-out-war， it's up to Nick to find the missing bomber。。。and prevent a potential nuclear holocaust。
As winter storms pound Alaska and northern Canada， Russian aircraft begin penetrating deep into friendly airspace。 Are these rehearsals for a possible first strike， using Russia's new long-range stealth cruise missiles？ Or is some other motive driving the Kremlin to take ever-increasing risks along the hostile Arctic frontier separating two of the world's great powers？
When an American F-22 collides with one of the Russian interlopers， things go south fast--in seconds， missiles are fired。 There are no survivors。 Despite horrific weather， Flynn and his security team are ordered to parachute into the area in a desperate bid to reach the crash sites ahead of the Russians。 It's now obvious that the Pentagon and CIA are withholding vital information， but Flynn and his men have no choice but to make the dangerous jump。
Soon they're caught in a deadly game of hide-and-seek with Spetsnaz commandos operating covertly on American soil。 It seems that the F-22s and their Russian counterparts aren't the first aircraft to have gone missing in these desolate mountains。 The Kremlin is hunting for the first prototype of its new stealth bomber--which vanished on what was supposed to be a test flight。。。while loaded with nuclear-armed stealth cruise missiles。
As Russia and the U。S。 square off on the brink of all-out-war， it's up to Nick to find the missing bomber。。。and prevent a potential nuclear holocaust。
Reviews
Mark Easter
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Woohoo， that was fun。 A new series from that old master himself。 Dale Brown is one of the greats。 Those crazy Russians are one throw back from plunging the world into chaos yet again when a rogue experimental stealth bomber test pilot decides to go into business for himself。 As always of course， the best laid plans of mice and men go off the rails and a few of America's motley crew get pressed into service to thwart the threat and a new special operations gang is created to give enjoyment in fu Woohoo， that was fun。 A new series from that old master himself。 Dale Brown is one of the greats。 Those crazy Russians are one throw back from plunging the world into chaos yet again when a rogue experimental stealth bomber test pilot decides to go into business for himself。 As always of course， the best laid plans of mice and men go off the rails and a few of America's motley crew get pressed into service to thwart the threat and a new special operations gang is created to give enjoyment in future installments。 I cannot wait。 Lovers of the genre will love this story。 I give this a rare 4 stars fully expecting succeeding books to justify this rating。 I definitely want to hear more from Flynn， Hynes， M-squared， Van Horn and the barely introduced Mr。 Fox。 。。。more
Kenneth Kauth
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Exciting Great read。 Imaginative ending。 Dale Brown continues to write interesting novels。 I would recommend anyone interested in this type of book to go back and read his other books。
Xray Vizhen
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Back in the late 1980’s I got into several of Dale Brown’s early novels with Flight of the Old Dog being his first。 It was about a highly modified B-52 bomber and its pilot on a secret mission inside the good old USSR。 Being an aviation buff， I greatly enjoyed the author’s ability to present highly technical combat aviation concepts interwoven into an exciting story。 For some reason I can’t recall I just drifted away into reading other things and never read another Dale Brown book， until now。 I Back in the late 1980’s I got into several of Dale Brown’s early novels with Flight of the Old Dog being his first。 It was about a highly modified B-52 bomber and its pilot on a secret mission inside the good old USSR。 Being an aviation buff， I greatly enjoyed the author’s ability to present highly technical combat aviation concepts interwoven into an exciting story。 For some reason I can’t recall I just drifted away into reading other things and never read another Dale Brown book， until now。 I was returning one book to my local library and glancing at the section where new books were displayed came across Arctic Storm Rising。 I’m glad I did。Nick Flynn is an Air Force intelligence Captain who， due to a foul-up on a previous mission that wasn’t his fault， finds himself relegated to commanding a small unit of soldiers guarding a remote radar station in northern Alaska。 Meanwhile a Russian Air Force Colonel with a brain tumor decides to go rouge by stealing a new stealth bomber， the Russian version of the B-2， hides it up in the Arctic and plans to blackmail both the US and Russian governments simultaneously threatening a nuclear war in the process。 A frantic search by both countries ensues with neither knowing what the other is up to and it falls on Captain Flynn and his men as the only unit in a thousand miles capable of saving the day。 The chapters are short and taut switching quickly back and forth to and from different locations and perspectives， from Flynn and his men out on the Alaskan tundra， to the Russian President in Moscow， to the War Room under the Pentagon， and many other locations。 There’s both air combat and ground combat with bullets， missiles and anti-aircraft rockets flying everywhere and lots and lots of aeronautical jargon that makes the story sizzle。 There are good guys， bad guys， spies and double agents galore with a whole lot of political intrigue thrown in。 Character development， other than Flynn and the nutty Russian， is sparse mostly due to the huge cast of characters but even so， I found myself closely identifying with Flynn and his men， rooting for the good guys to win。 There's a lot of technical stuff and I only hope that America’s radar and radio surveillance capability in real life is half as good as what is presented in the book because I'll sleep better that way。 Otherwise， I’m not certain how much of what the author describes is real and how much is made up。The real strength of the book is the way in which the plot builds slowly and inexorably chapter by chapter， page by page with the tension， excitement and the pace of the story building along with it。 This book is an old fashion cold war， hard to put down techno-thriller of the first order - kind of like the Air Force version of Tom Clancy / Hunt for Red October。 There's even a quote from Dr。 Strangelove thrown in there for good measure。I recollect that the author wrote several books in a row with the same lead character。 I believe Arctic Storm Rising is the first in what will most certainly be a series of books starring Nick Flynn。 He's got a high degree of competence， brains and the instincts of a leading man。 He's not exactly James Bond， at least not yet， but since the author leaves us with a couple of loose ends in this story that will need a follow-up in another， Nick seems like just the guy to do it。 。。。more
Mike
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I’ve read a number of the author’s books， though haven’t kept up with the McLanahan series。 As this is the first book of an entirely new series， I though it would be fun to jump in for a thrill。But it isn’t。 Most of the book is on the ground， which makes for dull。 The secret Russian stealth bomber flies around， which is an interesting look at how to build a better B-2。 The only real thrill is during the scene with the cover’s F-22 & their dance with the Russians （per the blurb）。 There is suppose I’ve read a number of the author’s books， though haven’t kept up with the McLanahan series。 As this is the first book of an entirely new series， I though it would be fun to jump in for a thrill。But it isn’t。 Most of the book is on the ground， which makes for dull。 The secret Russian stealth bomber flies around， which is an interesting look at how to build a better B-2。 The only real thrill is during the scene with the cover’s F-22 & their dance with the Russians （per the blurb）。 There is supposed to be mystery， but I figured it out quickly， so it was a matter of when will the main character finally see the twist。The book lacks the jazz of earlier McLanahan books。 The cutting edge hardware is looked at and then put on the ground for half the book。 Some of the premise is a bit much: What kind of Russian president would authorize the loading of a full complement of nuclear-tipped stealth cruise missiles for a test flight on an untried bomber？ The ending sets up for a long series。 I’m not sure if I’ll return。 Instead I may go look for the older McLanahan I missed。 。。。more
Jim Hill
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What a Great ReadFrom start to finish an absolute page turner！ No one does this genre better， I look to the next in this series。
D。 Norman
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Full of cliches and barely believable antics but still a crackling good popcorn adventure。 And adventure #2 is sure to follow。
Richard Hill
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Article Storm by Dale BrownThis book was full of twists and turns though out the story。 It was of the most entertaining books that I have read in a long time。 The ending came as a sweet surprise。 A must read for those who love a great thriller。 Kills to the author。 Will read more of his books on the future。
Carter Rise Sr
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Just what you expect
Sherry Brown
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Wow！！！ This is my first book of Dale Brown’s I have read。 It will not be the last！！！ I did not want to put it down！ Nick Flynn is a US Air Force intelligence officer and he is willing to do what he has to do to his job！I highly recommend this book！Very good！！！
Ron
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DNF After 100 pages could not get interested。
Laurie
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Interesting new character。
Chris Cook
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I've always loved Dale Brown and I really like this new character。 Great first book。 I've always loved Dale Brown and I really like this new character。 Great first book。 。。。more
Ricki
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A new series/character？ Somehow the hero always gets the short end of the stick from the government types and then needs to save their bacon！
Dan Curnutt
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This is a new series following the activities of Air Force Captain Nick Flynn。 It is a fun read of stealth aircraft， both U。S。 and Russian。 The tension rises as a disgruntled Russian Military Officer takes command of the newest stealth bomber and hijacks it to hold for ransom。Who will end up with the plane in the end， the Russians， the United States， the Chinese or someone else？ Captain Flynn finds himself banished to a remote radar station in Alaska because of his excellent work at ticking off This is a new series following the activities of Air Force Captain Nick Flynn。 It is a fun read of stealth aircraft， both U。S。 and Russian。 The tension rises as a disgruntled Russian Military Officer takes command of the newest stealth bomber and hijacks it to hold for ransom。Who will end up with the plane in the end， the Russians， the United States， the Chinese or someone else？ Captain Flynn finds himself banished to a remote radar station in Alaska because of his excellent work at ticking off the CIA and his commanders。 But what they meant for punishment turns out to be a stroke of genius for the U。S。 Military。 Yeah， that sounds wrong， doesn’t it。 It isn’t a stroke of genius as much as it is fate wrapped around terrible decisions。All in all， it is a fun read through the military nuances of command structure。 。。。more
Cheryl
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Super start to military thriller seriesI have read a handful of author Dale Brown's thrillers over the years since he started publishing his aviation military thrillers /different series back in the mid 1980s。 And I've always enjoyed the books I've read。 I haven't read more because I always seemed to come into the middle of a series and just didn't find the time to play catch up。 That's why I was so pleased when I received this Advanced Reading Copy of the first book in a new series by Brown。Bro Super start to military thriller seriesI have read a handful of author Dale Brown's thrillers over the years since he started publishing his aviation military thrillers /different series back in the mid 1980s。 And I've always enjoyed the books I've read。 I haven't read more because I always seemed to come into the middle of a series and just didn't find the time to play catch up。 That's why I was so pleased when I received this Advanced Reading Copy of the first book in a new series by Brown。Brown's books are some of the best military thrillers out there。 He brings his own military and aviation background to the forefront of his writing and the authenticity shows on every page。The first thing that struck me about this book was actually a negative - page after page listing a Cast of Characters。 My memory isn't what it used to be and， frankly， I almost didn't start the book because of this one item。 I'm so glad I persevered。 In the end， you really don't need to remember all the characters and the author gives enough cues to keep you on top of who is who in the story。 I would have left that out myself。U。S。 Air Force Captain Nick Flynn gets caught up in a clandestine operation that goes sideways and， through no fault of his own， finds himself assigned to lead a ragtag crew to handle security at a Long Range radar facility in VERY remote northern Alaska。No one expects that he and his crew will be the last defense against a highly secret rogue Russian stealth bomber that has found itself into U。S。 territory。I loved this book and highly recommend it to those readers who like thrillers， military， aviation， or otherwise。 I especially liked the Alaska locale。 This is the first book in a new series but it does not end in a cliffhanger。I received this book from William Morrow Books through Net Galley in the hopes that I would read it and leave an unbiased review。 。。。more
Jenn
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My grandpa and I are alike in many ways， and one of those ways is that neither of us have ever met a military adventure/political thriller novel we didn't like。Arctic Storm Rising is no exception。 I loved the way the characters were written and the way the plot developed。 Looking forward to the rest of the series！ My grandpa and I are alike in many ways， and one of those ways is that neither of us have ever met a military adventure/political thriller novel we didn't like。Arctic Storm Rising is no exception。 I loved the way the characters were written and the way the plot developed。 Looking forward to the rest of the series！ 。。。more
Kevin Doseck
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True heroMr。 Brown has crafted a very believable story。 The hero is well developed and has a believable air about him。
jeremy dierst
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A different version of Red Dawn， in Alaska。 Just in a smaller version。 Throw in a good knockoff of Clint Eastwood's Firefox plot and you have a decent story， that hopefully will blossom into a decent series。 The main character gets hosed by the CIA， in the opening chapter。 And the action takes off literally from there with what you would expect from this author。 A lot of suspense and research keeps the reader wanting to read more of this series。 A different version of Red Dawn， in Alaska。 Just in a smaller version。 Throw in a good knockoff of Clint Eastwood's Firefox plot and you have a decent story， that hopefully will blossom into a decent series。 The main character gets hosed by the CIA， in the opening chapter。 And the action takes off literally from there with what you would expect from this author。 A lot of suspense and research keeps the reader wanting to read more of this series。 。。。more
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John McKenna
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Dale Brown has just launched a new， edge-of-your-seat military thriller that features a brand-new protagonist with a talent for smartassery， a nose for trouble and enough steel in his character to build a battleship。 He’s a U。S。 Air Force Intelligence and Special Operations Officer whose rank is captain。 His name is Nick Flynn， and this is his coming-out party。Nick runs afoul of a vindictive and less than competent CIA officer during a rescue mission in the Libyan desert， when the CIA man manag Dale Brown has just launched a new， edge-of-your-seat military thriller that features a brand-new protagonist with a talent for smartassery， a nose for trouble and enough steel in his character to build a battleship。 He’s a U。S。 Air Force Intelligence and Special Operations Officer whose rank is captain。 His name is Nick Flynn， and this is his coming-out party。Nick runs afoul of a vindictive and less than competent CIA officer during a rescue mission in the Libyan desert， when the CIA man manages to pin the blame for mission failure on the lower ranking Air Force officer， rather than accepting responsibility for it。 As a result， Nick is banished to a remote， early-warning radar station in the northernmost reaches of the Alaskan wilderness and put in charge of a rag-tag band of misfits， drawn from different services。 They’re not exactly the Dirty Dozen， but they’re not exactly Uncle Sam’s finest either。 Nevertheless， Captain Flynn does his best to turn the lot of them into competent soldiers with the help of the one bright spot amongst his company， an Alaska National Guard First Sergeant who’s a native of the state and an expert in cold weather operations。At the same time， halfway around the world， the Russian Government is preparing for the final test flight of a super-secret， advanced technology stealth bomber， known as the PAK-DA。 The bomber， on it’s last test flight， and carrying twelve nuclear-tipped and fully operational cruise missiles， is commandeered by the test pilot， Col。 Alexi Petrov。 He flies it in stealth mode， under the cover of darkness and in the midst of an Arctic super storm， into the Alaskan wilderness 。 。 。 where he demands $2。6 billion in ransom to give up possession of it peacefully。 The only ones in position to intervene for the U。S。 are Flynn and his group of oddballs， who face overwhelming odds 。 。 。 and a traitor in their midst as the novel rockets towards its stunning， unexpected and startling conclusion。 With electrifying tension and non-stop action， Brown delivers one of his best techno-military thrillers ever， and leaves us all looking forward to the next installment of the Nick Flynn series！ 。。。more
Michael
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For military adventure picture it doesn't get any better than Dale Brown。 This story involves a top Russian pilot with plans to steal the latest Russian Stealth fighter prototype which is being tested。 Can he make it happen and what are his plans？ This story will keep you riveted from start to finish。 Full of such attention to detail it makes you feel part of the action。 I enjoyed this story very much。 Congrats to Dale Brown on another great thriller。 I won this book in a GoodReads Giveaway。 For military adventure picture it doesn't get any better than Dale Brown。 This story involves a top Russian pilot with plans to steal the latest Russian Stealth fighter prototype which is being tested。 Can he make it happen and what are his plans？ This story will keep you riveted from start to finish。 Full of such attention to detail it makes you feel part of the action。 I enjoyed this story very much。 Congrats to Dale Brown on another great thriller。 I won this book in a GoodReads Giveaway。 。。。more
Brian Miller
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I did not previously have the honor of reading a Dale Brown thriller but after reading this， I plan to order a few of his earlier books with the hopes they are as good as this one。 Nick Flynn， an intelligence officer is off in Africa and comes across something that seems a little off。 He is told by those higher up the food chain to mind his business。 He ends up saving the lives of many in the larger group and gets repaid for this heroism by being exiled to a military base in Alaska。 This is wher I did not previously have the honor of reading a Dale Brown thriller but after reading this， I plan to order a few of his earlier books with the hopes they are as good as this one。 Nick Flynn， an intelligence officer is off in Africa and comes across something that seems a little off。 He is told by those higher up the food chain to mind his business。 He ends up saving the lives of many in the larger group and gets repaid for this heroism by being exiled to a military base in Alaska。 This is where the story begins。 A stolen new age stealth bomber is up for auction from Russia。。and Russia is not happy their prized possession is lost。 Now starts and all out chase to find the bomber and Flynn is the only hope of the US。 A great book and I hope this is a book that starts a series。 Thank you Netgalley， Dale Brown and William Morrow and Custom House for the ARC for my honest review。 。。。more
Audrey Lawrence
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Amazingly realistic and uber fast paging turning to see what happens。
William Harris
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I just finished reading an ARC of Dale Brown's latest novel， "Arctic Storm，" provided to me by William Morrow and Custom House。 I have been a fan of Dale Brown's since "The Flight of the Old Dog，" and this novel， kicking off a new series in the richly imagined world Brown fans are already familiar with， was a delight。 It focuses on a new character， Nick Flynn， and his adventures and misadventures as a skilled warrior pursuing his career but caught in the tug of war between self-serving intellige I just finished reading an ARC of Dale Brown's latest novel， "Arctic Storm，" provided to me by William Morrow and Custom House。 I have been a fan of Dale Brown's since "The Flight of the Old Dog，" and this novel， kicking off a new series in the richly imagined world Brown fans are already familiar with， was a delight。 It focuses on a new character， Nick Flynn， and his adventures and misadventures as a skilled warrior pursuing his career but caught in the tug of war between self-serving intelligence agencies in the United States and Russians intent on developing a new Stealth Bomber。 The plot is mature and well developed with a number of twists and turns designed to keep the reader on his or her toes。 As always， Brown's mastery of technology， particularly that associated with aeronautics。 as well as his insights into the military industrial complex and its intelligence adjuncts define the work。 I found it hard to put down。 I was particularly delighted to see that most of the text advances without being as deeply self-referential as most of Browns' canon。 It is an excellent stand alone read， but by the time it comes to its spectacular conclusion， its position in the canon is clarified。 I recommend it without reservation！ 。。。more
Doug Yonce
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Way to hit the ground running with a brand new series。 Captain Flynn has a special set of skills which he puts to work in a way not appreciated by certain higher-ups。 As a result he is shipped off to the Alaskan wilderness to be out of sight and mind with a cast of misfits。 He and his crew， however， become key personnel when a rogue pilot invades their outpost。 LOTS of action， strategies， procedures， alliances， and betrayals。 Looking forward to the sequel（s）。 I received an advanced digital copy Way to hit the ground running with a brand new series。 Captain Flynn has a special set of skills which he puts to work in a way not appreciated by certain higher-ups。 As a result he is shipped off to the Alaskan wilderness to be out of sight and mind with a cast of misfits。 He and his crew， however， become key personnel when a rogue pilot invades their outpost。 LOTS of action， strategies， procedures， alliances， and betrayals。 Looking forward to the sequel（s）。 I received an advanced digital copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Steven Netter
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READ MY FULL REVIEW AT Best Thriller BooksArctic Storm Rising is a fun thrill ride that is guaranteed to be enjoyed by fans of Mr。 Brown’s prior work as well as fans of military thrillers by authors such as Brad Taylor， Ben Coes and Ward Larsen to name a few。Make sure to check out the full review READ MY FULL REVIEW AT Best Thriller BooksArctic Storm Rising is a fun thrill ride that is guaranteed to be enjoyed by fans of Mr。 Brown’s prior work as well as fans of military thrillers by authors such as Brad Taylor， Ben Coes and Ward Larsen to name a few。Make sure to check out the full review 。。。more
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