The U.S.S. Virginia -- the first in the mosttechnologically advanced new class of U.S. attacksubmarines -- sets sail, even as the Navy'shigh-tech submarine program falls under attackfrom a Congress that believes it unneeded.But a threat no one anticipated is glidingsilently through dangerous waters. A rogueKilo-class submarine built by a shadowy andpowerful ally has become the latest weapon inal Qaeda's terrorist arsenal. The submarine'sbrutal strikes have created an explosivehostage situation in the Pacific ... and haveleft hundreds of people dead. This new and stealthy terrorist threat must beeliminated before more innocent lives are lost.But the officers, crew, and Navy SEALsaboard the Virginia will face more than theyanticipated in the turbulent waters of theSouth China Sea -- as one untried Americansub races toward an explosive confrontationwith an old, cunning, and ruthless enemy.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0060524383
ISBN13:9780060524388
Release Date:April 2004
Publisher:Avon Books
Length:432 Pages
Weight:0.45 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 4.2" x 6.8"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Another great story
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I've read the whole series, and Virginia Class was a terrific book. I can't understand the two previous reviews of one star. One of them gave it a "one" because he didn't like it that Al-Queda was the terrorist group they were fighting. (Would it have been believable if they had been Norwegians?) The other reviewer gave it a 1 because he found it less than perfect in technical details. Assuming that the reviewer was correct and the author wrong, I still can't see why that is so important to someone, since it's a novel and not a technical manual. This was a novel that took the series into present times with a Virginia Class submarine. The plot was believable and well executed, with the U.S. contending with the Chinese and Al-Qaeda who have joined together. The characterization was excellent as it is in all Riker's books. I enjoyed it very much and look forward to the next book in this series (I hope!).
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