All the Tracys are dedicated men of action, and Scott Tracy is no exception! The eldest of Jeff Tracy's sons, Scott pilots the rocket-reconnaissance aircraft, Thunderbird 1. First to arrive at any disaster scene, he evaluates the situation and coordinates the team's rescue strategy on site. Due to the importance of Thunderbird 1 to International Rescue's operation, Scott is present for nearly every rescue mission. Nonetheless, even Scott has his limitations, and in Action Alert, he stretches himself to those very limits. Can he do so without consequences to himself and International Rescue?
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I have watched Thunderbirds so many times that when I can see the characters in my mind as I read the story, I know I am enjoying the book. A great read with plenty of action and excitement. All the craft get to stretch their legs on the many rescues, definitely 'action alert.' --David Tremont, model maker, Weta Workshop
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Joan Marie Verba earned a bachelor of physics degree from the University of Minnesota Institute of Technology and attended the graduate school of astronomy at Indiana University, where she was an associate instructor of astronomy for one year. Her first career, as a computer programmer, lasted ten years. After being laid off twice from computer programming jobs, she retrained as an editor. An experienced writer, she is the author of the book Voyager: Exploring the Outer Planets (Lerner Books, 1991), as well as the author of numerous short stories and articles. She is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
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Joan Marie Verba earned a bachelor of physics degree from the University of Minnesota Institute of Technology and attended the graduate school of astronomy at Indiana University, where she was an associate instructor of astronomy for one year. Her first career, as a computer programmer, lasted ten years. After being laid off twice from computer programming jobs, she retrained as an editor. An experienced writer, she is the author of the novels Action Alert! and Countdown to Action! (FTL Publications, 2008) and the nonfiction books Boldly Writing (FTL Publications, 1996), and Voyager: Exploring the Outer Planets (Lerner Books, 1991), as well as numerous short stories and articles. She is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
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Action Alert,
By Jendarra (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Action Alert (Paperback)
This book is the Thunderbirds that we all know and love. Everyone is there from our childhood memories.
For me the story wasn't long enough. If I have one complaint it is that I still prefer the books written by John Theydon back in the 1960's.
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Action and Suspense!,
By Ann Hauer "Ann's Book Nook" (Metro Detroit, MI) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Action Alert (Paperback)
This was just as fun as `Countdown to Action!' and like the titles states, it was indeed full of action as International Rescue utilized all five of their special machines. The story again, was fast-paced and held my interest as events unfolded. The details were spot-on with the action of the machines, the characters and even of the rescue situations where the Tracy's were assisting. Always enjoy it when there is a `bad guy' to be apprehended or beaten. It was nice to have the focus of Scott, as the reader learns more of his mind while he's on missions or just trying to relax in between them. I was very happy to have this one available to me after reading the first in this series as I jumped into it right away.
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Family fun while saving the world from danger and evil...,
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How refreshing to read a sci-fi book that doesn't make me wince at profanity or R-rated subject matter. I can relax and let Joan Marie Verba draw me in to the story as she develops the characters and describes the Thunderbirds action in detail. She immerses the reader into the story until we feel that we know the characters and understand their motives. The book is one in a series Verba has written about a talented, well-adjusted family of heroes whose missions involve rescuing other people in a variety of dangerous situations. They use high-tech equipment like an orbiting satellite station and custom-designed jets. I particularly like the values of bravery, excellence, and honor that run through the family of main characters. I liked this book so much that I bought all three in the series and gave them to my son for summer reading, knowing he will be exposed to good values and clean sci-fi fun.
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