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Black Rain For Christmas - Illustrated 2nd Edition [Paperback]

Scott Malensek (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)


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October 2002
An American spyplane mission goes awry, and a U.S. Marine pilot is stranded in North Korea. Once again, the United States stumbles toward war. To make matters worse, the enemy has found a way to tap secretly monitor America's new communications network. Every video and message sent between commanders is watched or read by the enemy.

Communist forces repeatedly outmaneuver the Americans, but as time marches on, more countries join the American-led Coalition. Even with the total intelligence coup, the communist advance slows. Eventually, when momentum is lost, one side will have to rub the nuclear genie’s lamp.

This 2nd Edition of Black Rain For Christmas has been slightly modified from the original. There are separate font styles for all three storylines. The book is now the same size as its companion novels, 5.5"x8.5", and over 50 Department of Defense photos have been added!


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About the Author

Scott is originally from the Northeast Ohio area, and he resides there today. Some of his other books include:

The Secret War In South Asia-A Black Rain For Christmas companion book. Tunnels deep into a PRC and privately funded terrorist organization (Very similar to Operation Enduring Freedom and its attached sub-operations).

SIXTH FLEET UNDER: Aircraft Carrier Combat In The Eastern Mediterranean Sea-A Black Rain For Christmas companion book. Details the events surrounding the USS George Washington CVBG, a multi-national Islamic Jihad, genetic warfare, and the Rome Accord of 2011.

The Sugar-Sweet Smell of Fear-Letters from an American G.I. to his Vietnam veteran grandfather document tomorrow’s war with today’s most sophisticated military systems.

Paintball Books:
The Weekend Warriors:
Paintball War Stories From 1988-Today!!
A chronicle of the author's personal experiences playing paintball survival games.
50+ Ways To Play With Your Paintballs
A catalog of paintball survival games types

In addition to his literary, military, and political interests, he is also an avid aviculturalist.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Llumina Press (October 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1932047301
  • ISBN-13: 978-1932047301
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,666,283 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A great novel for a new era of post Cold War thrillers., August 16, 2001
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I really enjoyed this book. I love the mix of historic facts and people, and how they were tied into the storyline. The story of the young Marine Lieutenant really stood out to me. I really think that Clancy can get a run for his money from this author. Looking forward to more from him!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and engrossing!, December 28, 2002
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VanBrujah (Cuyahoga Falls, OHIO United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Black Rain For Christmas - Illustrated 2nd Edition (Paperback)
This book was excellent! Mr. Malensek's book was an outstanding read. I found it every bit as entertaining and as much a "techno-thriller" as a Tom Clancy novel, but WITHOUT the annoying liberal-bashing and Ronald Regan worship that Mr. Clancy can't seem to keep away from lately. I found this to be refreshing. I literally could not put this book down. The diary style of narration, along with the "news clippings" really held my interest, and made it more fun to read. With the current events in the news of late, this book is starting to look frighteningly real. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys military fiction! I am looking forward to reading "The Xmas War" next.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Liked The Story But Had Trouble With The Book, June 19, 2003
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Benjamin Fitt (Williamsville, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black Rain For Christmas - Illustrated 2nd Edition (Paperback)
This is an interesting entry in the military techno-thriller genre. The story focuses on a high-intensity Asian land war in 2011. The conflict made sense at the strategic and tactical levels, at least most of the time. The combat scenarios were exciting and apparently honed with war gaming (Harpoon perhaps?). Black Rain gripped me firmly enough that I stayed up waaaay too late one night to finish it. Now the bad news. Mr. Malensek's got a great imagination but the book was pretty badly written. I winced at howlingly obvious spelling and word usage errors just about every page. Black Rain badly needed a decent editor. Hire a good one before the 3rd edition! IMHO, the book should lose the illustrations too. They're just grainy little thumbnails of generic DOD photos of troopers, ships and jets.
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