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Firebombers Incorporated

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Michael Archer, the author of Firebombers Incorporated, brings together an impressive list of people to assist him in writing this book. With this he does a good job of integrating reality with the fantasy of what might be. The story in this novel is born when personal tragedy strikes billionaire Joseph Talon, a very successful businessman. After the loss of his family to wildfire, he launches into a 'hobby' within his corporate structure that soon takes on such a passionate force that it becomes part of the corporate objective. In this effort, he develops a firefighting strategy that he thinks would have made a difference in the outcome of his personal tragedy. He brings real systems with leading-edge technology and a pound of future ideas together and develops a very plausible but expensive resource that has the ability to respond quickly to fires which expand rapidly into major large fires which can quickly threaten many homes and human lives.

The book is action packed and maintains a substantial level of suspense that keeps the reader glued to each page with anticipation of what is to come. However, there are two mysteries that are developed and carried throughout the book that are not answered by the time you turn the last page. Even though you can lay the book down and mentally review the wonderful story you have just completed, it is hard to just leave these two mysteries at this point. My first reaction was that there might very well be a sequel in the works. If so, I anxiously wait to get my eyes on the pages to see not only where these unsolved mysteries lead, but to see how Firebombers Incorporated is woven into the future of fire management.

Doug Coyle for Wildland Firefighter Magazine, May 2002.

Firebombers Incorporated is an excellent book for a first time writer. The details on firefighting and the techniques used are very interesting to read. The book is entertaining enough that you don't get bogged down in details. The story has enough plot twists and non-fire related elements to make the book very enjoyable to all. You get so involved in the characters that you don't want the story to end. I hope there is a sequel!

What a great book.
Mr Archer blends in action, tech, and solid back rounds into forest fire fighting. This uniqiue book is based around a a elite Forest fire fighting company that has the potental to come true someday.
It makes for a great book, mant ideas in this book are coming into play, right now.
Mr. Archer has a great bake round on foresrty fires and management. He is a true profesional in this field and his words are based on facts and inside info on wild fire operations and control.
A great book, read it and so he hard it is too work on a wildfire.
Thank you,
Dave
Milwaukee wi.

This is an excellent book. My sister had been looking for this book and was told it was out of print. I went to Amazon and there it was. I bought it for my nephew for Christmas. It arrived on time and He was so happy.
Lindy, California

I read this book in the eighth grade and found it to be a quite interesting story. It was funny, informing, exciting, and sad. It is a nice blend of feelings to read this story. After the tragic loss of his wife in an "accidental" forest fire, Billionare Joe Talon, starts an organization to try to stop this kind of thing again by starting a firefighting organization that uses planes to "bomb" fires. It was a great story that I had trouble putting down.

This is the first book of this type I've ever read and I found the technical aspects very interesting and enlightening as I knew nothing about this industry. I enjoyed the suspense, the vivid mental pictures I got of the actual planes dropping the fire repellants and water on the flames. I think the main character is very human and his ability to overcome the tragedy of his family is very inspiring. I particularly liked the military personnel being given an opportunity to use the skills they developed in the service once they went back to civilian life. I did not find the technical aspects overwhelming, rather they intrigued me. I hope there will be another book using these same characters in the future.

I enjoyed this book and found it very interesting and educational. Prior to having read this book I had no idea as to the science and techniques involved into fighting a brush or forest fire to bring it to 100% containment.
Can't wait for book number two.