Raptor Force: Holy Fire [Paperback]

Bill Yenne (Author)

Book Description

Series: Raptor Force | Publication Date: February 6, 2007

The war on terror is heating up.

The fanatical new Sultan of Brunei decides to make his presence felt on an international scale-with a nightmarish biological attack on San Francisco. Now it's time for Raptor Force to extinguish the Holy Fire...with the Sultan's blood.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (February 6, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425213005
• ISBN-13: 978-0425213001
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,787,824 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bill Yenne is the author of several novels and over three dozen books on historical topics, as well as having been a contributor to encyclopedias of both world wars. He has traveled throughout the world researching his books.

The "New Yorker" wrote of "Sitting Bull," his biography of the great Lakota leader, that it "excels as a study in leadership." This book was named to the number 14 spot among Amazon's 100 Best Books of the Year.

"Library Journal" observed that "enthusiastic World War II readers will be drawn to" his dual biography, "Aces High: The Heroic Story of the Two Top Scoring American Aces of World War II."

Recently, his book "Convair Deltas" was named as "Book of the Month" by "Air Classics," while his book "Tommy Gun" was named "Pick of the Month" by "Shooting Illustrated."

His book "Guinness: The 250 Year Quest for the Perfect Pint" was listed among the top business books of the year by "Condé Nast Portfolio Magazine," which rated Yenne's tome as its TOP pick for "Cocktail Conversation."

Yenne's "Rising Sons: The Japanese American GIs Who Fought for the United States in World War II," was praised by Walter Boyne, former Director of the National Air & Space Museum, who called it "a fast moving... page turner," and the "best book yet written on the saga."

The "Wall Street Journal" wrote, when reviewing his "Indian Wars: The Campaign for the American West," that Yenne writes with "cinematic vividness," and says of his work that it "has the rare quality of being both an excellent reference work and a pleasure to read."

The author lives in San Francisco, California, and on the web at www.BillYenne.com

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Where's the Force?, February 18, 2007

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Lost In Kansas "James Corbett" (Arkansas City KS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Raptor Force: Holy Fire (Paperback)

Lately I have become a new age war reader. You know those books where the people get fed up with the government and take things into their own hands. There are quite a few series out there about this type of warfare. I have read several of these books in recent weeks. When the first Raptor Force book came out, I found it to quick pop corn action read. I looked forward to the next book. Then the second one HOLY FIRE came out and I read it and.....

Look the plot is very very simple: Little country get nukes, bullies the U.S., puts LSD in the water supply of San Fransico, the President gets mad, and sends in the Raptor Force. That is it.

Now here is why I gave this book two stars. The book is only 296 pages long. By page two hundred the Raptor Force has just got to the little country and hasn't even begun to do anything. Then the author sums up all the action in the next 70 pages and the last 20 pages are a sort of "wrap up." The structure of the book is out of wack. The set up for the story takes too long and the pay off is rushed. The whole book seems like the author rushed to write it to meet a dead line. I was really disappointed.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping, Fast-Paced Thriller, February 17, 2007

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Michael Z. Castleman (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Raptor Force: Holy Fire (Paperback)

A power-mad sultan takes over Brunei. He extorts a billion dollars from the West and demands that the U.S. cede him several islands in the Pacific to restore the country's former glory. President Thomas Livingstone refuses. The sultan brandishes nuclear weapons, and terrorists who work for him attack San Francisco--with a bizarre affliction, holy fire. The sultan must be eliminated, but discreetly and unofficially. Only one group can handle the job. For the second time, Livingstone calls on his secret weapon, the Raptor Force led by retired Special Forces Colonel Dave Brannan. Only this time, the Raptors are joined by archeology professor Anne McCain, who accidentally helped them during their first mission. Under cover of an archeological dig, the Raptors land in Brunei. Bullets fly. So do sparks between Brannan and McCain. Bill Yenne's Holy Fire is a gripping, fast-paced, thrill ride with major fire power--and the fate of the world hanging in the balance. If you like military thrillers, you'll love Holy Fire.