Sea Strike [Paperback]

James H. Cobb (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1999

Brimming with heat-of-battle action and state-of-the-art technology, Sea Strike plunges Choosers of the Slain's Commander Amanda Garrett and her stealth destroyer, the U.S.S. Cunning-ham, into the heart of Communist China...to stop a thermonuclear holocaust before it starts...

Editorial Reviews

From Kirkus Reviews

Cobb's second successful sortie with Commander Amanda Garrett (Choosers of the Slain, 1996) and the good stealth ship Cunningham blends a China-Taiwan war, futuristic weaponry, and a gender-friendly US military where the men and women work even better together for the intimacies (still-illegal) that occur. The year is 2006, China is riven by civil war, and the Nationalists from Taiwan have just opened a second front in the south with a sea invasion. The newly refitted Cunningham is sent to snoop around and keep an eye on the combatants, particularly the crumbling Reds, who, it's feared, will let loose with nukes should the tide turn against them. Sure enough, on a foray up the Yangtse estuary to investigate mysterious goings-on in Shanghai, Garrett and company sniff out the trail of a missile submarine that's gone to sea with two hunter-killer escorts. Combined US, Taiwanese, and Japanese naval units track and kill the escorts, but as the clock ticks down Garrett has a flash of intuition (fittingly, after a bout of highly unlawful on-board sex with her helicopter pilot lover, Arkady): The real quarry, the missile boat, stayed put on the bottom of the Shanghai harbor. The only move left is for a Gulf Warsized blitzkrieg on heavily defended Shanghai, allowing Garrett and her capable crewmen (and women) to creep back up the Yangtse and find and destroy the target. The mission impossible is accomplished, after a desperate battle is waged to save some downed pilots and Garrett's own Arkady. A vividly imagined future war scenario, populated by quirky characters and steeped in the techno-poetry of modern weapons systems: Tom Clancy had better watch out. The new kid on the block's pretty good. -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425166163
• ISBN-13: 978-0425166161
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #417,894 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great writing, great plot, when's the next book coming out?, March 4, 1998

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This review is from: Sea Strike (formerly titled "Stormdragon") (Hardcover)

Sea Strike is a great sequel to Choosers of the Slain and Cobb has clearly established himself as an author whose fans can't wait for the next book to appear. As with Clancy and Grisham, I want the next one as soon as I finished reading this volume. Commander Amanda Lee Garrett has the potential to be the focus of a whole series of sea yarns covering her whole career, from Ensign to Chief of Naval Operations. Cobb can follow the pattern of the Hornblower books and go both forward and backward to cover her career. She has skippered the Cunningham in the Antartic and in the Pacific, maybe the next setting will be in the the Med where they can deal with another whole scenario of battling crazies as she has to rescue a cruise ship [Cobb is welcome to the plot idea]. Naval adventure fans can't go wrong with this book, just be prepared to stay up late night to finish it.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very entertaining and kept my interest throughout., November 1, 1999

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Gregory A. Lobeck (Eagan, Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sea Strike (Paperback)

I would recommend this book to techno-thriller fans. I was very pleased with "Choosers of the Slain" and couldn't wait to get into "Sea Strike". Capt. Amanda Garrett is a truly believable character. She is a gutsy and savvy skipper. She is not afraid to set the rule book aside when the only way to get the job done is to follow her instincts, which are as sharp as a tack! She is realistic in the fact that she must maintain an air of command while underneath she's still a human being with feelings and emotions. Mr. Cobb does a great job in blending these aspects into the storyline. Mr. Cobb makes the technical aspects understandable without getting too simplistic. The USS Cunningham is one amazing warship. A "stealth" destroyer with some very interestesting surprises for the bad guys. I can't wait for the next book!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I liked it very much, November 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sea Strike (Paperback)

Great book! As riveting as 'The Devil's Teardrop',with a powerful ending to rival "The Triumph and the Glory" and a style perfect for the genre, this one is a must-read for fans of military thrillers.