Fast-paced action adventure novel set aboard a US Navy Supercarrier on station in the South Atlantic. The story is told by someone who's "been there and done that" and the tale will have you turning pages until you solve the mystery at the very end. Lots of aerial action for those armchair aviators and features characters who will seem like old friends by the story's end.
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"Fast paced high flying adventure!" -- Publisher's Weekly June 1998
"Wake up and smell the jet fuel..." -- Navy Times, July 1998
"Wake up and smell the jet fuel..." -- Navy Times, July 1998
About the Author
RON KARREN is the pen name of a retired UNS aviator who, until recently, was working as an R&D engineer for a major corporation that builds computer systems for the military. This year Ron left corporate America to accept a position as a professor of computer science at a small college in central NJ. While teaching the author is working on a sequel to "Wing Commander" as well as writing articles on a favorite hobby - robotics.
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Very visual, wake up and smell the jet fuel.,
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This review is from: Wing Commander (Paperback)
Once you pick this book up you can't put it down. A very fast read. You can almost feel the G forces in the planes and the sun on your face.This book was written by someone who was on carrires and shows by taking you below decks into the private lives of the main characters. If you like the work of Tom Clancy or Stephen Coonts strap this book on.
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I had a hard time getting into this story, had a hard time staying in the story, and was happy when I finished the book, so I rated the book at three stars. I am also willing to say that it may have been just me and my view on the world as a whole or even my view on the military that made the book so hard in which to become interested.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sci Fi at its best!!!,
This review is from: Wing Commander (Paperback)
I am a huge fan of this series and still am! I was REALLY pissed when they released the movie of this which TOTALLY sucked!!! It didn't do this incredibly awesome series justice! THis like I said is SciFi at its best!!
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Big Daddy, Martin Wolff, Night Eyes, Double Nuts, Paper Boy, Admiral Jones, Bekaa Valley, Captain Graff, Colonel Grimmig, Grim Reapers, Super Tomcat, Captain Bellamy, Commander Beaumont, New Moon War, Commander Edwards, Leigh Freneau, Alert Fives, Yeoman Truesdale, Crazy Kyle, George Washington, Ghost Leader, Two Oh Two, Alert Birds, Killer Bees, Old Gentleman New!
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The flight deck of the USS Excalibur shimmered under the blazing Caribbean sun. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
air wing commander, wing meeting, flight gear, thought trail Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Big Daddy, Martin Wolff, Night Eyes, Double Nuts, Paper Boy, Admiral Jones, Bekaa Valley, Captain Graff, Colonel Grimmig, Grim Reapers, Super Tomcat, Captain Bellamy, Commander Beaumont, New Moon War, Commander Edwards, Leigh Freneau, Alert Fives, Yeoman Truesdale, Crazy Kyle, George Washington, Ghost Leader, Two Oh Two, Alert Birds, Killer Bees, Old Gentleman New!
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