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The High Frontier Kindle Edition

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Living and working in space is man's greatest challenge. The men and women serving on the Manned Orbiting Laboratories and the new Manned Orbital Weapons Station know the are the leading edge of most important project humanity has ever attempted. The conquest of space will guarantee man's survival. Yet, there may not be enough time left. On Earth, one empire is collapsing under its own weight and there are those in its government who would prefer to suffer utter destruction rather than defeat. Will a conspiracy to stop them succeed? Another is trying to repair the damage from previous blunders and rebuild its relations with the rest of the world. Can they succeed before their enemies use a horrifying new weapon against them? As these crises converge to threaten destruction, a baffling mystery is solved. But, the question remains, will humanity have time to scale The High Frontier?

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April 29, 2013
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ASIN : B00D67DVIW
Publisher : Lion-by-Lion Publishing; First Edition (April 29, 2013)
Publication date : April 29, 2013
Language : English
File size : 1066 KB
Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
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Print length : 238 pages
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Best Sellers Rank: #1,759,701 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #4,455 in Alternative History
- #6,985 in Alternate History Science Fiction (Books)
- #10,594 in War Fiction (Kindle Store)

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Coiler

End of the Easy Mode Cold War

Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2017

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This book marks the end of the Easy Mode Cold War that has dominated the series after the titular first book obliterated Germany. Every issue with the prose of previous works is present here-the waves of plotlines, the clunky "this happened, then this happened, then THIS happened" pacing, the overeager infodumps, and the utter lack of any characterization beyond one-note paper cutouts.

That the first chapter alone has five plotlines contained in it, starts with a swipe at NASA over the Shuttle and ends with the Chipanese (a weird and unrealistic fusion of China and Japan designed to get the worst of each country to the forefront so that the US faces little real threat) bemoaning how limited they and their arsenal are compared to the Awesome Americans is a pretty clear sign of where the story is going to go.

Namely, to a very bad place.

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Thomas J. Davis

Written by an aficianado of obscure military aircraft

Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2013

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Stuart Slade has a background in the defense industry and it shows in his books. Whatever the human characters may be doing, it is apparent that the real stars are the military aircraft, most of them bombers, that are featured in the books. Most of the aircraft mentioned were not usually of any great importance in our history, so Slade writes of an alternate reality where they became mainstream.

So far so good; some of the aircraft mentioned, such as the B-58 Hustler and XB-70 Valkyrie are personal favorites of mine.

Now for the criticism:

The somewhat jingoistic tone of the book is a common thread that is in all of Slade's books in this series. I find the relative ease with which the United States dominates the world to be a bit unrealistic. Another issue I have is the excessive mysticism in these books. The fact that some of the aircraft in the book actually talk to their crews is a bit much to take.

In closing, these books are more for airpower enthusiasts than the general reading public.

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Teamjj

Space SAC Style

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2013

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I continue to marvel at Mr. Slade's work which I started reading with "The Big One" and how in his alternate history of the world of how WWII and beyond turned out. Interesting concepts from a guy who is well versed in his history of how it really happened and he's very skillful at bending that history to his needs. Great series and this one's no exception. I can't wait for the final two books he is now showing as in the planning stages.

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Bill Starke

this serries just gets better

Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2013

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If you have not read any of the serries you have missed a great read .All though each book can be read on its own it is best to start from the beginning .I can not wait till the next in the serries next year .Bill starke Australia

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Sundiegojc

Every Stuart Slade release leaves me salivating for more!

Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2013

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Every one of his books is the "Big One". He never disappoints, and his use of historical characters in new contexts is thought-provoking and in some cases, a hoot!

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Robert E. Davis

High Frontier

Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2014

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Started slow and went in a different direction. Good story as I have read all of the books in the series and immensely enjoyed.

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BrianBridgePro

And the World rolls On...

Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2013

The latest installment in Stuart Slade's "The Big One" universe takes SAC (and us) into space. Will the United States be able to survive the implosion of one of it's rivals? And what exactly, is happening in that mountain village in the Caliphate?
If you've been reading other installments of TBO, you will not want to miss this, however this is not the place to start your reading of the series.
All in all, this is High Adventure on "The High Frontier"!

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Aspen Understanding

Wrong to use Dr. O'Neill's book title

Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2014

This will cause confusion of sales. Don't take the title of a classic for yourself. This is unfair to Dr. O'Neill's memory.

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DavidMatthewson

If you like Slade'd other books you'll like this...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 13, 2014

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The latest in his series of books of an Alt-Hist view of the Earth from WW2 onwards. It won't make too much sense unless you read the others first though....

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