Eagle Station (Patrick McLanahan 24) - Dale Brown

Written by Dale Brown
Read by Corey Snow
Format: M4B
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Unabridged

“Warning. Warning. Time to impact is 40 seconds.”

Spaceplane pilot Brad McLanahan listens to the curt warning while focusing his attention on his sensors in the central display… time is unbelievably tight, but he connects with Commander Amanda Dvorsky and asks her to continue to hold her destroyer’s course. Her small convoy is facing direct missile attack in the “neutral” South China Sea, but has been claimed by China as its territorial waters. Will the message John Dalton Farrell, President of the United States, sends to President Li Jun of the People’s Republic of China arrive in time to save the ships?

Predicaments like this are the stuff that makes Dale Brown’s futuristic novels both so fascinating as well as chilling! As a former Air Force captain and pilot and a self-declared research nerd, Brown has a deep thirst for knowledge and his comprehension of military aircraft and developments in technology are just as up to date as his unique understanding of the geopolitical world in which we live.

EAGLE STATION, the 24th book in Dale Brown’s highly acclaimed Patrick McLanahan series (seventh in the Brad McLanahan series based on the exploits of Patrick’s son) is filled with tight and frightening situations that can change in seconds and leave you racing through the pages to find out what happens.

His recently released EAGLE STATION continues the futuristic story from the dramatic ending in THE MOSCOW OFFENSIVE and THE KREMLIN STRIKE. While the space planes go faster, the ambitions of leaders in powerful nations grow stronger as they seek the rare minerals and elements needed by high tech space weaponry as well as who can control access to the dark side of the moon.

Capt. Brad McLanahan, the main protagonist, is now engaged to Major Nadia Rozek, formerly of the Polish Air Force and now a spaceplane pilot trainer and Cybernetic Lunar Activity Device (CLAD) and between battles have a wedding to plan. Brown’s legions of fans will also be thrilled with the ongoing roles played by other key characters, including Boomer Noble, Constable Vasey, Kevin Martindale and naturally, the famous technology and intelligence expert, Patrick McLanahan.

While EAGLE STATION can certainly be read as a stand-alone military thriller, reading some of the earlier novels first will certainly enrich the story while familiarizing yourself with the backgrounds of these exciting characters and their own exciting adventures. Brown is certainly at his best in his portrayal of characters of those doing the flying or research, be they Russian, Chinese or American, but the political leaders still tend to adhere to the stereotypes of their respective countries. I do love his portrayal of an American President who is both steadfast and strategic.

His writing is smooth, direct, and realistic from the perspective of current situations and filled with great tension-reducing humour. Brown’s plots, although set in the near future, are realistically based on events happening today. Just by coincidence, while I am deep diving into the intro chapters in EAGLE STATION and reading about China commanding control of the South China Sea, current headlines in the newspapers highlighted China’s success in growing cabbage on their manmade Woody Island. Even I, without any military training, can decipher implications of that for the future … shades of EAGLE STATION and Brown’s predictions and predicaments indeed!

Brown definitely is in the top tier for this thrilling genre as his many fans will attest, so grab a copy and a coffee or a beer and join them in finding out exactly what is happening on the dark side of the moon!

But, warning, warning! Once entering EAGLE STATION and the space environment, you won’t be able to put the book down! Enjoy!