Seek and Destroy

Zusatztext Praise for Into the Guns “William C. Dietz has produced an action packed! barnburner of a novel…This is a big blockbuster! big budget novel and the action is relentless… Into the Guns is hard military sci-fi in a post-catylyst American wasteland at its explosive best.”—The Bookbeard’s Blog “Fans of military science fiction will have another strong series to look forward to…Dietz takes readers on an emotional roller coaster.”—Amazing Stories “An interesting and delightful read! with a good mix of action! intrigue! and the occasional bit of levity…highly recommended.”—Game Vortex “Dietz is a must-read for all military SF fans…If you enjoy an action story! strong military SF! or a good near-future Armageddon novel! be sure to read Into the Guns …you will be longing for the next volume as you finish the last page.”—Galaxy’s Edge Magazine “ Into the Guns doesn’t waste a second getting going right out of the gate...By the time you get to the last page! you’re out of breath. But things are only getting started.”—Pulp Fiction Reviews Praise for William C. Dietz “Dietz’s expertise in matters of mayhem is second to none.”— The Oregonian Informationen zum Autor William C. Dietz is the New York Times bestselling author of more than forty novels, some of which have been translated into German, Russian, and Japanese. His works include the America Rising novels, the Legion of the Damned® novels, and the Mutant Files series. Klappentext From the New York Times bestselling author of the Legion of the Damned® novels and the Mutant Files series comes the second novel in a postapocalyptic military science fiction series about America struggling to overcome a natural disaster but starting a second civil war… As people fight to survive the aftereffects of more than a dozen meteor strikes! a group of wealthy individuals conspires to rebuild the United States as a corporate entity called the New Confederacy! where the bottom line is law. As a second civil war rages! with families fighting against families on opposite sides! Union president Samuel T. Sloan battles to keep the country whole. To help in the fight for unity! Union Army captain Robin "Mac" Macintyre and her crew of Stryker vehicles are sent after the ruthless "warlord of warlords!" an ex-Green Beret who rules a large swath of the West. But defeating him will be even more difficult than she thought. The warlord is receiving military assistance from Mac's sister-and rival-Confederate major Victoria Macintyre. And when the siblings come together in the war-torn streets of New Orleans! only one of them will walk away. Chapter 1 No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time of peace, or ensure it of victory in time of war. -Calvin Coolidge Washington, D.C. A thick layer of dark clouds hung low over Washington, D.C., as the Black Hawk helicopter circled the severed stub of what had been the Washington Monument-and passed over the remains of what had been the Museum of Natural History, the National Gallery of Art, and the Capitol Building. President Samuel T. Sloan had seen pictures of the destruction-but still wasn't prepared for the terrible reality of it. Sixty meteors had entered Earth's atmosphere on May Day 2018. Some splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, where they exploded and sent tidal waves racing east and west. Others swept in over North America at 1:11 p.m. PST. One of them exploded over the San Juan Islands in Washington State. The blast was twenty to thirty times more powerful than the atomic bomb that fell on Hiroshima, and the secondary effects included a powerful shock wave, earthquakes, and enough particulate matter to block the sun. Millions died. ...

Product details

• Authors: William C Dietz, William C. Dietz
• Publisher: Ace Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9780425278727
• ISBN: 978-0-425-27872-7
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 236 mm x 28 mm
• Series: America Rising; America Rising
• Subject: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy