Five thousand miles from the U.S., the president of the United States is facing death.In one hour, an American force will strike back—with the most daring rescuemission ever!The RDF—Marine Corps Rapid Deployment Force—can strike anywhere in theworld in under an hour. Their secret weapon: the Trans-Atmospheric Vehicle flown at15,000 miles per hour by the Air Force's most elite pilots, carrying a deadly cargo ofhighly trained marines. The technolog...

A US Air Force commander fights to take back his base and stop terrorists from unleashing a nuclear attack in this gripping thriller.The greatest power on Earth is about to be stripped of its defensesAlpha Base. It's the home of America's nuclear stockpile, over 5,000 warheads protected by a formidable high-tech security system deep in the salt flats of Nevada. If Alpha Base is ever penetrated, no one on earth will be safe . . .From the heart of rem...

"Timeless and absorbing. . . . An astonishing and authentic portrayal of the military academy experience." —Jerry Pournelle, New York Times–bestselling, Nebula and Hugo Award–winning author of Lucifer's HammerThe Officer continues the historical saga chronicling the United States Air Force Academy. Unveiling the arduous training of America's leaders, The Officer showcases empathetic, larger-than-life characters set against a fasci...

The search is on for the Vice President after Air Force Two disappears in this action-packed military thriller by the author of Ill Wind.When last contacted, Air Force Two, with the Vice President of the United States aboard, was flying high over the Philippine jungle. On board was not only the Vice-President, but the "football" that gave him the power to initiate nuclear war. For in Washington, D.C., the U.S. President lay dying. At the newly reconstitute...

"Timeless and absorbing. . . . An astonishing and authentic portrayal of the military academy experience." —Jerry Pournelle, New York Times–bestselling, Nebula and Hugo Award–winning author of Lucifer's HammerA military epic that chronicles the birth of the United States Air Force. The arduous training of America's future leaders as they prepare to serve from the jungles of Vietnam to the deserts of the Middle East. The first in the Wild Blue U his...

When war destroys life on Earth, three space colonies must continue the human race in this science fiction adventure from two bestselling authors."A taut, expertly researched techno-thriller." —Gregory Benford, author of TimescapeIn shock and grief, the last remnants of the human race watched from space as the holocaust of war raged across the face of the Earth. Now the future rested in the hands of three fragile ...

A New Mexico nuclear weapons storage facility becomes a ticking time bomb in this "wonderfully imagined, terrifying" disaster thriller (Steve Berry)."Shines light on the greatest security lapse of our age. . . . Fans of Dan Brown and Michael Crichton won't want to miss this high-tech thriller!"―Ward Larsen, USA Today– bestselling author of Assassin's RunDeep within a mou...

Earth's thriving lunar colony faces a mysterious, growing threat on the far side of the Moon . . . an alien invasion or nanotechnology run amuck.The crew of Moonbase Columbus makes an amazing discovery on the far side of the Moon—a massive alien structure is erecting itself, built up atom by atom by living machines, microscopically small, intelligent, and unstoppable, consuming everything they touch. The mysterious structure begins to expand and take shape, and its...

Power duo Kevin J. Anderson and Doug Beason team up in Kill Zone, a perilous disaster thriller for the modern age.Deep within a mountain in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a Cold War–era nuclear weapons storage facility is being used to covertly receive more than 100,000 tons of nuclear waste stored across the U.S. Only Department of Energy employee, Adonia, and a few others, including a war hero, a senator, and an environmental activist, are allowed access to pe...

An American astronaut fights to stop a massive terrorist plot from destroying the east coast in this action-packed technothriller."Think Die Hard happening two hundred and fifty miles above the earth. . . . Will have you watching the skies overhead much more closely." —Steve BerryFrom Hugo Award–winning author Ben Bova and Nebula Award finalist Doug Beason:When two rogue cosmonauts slaughter all but one astronaut on the Intern...

An environmental disaster leads to global chaos in this science fiction thriller by the authors of Assemblers of Infinity.It is the largest oil spill in history: a supertanker crashes into the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco Bay. Desperate to avert environmental damage (as well as a PR disaster), the multinational oil company releases an untested designer oil-eating microbe to break up the spill.What the company didn't realize is that their mic...

Three collected tales from Kevin J. Anderson & Doug Beason:"Reflections in a Magnetic Mirror"—Gripping science fiction story set at a Magnetic Mirror Fusion Facility."Rescue at L-5"—The short story that became the basis for their novel Lifeline."Prisons"—On a harsh prison planet, the warden and the staff are as much prisoners as the convicts, but a risky prison break might free them all.Bonus material includes deleted chapters from their eco...