Executive Intent: A Novel
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Brown's latest finds the U.S. with a supreme advantage on the international stage, having successfully developed a space-based weapons system similar to what Ronald Reagan envisioned with his Star Wars initiative. But when Pakistan launches a nuclear missile, it all goes bad. The new weapons system successfully terminates the threat, but the number of casualties prompts the media to paint the U.S. as the bad guy. China takes advantage and creates a series of antisatellite missiles and then moves to occupy a neighboring country. U.S. President Joseph Gardner, preparing to seek reelection and fight off a power-hungry vice president, has his hands more than full. He will have to turn to a surprising ally to keep the situation from escalating into world war. Tom Clancy fans and tech-heavy thriller junkies will find this novel to be pure joy. The political components add an extra level of interest, making this one of Brown's better efforts.--Ayers, Jeff Copyright 2010 Booklist

China and Russia pursue newly aggressive policies in hot spots like Somalia and Yemen that threaten the U.S. in this exciting near-future political thriller from bestseller Brown (Rogue Forces). Kenneth Phoenix, the U.S. vice president, finds himself at odds with Joseph Gardner, the cautious U.S. president, who's inclined to cancel a space weapon system, which includes a precision-guided artificial meteorite, in favor of negotiating treaties to abolish space-based weapons. Characters from past Brown books, like Lt. Gen. Patrick McLanahan (ret.) and Lt. Col. Jason Richter, play key roles as the U.S. faces growing crises at sea and in space. Congress scarcely exists. Techno-thriller fans will enjoy the detailed descriptions of cutting-edge technologies as they morph into action sequences ("The sabots hit the Earth traveling almost two miles a second, each with the force of a two-thousand-pound high-explosive bomb, creating a crater large enough to fit a jumbo jet within it"). (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Brown's latest novel continues a series that began eons ago with Flight of the Old Dog and includes all the familiar but tired characters and the advanced but largely fictitious super military hardware developed in those novels. The Chinese and Russians are fearful that the latest weapon installed on America's space station will threaten their security and stifle their ambitions. Thus, they focus their own weapons on destroying the station and threatening the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Dire dilemmas emerge, especially as it is presidential election time. Will there be war, or will there be at least a somewhat peaceful resolution to the crises? Verdict While the premise is intriguing, the execution is second rate at best. Brown's technothrillers have become stale, the characters lack depth, and the plots utterly implausible. While Brown's fans will slip into a familiar comfort zone here, series newcomers will find that the large ensemble cast, along with the over-the-top technology, is simply overwhelming. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 1/10; unabridged audio CD ISBN 978-0-06-162962-4; HarperLuxe ISBN 978-0-06-197925-5.]-Robert Conroy, Warren, MI (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Brown's latest finds the U.S. with a supreme advantage on the international stage, having successfully developed a space-based weapons system similar to what Ronald Reagan envisioned with his Star Wars initiative. But when Pakistan launches a nuclear missile, it all goes bad. The new weapons system successfully terminates the threat, but the number of casualties prompts the media to paint the U.S. as the bad guy. China takes advantage and creates a series of antisatellite missiles and then moves to occupy a neighboring country. U.S. President Joseph Gardner, preparing to seek reelection and fight off a power-hungry vice president, has his hands more than full. He will have to turn to a surprising ally to keep the situation from escalating into world war. Tom Clancy fans and tech-heavy thriller junkies will find this novel to be pure joy. The political components add an extra level of interest, making this one of Brown's better efforts. Copyright 2009 Booklist Reviews.

In Brown's latest, America and China are in an escalating arms-in-space race. For all technonuts; with a one-day laydown on April 27 and a 200,000-copy first printing. Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information.

Brown's latest novel continues a series that began eons ago with Flight of the Old Dog and includes all the familiar but tired characters and the advanced but largely fictitious super military hardware developed in those novels. The Chinese and Russians are fearful that the latest weapon installed on America's space station will threaten their security and stifle their ambitions. Thus, they focus their own weapons on destroying the station and threatening the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Dire dilemmas emerge, especially as it is presidential election time. Will there be war, or will there be at least a somewhat peaceful resolution to the crises? Verdict While the premise is intriguing, the execution is second rate at best. Brown's technothrillers have become stale, the characters lack depth, and the plots utterly implausible. While Brown's fans will slip into a familiar comfort zone here, series newcomers will find that the large ensemble cast, along with the over-the-top technology, is simply overwhelming. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 1/10; unabridged audio CD ISBN 978-0-06-162962-4; HarperLuxe ISBN 978-0-06-197925-5.]-Robert Conroy, Warren, MI Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information.

China and Russia pursue newly aggressive policies in hot spots like Somalia and Yemen that threaten the U.S. in this exciting near-future political thriller from bestseller Brown (Rogue Forces). Kenneth Phoenix, the U.S. vice president, finds himself at odds with Joseph Gardner, the cautious U.S. president, who's inclined to cancel a space weapon system, which includes a precision-guided artificial meteorite, in favor of negotiating treaties to abolish space-based weapons. Characters from past Brown books, like Lt. Gen. Patrick McLanahan (ret.) and Lt. Col. Jason Richter, play key roles as the U.S. faces growing crises at sea and in space. Congress scarcely exists. Techno-thriller fans will enjoy the detailed descriptions of cutting-edge technologies as they morph into action sequences ("The sabots hit the Earth traveling almost two miles a second, each with the force of a two-thousand-pound high-explosive bomb, creating a crater large enough to fit a jumbo jet within it"). (May)