Publishers Weekly
03/19/2018
In bestseller Brown’s rousing sequel to 2017’s Price of Duty, Capt. Brad McLanahan, Col. Wayne “Whack” Macomber, and Maj. Nadia Rozek of the Iron Wolf Squadron, who pilot cybernetic infantry devices, 12-foot-tall combat robots with “more firepower than a conventionally equipped infantry platoon,” face a new threat from Russia. President Gennadiy Gryzlov has succeeded in reverse-engineering his own cybernetic war machines from CIDs destroyed in the previous book. Gryzlov brings the fight to American soil with a spectacular attack on Louisiana’s Barksdale Air Force base, where incompetent President Stacy Anne Barbeau has gathered a display of American firepower to kick off her re-election campaign. The stakes rise as the Iron Wolf Squadron strikes back and the Russian dictator orders a retaliatory political assassination. The action builds to an exciting climactic battle between the Russian CWMs and Iron Wolf CIDs at the ranch of Texas governor and presidential candidate John D. Farrell. Brown shows once again why he stands out in the crowded military thriller genre. Agent: Robert Gottlieb, Trident Media Group. (June)
From the Publisher
Spectacular… The action builds to an exciting climactic battle... Brown shows once again why he stands out in the crowded military thriller genre.” — Publishers Weekly
“An off-the-books mercenary unit is the world’s best bet against unchecked Russian aggression… A fun read that really shines with the author’s convincing knowledge of military aircraft.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Brown has long been a master at high-tech thrillers, and… there is no denying that he knows his stuff… Even with a long-running series, he continues to find ways to keep the action lively and relevant. For the Tom Clancy crowd, Brown remains the go-to guy.” — Booklist
“A very smart, timely, and terrifying political thriller… Current, spot-on, and full of bone-crushing action, Dale Brown’s The Moscow Offensive is one of his best novels to date, and a sure bet to please action junkies who also like heaping sides of politics and next-gen tech.” — TheRealBookSpy
“Strap in, for there are shootouts on every page plus a well-choreographed climactic raid. ... A compelling, fast-paced, and imaginative techno-thriller. ... There’s so much action here it’s a wonder there aren’t bullet holes and bomb craters on every page.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Masterly. ... Explosive.” — Publishers Weekly
“Fans will find Brown in fine form here, and newcomers who enjoy top-notch military fiction will have no trouble diving into the deep end.” — Booklist
“All too real and eerily authentic. One of the godfathers of techno-thrillers, Brown has saved some of his best and most creative story ideas for [Price of Duty].” — The REAL Book Spy
“A tense, atmospheric thriller with a ripped from the headlines plot, PRICE OF DUTY moves at a breakneck pace. Highly readable, enormously entertaining, its twists and turns will keep you glued to the pages.” — Karen Robards, New York Times Bestselling author
“A superb storyteller.” — W.E.B. Griffin
“A riveting powerhouse of a novel; action on top of action, fascinating and intricate details about the latest military technology and tactics and a forward-thinking geopolitical plot that yanks the reader along by the collar and takes them on a wild ride. Exciting and intelligent entertainment.” — Mark Greaney, #1 Bestselling Author of Gunmetal Gray
Praise for Dale Brown: “The best military adventure writer in the country today.” — Clive Cussler
Karen Robards
A tense, atmospheric thriller with a ripped from the headlines plot, PRICE OF DUTY moves at a breakneck pace. Highly readable, enormously entertaining, its twists and turns will keep you glued to the pages.
W. E. B. Griffin
A superb storyteller.
The REAL Book Spy
All too real and eerily authentic. One of the godfathers of techno-thrillers, Brown has saved some of his best and most creative story ideas for [Price of Duty].
TheRealBookSpy
A very smart, timely, and terrifying political thriller… Current, spot-on, and full of bone-crushing action, Dale Brown’s The Moscow Offensive is one of his best novels to date, and a sure bet to please action junkies who also like heaping sides of politics and next-gen tech.
Booklist
Brown has long been a master at high-tech thrillers, and… there is no denying that he knows his stuff… Even with a long-running series, he continues to find ways to keep the action lively and relevant. For the Tom Clancy crowd, Brown remains the go-to guy.
Mark Greaney
A riveting powerhouse of a novel; action on top of action, fascinating and intricate details about the latest military technology and tactics and a forward-thinking geopolitical plot that yanks the reader along by the collar and takes them on a wild ride. Exciting and intelligent entertainment.
Clive Cussler
Praise for Dale Brown: “The best military adventure writer in the country today.
Booklist
Brown has long been a master at high-tech thrillers, and… there is no denying that he knows his stuff… Even with a long-running series, he continues to find ways to keep the action lively and relevant. For the Tom Clancy crowd, Brown remains the go-to guy.
W.E.B. Griffin
A superb storyteller.
Kirkus Reviews
2018-03-20
An off-the-books mercenary unit is the world's best bet against unchecked Russian aggression.Brown (Price of Duty, 2017, etc.) returns with the ongoing saga of legendary American pilot Patrick McLanahan, who is now more machine than man and employed, along with his fighter pilot son, Brad, by former American president Kevin Martindale's private security force, Scion. It's set in the not-too-distant future of 2020, when the American president, Stacy Anne Barbeau, described as "astonishingly petty and willfully blind," fails to recognize a looming Russian threat. As a consequence, the responsibility of saving the free world rests on the shoulders of Martindale's private army, working in partnership with the recently established Alliance of Free Nations in Eastern Europe. In particular, Scion's Iron Wolf Squadron of human piloted robots, known as Cybernetic Infantry Devices, has the capability to hinder any possible moves by Russia to extend its influence in Eastern Europe. But what happens when the Russian president finances a private army of former Spetsnaz operators and uses them along with a Russian prototype version of the CID to strike deep inside the United States? This well-researched story is told in a manner that respects the reader's intelligence and raises questions about American foreign policy decisions regarding Russia and Europe.A fun read that really shines with the author's convincing knowledge of military aircraft.
