Piranha (Dale Brown's Dreamland)

by Dale Brown

Other authorsJim Defelice (Author)
2003

Status

Available

Publication

Jove (2003), Edition: First Edition, 377 pages

Description

Hidden in the Nevada desert is America's most advanced aerospace weapons--testing facility. Dreamland is the place where the nation's top minds come to develop artillery and aircraft that push beyond the cutting edge. And where the Air Force's top guns come to test them--on the front lines of a new era in warfare.... A showdown between Indian and Chinese navies in the Pacific gives Dreamland the opportunity to test their new remote-operated underwater probe. Using the Piranha for surveillance, the U.S. watches as India and China circle each other like sharks. When the tension erupts into violence, innocent civilians are caught in the fray--and Captain Breanna Stockard is shot down trying to rescue them. To save her, Dreamland rushes an unmanned bomber project off the drawing boards--and in the sky....… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member MichaelBrookes
Every so often I enjoy reading a good techno-thriller. Dale Brown rarely disappoints and this is no exception, although the ending did feel a little bit flat.

Still the B-52 action more than makes up for that :-)
LibraryThing member MichaelBrookes
Every so often I enjoy reading a good techno-thriller. Dale Brown rarely disappoints and this is no exception, although the ending did feel a little bit flat.

Still the B-52 action more than makes up for that :-)
LibraryThing member buffalogr
While testing remote controlled underwater device (Piranha) in the Pacific, Dreamland crew becomes involved in a fight between China and India. As usual, Brown uses highly technical jargon for stuff that's in his imagination, detracting from the interesting story. B-52 agility and employment is
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beyond realistic imagination--it flies like a fighter. OK read, for those who can hack through the jargon.
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Language

Original language

English

Physical description

6.72 inches

ISBN

051513581X / 9780515135817

Barcode

1604286
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