Bruce Landay
Science fiction action adventure
361 pp print
$4.99 ebook
They thought no one would
survive. They were wrong.
Five years ago, a high-stakes
rescue mission at a Chinese military base turned into a massacre. Navy Special
Ops pilot Jazmin Hassani lost her SEAL team in a burst of electromagnetic
energy — a live-fire test of a top-secret directed-energy weapon. Horrifically
injured, she was never expected to live.
Today, a new strike, this time on
American soil — silent, invisible, and devastating. Governments would kill to
possess this weapon — or to keep it hidden.
As the military investigator
assigned to the case, Jazmin is driven to uncover the truth. She’s forced
underground when a powerful US Senator stops the investigation and the Defense
Intelligence Agency denies the weapon’s existence.
Defying orders, she partners with
a rogue Cyber Command operative to expose the culprits behind the weapon.
Hunted by elite operatives and betrayed by her own government, Jazmin is on the
run, armed only with her training, her instincts — and a promise of
retribution.
The tech is unstoppable. But so is she.
My review
In the near future the military
has use of astonishingly helpful tech, neuro implants and transmitters that
allow instant communication and control of ships and weapons. It’s a powerful advocate
for world peace.
But like anything that uses
electronic signals, it has a weakness: there’s always a more powerful signal
that could potentially override or knock out transmission.
Potential has become reality. And
when the enemy experiments in electromagnetic assault messed with Navy Lt, eventually
Commander, Jazmin Hassani, on a SEAL team rescue mission, they chose the wrong
victim. Five years and a lot of rehab rebuilt Jazmin, and now she’ll stop at
literally nothing to get to the bottom of which evil empire is interrupting the
world’s fragile balance of power. Certainly not senators, powerful criminal enterprises,
or the threats and murder of her friends and family.
But then Harry Dexter, former military
crazy ex-boyfriend, reconnects when Jazmin’s world flips, she has little option
but to team up with a fabulous band of misfits on a secret base in northern Wisconsin.
Yes, that Up North is the seat of power for an officially sanctioned but
well-funded operation that goes and does what the US military cannot.
Is it enough? Jazmin has tough choices
ahead of her to keep herself, her family, but most of all her country safe and at
relative peace.
Sleeper spies, outside influences,
clones, and tons of action will keep readers of near future science fiction
action turning pages long into the night. I hope this isn’t the last we’ll see
of Jazmin. Well done!
About the Author
Bruce Landay writes military
political techno-thrillers. He is a former Air Force officer who brings an
authentic vibe to his military characters, their mission focus, and internal
motivation to defend their core principles and their country.
He is a member of the Experimental
Aircraft Association (EAA) and lives with his wife in Madison. Follow his weekly
email newsletter on Substack, Future Trends and Science Fiction, and visit
his website https://brucelanday.com/for more information and photo gallery .
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