Dangerous Ground - Softcover

Bond, Larry

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2,112 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0765347008 ISBN 13: 9780765347008

Publisher: Forge Books, 2006

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The US submarine Memphis should have been mothballed decades ago. Instead, she is charged with one last, secret mission: to locate leaking containers of Russian nuclear fuel on the floor of the Arctic Ocean. More than just an environmental nightmare, this radioactive burial ground houses enough nuclear capability to destroy most of America’s major cities.

Lead by the Bligh-like commander Lowell Hardy, the Memphis’ crew deals with flaring tempers, faulty machinery, raging Arctic Seas, and their newest crewmate, Jerry Mitchell. Mitchell was a naval pilot whose career ended with an unfortunate accident. Politics got him assigned to the Memphis as a weapons’ officer. Now his novice skills may very well be the ship’s greatest liability.

Making matters worse, the President has appointed two civilian scientists to lead the mission. Dr. Joanna Patterson and Dr. Emily Davis soon find out that no matter how much power the president has granted them, this is still Hardy’s ship.

Nor is this mission what it seems. Lurking beneath the frigid, black, radioactive waters is a secret far more deadly than anything naval command could imagine---a secret so menacing the Russian fleet is hell-bent on destroying the Memphis and all who sail in her.

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About the Author:

Larry Bond is the author of several bestselling military thrillers, including Crash Dive, Cold Choices, Red Phoenix and the Larry Bond’s First Team and Larry Bond’s Red Dragon Rising series. He was a naval officer for six years, serving four on a destroyer and two on shore duty in the Washington DC area. He's also worked as a warfare analyst and antisubmarine technology expert, and he now writes and designs computer games, including Harpoon and Command at Sea. He makes his home in Springfield, Virginia.

Review:

"The technothriller has a new ace and his name is Larry Bond."---Tom Clancy

"Calling to mind such undersea technothrillers as Clancy's The Hunt for Red October . . . this latest outing by Bond . . . is an edge-of-the-seat yarn."--Publishers Weekly on Dangerous Ground

"A chilling look into the silent warriors of the deep."--W.E.B. Griffin on Dangerous Ground

"Dangerous Ground is a great submarine novel . . . I want to write like Larry Bond."--Stephen Coonts, New York Times bestselling author of Liars and Thieves

"Larry Bond's new novel of submarine warfare is the real deal. Everyone else is writing about life and tactics aboard an American nuclear submarine, but with Dangerous Ground you are actually there. I wish I'd written it."--David Hagberg, USA Today bestselling author of Joshua's Hammer

"Larry Bond's intimate knowledge of a submarine's technical details is matched by his understanding of human nature, and he combines fascinating characters with captivating technology to keep you turning the pages. Larry Bond is a master of his craft, and Dangerous Ground is the best submarine novel yet!"--Walter J. Boyne, New York Times bestselling author of Operation Iraqi Freedom

Calling to mind such undersea technothrillers as Clancy's The Hunt for Red October...this latest outing by Bond...is an edge-of-the-seat yarn.

(Publishers Weekly)

A chilling look into the silent warriors of the deep.
(W.E.B. Griffin)

Dangerous Ground is a great submarine novel . . . I want to write like Larry Bond.

(Stephen Coonts New York Times bestselling author of Liars and Thieves)

Larry Bond's new novel of submarine warfare is the real deal...I wish I'd written it.
(David Hagbeg USA Today bestselling author of Joshua's Hammer)

Larry Bond is a master of his craft, and Dangerous Ground is the best submarine novel yet!
(Walter J. Boyne New York Times bestselling author of Operation Iraqi Freedom)

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