Countdown: The Liberators

Tom Kratman

Book 1 of Countdown

Language: English

Publisher: Baen

Published: Jan 2, 2010

Form: Novel
Pages: 578
Word Count: 161771

Description:

A brand new original paperback series from a military man--and a skilled writer of military adventure. Old soldiers never die...except inside...when they lack a reason to live. Old soldier Wes Stauer is dying inside, from sheer lack of purpose. And then comes the knock on the door: Our leader's son and heir has been kidnapped. We don't know where he is. We need you to get him back for us. The people who have him are numerous, warlike, and well armed. But money is no object. And then old soldierssailors and airmen, toostop fading away and come back into sharp focus. Kratmans dystopia [in Caliphate] is a brisk page turner full of startling twists . .. hes a professional military man . . . so hes certainly up to speed on the military and geopolitical conceits of the book. Mark Steyn, Macleans Magazine Kratmans written the future [in Caliphate], and its scary. John Ringo