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Kilo Class: a compelling and captivatingly tense action thriller - real edge-of-your-seat stuff!
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Kilo Class: a compelling and captivatingly tense action thriller - real edge-of-your-seat stuff!
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Patrick Robinson
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:560 | Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 110 |
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Category/Genre | Thriller/suspense |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780099269045
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Classifications | Dewey:823.914 823.914 |
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Illustrations |
8
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cornerstone
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Imprint |
Arrow Books Ltd
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Publication Date |
7 January 1999 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
A top-ten bestselling author & the unrivalled master of the action thriller. Silent and undetectable, the Russian-built Kilo-Class submarine is the only true enemy of the American Carrier Battle Groups - and it is up for sale. Having ordered ten from Russia, who are in dire need of foreign currency, China primes its first three, ready to take control of the Taiwan Strait. Desperate to safeguard its ally on China's doorstep and stop the arrival of the Kilo-Class subs, America launches itself into a secret war, led by the President's National Security Advisor, Admiral Arnold Morgan. As the battle over peace, power and money is played out in the icy depths of the world's oceans and the hinterland of Russia's rivers and lakes, it becomes clear that there can only be one victor...
Author Biography
PATRICK ROBINSON is the author of six previous international bestselling thrillers- Nimitz Class, Kilo Class, H. M. S. Unseen, Seawolf, The Shark Mutiny, Barracuda 945 and, most recently, Scimitar SL-2. He is also the author of several non-fiction bestsellers including True Blue (with Dan Topolski) and Born to Win. He is the co-author with Admiral Sir Sandy Woodward of One Hundred Days.
Reviews"Robinson is one of the crown princes of the beach-read thriller." Stephen Coonts "Fast, sharply-focussed, engine-driven action." Express "Watch out for Robinson. He is in the same league as Clancy." Birmingham Post "Robinson rules the waves -- matches Clancy at his best." Northern Echo
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