Product DescriptionAmerica's worst nightmare has just become a brutal reality. The most unlikely terrorist enemy of all now holds a knife against the country's throat. With both diplomatic and conventional military options swept from the table, the president of the United States calls upon America's only hope, Navy SEAL turned Secret Service agent Scot Harvath.
With the fragile peace between the world's nations shattered, Harvath must unravel a brilliantly orchestrated, fiendishly timed conspiracy intent upon bringing the United States to its knees. Teamed with beautiful Russian Intelligence agent Alexandra Ivanova and a highly trained CIA paramilitary detachment, Harvath races from the corridors of power in Washington, D.C., to the streets of Berlin, the coast of Finland, and into the heart of Mother Russia herself before returning home for a final showdown with an enemy from America's past more sinister and deadly than has ever been seen before....
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Great Read
If you like suspence and spies Brad Thor mixes both very well. One of my favorite authors and characters.
Rating: - Not a thrill
This is the first Thor book I have read. This book was too hard to become involved and it dragged. I thought I would never get to the end. But, I read another one of his books, The First Commandment and now am a fan.
Rating: - Good Thriller
Brad Thor gave me exactly what I expected- a fast moving military and political thriller which was well written, mostly believable, and full of twists and turns. I read the entire story in one day (I was on vacation). I enjoyed every minute. The main character is unstoppable, hobnobs with the president, and has many miraculous escapes, but I am willing to tolerate that in a good thriller.
Dan Brown wrote a positive review on the cover of my edition, as well he might. Thor is a better ... Read More
Rating: - Didn't finish it
I took this on vacation and was looking forward to reading it. But I could only get about 1/2 way through. It was a little slow, with standard plot lines, nothing new here.
If I didn't have a couple of other books, I would probably have finished it, so who knows, maybe the 2nd half is better.
Rating: - Enjoyable thriller
A friend recommended STATE OF THE UNION. I am glad he did. It is an intriguing story about nuclear blackmail by an old enemy. Lots of action. A good read.
I am not sure about the suitcase nukes. Scot Harvath say our backpack nukes have to be refreshed every seven years. The defense secretary replies that the Russians have been experimenting with hybrid fissile material. I goggled the term and found it referred to a type of fusion bomb. The author uses suitcase nukes as a prop and does ... Read More
- Great Read
- Not a thrill
- Didn't finish it
