Global Upheaval

"I'm interested in the future of air force and space travel and believe the air force will evolve into a space force in the next five to ten years. That was the catalyst for the book," says bestselling author and former U.S. Air Force captain Dale Brown.

In Brown's nineteenth thriller, Strike Force, U.S. Air force Lieutenant-General Patrick McLanahan is embroiled in political battles with global consequences and a new way of battling in space.

The problem?

A growing insurgency in Iran threatens to erupt into a worldwide jihad.

A disgraced former Iranian military chief of staff turns to his American nemesis—-McLanahan—-for help, but the President is unwilling to commit American forces to an Iranian civil war.

Time is running out.

Finally, the U.S. President authorizes protagonist McLanahan to utilize the newest fleet of globe-crossing space planes, the XR-A9 Black Stallions.

But the reactivation of America's first military space station, Silver Tower, reignites fears of a space arms race. Bitter, secret battles at the White House ensue.

Is world freedom at stake?

"All the technology that I describe in the book," says Brown, "may be on the drawing board or ready to come out or a combination of several different technologies that other countries are working on; but it exists in one form or another."

From that, other benefits will percolate down, he says. "Air taxi services, small six-seater jets that will take you anywhere." Brown, who logs in at least ten hours a month to maintain his license, says private flying is the way to travel. "None of that waiting at airports. I love flying. It's the best way to go."

Dale Brown has written eleven consecutive NY Times best-selling novels. Born in Buffalo, New York, he received an Air Force commission in 1978. He was a navigator-bombardier and the recipient of several military decorations including the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Combat Crew Award and the Marksmanship ribbon. Dale and his wife and son live in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. His novels have been translated into eleven languages and distributed to over 70 countries.