State of the Union: A Thriller | 
| Author: Brad Thor Publisher: Pocket Category: Book
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ISBN: 0743436784 Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6 EAN: 9780743436786 ASIN: 0743436784
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Product Description America'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....
Download Description "From the national bestselling author of The Lions of Lucerne and Path of the Assassin comes another electrifying international thriller featuring all-American hero Scot Harvath, as he plunges into the frigid heart of the Russian tundra to save the fragile state of the union. On a cold January morning, the United States awakes to discover that an old enemy, one long believed dead and buried, has crawled out of its grave to lay siege to the world's only superpower. With the stunning discovery that enhanced Soviet-made suitcase nukes have been secreted in America's major cities, President Jack Rutledge gathers his National Security Council to weigh the feasibility of a first strike against the Russian Federation. There's only one problem. For over two decades, the Russians have been funneling international aid money into a top secret air defense system, which has just been brought on-line and which will render any conventional attack upon their country utterly ineffective. After exhausting all of his other options, and with Soviet sleeper agents preparing to detonate their deadly payloads across the United States, the president turns to the nation's final hope, ex-Navy SEAL and Secret Service Agent Scot Harvath. Assigned to a covert section of the Department of Homeland Security and charged with defending the nation against all foreign aggressors by any means necessary, Harvath finds himself hand-picked by the president to unravel a brilliantly orchestrated, fiendishly timed conspiracy that has already shattered the fragile peace between the world's nations and which, if successful, will leave the United States in smoldering ruins. With family friend and former Deputy FBI Director Gary Lawlor nowhere to be found and suspected of betraying his country, Harvath embarks on an adventure that will test the bonds of loyalty and reveal a nation's deepest secrets.
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Good Thriller July 14, 2008 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
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 writer in many ways. His characters are more believable, the action is more exciting, and the outcome was not easily predictable until near the end. There were no lengthy expositions of falsified history either.
Thor doesn't take pains to be politically correct, and I like that. This is a straightforward novel where the good guys are good, the bad guys are bad, and there is no ambiguity. It isn't deep or difficult, just plain entertaining.
Didn't finish it July 12, 2008 1 out of 3 found this review helpful
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.
Enjoyable thriller March 13, 2008 2 out of 3 found this review helpful
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 not go into technical details.
I have recently read two very good novels written by a nuclear weapons expert: The Rings of Allah, and Behold, an Ashen Horse. The latter book contains a simple description of a boosted nuclear warhead, a fission/fusion bomb. Both books center around nuclear devices and weapons.
STATE OF THE UNION is a spy thriller that kept me turning the pages. Reminds me of some of Clancy's cold war stories.
Fantasic Thriller! December 28, 2007 Brad Thor's character, Scot Harvath, is a great hero. The book is a great, fast-paced read. I enjoy that Brad Thor does a lot of research on his books. It is a great thriller!
The American James Bond December 4, 2007 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This 3rd novel in Brad Thor's Scot Horvath series is a winner. Thor manages to somehow make the numerous action sequences that permeate the book believable in spite of the fact his hero suffers many injuries that magically go away within five pages of the occurence! There is a nasty uber villain, attractive women (and ONLY attractive women) populate the pages, and there's enough globetrottting adventure, weaponry lessons, and assistant-heroes to please Ludlum, Clancy, and James Rollins' fans.
Thor has created an American James Bond, one who we know is going to prevail no matter how difficult a situation might be. Read this with an open mind and you'll be amazed at how quickly the time passes by.
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