Shattered Trident

Blood of War

By: Larry Bond

Narrated by: Dick Hill

While trailing a Chinese nuclear attack sub, Jerry Mitchell, the captain of USS North Dakota, is shocked to see the Chinese boat torpedo a Vietnamese merchant ship. This blatant act of aggression is the opening gambit in a war that has blindsided the U.S. and quickly embroiled all nations in the western Pacific. These nations, bound together in the newly formed Littoral Alliance, have begun a covert submarine campaign aimed at crippling China’s economy before China can set in motion its own plot to dominate the region. In a desperate attempt to buy the president enough time to resolve the crisis diplomatically, Mitchell’s submarine squadron is ordered to interfere with attacks by both sides. China and the Littoral Alliance are both determined to win, no matter the cost, and as each side increases the level of violence, they approach a dangerous tipping point. In a race against time, the submarines of Mitchell’s squadron must execute their mission before the world witnesses an economic catastrophe—or worse, a nuclear exchange.

©2013 Larry Bond and Chris Carlson (P)2013 Recorded Books

Excellent Military Techno-Thriller and Topical

Larry Bond has an excellent command of the technology of naval, undersea and rocket/missile warfare. This book is similar to a Tom Clancy novel at Tom's best, loaded with military detail. The premise is that China has chosen to assert control over a wide swath of the South China Sea (sound familiar)?

This is a fairly long book (over 19 hours of listening), so the plot and the characters are fully developed. Of course, this type of book has to create some heroes, both political and military. And it has to create some weaklings also. So while the war in the Pacific explodes with realistic military fury; you have characters that are a little too cute. Think of it as "The Hardy Boys Do World War III."

I found this book vastly entertaining, informative and spot on when the military, weapon, tactics and strategies unreeled. The political picture in the three belligerents was somewhat muddled...just like real life!

The narration was very good considering the vast amount of characters and voices needed. I rate this a fully excellent modern military novel.

VERY GOOD!

I really enjoy this. Great story, loved the political aspect of it. Good work by the writer. Can’t wait for the next one!

A bit tedious

Have enjoyed the Jerry Mitchell series, but this story was my least favorite so far. There were just too many conference room scenes that dragged on interminably. The Jerry Mitchell action was... well... not very action-packed. The plot line pushed the limits of my suspension of disbelief- quite far-fetched and contrived. However, I will move on to Fatal Thunder and hope for better. I like Dick Hill's voice and am very accustomed to it from the Jack Reacher series, so no complaints there, although a number of other reviewers seemed unhappy with his narration.

Kept my attention & kept me wanting to keep listening.

The storyline is close enough to reality to spark your interest.
The action portions were well done.
I enjoyed this book

Simply awesome!

This story could be ripped straight off the pages of the news today. We need more Jerry's in the world