Starfire

By: Dale Brown

Narrated by: William Dufris

New York Times bestselling author Dale Brown—“the best military writer in the country” (Clive Cussler)—is back with Starfire, a masterful military thriller that explores a future all too possible and all too close: the weaponization of space.

With the death of his heroic father, bomber and space warfare veteran Patrick McLanahan, Bradley McLanahan must now fly solo, leading a team of young engineers designing Starfire, the world’s first orbiting solar power plant.

Starfire will not only deliver unlimited and inexpensive electricity anywhere on planet Earth, it can also transmit power to the moon, and even to spacecraft and asteroids. It’s a crucial first step in the exploration of the solar system, and Bradley and his team are on the cutting edge.

But U.S. president Kenneth Phoenix’s plans to militarize and industrialize Earth’s orbit sparks an arms race in space that eclipses the darkest and most terrifying days of the Cold War. Before he can prevent it, Bradley and his team are caught at the center of a battle that threatens to become an all-out global conflict for control of space.

interesting, sort of predictable

I thoroughly enjoyed the story line. lots of abbreviations...too many for my taste. I hope that future stories have a different plot or setup. sometimes the good guy, bad guy plot and shoot them ups get predictable. regardless I enjoyed the story again. not sure if I'll get the next one unless very different somehow...I wish I could descrywhat that would look like but I can't.

very good story,

A nice extension of Dale's earlier stories. it ties together loose ends, and releases others.

not bad, could be better

struggled with a weak president. technical details were good. a i understand this was a setup for the next book but...

WOW

After having helped build some of these assets like STSS Block12, I think this is the most fantastic, exciting page turner ever!
God Bless America!

Very exciting space scenes

Good story line and very good character development and follow through on the main characters