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When extremist Islamic pirates attack civilian ships in the Persian Gulf, the United States answers with a next-generation warship, developed at Dreamland, a top-secret facility in the Nevada desert. The ship is nicknamed "Satan's Tail," because of its full range of deadly automated weapons systems, which behave like a thrashing tail. Larry Pressman performs with cool professionalism, using a calm, steady narrative pace coupled with precise military commands. He characterizes battles and combatants with meticulous blow-by-blow descriptions. He fully captures the character of Colonel "Dog" Bastian, who is methodical, calculated, and risk-taking. Fast paced, filled with nonstop action, and multiple story lines, this audio will find favor among the military minded. G.D.W. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine--
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Product Description
In the Nevada desert, the high-tech future of warfare is being conceived and constructed at a top-secret military facility called Dreamland.
The beast is alive and prowling the high seas. As extremist Islamic pirates, armed and supported by a powerful Saudi terrorist, prey on civilian vessels in the Gulf of Aden, America aggressively answers with serious muscle -- a next-generation littoral warship with a full range of automated weapons systems that the enemy has dubbed "Satan's Tail." However, unforeseen technological problems combined with the suicidal tendencies of a fanatical foe mean support is needed from above -- and a pair of Dreamland's awesome Megafortresses and their Flighthawk escorts are dispatched to the war zone. But bitter professional rivalries threaten to damage, perhaps even destroy, the mission, and a vengeful opponent takes advantage of the disruption to strengthen his outlaw navy -- raising the stakes in a battle the U.S. and the world simply cannot afford to lose.
Performed by Larry Pressman