The Conquest Paperback - 2004

First line

THE SLEEK LITTLE PLANE ZIPPED IN LOW AND FAST, DROPping below the treetops as it flew along the runway just a few feet above ground; then the nose pointed skyward and the plane rolled swiftly around its horizontal axis once . . . twice . . . three times.

From the jacket flap

Praise for the novels of Stephen Coonts

America
"The master of the techno-thriller spins a bone-chilling worst-case scenario involving international spies, military heroics, conniving politicians, devious agencies, a hijacked nuclear sub, lethal computer hackers, currency speculators, maniac moguls and greedy mercenaries that rivals Clancy for fiction-as-realism and Cussler for spirited action... [Coonts] never lets up with heart-racing jet/missile combat, suspenseful submarine maneuvers and doomsday scenarios that feel only too real, providing real food for thought in his dramatization of the missile-shield debate."
- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Fans of Coonts and his hero Grafton will love it. Great fun."
- Library Journal

"Coonts's action and the techno-talk are as gripping as ever."
- Kirkus Reviews

"Thrilling roller-coaster action. Give a hearty welcome back to Adm. Jake Grafton."
- The Philadelphia Inquirer

Hong Kong
"The author gives us superior suspense with a great cast of made-up characters...But the best thing about this book is Coonts's scenario for turning China into a democracy."
- Liz Smith, The New York Post

"A high-octane blend of techno-wizardry [and] ultraviolence...[Coonts] skillfully captures the postmodern flavor of Hong Kong, where a cell phone is as apt as an AK-47 to be a revolutionary weapon."
- USA Today

"Entertaining...intriguing."
- Booklist

"Will be enjoyed by Coonts's many fans...Coonts has perfected the art of the high-tech adventure story."
- Library Journal

"Coonts does a remarkable job of capturing the mood of clashing cultures in Hong Kong."
- Publishers Weekly

"Filled with action, intrigue, and humanity."
- San Jose Mercury News

"Move over Clancy, readers know they can count on Coonts."
- Midwest Book Review

Cuba
"Enough Tomahawk missiles, stealth bombers, and staccato action to satisfy [Coonts's] most demanding fans."
- USA Today

"[A] gripping and intelligent thriller."
- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Perhaps the best of Stephen Coonts's six novels about modern warfare."
- Austin American-Statesman

"Coonts delivers some of his best gung-ho suspense writing yet."
- Kirkus Reviews

"Dramatic, diverting action...Coonts delivers."
- Booklist

Fortunes of War
"[Coonts] is a natural storyteller [with] a rare gift...Fortunes of War is crammed with a action, suspense, and characters with more than the usual one dimension found in these books."
- USA Today

"A stirring examination of courage, compassion, and profound nobility of military professionals under fire. Coonts's best yet."
- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Full of action and suspense...a strong addition to the genre."
- Publishers Weekly

Flight of the Intruder
"Extraordinary! Once you start reading, you won't want to stop!"
- Tom Clancy

"Coonts knows how to write and build suspense...this is the mark of a natural storyteller."
- The New York Times Book Review

"[Coonts's] gripping, first-person narration of aerial combat is the best I've ever read. Once begun, this book cannot be laid aside."
- The Wall Street Journal

"Kept me strapped in the cockpit of the author's imagination for a down-and-dirty novel."
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Media reviews

Citations

• Booklist, 08/01/2004, Page 1868
• Publishers Weekly, 08/09/2004, Page 230