An entry in the possible war genre, the novel was set in the apartheid era in south africa. Vortex by larry bond book cover, description, publication history. Larry bond is the author of numerous new york times bestselling thrillers, including cold choices, vortex, cauldron, and the enemy within. Con il bestseller fenice rossa larry bond ha imposto una nuova, audace linea di thriller politicomilitari. You can read this ebook on any device that supports drmfree epub or drmfree pdf format. In late 1997, world order has been destabilized by recession and extreme nationalism. After coauthoring red storm rising with tom clancy, he has written six novels under his own name. Vortex is a 1991 war novel by larry bond and patrick larkin. He also coauthored red storm rising with tom clancy. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Larry bond is 59 and lives with his wife jeanne and daughters katie and julia in virginia outside washington dc. Red phoenix 1990 read online free book by larry bond in. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text.
Larry bonds vortex is the second book by larry bond i have read, his books are as detailed and the plot just as intricate and realistic however they do not have any slow chapters. Where tom clancy draws all of the accolades and acclaim, larry bond continually produces superb militarypolitical thrillers that are of the same caliber and in the case of vortex, much larger in scope and overall. Larry bond is an american author of technothriller novels in addition to being a video game designer. Vortex is a 1991 novel by larry bond and patrick larkin. Now, in vortex, he takes his storytelling powers one astonishing step further in an epic novel set in one of the most emotionally charged global flashpoints todaysouth africa. More often than not, the reader finds himself absorbed by the story that the real world fades away, and pulling yourself out of this reverie is almost an impossible task. Bond works his magic in south africa remember this was written before the fall of the soviet union.
He is the designer of the harpoon and command at sea gaming systems, and several supplements for the games. Vorster promptly pulls a political 180, returning the. Set in south africa of the early 1990s, this military thriller has fascist ultraconservative afrikaners staging a coup a. I figure you must have cut a piece of 4x8 plywood into the shape of south africa, and placed toy. Red phoenix burning will also offer readers a deeper look behind todays headlines of turmoil and uncertaintya look made all the more profound by the indepth knowledge of war, military technology, and geopolitics brought to bear by larry bond and his coauthor chris carlson. He went on to write a number of bestselling military thrillers including red phoenix, vortex, and cauldron. Larry bond cold choices larry bond dangerous ground larry bond day of wrath larry bond edge of war larry bond exit plan larry bond fatal thunder larry bond first team larry bond lashup larry bond red phoenix larry bond shadows of war larry bond shattered trident larry bond shock of war larry bond. This is the official website of the military fiction author and naval strategy game designer larry bond. Cauldron kindle edition by larry bond, patrick larkin. Larry bond ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall.
Vortex has 9 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Vortex ebook by larry bond 97814756012 rakuten kobo. Vortex, by larry bond, was an excellent book, both because of its well thought out plot and its immersive style of storytelling. The books start fast and just continue building in speed leaving you breathless. Vortex by larry bond, patrick larkin nook book ebook barnes. Frankly, its around 250,000 words, so its still good value for money. Angels of wrath, with jim defelice, 2006, tor books larry bond s first team. Examples of his numerous novels include dangerous ground, day of wrath, the enemy within, cauldron, vortex and red phoenix. Larry bond and tom clancy coauthored the red storm rising and so far he has written at least six more novels on his own which includes. Red phoenix author bond, who also collaborated with tom clancy on red storm rising, takes his formidable wargame skills to south africa, where he pits fascist boers against cuban communists. Thank you, larry bond and patrick larkin, for the gargantuan amount of time you must have spent putting this book together.
I just finished reading this book for the second time. If you liked red storm rising by tom clancy, youll like red phoenix. Bond started his work as a coauthor with tom clancy. Set during the final years of apartheid in south africa, vortex follows the assassination of a reformist national party president and his cabinet by the african national congress, as well as a subsequent seizure of power by farright afrikaners. I decided to reread it with the perspective of a military veteran and world traveler under my belt, especially with north korea having been back in the news in such a big way.
Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Cauldron kindle edition by bond, larry, larkin, patrick. Larry bond is the author of lashup, shattered trident, and numerous new york times bestselling thrillers, including cold choices, vortex, cauldron, and the enemy within. Vortex, red phoenix, day of wrath, cauldron and the enemy within. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read dangerous ground. Vortex book by larry bond half price books marketplace. Armchair warriors suffering from postsaddam letdown, as well as groundwar fans disappointed by the walkover in iraq, should find considerable. Vortex tells the story of a reactionary afrikaner government. In the aftermath of a series of student riots in seoul, the u. Set during the final years of apartheid in south africa, vortex follows the assassination of a reformist. Read cauldron by larry bond available from rakuten kobo.
In the bestselling red phoenix, larry bond showed, in a world of explosiv. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading cauldron. The mighty fallen is a beautiful, evocative presentation of more than 150 neverbeforeseen photographs of the nations greatest monuments and war memorials, along with text that describes the memorials and tells their stories. Fires of war, with jim defelice, 2006, tor books the mighty fallen. Our nations greatest war memorials, with fstop fitzgerald, 2007, smithsonian larry bond s first team. Larry bond is the author of several bestselling military thrillers, including crash dive, cold choices,dangerous ground, red phoenix and the larry bond s first team and larry bond s red dragon rising series. Vortex kindle edition by larry bond, patrick larkin. Vortex kindle edition by bond, larry, larkin, patrick. Larry bond 1952 is an american author and game designer.
He began his writing career as a collaborator on tom clancys 1986 novel red storm rising, which went on to be one of the bestselling books of the decade. In vortex, he has essentially taken almost every conceivable aspect of a world crisis situation and crafted it into this masterpiece. Together they wrote red storm rising clancys second book and a grate stand alone thriller one without jack ryan. Author of red phoenix, dangerous ground, cauldron, vortex, the enemy within, day of wrath, larry bonds first team, fires of war. Larry bond is the author of several bestselling military thrillers, including crash dive, cold choices, dangerous ground, red phoenix and the larry bonds first team and larry bonds red dragon rising series. Red phoenix burning red phoenix, book 2 by larry bond and.
This page features short descriptions of his books, with links to purchase them. A jerry mitchell novel ebook written by larry bond. Read red phoenix by larry bond available from rakuten kobo. Read vortex by larry bond available from rakuten kobo. Yanks are, once again, policemen on the world beat. Red phoenix, vortex, cauldron, the enemy within, and day of wrath, all were published by warner books. Red phoenix ebook by larry bond 9781475601473 rakuten kobo. Soul of the assassin, with jim defelice, 2008, tor books. In this alternate history, a successful attack by the african national congress kills the moderate leaders of south africa, enabling a reactionary government led by karl vorster to take power. Larry bonds fiction centers around military and political conflicts, focusing as much on fastpaced. Following his service, he worked for defense consulting firms as a naval analyst. A former naval intelligence officer, warfare analyst, and antisubmarine technology expert, he makes his home in springfield, virginia.
This extraordinary collection calls attention to the power of memory and the ways in which we immortalize people and events. Larry bond born 1952 citation needed is an american author and wargame designer. The first time was in the summer of 1999,ath the age of 24, shortly before i shipped off to air force boot camp. Cauldron ebook by larry bond 9781475601237 rakuten kobo. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This nearfuture technothriller with a south african setting sustains interst from first page to last and confirms bond red phoenix as a highly capable. In the bestselling red phoenix, lam bond showed, in a world of explosive uncertainty, what a new korean war would be like. Larry bonds fiction centers around military and political conflicts, focusing as much on fastpaced action as on portraying with high accuracy the workings of the military. Larry bond vortice books pics download new books and. He was a naval officer for six years, serving four on a destroyer and two on shore duty in the washington dc area. Dangerous ground, red phoenix and the larry bonds first team and larry.
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