Ballistic

A Russian ICBM site is attacked, and nuclear warheads are missing. A Special Operations and Intelligence Community Task Force is put together to respond, but where to deploy is unclear. A fire ravages a cosmonaut training facility, and the Task Force finds a cache of detailed schematics of highly complex rocketry systems. Dr. Amy Sue Harrington of the Missiles and Space Intelligence Center in Huntsville, Alabama, is contacted. Colonel Vladimir Lytokov and his team of mercenaries are taking aim at the International Space Station, holding the globe hostage. Major Allison Simms is on board the ISS, and the Task Force must come to the rescue.

Format: Hardback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 02 August 2022
Publisher: Baen Books

A Russian ICBM site is attacked just north of the Ukraine border, resulting in the loss of nuclear warheads. A Special Operations and Intelligence Community Task Force is swiftly assembled to address the situation, but determining their deployment location remains ambiguous. Meanwhile, a fire breaks out at a cosmonaut training facility, leading to the disappearance of five spacesuits. The Task Force stumbles upon a cache of intricate schematics of highly complex rocketry systems, raising suspicions of an imminent threat to the International Space Station (ISS).

The Task Force reaches out to Dr. Amy Sue Harrington of the Missiles and Space Intelligence Center in Huntsville, Alabama, for her expertise. Dr. Harrington believes that someone, likely with substantial resources, is targeting the ISS. Colonel Vladimir Lytokov and his team of mercenaries, on the other hand, have a different agenda. They intend to board the ISS and hijack it, using it as a platform for their destructive actions.

As the ISS traverses the heavens, Lytokov unleashes destruction from above, effectively holding the entire globe hostage. With all the rockets capable of reaching the ISS currently out of commission, the terrorists seem invincible in their orbital perch. However, Lytokov and his men have overlooked a crucial detail: astronaut Major Allison Simms is onboard the ISS, and American astronauts are not to be messed with!

Can one astronaut withstand the onslaught until the Task Force can rescue her? The fate of the world hangs in the balance as the Task Force races against time to thwart Lytokov's nefarious plans. Travis S. Taylor's novel "Warp Speed" delivers a thrilling and action-packed adventure that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. With its innovative plot and pulse-pounding pace, "Warp Speed" is a must-read for fans of science fiction and military thrillers alike.

Weight: 630g
Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781982192020