"My company, PocketPCpress, gets to see a ton of novel submissions. Most are truly terrible ... which is sad. We wish it weren't so. We recently had the good fortune to read Dragon's Fury: Breath of Fire by Jeff Head and--for the first time in a long, long while--we were absolutely knocked out. Don't be mislead by the fact that--for now--this is a self-published book offered only on the author's website. I'm sure this won't be the case for long. This is an amazingly accomplished, professional, techno-thriller that will make you turn page after page after page--and enjoy every minute of it. I could go on about plotting and characterization and all that, but I won't. This is simply a hellava great read and "right on" about what's happening in the world today. Tom Clancy now has some serious, serious competition."--Doug Clapp, PocketPCpress
"You have created a brilliant, terrifying, and yet inspiring possible future for our world. I pray it doesn't come to pass. But, the writer/editor part of me stood in awe of the story you created. The characters were REAL. Where another book may have introduced two-dimensional characters in order to kill them, these characters were three dimensional human beings, who had connections with the people around them, with their country, and with God. When they are lost ... well, they were lost. Heart-wrenching. And when people talk about the necessity of the personal and society-wide stakes being high--my God! How much higher can they be? And as far as the pace goes, it kept me glued to the screen, far beyond the time when I should have stood up and stretched. You've got a winner here. No kidding. I admire what you've done ... and most importantly, you have woven the threads of our country's genesis into the story. This is something that everyone in this country must read. Sorry if I'm gushing a bit here, but I was knocked flat by your book. Honest to God."--Cory Emberson, Lightspeed Editing
November 2nd, 2005
WNN Broadcast Studios
New York City, New York
"We interrupt this program to bring you a SPECIAL NEWS REPORT."
On TV screens around the world, David Krenshaw's face appeared as WNN interrupted normal programming.
"Incirlik Air Base, Turkey.--We have reports of military activity and are cutting to our on-scene reporter, Maria Gomez. Go ahead, Maria."
The feed cut to a night picture of a young Spanish American female reporter. Her hair was blowing in a gusty wind. In the background, crews were seen feverishly working on an F-15E Strike Eagle. Maria looked up into the camera and began speaking.
"Yes, David, this is Maria Gomez at the U.S. Air Force base at Incirlik, Turkey. We are about a hundred yards away from the command center in an area set up for the press to view aircraft as they taxi and take off. Earlier this evening there was significant activity on the line."
"Right now, we are experiencing frantic action as many aircraft are being feverishly readied in the background."
"Within the past five minutes we have witnessed the launch of several dozen missiles. Several of them were Patriot missiles. Incirlik base appears to be under attack."
"BLAMMMmmm?
"Joe, get that! There was an explosion to our right about a half mile away. Several of the earlier missile launches originated there. Apparently one of those batteries was just destroyed after a missile streaked in at unbelievable speed and exploded."
"You can hear the sirens in the background which have been going off incessantly for the last fifteen minutes. As they started, we were stopped by Air Force security and asked to seek shelter, but when those personnel had to rush off, Joe and I made our way back here to get as much of the attack as possible on film."
"Oh! There's another set of missiles coming in! Joe, pan to the left!?
As the camera panned to the left, two missile trails were clearly visible, leading from the ground about a mile distant up behind two rapidly climbing missiles. As the missiles got higher, the cameraman zoomed in and caught on film the destruction of a GIR MiG-27 ?Flogger? aircraft in a tremendous explosion when its fuel and ordinance ignited simultaneously with the impact of the missile.
"Unbelievable! David, did you catch that? Ladies and gentlemen, we are witnessing a live GIR attack on Incirlik airbase. Quickly, Joe, over on the runway, there's a flight of four Strike Eagles taking off."
Again the cameraman panned and caught four F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft as they took off and rocketed straight up into the night sky. They had risen no more than three thousand feet when the aircraft on the far left of the formation was hit by a missile and exploded in a brilliant flash of light and burning debris.
"My God! They took out one of those F-15E?s!?
The scene became more hectic as the cameraman panned back to catch as much of the action on the flight line as possible. There were numerous explosions on the taxiways where aircraft were being rearmed and several ejection seats lifted off from those positions. Many more didn't.
"Look, Joe, towards the far end of the runway. Do you see them? Those are unmistakably MiG-29 aircraft coming towards us. Look, they are releasing...
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Updated for Operation Iraqi Freedom! Dragon's Fury: Breath of Fire is the first in a series of five novels depicting how recent events leads the United States of America and the entire world into a Third World War. This first novel is about the events leading up to and the horrific beginning of that war. It is a story of cultures, competing political systems, strategies and technology, where the Red Chinese and other belligerent nations develop surprising advances that they employ against the West. It is about suppositions, arrogance, and the fact that neither side is going to do or be what the other side expects, no matter how good the plan. It is a story of faith and the ultimate triumph of good over evil in the face of horrific obstacles and setbacks. From leaders in high offices of power, to soldiers and sailors from the involved nations, to housewives and their children, down to kids on the street, it is also the story of people--common and not so common--caught up in the titanic struggle. The novel addresses key issues about current political and military practice, including how "Homeland Security" can be successfully employed, or how it could be abused. It sees the United States of America, due to the weakening of its military establishment and its political will ... which has been occurring for decades ... savaged by manipulating, committed and ruthless foreign leaders. That savaging ultimately produces the will and fortitude of another "greatest generation" in America. The full tale of that generation's struggles, defeats and triumphs is told in the ensuing novels.
