The Renegades (A Parson and Gold Novel)
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (668 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0425260968 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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With coalition forces already spread thin, Parson, Gold, and the Afghan aircrews must find a way to strike back. And the terrorists know it…"One of the most exciting new thriller talents in years."--Vince Flynn. The devastation is like nothing they've ever seen.It's about to get even worse.A Taliban splinter group, Black Crescent, has begun shooting medical workers, downing helicopters, and slaughtering anyone who dares to accept Western aid. From the author of Sand and Fire and The Hunters"Fans of Clancy, Coonts, and Dale Brown need to add young to their must-read lists."--BooklistWhen a catastrophic earthquake hits Afghanistan, American troops rush to deliver aid, among them Afghan Air Force adviser Lieutenant Colonel Michael Parson and his interpreter, Sergeant Major Sophia Gold. But they're short on supplies, men, experience, and intel
“There are writers, and there are fighters—readers are lucky that Young is both.” —Alex Berenson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Shadow Patrol“Young is an excellent storyteller, creating memorable characters with Hemingway-like understatement and precision.”—Kirkus Reviews“A natural-born novelist.”—John Casey, National Book Award–winning author of Compass Rose and Spartina
His military honors include two Air Medals, three Aerial Achievement Medals, and the Air Force Combat Action Medal. He is the author of Silent Enemy and The Mullah's Storm. He continues to serve with the Air National Guard as a Senior Master Sergeant. Tom Young has logged nearly four thousand hours as a flight engineer for the Air National Guard in Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, Kosovo, and elsewhere, including Latin
Ethan said The Horrors of War and Mother Nature. As we have seen, especially in recent years, when nature decides to throw a natural disaster our way, there is nothing for us to do but watch it happen and work quickly to recover. In his latest novel, "The Renegades", Tom Young presents a natural disaster, complicated by the human disaster of war.The horrors of the war in Afghanistan are elevated when a large earthquake strikes the area. In the immediate aftermath, US Lt. Col. Michael Parson is called in to assist with the recovery efforts. Assisted by a cast of interesting characters, especially tra. lighthouse88 said The Renegadesenjoyable, exciting adventure. Renegades is a novel I won on Library Thing websites in the early reviewers giveaways. While normally not a book I would choose to review or purchase, I read this one as it interested one of my sons. As I went through the novel, whiting out the foul language before he read it, I have to admit I fell in love with the story.The genre of historical fiction with a subgenre of war draws many to read these kinds of books from various authors. This is the first book of Tom Young's I have read. While I highly admire the depth of his writing, it is my hope tha. "I started out as an opportunistic renegadenowI'm respectable." Wolfeman Jack michael a. draper Lt. Col. Michael Parson is back and fans of Tom Young's novels will recall him from Young's other novels.Afghanistan suffers a 7.2 earthquake and U.S. Military are among the first responders. Parson is a kind of military hero in that he wants to get the job done and make the United States look good. He also wants to protect the people in his Unit.Parson is in Afghanistan as an advisor to the Afghan Air Force. He's anxious to help the victims of the earthquake but even more anxious for his friend and interpreter, Sgt. Major Sophia Gold to arrive. Besid