Review of 'Intrepid - Revelations' by Rick Friedman (James Mason Community Book Club)....!

'....the gold standard in the sci-fi adventure genre.... Mr. Stone has earned the title of Emporer of this genre.' RICK FRIEDMAN, JAMES MASON COMMUNITY BOOK CLUB

And here's the full review;
'Intrepid - Revelations (Intrepid #3) is the eagerly awaited third book in what has quickly become the gold standard in the sci-fi adventure genre. Steve Stone scores a hat-trick with Intrepid - Revelations as it builds on the superb platform of the first two books and reintroduces Colonel Lance Tucker, a character so well defined and drawn, that reading about his third foray into space is like meeting an old friend. Time travel is never an easy theme to conquer, yet Mr. Stone not only does so seamlessly, but has earned the title of Emperor of this genre. Tackling age old mysteries from Jack The Ripper to the JFK assassination, this novel is a veritable time machine which transports the reader into many worlds and eras. The level of detail and complexities of both plot and character allow for such spectacular themes to be not only palatable to the reader, makes for edge of your seat reading. Intrepid - Revelations is not a book to start before bedtime, for if you do, your eyes will not shut until the final page is read. The narrative is that addicting and enthralling. While Col. Tucker seeks to change history, Mr Stone has made it with producing a third book in a series that not only equals the greatness of the first two books, but propels the Intrepid franchise into the stratosphere of sci-fi adventure excellence.'

AN OFFICIAL JAMES MASON COMMUNITY BOOK CLUB MUST READ
RICK FRIEDMAN, FOUNDER, JAMES MASON COMMUNITY BOOK CLUB

For all the information on the book, please visit http://stevestonechat.blogspot.com/2012/01/intrepid-revelations.html  

Intrepid - Revelations

Who was Jack the Ripper?
Did Hitler commit suicide, or did he survive the war?
Who really shot JFK?
And did O.J. Simpson really do it?  



Check out 'Intrepid - Revelations';

28 January 2018.  Post-Obama, Colonel Lance Tucker is Commander of the next generation X-33 space shuttle Intrepid. Its latest mission to the International Space Station ends in calamity and tragedy, when a meteor shower strikes.

General Jack Nelson orders Lance to use a secret flying saucer at Area 51, to travel back in time and change history.  An imprisoned alien navigator offers assistance in exchange for his freedom, but a slip of the tongue diverts the journey to 1888 London, 1945 Berlin, 1963 Dallas, and 1994 Los Angeles.

En route to try and save the ISS, Lance cannot resist the challenge of solving the greatest mysteries of the modern world.  Who was really Jack the Ripper?  Did Hitler commit suicide, or did he somehow escape the wrath of the Allies?  Who really shot President John F. Kennedy?  And did O.J. Simpson really do it?

But as Lance closes on the space station, does the alien navigator have a secret agenda?  The shocking revelations continue to the very end....

Which Jack the Ripper suspect had a very questionable alibi for the murder of Mary Kelly?
Why did the Ripper suddenly stop killing?

What did America want most, at the end of the Second World War?

Lee Harvey Oswald aside, which JFK assassination suspect had a very questionable alibi?

And O.J. Simpson aside, who else had the motive and means to kill, together with a suspect alibi?

My meet with OJ trial judge Lance Ito

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Other books in the 'Intrepid' series;

‘Intrepid’ (2010). Time travel.
‘Intrepid - The Two Storms’ (2011). Time travel, murder mystery.

'Intrepid - Revelations' can easily be read in isolation, but it'll help just a little bit if you've read the previous novels in the series, especially regarding the background of the characters (particularly the fisherman). 

And coming soon;
‘Intrepid - Regression’ (2013). Time travel, historical fiction.
‘Intrepid - Requiem’ (2014). Space opera.

Check out the multiple choice 'Intrepid' quiz on Goodreads! You could win a special prize!

Go to http://t.co/eDjmIb3 to begin the 'Intrepid' quiz. There are 25 multiple choice questions. Most are general knowledge, some are intuitive, and the answers to one or two are contained within free downloads of the 'Intrepid' series of novels, available from Goodreads at http://t.co/0AUkZCe

The highest score, subject to tiebreaker rules if required, will win a free signed copy of the third novel in the series 'Intrepid - Revelations', including free home delivery. Highest score to the date above is 14/25.

The first question is reproduced below - do you know the answer? 

Like all of the space shuttles in the now retired fleet, the futuristic space shuttle 'Intrepid' is named after a well-known....?

 Airship
 James Bond movie
 Sailing ship
 Geological Moon feature 

Review of 'Intrepid', by S.J. Wist (Fantasy Cookie).

Check out the great review of my novel 'Intrepid', by Fantasy Cookie's S.J. Wist;

'If you ever dreamed about being an astronaut and seeing the stars, in 2017, Intrepid is the space shuttle to take you there.  But when Lance and his crew inadvertently become part of the reason for a devastating nuclear war on Earth, there stands one chance for Intrepid to set things straight and save a lot of lives.  It includes time travel, but it's not going to be easy and the cost of what they will have to sacrifice is set high.

'Steve Stone adds a vivid touch to detail in this story and real characters you want to follow. He brings this ride right along speculative fiction, making you feel as if you're right there and a part of the thrill of it all.  Lance will do what is necessary against the weight of his conscience, while keeping hold of it as well.  With the help of the teenager James, both will keep you emotionally bound to the humanity of it all. Even as their mission is ultimately turned into that of playing god to save a lot of people.

'The second book, Intrepid - The Two Storms, looks to be an equally good read that I will be looking into in the near future.'

S.J. Wist.
Fantasy Cookie.
http://fantasycookie.blogspot.com/2011/07/review-of-intrepid-by-steve-stone.html

For a further review of 'Intrepid', a top 100 Kindle bestseller in science fiction, military and war, see; http://stevestonechat.blogspot.com/2011/06/review-of-novel-intrepid-by-martin-ince.html

For reviews of 'Intrepid - The Two Storms', see; http://stevestonechat.blogspot.com/2011/06/martin-ince-review-of-novel-intrepid.html, and http://stevestonechat.blogspot.com/2011/09/review-of-intrepid-two-storms-by-sjwist.html

The two novels so far released are the first in a series of four. If you're interested in acquiring the books on paperback or electronically, you'll find all the purchase links at the top of this blog.

The premise for the novel 'Intrepid - The Two Storms'.

I finished the novel 'Intrepid - The Two Storms' in 2011. It's a sequel to 'Intrepid' (completed 2010), and is the second in a series of four novels. It took nine months to write. Two weeks of research were required, beyond that undertaken for the first novel.

The basis of the story is time travel, but two-thirds of the action takes place on Earth, so the book should appeal to both science fiction and action adventure fans;

Post-Obama, US Air Force Colonel Lance Tucker prepares to take his crew on a flight to the International Space Station, aboard the new generation X-33 space shuttle Intrepid. The New Cold War of the era has abated, as a direct result of Intrepid's previous mission. The Russian Buran shuttle project, which was cancelled by Boris Yeltsin in 1993, has quietly resurfaced in recent years, and the first red orbiter is ready to go. Having proposed that Buran's inaugural flight should be a dual launch beside Intrepid, the Russian President sits beside the American President on the grandstand at Cape Canaveral, eagerly awaiting the simultaneous lift-off.

Notorious international assassin 'The Chinaman' strikes in the seconds before launch, gunning down both leaders, causing a geo-political storm. And as the shuttles ascend to the ISS, an underwater volcanic eruption causes local superheating of the Atlantic Ocean, transforming weakening Hurricane Ernie into the fiercest super-storm ever recorded. The hurricane tears an immense tranche of destruction, stretching from Miami to New Orleans, costing billions of dollars, and tens of thousands of lives.

During a video conference aboard the ISS, and mindful of Intrepid's previous mission, General Jack Nelson implores the Intrepid and Buran shuttles to use a large, installable fuel source attached to the space station, and travel back in time to change history. With hindsight, capturing and unmasking the assassin should prove simple, and the General also outlines an incredible plan to harmlessly destroy Hurricane Ernie at sea, using a secret large neutron bomb housed in a B-2 stealth bomber at Area 51. If one shuttle doesn't make it past the hazardous journey through time, the surviving crew can provide the advance warning needed....

Lance faces the following obstacles along the way;

The American and Russian crews - they don't believe the plans to change history can work....

Hurricane Ernie - if the voyage back in time is successful, Lance must fly the B-2 into the eye of the storm, and unleash the bomb....

The Chinaman - who is the assassin? How does he know Lance's restricted cell phone number, and every movement? A gripping game of cat and mouse ensues, as Lance attempts to unmask the killer. 'Whodunnit?' - the clues are there, but can you work it out....?

Leading Senator Darrell McKay - having escaped The Chinaman's bullet once, he's very helpful. But Lance's line of questioning on his sinister Head of Security Vivian Kort is met with a frosty reception. Has Lance seen Viv Kort, somewhere before....?

New Orleans street gang, the Pontchartrain Pirates - the most dangerous gang in the notorious Ninth Ward of New Orleans have assisted The Chinaman. Then the mother of Lance's youngest crew member is molested by a gang associate. Lance resolves to defeat the Pirates.....



And the trouble is, when you try to change the course of history, you may well make inadvertent changes, as well as the ones you intended. Just when it looks as though everything might turn out all right, Lance discovers that his actions and words have produced a terrifying conclusion, from which the only escape is the rapid solution of The Chinaman's seemingly impossible riddle - can you solve it....?

'Intrepid - The Two Storms' is available from http://steven-stone.blogspot.com/, Amazon, Smashwords, Goodreads and ebay. 83,118 words. For a review, see http://stevestonechat.blogspot.com/2011/06/martin-ince-review-of-novel-intrepid.html

Paperback - ISBN 9781461073277 £8.99=$14.49.
Electronic versions - iPhone, Blackberry, iPad, Kindle Reader, Kindle for PC, iPod Touch, Android £1.99=$3.21.
.pdf (with book covers) $1.99=£1.20. Wow! 

The novel can be read on a stand-alone basis, but reading 'Intrepid' first comes highly recommended. For more on 'Intrepid', top 100 Kindle bestseller in science fiction, military and war, see http://stevestonechat.blogspot.com/2011/06/premise-for-novel-intrepid.html

The premise for the novel 'Intrepid'.

I finished the novel 'Intrepid' in 2010. It took nine months to write, including two months of research. The basis of the story is time travel, but two-thirds of the action takes place on Earth, so the book should appeal to both science fiction and action adventure fans;

When Barack Obama became US President in 2009, it didn't take him long to announce that support for the space shuttle program would stop. NASA were scheduled to introduce the new X-33 shuttle from 2016, replacing the retired fleet, but the project was quickly suspended. More recently, however, an intention to re-commence the shuttle program using commercial funding has been announced.

The premise of 'Intrepid' is that post-Obama (assuming his re-election through to January 2017), the X-33 replacement shuttle program will be rolled out. NASA remain the only experts in the field, and even if Government funding doesn't re-commence, it's pretty obvious that any commercial funding will be used for the X-33. The design is already complete, and a scale model of the silver, black and blue craft has already been produced.

In my novel, the first X-33 shuttle is named 'Intrepid', after a famous Essex-class aircraft carrier that served in World War 2 - all of the existing shuttles are named after sailing ships. My protagonist, US Air Force Colonel and shuttle Commander Lance Tucker takes his crew on Intrepid's second flight to the International Space Station, against the backdrop of a New Cold War on the ground - post-Obama, Russia has re-commenced its excursions into Eastern Europe, following the effective occupation of Georgia, South Ossetia and Abkhazia in 2008.

An accident in space prompts a rogue Russian General to push the nuclear button, and a devastating war ensues. Feeling responsible, Lance comes up with a plan to use Intrepid to travel back in time and change history, by preventing his latest launch.  He faces the following obstacles along the way;

His crew - they don't believe the plan can work....

His conscience - there are elements of the plan that he can't tell the crew....

Hostile cosmonauts at the Russian-controlled ISS - there is a new, large, installable fuel source attached to the ISS, that Lance must acquire....

The American military - if the voyage back in time is successful, he must race against the clock to Houston Mission Control, and convince four-star General Jack Nelson to abort the launch. The General might well not believe Lance's story, and is protected by elite Army guards....

New Orleans street and biker gangs - if the voyage back in time is successful, Lance must obtain something important from the notorious Ninth Ward, before travelling on to Houston....



And the trouble is, when you try to change the course of history, you may well make inadvertent changes, as well as the ones you intended. Just when it looks as though everything might turn out all right, Lance realises that his actions and words have produced a terrifying conclusion, from which there is no apparent escape....

'Intrepid' - a top 100 Kindle bestseller in science fiction, military and war. Available from http://steven-stone.blogspot.com/, Amazon, Smashwords, Goodreads and ebay. 106,870 words.
For a review, see http://stevestonechat.blogspot.com/2011/06/review-of-novel-intrepid-by-martin-ince.html

Paperback - ISBN 9781453891797 £8.99=$14.49.
Electronic versions - iPhone, Blackberry, iPad, Kindle Reader, Kindle for PC, iPod Touch, Android £1.99=$3.21.
.pdf (with book covers) $1.99=£1.20. Wow!

For the sequel to this novel, 'Intrepid - The Two Storms', see http://stevestonechat.blogspot.com/2011/06/premise-for-novel-intrepid-two-storms.html

Well, I suppose the first post ought to be about me;

You already know quite a lot. This photo was taken at Hotel Thirty Thirty in Manhattan, in the shadow of the Empire State Building.  My wife, Debi and I spent one lovely summer exploring New York and Florida, and this was our first stop. The tour inspired me to write the 'Intrepid' series of novels, although I hit on the idea after watching the first launch of the space shuttle Columbia in 1981.

This corridor in the photo felt a bit still and eerie. Only later did I discover that our suite was directly below the hotel's famous haunted room - see 'Ghosts of New York City' by Therese Lanigan-Schmidt.  I've been interested in the paranormal since 2000, but more on that another day...



If you enjoyed reading this, try my post on haunted Alcatraz, http://stevestonechat.blogspot.com/2011/06/what-do-we-reckon-about-haunted.html

Also, please take a look at my series of sci-fi adventure novels, at http://steven-stone.blogspot.com/.

For further information on my novel 'Intrepid', a top 100 Kindle bestseller in science fiction, military and war, see;
Premise - http://stevestonechat.blogspot.com/2011/06/premise-for-novel-intrepid.html
Review - http://stevestonechat.blogspot.com/2011/06/review-of-novel-intrepid-by-martin-ince.html

For further information on the sequel 'Intrepid - The Two Storms', see;
Premise - http://stevestonechat.blogspot.com/2011/06/premise-for-novel-intrepid-two-storms.html
Review - http://stevestonechat.blogspot.com/2011/06/martin-ince-review-of-novel-intrepid.html