Starfire. Don Pendleton

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      THE BIG FED’S THOUGHTS LOCKED ON THE INTERNATIONAL OUTRAGE

      It was unthinkable that a rogue or supposed friendly nation was orbiting nuclear satellites, looking to butcher millions for an as yet unknown reason. Beyond the frightening facts, Hal Brognola knew ground zero in the Australian outback wouldn’t rate a footnote in history if a nuclear spear was plunged into a major city from above Earth’s atmosphere.

      He drew a deep breath, let it out and said to the assembled team in the War Room, “The President green-lighted us to do whatever it takes to get to the bottom of what went down in Australia. The Man wants a rapid response, folks, no punches pulled, no mercy to the perpetrators. They go down hard and, if possible, their names and misdeeds are to be buried along with them. That’s the good news.

      “Unfortunately, he also implied that because of the nature of the crisis, there’s a good chance our teams may well be locking horns with any number of operators. CIA. NSA. DOD. DIA. You name it.

      “And on this one, it would be best if we kept our backs to the wall.”

      Other titles in this series:

      #22 SUNFLASH

      #23 THE PERISHING GAME

      #24 BIRD OF PREY

      #25 SKYLANCE

      #26 FLASHBACK

      #27 ASIAN STORM

      #28 BLOOD STAR

      #29 EYE OF THE RUBY

      #30 VIRTUAL PERIL

      #31 NIGHT OF THE JAGUAR

      #32 LAW OF LAST RESORT

      #33 PUNITIVE MEASURES

      #34 REPRISAL

      #35 MESSAGE TO AMERICA

      #36 STRANGLEHOLD

      #37 TRIPLE STRIKE

      #38 ENEMY WITHIN

      #39 BREACH OF TRUST

      #40 BETRAYAL

      #41 SILENT INVADER

      #42 EDGE OF NIGHT

      #43 ZERO HOUR

      #44 THIRST FOR POWER

      #45 STAR VENTURE

      #46 HOSTILE INSTINCT

      #47 COMMAND FORCE

      #48 CONFLICT IMPERATIVE

      #49 DRAGON FIRE

      #50 JUDGMENT IN BLOOD

      #51 DOOMSDAY DIRECTIVE

      #52 TACTICAL RESPONSE

      #53 COUNTDOWN TO TERROR

      #54 VECTOR THREE

      #55 EXTREME MEASURES

      #56 STATE OF AGGRESSION

      #57 SKY KILLERS

      #58 CONDITION HOSTILE

      #59 PRELUDE TO WAR

      #60 DEFENSIVE ACTION

      #61 ROGUE STATE

      #62 DEEP RAMPAGE

      #63 FREEDOM WATCH

      #64 ROOTS OF TERROR

      #65 THE THIRD PROTOCOL

      #66 AXIS OF CONFLICT

      #67 ECHOES OF WAR

      #68 OUTBREAK

      #69 DAY OF DECISION

      #70 RAMROD INTERCEPT

      #71 TERMS OF CONTROL

      #72 ROLLING THUNDER

      #73 COLD OBJECTIVE

      #74 THE CHAMELEON FACTOR

      #75 SILENT ARSENAL

      #76 GATHERING STORM

      #77 FULL BLAST

      #78 MAELSTROM

      #79 PROMISE TO DEFEND

      #80 DOOMSDAY CONQUEST

      #81 SKY HAMMER

      #82 VANISHING POINT

      #83 DOOM PROPHECY

      #84 SENSOR SWEEP

      #85 HELL DAWN

      #86 OCEANS OF FIRE

      #87 EXTREME ARSENAL

      Starfire

      STONY MAN®

      AMERICA’S ULTRA-COVERT INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

      Don Pendleton

      CONTENTS

       PROLOGUE

       CHAPTER ONE

       CHAPTER TWO

       CHAPTER THREE

       CHAPTER FOUR

       CHAPTER FIVE

       CHAPTER SIX

       CHAPTER SEVEN

       CHAPTER EIGHT

       CHAPTER NINE

       CHAPTER TEN

       CHAPTER ELEVEN

       CHAPTER TWELVE

       CHAPTER THIRTEEN

       CHAPTER FOURTEEN

       CHAPTER FIFTEEN

       CHAPTER SIXTEEN

       CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

       CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

       CHAPTER NINETEEN

       CHAPTER TWENTY

       CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

       CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

       CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

       CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR