The Conquest - Paperback

by Stephen Coonts (Author)

Bestselling author Stephen Coonts took fans by surprise with the phenomenal and heart-pounding tale of Saucer. Now Rip Cantrell and Charley Pine are back for seconds with Saucer: The Conquest.

Rip Cantrell is brought back to give the saucer one last flight. Charley Pine has started flying for a rich French tycoon, and there is believed to be another downed saucer somewhere in the area. Rip can't quite get over the fact that Charley has dumped him. But when push comes to shove Rip and the United States Government are going to go head to head with this crazy Frenchman in trying to be the first to the saucer.

As Stephen Coonts proved in his last outing, there is a great deal of high-flying adventure to be found in the Saucer series. And this one not only promises all the excitement of the last one, but it delivers with much, much more.

Front Jacket

Praise for the novels of Stephen Coonts

America
"The master of the techno-thriller spins a bone-chilling worst-case scenario involving international spies, military heroics, conniving politicians, devious agencies, a hijacked nuclear sub, lethal computer hackers, currency speculators, maniac moguls and greedy mercenaries that rivals Clancy for fiction-as-realism and Cussler for spirited action... [Coonts] never lets up with heart-racing jet/missile combat, suspenseful submarine maneuvers and doomsday scenarios that feel only too real, providing real food for thought in his dramatization of the missile-shield debate."
- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Fans of Coonts and his hero Grafton will love it. Great fun."
- Library Journal

"Coonts's action and the techno-talk are as gripping as ever."
- Kirkus Reviews

"Thrilling roller-coaster action. Give a hearty welcome back to Adm. Jake Grafton."
- The Philadelphia Inquirer

Hong Kong
"The author gives us superior suspense with a great cast of made-up characters...But the best thing about this book is Coonts's scenario for turning China into a democracy."
- Liz Smith, The New York Post

"A high-octane blend of techno-wizardry [and] ultraviolence...[Coonts] skillfully captures the postmodern flavor of Hong Kong, where a cell phone is as apt as an AK-47 to be a revolutionary weapon."
- USA Today

"Entertaining...intriguing."
- Booklist

"Will be enjoyed by Coonts's many fans...Coonts has perfected the art of the high-tech adventure story."
- Library Journal

"Coonts does a remarkable job of capturing the mood of clashing cultures in Hong Kong."
- Publishers Weekly

"Filled with action, intrigue, and humanity."
- San Jose Mercury News

"Move over Clancy, readers know they can count on Coonts."
- Midwest Book Review

Cuba
"Enough Tomahawk missiles, stealth bombers, and staccato action to satisfy [Coonts's] most demanding fans."
- USA Today

"[A] gripping and intelligent thriller."
- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Perhaps the best of Stephen Coonts's six novels about modern warfare."
- Austin American-Statesman

"Coonts delivers some of his best gung-ho suspense writing yet."
- Kirkus Reviews

"Dramatic, diverting action...Coonts delivers."
- Booklist

Fortunes of War
"[Coonts] is a natural storyteller [with] a rare gift...Fortunes of War is crammed with a action, suspense, and characters with more than the usual one dimension found in these books."
- USA Today

"A stirring examination of courage, compassion, and profound nobility of military professionals under fire. Coonts's best yet."
- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Full of action and suspense...a strong addition to the genre."
- Publishers Weekly

Flight of the Intruder
"Extraordinary! Once you start reading, you won't want to stop!"
- Tom Clancy

"Coonts knows how to write and build suspense...this is the mark of a natural storyteller."
- The New York Times Book Review

"[Coonts's] gripping, first-person narration of aerial combat is the best I've ever read. Once begun, this book cannot be laid aside."
- The Wall Street Journal

"Kept me strapped in the cockpit of the author's imagination for a down-and-dirty novel."
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Back Jacket

Praise for the novels of Stephen Coonts

America
The master of the techno-thriller spins a bone-chilling worst-case scenario involving international spies, military heroics, conniving politicians, devious agencies, a hijacked nuclear sub, lethal computer hackers, currency speculators, maniac moguls and greedy mercenaries that rivals Clancy for fiction-as-realism and Cussler for spirited action... [Coonts] never lets up with heart-racing jet/missile combat, suspenseful submarine maneuvers and doomsday scenarios that feel only too real, providing real food for thought in his dramatization of the missile-shield debate.
- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Fans of Coonts and his hero Grafton will love it. Great fun.
- Library Journal

Coonts's action and the techno-talk are as gripping as ever.
- Kirkus Reviews

Thrilling roller-coaster action. Give a hearty welcome back to Adm. Jake Grafton.
- The Philadelphia Inquirer

Hong Kong
The author gives us superior suspense with a great cast of made-up characters...But the best thing about this book is Coonts's scenario for turning China into a democracy.
- Liz Smith, The New York Post

A high-octane blend of techno-wizardry [and] ultraviolence...[Coonts] skillfully captures the postmodern flavor of Hong Kong, where a cell phone is as apt as an AK-47 to be a revolutionary weapon.
- USA Today

Entertaining...intriguing.
- Booklist

Will be enjoyed by Coonts's many fans...Coonts has perfected the art of the high-tech adventure story.
- Library Journal

Coonts does a remarkable job of capturing the mood of clashing cultures in Hong Kong.
- Publishers Weekly

Filled with action, intrigue, and humanity.
- San Jose Mercury News

Move over Clancy, readers know they can count on Coonts.
- Midwest Book Review

Cuba
Enough Tomahawk missiles, stealth bombers, and staccato action to satisfy [Coonts's] most demanding fans.
- USA Today

[A] gripping and intelligent thriller.
- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Perhaps the best of Stephen Coonts's six novels about modern warfare.
- Austin American-Statesman

Coonts delivers some of his best gung-ho suspense writing yet.
- Kirkus Reviews

Dramatic, diverting action...Coonts delivers.
- Booklist

Fortunes of War
[Coonts] is a natural storyteller [with] a rare gift...Fortunes of War is crammed with a action, suspense, and characters with more than the usual one dimension found in these books.
- USA Today

A stirring examination of courage, compassion, and profound nobility of military professionals under fire. Coonts's best yet.
- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Full of action and suspense...a strong addition to the genre.
- Publishers Weekly

Flight of the Intruder
Extraordinary! Once you start reading, you won't want to stop!
- Tom Clancy

Coonts knows how to write and build suspense...this is the mark of a natural storyteller.
- The New York Times Book Review

[Coonts's] gripping, first-person narration of aerial combat is the best I've ever read. Once begun, this book cannot be laid aside.
- The Wall Street Journal

Kept me strapped in the cockpit of the author's imagination for a down-and-dirty novel.
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Author Biography

Stephen Coonts is the author of The Disciple, The Assassin, and the Deep Black and Saucers series, among many other bestsellers. His first novel, the classic flying tale Flight of the Intruder, spent more than six months at the top of The New York Times bestseller list. A motion picture based on the book was released in 1991. His novels have been published around the world and translated into more than a dozen languages. In 1986, he was honored by the U.S. Naval Institute with its Author of the Year Award. He is also the editor of several anthologies, Combat, On Glorious Wings, Victory and War in the Air. Coonts served in the Navy from 1969 to 1977, including two combat cruises on the USS Enterprise during the last years of the Vietnam War.