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Dan's War: The End of Oil
Dan’s War is about the end of world oil ... in two weeks. Abdullah El-Hamain, a high-roller OPEC member, hates Big Oil for polluting earth and killing his wife. His sink or swim—end global warming by destroying the entire world’s oil supply in two weeks, using spiders and nanobacteria. Drawn into his apocalyptic scheme is Dan Trotter, a CIA computer savant without equal, but with Asperger’s-like syndrome that makes him a social goof. If Dan can only become a field agent in a real war he will become a hero like his father, breaking out of his geek job, and gain the respect from his wayward son, and roaming wife. Dan soon finds himself in the middle of an oil war, a war that his own computer program helped start. He strives to save our world, fighting inner demons, family problems, and reeling from an affair with a hot Marine. In the cataclysmic ending, Dan’s priorities are totally rearranged. From Vienna to Indonesia, Dubai to the bayou country of Louisiana, this techno-thriller is as international as it is current.
Dan’s War was a finalist at the Pikes Peak Writers Contest in 2009. Milt Mays is a graduate of The Naval Academy, a retired U.S. Navy Captain, and a Cheyenne Veterans hospital physician, having learned the value and seen the results of war.
Dan’s War was a finalist at the Pikes Peak Writers Contest in 2009. Milt Mays is a graduate of The Naval Academy, a retired U.S. Navy Captain, and a Cheyenne Veterans hospital physician, having learned the value and seen the results of war.
408 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 28, 2011
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Milt Mays
15 books5 followersMilt Mays was winner of the Paul Gillette Writers Award in 2011. He grew up in Colorado, graduated from the Naval Academy and traveled the world as a Navy doctor. Two prequel novels are: The Next Day and Dan’s War. His website is www.miltmays.com.
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November 10, 2011
Dan's War is an amazing book filled with suspense and high stakes. This isn't a book for the faint at heart. It's non-stop and fast paced with enough heart to warm even the most jaded of thriller reader. You cannot help but feel a connection to the main character, Dan, as he tries to stop the destruction of our world. Yet, you also feel a deep empathy for the villain too. This is a must read!
May 18, 2022
An intricate fast-moving speculative thriller, with nicely woven plotlines and characters who develop in surprising ways. Twists keep you guessing right up to the end.
I couldn't give it five stars because while Mr. Mays did an admirable editing job, some final copyeding would have polished it to perfection... kinda one of my pet things (of which I'm also guilty).
I couldn't give it five stars because while Mr. Mays did an admirable editing job, some final copyeding would have polished it to perfection... kinda one of my pet things (of which I'm also guilty).
March 9, 2021
Dan's War by MiltMays
Read Dan's war and the Next day and thoroughly enjoyed both books. I would recommend both as to readers who enjoy great characters and believable storyplots.
Read Dan's war and the Next day and thoroughly enjoyed both books. I would recommend both as to readers who enjoy great characters and believable storyplots.
March 17, 2013
A reader will often perceive a review like this as lukewarm. Often that’s right. However, I see this one as hot and cold. There was much about Dan’s War I liked, and liked a lot. But this was offset with enough that I didn’t. The premise and the overall story both worked for me. The characters, especially the protagonist Dan, were distinctive and non-stereotypical. All the elements of a good thriller are here.
The problems I found were the kinds of things that tend to throw me out of a story. Some of these were editing and proofing issues, with this book just exceeding my somewhat intolerant threshold for such issues. Others were lines that had me saying, “Huh, how does that work?” For example, “odors of dead crawfish, beer, and swamp mud floated in.” Really? You’re driving through a Louisiana bayou, crack the window of the vehicle, and the smell of beer from the outside is that strong? Or talking about the miles per gallon a prototype of an electric car got? When did we start measuring electricity in gallons? I’ll leave it to you to figure out what it might mean to say that a boat “maintained a steady, though rumpled ten knots.” I think I know what it was trying to say, but it seemed like a strange way to say it. Despite this, thriller fans who don’t mind occasionally tripping over a word should find Dan’s War a worthwhile read.
**Originally written for "Books and Pals" book blog. May have received a free review copy. **
The problems I found were the kinds of things that tend to throw me out of a story. Some of these were editing and proofing issues, with this book just exceeding my somewhat intolerant threshold for such issues. Others were lines that had me saying, “Huh, how does that work?” For example, “odors of dead crawfish, beer, and swamp mud floated in.” Really? You’re driving through a Louisiana bayou, crack the window of the vehicle, and the smell of beer from the outside is that strong? Or talking about the miles per gallon a prototype of an electric car got? When did we start measuring electricity in gallons? I’ll leave it to you to figure out what it might mean to say that a boat “maintained a steady, though rumpled ten knots.” I think I know what it was trying to say, but it seemed like a strange way to say it. Despite this, thriller fans who don’t mind occasionally tripping over a word should find Dan’s War a worthwhile read.
**Originally written for "Books and Pals" book blog. May have received a free review copy. **
July 19, 2016
Loved this book
Your drawn into the story. The way it's written plays like a movie in your mind. I really recommend this author.
Your drawn into the story. The way it's written plays like a movie in your mind. I really recommend this author.
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