Black Star

Sam Maxwell #3

by Robert Gandt

Brick Maxwell and his squadron of Roadrunners are flying cover for the President of Taiwan's jetliner when it's blown from the sky. Other than a slight shimmer of light preceding the catastrophe, there's no visible reason for the explosion. But Maxwell suspects that China has stolen the plans for the Black Star - a virtually invisible superstealth fighter plane. Now a full scale war is inevitable - unless Maxwell and a team of commandos can hijack the state-of-the-art killing machine. But with a beautiful defector of dubious loyalties guiding them, the mission could take a wrong turn at any moment.

Genres: Military Fiction

Hardcover

First published November 4, 2003

Reviews

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

A rip roaring adventure featuring the PRC and stealth bombers. Gandt is very good at describing dog fights in the sky and has an inside knowledge of Navy fighter pilots. An absolutely thrilling page turner.

[Danielle Woolard · Rating 3 out of 5]

I guess let me start by saying I am definitely not the target audience, I had a bit of a hard time getting through this. It's all military jargon, and jet-fighter radio talk, politics and war. I don't know anything about any of that.

At pg 80, there was a really good chance this was going into the DNF shelf. At pg 126ish I caved and looked up the Goodreads rating, knowing if it was less than 3 stars I wasn't going to finish it. Look at that, 4.2 stars, so gaaaaah fine, I'll finish the damn book! At pg 160, I'm finally relatively interested in the story. At about pg 190 the story is good. and then it just gets better and better the rest of the way.

3 stars, honestly a low 3 stars because at no point was I "unable to put the book down" - I could have walked away from this book at any time, it was pure determination getting me through this book.
- Danielle, you never have to read again.

[Karen L. Hensel · Rating 5 out of 5]

OUTSTANDING!!

A must read for aviation enthusiasts. The characters are real and full of surprises. Candy keeps you on the edge of your seat and guessing.

[Rita McDowell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exceeded the Standard Again!

Once again Robert Gandt has written an extremely exciting and entertaining book. This book will grab and keep your interest from beginning to end. Excellent!

[Ben · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fast paced and easy to follow.

[Wally Mountz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent plot line and a good ending. Incorporates current situations into the story.