Kingdom Come

Vin Cooper #7

by David Rollins

A small US Special Ops unit witnesses two Russian Hinds downed over northern Syria. The last remaining and most feared ISIS commander known as the Scorpion captures the survivors - the Russian President, his entourage, and the briefcase containing the launch codes for Russia’s nukes.
And those missiles are still mostly aimed at US cities.
With this haul in his possession, the Scorpion is proclaimed the Madhi, the final caliph of the Koran’s apocalyptic legends who will defeat the West and usher in the End of Days - when the dead shall rise and walk the earth.
As millions of Muslims flock to the Scorpion’s black standard and corpses appear to be leaving their graves, it’s left to that lone US Special Ops unit to sort shit out. Only it’s led by Major Vin Cooper, who is now a reservist and not into the whole saving-the-world thing any more.

Genres: Thriller, Fiction, Action, Military Fiction

460 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2018

About the author

Hiya, I'm a fiction author and I live in Sydney, Australia. I guess my best-known work is the series featuring Vin Cooper, a special agent in the United States Air Force OSI.

I have published eleven novels, which most recently includes the seventh novel in the Cooper series, the highly controversial KINGDOM COME.

I've recently discovered the joys of Substack. Come and take a look at davidrollins@substack.com where I'm also serializing BLOOD & EMPIRE, the sequel to FIELD OF MARS.

Reviews

[Ian Murray · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Vin Cooper action series are all page-turners, featuring a protagonist reminiscent of Lee Child's Reacher and Nelson deMille's John Corey. A highlight of this, the latest in the series, is the fictional US President, a parody of Donald Trump.

[Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very involved but interesting novel.

[Donna · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was written in 2018 and has a president very much like trump. The Russian president has been captured by ISIS and an American team in the area is sent to find him.

[Dale · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great read from David Rollins. Vin Cooper is as captivating and irreverent as ever. While Vin is written as an American character, he's clearly channeling some of David's Australian larrikin as he is highly likeable and doesn't take himself or politics (or anything for that matter) too seriously. The great Australian Spy! I think this is definitely the best written of all the Vin Cooper series. It kept me on the edge of my seat and also taught me a lot about what's going on in Syria. Ignore the bad reviews based on people's politics. This is a fun, racy book and it should be enjoyed in the same light hearted spirit as it was written.

[Balthazar Lawson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vin Cooper is no longer an OSI agent. He is now leading a small team in Syria putting in place navigation beacons. A relatively simple job but that is until he is called upon to complete a rescue when a helicopter carrying the Russian president crashes in his area of operation. All hell has broken loose when the president is captured by a high value ISIS leader. Vin's job is no longer as simple as the President of the US tries to make it seem. If it's not one thing getting in his way it's another. It all makes for an action read.

However, I just feel as if there was too much back room narrative and not enough of Vin being Vin. It is still a good read and very recommended.