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Maelstrom Rising #6
Thunder Run
Europe teeters on the brink…
…As all sides consider their next move
But can one more blow really end the war?
The European Defense Council’s doomsday strike has been averted. More American forces have reached Poland. And the Russians are starting to turn up the pressure in the Baltic.
Now, as the EDC’s irregular campaigns ramp up, a decision has to be made.
Matt’s team will be back on the tip of the spear, regardless of the plan. But as forces start to move, and the leadership starts to outline their plan, the less he likes it. It sounds like wishful thinking to him.
But he’s a Triarii team leader. He’ll always answer the call.
Still, the questions remain.
Does victory lie at the end?
Or a situation made much, much worse?
…As all sides consider their next move
But can one more blow really end the war?
The European Defense Council’s doomsday strike has been averted. More American forces have reached Poland. And the Russians are starting to turn up the pressure in the Baltic.
Now, as the EDC’s irregular campaigns ramp up, a decision has to be made.
Matt’s team will be back on the tip of the spear, regardless of the plan. But as forces start to move, and the leadership starts to outline their plan, the less he likes it. It sounds like wishful thinking to him.
But he’s a Triarii team leader. He’ll always answer the call.
Still, the questions remain.
Does victory lie at the end?
Or a situation made much, much worse?
377 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 15, 2021
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Peter Nealen
73 books106 followersPeter Nealen is a former Recon Marine, a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, and something of an aspiring renaissance man (emphasis on aspiring). He has long been a reader of history, philosophy, folklore, science fiction, and fantasy, and is the author of the American Praetorians series of paramilitary thrillers as well as the Jed Horn series of supernatural thrillers.
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May 16, 2021
Book #6 of Peter Nealen's Maelstrom Rising series, THUNDER RUN, takes us back to Europe and Matt Bowen's Grex Luporum team. Months after taking out the French nuclear arsenal, the US military has the bright idea of making the eponymous thunder run straight to Berlin to crush the European Defense Corps. On the other side of hairbrained ideas, the Department of State figures they can work out a peace deal. The Triarii are not sanguine about either option, especially given what they've lost in the war thus far. Still, they do their duty under the letter of marque and reprisal and engage in operational and intelligence preparation of the battlespace ahead of the US invasion.
Things rapidly escalate beyond the original plans, and there is a twist at the end that I honestly did not see coming (and I'm usually pretty good about seeing such twists coming). The action is kinetic, and we get to see the Grex Luporum do more of the cool guy sneaking and peeping stuff that we're used to hearing about from SOF units rather than the traditional mud-and-dirt variant that has become the staple of Nealen's books. Both are fun to read, though I will admit it was a nice change of pace.
For me, much like its immediately predecessor FORTRESS DOCTRINE, the key element that I love is the characterization. We're seeing more and more of Matt Bowen's personal side in the few off-duty moments we see. I do wish a couple of those were expanded upon, but at the same time, they're not skimped upon, either. It's those personal moments (both with Bowen and the snapshots we get with the team) that makes readers like me really root for the characters when they've got bullets flying inbound.
An excellent war thriller and I'm looking forward to reading the next.
Things rapidly escalate beyond the original plans, and there is a twist at the end that I honestly did not see coming (and I'm usually pretty good about seeing such twists coming). The action is kinetic, and we get to see the Grex Luporum do more of the cool guy sneaking and peeping stuff that we're used to hearing about from SOF units rather than the traditional mud-and-dirt variant that has become the staple of Nealen's books. Both are fun to read, though I will admit it was a nice change of pace.
For me, much like its immediately predecessor FORTRESS DOCTRINE, the key element that I love is the characterization. We're seeing more and more of Matt Bowen's personal side in the few off-duty moments we see. I do wish a couple of those were expanded upon, but at the same time, they're not skimped upon, either. It's those personal moments (both with Bowen and the snapshots we get with the team) that makes readers like me really root for the characters when they've got bullets flying inbound.
An excellent war thriller and I'm looking forward to reading the next.
November 25, 2021
The war dosen’t end only gets fiercer once more
I really enjoyed the story progression in the sixth novel in the Maelstrom Rising novels.That once more jumps back into the war of Europe has political forces State side try to undermine the long term fighters put against the EDC but the story slowly shows that it becomes even more apparent that forces behind the chaos around the global have there own plans on how the war ends or changes.
The author does an excellent good with news sections to really give a view of what and how of things people are be informed of on current events shaping that world. It becomes a good way of see what may happen later in the novel like the article against Tiarii was shown later with the US commands single-out there forces from the planing stages.
Do I did have 2 problems like the details of Ariel-combat could’ve been done better has i didn’t really get a rush from those chs has you could’ve written a pov from the planes(pilot) during the fighting but just from the Tiarii POV was lackluster fro those sections. The other was Tiarii not taking any precaution against more Chinese attacks on telecommunications they using has felt like a Hugh oversight for cellphone users.
I really enjoyed the story progression in the sixth novel in the Maelstrom Rising novels.That once more jumps back into the war of Europe has political forces State side try to undermine the long term fighters put against the EDC but the story slowly shows that it becomes even more apparent that forces behind the chaos around the global have there own plans on how the war ends or changes.
The author does an excellent good with news sections to really give a view of what and how of things people are be informed of on current events shaping that world. It becomes a good way of see what may happen later in the novel like the article against Tiarii was shown later with the US commands single-out there forces from the planing stages.
Do I did have 2 problems like the details of Ariel-combat could’ve been done better has i didn’t really get a rush from those chs has you could’ve written a pov from the planes(pilot) during the fighting but just from the Tiarii POV was lackluster fro those sections. The other was Tiarii not taking any precaution against more Chinese attacks on telecommunications they using has felt like a Hugh oversight for cellphone users.
December 23, 2024
Almost done? Not Yet.
I'd imagined the next World War, but this book is full of more details than I could have imagined. The action just keeps on coming...
I rarely cry, but the shock of one of the characters going down did it to me totally! Never saw it coming & the consequences will be felt for a while.
Again, a fantastic read. I can't put these books or this series down. And for those who understand because they were there or in the same situation; Thank you for your service.
I'd imagined the next World War, but this book is full of more details than I could have imagined. The action just keeps on coming...
I rarely cry, but the shock of one of the characters going down did it to me totally! Never saw it coming & the consequences will be felt for a while.
Again, a fantastic read. I can't put these books or this series down. And for those who understand because they were there or in the same situation; Thank you for your service.
May 12, 2021
This is the sixth of Peter Nealen’s Maelstrom Rising series of technothrillers, and it moves the action back to Poland, where apparently the Russians (at least some of them) may be getting more involved in the EU/Poland War, and not in a way that benefits the Poles. Nealen is doing a good job of covering the war from both the tactical and strategic perspectives, but I kinda hope he goes back to show how things are going in the increasingly disUnited States.
March 6, 2021
Another winner
Nealen just keeps getting better. As a kid I read a lot of Forsythe, Dogs of War being a favorite, and this is right up there with it. Better action great detail and a compelling story considering what a mess the world is now. Highly recommended, as good as Brad Taylor's work.
Nealen just keeps getting better. As a kid I read a lot of Forsythe, Dogs of War being a favorite, and this is right up there with it. Better action great detail and a compelling story considering what a mess the world is now. Highly recommended, as good as Brad Taylor's work.
September 5, 2021
I've read all 6 of Maelstrrom Rising books and this one is just as good as the others.
I gave this book a five star for all the non-stop action, charcters devolpment, and detail to the invirnment/story. If you enjoy a military, politcal thriller you won't be disappointed with this series from Peter Nealen! It's fresh, fast, and never dull.
I gave this book a five star for all the non-stop action, charcters devolpment, and detail to the invirnment/story. If you enjoy a military, politcal thriller you won't be disappointed with this series from Peter Nealen! It's fresh, fast, and never dull.
March 21, 2021
Another great book from Peter Nealen
With intense action, it almost feels like your in the fight too. The pace of the story leaves you feeling winded. The political theater is almost parrel with current U.S. politics.
With intense action, it almost feels like your in the fight too. The pace of the story leaves you feeling winded. The political theater is almost parrel with current U.S. politics.
April 4, 2021
Better and Better
The headline says it all. Each book in the series just gets better and better. The plots continue to be believable and the action keeps you from putting the book down. Can't wait
for the next in the series.
The headline says it all. Each book in the series just gets better and better. The plots continue to be believable and the action keeps you from putting the book down. Can't wait
for the next in the series.
February 28, 2021
Another amazing book from Nealen
Nealen once again knocks it out of the park. I can easily see the events from this book happening in the future. Highly recommended.
Nealen once again knocks it out of the park. I can easily see the events from this book happening in the future. Highly recommended.
March 21, 2021
Another action packed story
The book didn’t go where I thought and I really didn’t see the ending coming. I am really looking forward to see where this goes next.
The book didn’t go where I thought and I really didn’t see the ending coming. I am really looking forward to see where this goes next.
March 24, 2021
Painfully gripping story about a very realistic near-future world.
May 7, 2021
Enjoyable and realistic
Enjoyable read. The story moves at a great pace. Very interesting plot. I cannot wait for the next book. Recommended.
Enjoyable read. The story moves at a great pace. Very interesting plot. I cannot wait for the next book. Recommended.
June 7, 2021
Really loved his book! Can't say enough good about his series, and Peter Nealen as an author. The realism, depth of characters, storyline s keep you wanting more.
July 20, 2021
Great Book
Another Great Book in the Maelstrom Rising Series. Was very hard to put down. It will be a long wait for Book # 7, Area Denial to come out.
Another Great Book in the Maelstrom Rising Series. Was very hard to put down. It will be a long wait for Book # 7, Area Denial to come out.
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