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Dreamland #7
Satan's Tail
The seventh in the series of high-tech thrillers centred on Dreamland -- a top-secret USAF weapons research centre -- from the acclaimed author of FLIGHT OF THE OLD DOG and PLAN OF ATTACK Dreamland is a cutting-edge weapons research facility in the Nevada desert -- home to some of the world's finest pilots and an elite combat unit that operates directly at the command of the US President. When a small flotilla of high speed boats begins harassing civilian vessels in the Gulf of Aden below the Red Sea, a special group of experimental warships is tasked to investigate and stop the pirates. The operation is lead by Captain Harold 'Storm Gale, but the danger is considerably greater than they first envisioned and lives are lost. Enter Dreamland, with Colonel Tecumseh 'Dog' Bastian at the helm. Storm is not happy by Dreamland's interference and in the midst of the one-up-man-ship one of Dog's team is killed by the pirates. Suddenly Dreamland are faced with a powerful enemy, an enemy who intends to cause maximum destruction and maximum pain.
512 pages, Paperback
First published July 26, 2005
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Dale Brown
153 books1,133 followersFormer U.S. Air Force captain Dale Brown is the superstar author of 25 consecutive New York Times best-selling military-action-aviation adventure novels: FLIGHT OF THE OLD DOG (1987), SILVER TOWER (1988), DAY OF THE CHEETAH (1989), HAMMERHEADS (1990), SKY MASTERS (1991), NIGHT OF THE HAWK (1992), CHAINS OF COMMAND (1993), STORMING HEAVEN (1994), SHADOWS OF STEEL (1996) and FATAL TERRAIN (1997), THE TIN MAN (1998), BATTLE BORN (1999), and WARRIOR CLASS (2001). His Fourteenth Novel AIRBATTLE FORCE will be published in late Spring 2003... Dale's novels are published in 11 languages and distributed to over 70 countries. Worldwide sales of his novels, audiobooks and computer games exceed 10 million copies.
Dale was born in Buffalo, New York on November 2, 1956. He graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Western European History and received an Air Force commission in 1978. He was a navigator-bombardier in the B-52G Stratofortress heavy bomber and the FB-111A supersonic medium bomber, and is the recipient of several military decorations and awards including the Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Combat Crew Award, and the Marksmanship ribbon.
Dale was also one of the nation's first Air Force ROTC cadets to qualify for and complete the grueling three-week U.S. Army Airborne Infantry paratrooper training course.
Dale is a director and volunteer pilot for AirLifeLine, a non-profit national charitable medical transportation organization who fly needy persons free of charge to receive treatment. He also supports a number of organizations to support and promote law enforcement and reading.
Dale Brown is a member of The Writers Guild and a Life Member of the Air Force Association and U.S. Naval Institute. He is a multi-engine and instrument-rated private pilot and can often be found in the skies all across the United States, piloting his own plane. On the ground, Dale enjoys tennis, skiing, scuba diving, and hockey. Dale, his wife Diane, and son Hunter live near the shores of Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
Dale was born in Buffalo, New York on November 2, 1956. He graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Western European History and received an Air Force commission in 1978. He was a navigator-bombardier in the B-52G Stratofortress heavy bomber and the FB-111A supersonic medium bomber, and is the recipient of several military decorations and awards including the Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Combat Crew Award, and the Marksmanship ribbon.
Dale was also one of the nation's first Air Force ROTC cadets to qualify for and complete the grueling three-week U.S. Army Airborne Infantry paratrooper training course.
Dale is a director and volunteer pilot for AirLifeLine, a non-profit national charitable medical transportation organization who fly needy persons free of charge to receive treatment. He also supports a number of organizations to support and promote law enforcement and reading.
Dale Brown is a member of The Writers Guild and a Life Member of the Air Force Association and U.S. Naval Institute. He is a multi-engine and instrument-rated private pilot and can often be found in the skies all across the United States, piloting his own plane. On the ground, Dale enjoys tennis, skiing, scuba diving, and hockey. Dale, his wife Diane, and son Hunter live near the shores of Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
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Displaying 1 - 12 of 12 reviews
October 15, 2023
very good but…
A page turner but way too much technology. I really don’t need to know the military details and background of every weapon mentioned in the book and I lost track of unmanned and manned weapons. Then of course there is the standard good ‘warriors’ and the scumbag politicians.
A page turner but way too much technology. I really don’t need to know the military details and background of every weapon mentioned in the book and I lost track of unmanned and manned weapons. Then of course there is the standard good ‘warriors’ and the scumbag politicians.
June 13, 2024
can’t go wrong with Dale Brown
Great read from the very beginning. Hard to put down and never a dull moment all the way through to the end!
Great read from the very beginning. Hard to put down and never a dull moment all the way through to the end!
March 22, 2025
Dale, you did it to me again..lack of sleep, anxiety, and contented.
October 3, 2016
Pirates attach shipping in Gulf of Eden. Experimental warships lead by
Captain Harold 'Storm' Gale - Satan's tail trying to catch pirates.
Dreamland help destroy pirates. Whiplash and marines attack pirate's land
base. Osprey shot down and Boston dies.
New technology
Werewolves - Remote controlled helicopters
As extremist Islamic pirates, armed and supported by a powerful Saudi terrorist, prey on civilian vessels in the Gulf of Aden, America aggressively answers with serious muscle -- a next-generation littoral warship with a full range of automated weapons systems that the enemy has dubbed "Satan's Tail."
Captain Harold 'Storm' Gale - Satan's tail trying to catch pirates.
Dreamland help destroy pirates. Whiplash and marines attack pirate's land
base. Osprey shot down and Boston dies.
New technology
Werewolves - Remote controlled helicopters
As extremist Islamic pirates, armed and supported by a powerful Saudi terrorist, prey on civilian vessels in the Gulf of Aden, America aggressively answers with serious muscle -- a next-generation littoral warship with a full range of automated weapons systems that the enemy has dubbed "Satan's Tail."
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October 31, 2010
Another well done story of the Dreamland crew.
November 3, 2015
of Walmart 7/1/11, started 8/13/2011 and started the Heir same day...
August 27, 2012
Wonderful read
October 1, 2012
Typical Dale Brown, but still a fair read.
October 23, 2012
good fast read
June 13, 2013
Not Liddell-Hart, nor the naval journal "Proceedings," but great techno war images paced to a strong, martial drumbeat. Respectful to the warriors, but yet a good read.
July 10, 2014
As with all Dale Brown books Satan's Tail is action packed with a good story line.
December 2, 2016
One of the best in the series. I was actually left sitting on the edge of my seat in different sections of the book. Can't wait to read the next.
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