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The Typhoon is the largest submersible ever built. As big as a World War II aircraft carrier, it is the crowning achievement of the Soviet Union.

The leviathans sank into decay with its demise and in exchange for hard currency, the new Russian Federation promised to scrap them.

But one has escaped the cutter's torch. Now something big and wicked is coming out of the Barents Sea.

Only USS Portland, her aggressive captain, his conflicted Exec, and the first woman to serve aboard an American sub stand in its way.

Locked in a struggle that pits American technology against a wily Russian captain, neither side can afford to lose, yet only one ship, one crew, can win ...

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Orion mass market paperback
075285898X / 9780752858982
Paperback / softback
813.54
06/05/2004
United Kingdom
English
Thrillers
432 p.
18 cm
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Reprint. Originally published: 2003.
A brilliant new thriller from a startling talent White has a mastery of character, technology and pace and has created a novel that will not only appeal to die-hard fans but also attract a new generation of techno-thriller readers - this really is as good as Clancy Robin is the co-author of HOSTILE WATERS, which was hailed by Tom Clancy as 'one of the most fascinating true submarine stories I have ever encountered' Robin White's novel SIBERIAN LIGHT also attracted very good reviews: 'The novel stands on its own as a well-thought-out tale of intrigue, love and - finally - hope' NEW YORK TIMES B
A brilliant new thriller from a startling talent White has a mastery of character, technology and pace and has created a novel that will not only appeal to die-hard fans but also attract a new generation of techno-thriller readers - this really is as good as Clancy Robin is the co-author of HOSTILE WATERS, which was hailed by Tom Clancy as 'one of the most fascinating true submarine stories I have ever encountered' Robin White's novel SIBERIAN LIGHT also attracted very good reviews: 'The novel stands on its own as a well-thought-out tale of intrigue, love and - finally - hope' NEW YORK TIMES B FH Thriller / suspense