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Empire Rising

A Novel

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Empire Rising

By: Rick Campbell
Narrated by: Jeff Gurner
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Xiang Li Cheng, the President of the People's Republic of China, has both a problem and a plan in Rick Campbell's thrilling Empire Rising. The problem is that the limited supply of oil available to China is threatening to derail his country's economic growth and prosperity. But to secure access to those resources, he must contend with powerful U.S. Navy and the Pacific Fleet.

After a decades-long largely secret military build up, Cheng sets his plan in motion by suddenly invading Taiwan and drawing the Pacific Fleet in to its defense. With a faster, larger fleet with more capable long range missiles, China is able to surprise and quickly overwhelm the American fast attack fleet, all but wiping out the U.S. forces on deployment. Then China turns to its real objective - invasion and expansion across Asia, starting with the four main Islands of Japan.

While the Atlantic Fleet surges westward to defend its allies and respond to the destruction of their counterparts, it falls to an unlikely alliance of three people to stop this incursion and prevent World War III. National Security Advisor Christine O'Connor has critical information, but she's trapped in Beijing; Captain Murray Wilson, C.O. of the submarine USS Georgia must somehow infiltrate the Chinese submarine blockade; and Navy SEAL Jake Harrison must lead a strike team into the most hostile of territories with only hours to implement the most daring plan ever.

Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Military Sea Adventures Technothrillers Thriller & Suspense War & Military Thriller China Adventure Technology War Imperial Japan Submarine Suspense

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Critic reviews

<p>“Campbell does an amazing job, balancing character interaction with high-octane action...the best novel about a submarine since Tom Clancy's <i>The Hunt For Red October.</i>” —<i>Booklist (starred) on The Trident Deception</i><br><br>“No one puts the reader inside a nuclear submarine like Rick Campbell does. Compelling and thrilling, this novel is a must-read.” —Jack Coughlin, author of Shooter, on The Trident Deception<br><br>“Fans of submarine thrillers who are saddened by the demise of Tom Clancy will welcome Campbell's debut. You may not be able to actually drive a sub after reading this one, but you'll probably know enough to at least launch a salvo of Trident missiles.” —<i>Publishers Weekly on The Trident Deception</i></p>
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Predictable storyline at times. Main character portrayed as a strong inelegant woman, but did some stupid shit. Using the same safehouse twice, really? Not killing Yon when he was unconscious. It just goes on. nonsense, Nonsense, NONSENSE.

Utter garbage

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