Well managed to finish this book in like less than a week, Gotta love new print Hardcovers which have nice big text for the old folks (that’s targeted at you dad since I know you will read this).

The book this time is “A Time for Patriots” by Dale Brown. The latest from this Techno thriller author in a very very very long line of Patrick McClannahan books (I think its up over 20 now) that have been going since the 80s. I absolutely love these books. They are a fantastic mix of Technology, mystery, intrigue and Planes. What is NOT to like.

Although it gets quite hard to come into the series half way through or at the latest instalment as there is always references back to some of the very first books, it is a great series. Always intriguing and full of lots of fantastic unbelievable technology that if you were into it, you would love to see.

Things like Single Stage to Orbit space planes, unmanned aircraft that defy logic (imagine a plane the size of a C5 Galaxy that flies itself, or a B1 bomber that is remotely controlled) to B52’s fitted with Lasers! The other thing that is does is also provide an insight into a future that you could only dream of.

In the past though Dale Brown has provided something of a bit of a scary prediction. In his early book Storming Heaven he wrote about a Terrorist who was flying planes into Airports and other buildings. This was written well before September 11. He revisits that a little bit in this book (won’t give to much away) but to be honest, it does paint a scary vision of just the kinds of things terrorists could do.

I love this kind of book and for me this is a perfect change in between lots of non fiction. I had to drop reading another book for this one as it was on loan from the library and my Dad still needs to read it, but its only 350 large type pages, so a good quick read, I think some people refer to them as Airport Books, as you can usually pick them up in paperback at any airport and ready for a nice flight somewhere cross country.