Product Description

The USA is under seige. Terrorist Henri Cazaux has been using large commercial aircraft to drop explosives on major US airports. When he unleashes a cargo of explosives on San Francisco airport, the national panic reaches all the way to the White House.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #596909 in Books
• Published on: 1995-09-25
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 496 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Brown ( Chains of Command ) shamelessly promotes himself and his previous works in his eighth aeronautical techno-thriller. Thus, this unwieldy tale of domestic terrorism includes forces and characters (notably maverick Coast Guard Rear Admiral Ian Hardcastle) from prior books, as well as gratuitious self-references ("They had gotten that idea from a techno-thriller novel published a few years back . . . called Hammerheads "; or, "This is not some Dale Brown novel, this is real-life"). Supervillain Henri Cazaux, rich beyond measure from drug- and gun-running, has vowed revenge upon the U.S. government for abuse he suffered at the hands of Air Force security police when, as a youth, he was caught dealing hashish to American troops. He begins by bombing major civilian airports; the government, which must predict his next targets and outwit him, eventually has to employ military forces over the skies of our largest cities. Although Brown raises some provocative issues, such as the problem of interagency rivalries and the appropriateness of using military force in civilian areas, his political biases and heavy-handed sarcasm--especially in dealing with a certain gray-haired President who hails from the South and has "a duplicitous and questionable private life," and with his First Lady, "a tough-as-nails bitch"--blur the plot and will irritate readers who simply want to fly vicariously. Brown's aeronautical knowledge is broad and accurate, and his flight scenes are first-rate; it's too bad that he weighs them down with all that extra baggage.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal
Henri Cazeau is a terrorist with a grudge against the United States because MPs mistreated him in an army jail. In retribution, he decides to destroy the entire country by blowing up airports and, eventually, the Capitol. He is opposed by misunderstood retired Coast Guard admiral Ian Hardcastle, last seen in Hammerheads (Berkley, 1991). Cazeau has unlimited funds and endlessly expendable soldiers and is apparently unstoppable; naturally, no one will listen to the alarmist admiral. Wooden dialog, improbable characterization, and impenetrable air defense jargon mar this book. All the men are strong and all the women have firm breasts, even the head of the FBI. Brown has written a number of aerial thrillers; this one is perhaps best suited to airport waiting rooms.
Edwin B. Burgess, U.S. Army TRALINET Ctr., Fort Monroe, Va.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Kirkus Reviews
Even the most ardent pacifists may run for their guns after considering the ease with which America's cities are terrorized in the latest by Air Force veteran Brown (Chains of Command, 1993, etc.). Admiral Ian Hardcastle tirelessly warns Americans of their vulnerability to terrorist attacks in the illusory calm of the postCold War climate. His extreme warnings prove justified when Henri Cazaux, who was once tortured and sodomized by American soldiers stationed in his native Belgium, gets hold of an airplane and uses it to drop a large amount of explosives on Los Angeles International Airport, wreaking death and destruction after a thrilling chase by F-16 fighter jets. This incineration is so easy that he targets more airports around the country, enlisting (i.e., coercing) into his service his investment banker, his Colombian and British advisers, and numerous mercenaries, all of whom would die for Cazaux, not out of loyalty but out of fear of death at his hand should they fail. A multidepartmental task force assembles in Washington, but that damn Democratic administration just won't listen to military men like Hardcastle, learning its lesson only when Cazaux's master plan--an air/surface assault on Washington, DC--threatens our most treasured national monuments. Brown has mastered this genre, as seen in the riveting plane chases and the ease and humor with which he vents his own political frustrations: His parody of Bill and Hillary Clinton will amuse all partisans, but his contempt for modern women, placed here in positions of power but too incompetent to be of use, achieves misogyny with Cazaux's rape of his psychic, whose incredible response makes a mockery of real violence against women. Super chase scenes that don't let up until the planes run out of fuel or blow up, and a perfect villain who refuses to be exterminated until the last page. -- Copyright ©1994, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

Customer Reviews

A Real Nail-Biter!
Be prepared to have plenty of time to read before you pick this up & start reading, as you won't be able to put it down. One of Brown's best works so far. It brings the reader right into the action and keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout the entire book. "STORMING HEAVEN" Will make you think twice before 'hanging around' an airport! It was especially tense for me as I live in the area where the first part of "STORMING HEAVEN" takes place, and I know the area well. Even without that connection, "STORMING HEAVEN" is a must-read for all who enjoy Dale Brown's books and those like him who write about aviation and the all of the excitement which surround it. Bravo!

It makes "Black Sunday" look like Winnie the Pooh!
This was the first Dale Brown book that I read, and I was rather hesitant to read it at all. Once I started it, there was no turning back; I finished it the next day and lost about seven hours of sleep.

At the end of the opening chapter of the book, Henri Cazuax, a psycopathic terrorist who believes he is the servant of Satan, has destroyed three airports, and killed or injured hundreds of people. The ending was no dissapointment, but you'll have to read it yourself to find out.

Start To Finish Excitement!
This was truly an exciting book. After Admiral Hardcastle warns the world about America's lack of guards against terrorism,the bad dreams. A psycho terrorist begins tearing up the heartland. After tearing up The Los Angeles airport by dropping explosives the terror begins. This terrorist pulls teooroist actions all over the country. The American authorities have their hands full. It takes the final pages of this book before the forces can finally subdue the force of evil. This is without question a page turner. Be sure to read it. You will not be dissapointed.Thanks to this book I am now a Dale Brown fan.