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With U.S. intelligence agencies wracked by internal power struggles and paralyzed by bureaucracy, the President was forced to establish his own clandestine group--Covert-One. It is only activated as a last resort, when the threat is on a global scale and time is running out. In northern Uganda, an American special forces team is decimated by a group of normally peaceful farmers. Video of the attack shows even women and children possessing almost supernatural speed and strength, consumed with a rage that makes them immune to pain, fear, and all but the most devastating injuries. Covert-One's top operative, army microbiologist Colonel Jon Smith, is sent to investigate the attack and finds evidence of a parasitic infection that for centuries has been causing violent insanity and then going dormant. This time, though, it's different. The parasite had been purposely kept alive and crudely transmitted in acts of terrorism. Now the director of Iranian Intelligence is in Uganda trying to obtain this biological weapon to unleash it on the West. Smith and his team are ambushed and cut off from all outside support just as they begin to suspect that forces much more powerful than the Iranians are in play--forces that can be traced to Washington itself.

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PublisherHachette Audio

ISBN-101600244114

ISBN-139781600244117

eBay Product ID (ePID)66168222

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Book TitleRobert Ludlum's (Tm) the Ares Decision

TopicAction & Adventure

Publication Year2011

LanguageEnglish

GenreFiction

AuthorKyle Mills

Book SeriesCovert-One Ser.

FormatCompact Disc

Dimensions

Item Height1.5in

Item Length5.8in

Item Width5.2in

Item Weight10.8 Oz

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"The fun...[is] finding out how [our heroes] will manage to overcome a new batch of seemingly insurmountable odds. Fast paced, exciting, and boasting prose that's easier on the eyes than much of Ludlum's own appoint."-- Booklist, "Packed with all the classic Ludlum elements...the intricately engineered plot thunders forward at breakneck pace. Bottom Line: Perfectly executed."'e" PEOPLE on The Altman Code, Robert Ludlum's THE ARCTIC EVENT marks yet another posthumous novel for the legendary writer. This one is delivered by James H. Cobb and read by Jeff Woodman. Woodman elevates this serviceable spy novel with an outstanding narration. On its own, the story provides good reading as a mild diversion, but Woodman really animates the characters, handling the different accents and genders well. Listeners can feel a degree of panic as the recurring Covert One character, Jon Smith, and his crew find themselves on an Arctic island, surrounded by hostile forces., The fun...[is] finding out how [our heroes] will manage to overcome a new batch of seemingly insurmountable odds. Fast paced, exciting, and boasting prose that's easier on the eyes than much of Ludlum's own appoint., Packed with all the classic Ludlum elements...the intricately engineered plot thunders forward at breakneck pace. Bottom Line: Perfectly executed., "Welcome to Robert Ludlum's world...fast pacing, tight plotting, international intrigue."'e" Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Welcome to Robert Ludlum's world...fast pacing, tight plotting, international intrigue."-- Cleveland Plain Dealer, "The fun...[is] finding out how [our heroes] will manage to overcome a new batch of seemingly insurmountable odds. Fast paced, exciting, and boasting prose that's easier on the eyes than much of Ludlum's own appoint."'e" Booklist, "Packed with all the classic Ludlum elements...the intricately engineered plot thunders forward at breakneck pace. Bottom Line: Perfectly executed."-- PEOPLE on The Altman Code

Dewey Edition22

Series Volume Number8

Number of Volumes10 Vols.

Dewey Decimal813.54

Edition DescriptionUnabridged Edition