Empire Rising: A Novel

The masterful, thrill-a-minute sequel to Rick Campbell's The Trident Deception-the "best novel about a submarine since Tom Clancy's classic The Hunt For Red October" (Booklist, starred review).

The President of the People's Republic of China has a problem: The limited supply of oil available to his country threatens to derail its economic growth and prosperity. His plan: Aggressive diplomacy-which, in this case, means all-out war. Tawian is invaded, and the U.S. military is sent in to repe...