Antarctica STORM: An Aggressor Inc. Thriller (The Aggressor Series)

"Terrifyingly plausible, with an icy, atmospheric twist..." KC Finn, Readers Favorite, 5 STARS

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A world recovering from a crippling Pacific War. Are America's adversaries beaten, or preparing to rise again?
A power source so potent that 0.1 ounces could flatten Manhattan.
A US research program so secret it has been hidden under the most remote base on the coldest continent on the planet.
An unidentified spy deep inside the program who can expose it to America's adversaries.
Adversaries so desperate they are willing to risk a new war to disrupt it.
A page-burning thriller from FX Holden about the next arms race . And here's the kicker: it has already begun.

Brilliant US physicist, David Lau, and his team have been working under the ice at Antarctica’s Concordia Station to tame a new technology that could either take mankind to the stars, or end life as we know it. He holds the key to a Pandora's Box, but what will he find inside; hope, or chaos?

Captain Karen 'Bunny' O'Hare, Antarctica flight leader for private security contractor, Aggressor Inc., picks up a mysterious radiation spike high over the continent. She's convinced it's proof that a very cold war is about to turn hot. Is she overreacting?

Aboard Aggressor Inc.’s AC-130X Outlaw , Captain Rory O’Donoghue and his crew are on final approach to Concordia when they are warned the station is being evacuated and they should prepare to take off again as soon as they land. A catastrophe under the ice looms, but is it an accident, or sabotage?

Chinese Antarctic Research Center specialist Liu Zhen has just flown 600 miles from China’s Qinling Station to establish a mobile weather station on Antarctica’s Dome C, one of the coldest locations on the planet. When he arrives, he finds a Russian research team already at the site. Coincidence, or the sign of a coming Antarctica storm?

"FX Holden is a skilled storyteller who delivers a military tale brimming with geopolitical conflict in an unforgiving setting. The world of Antarctica Storm is akin to a character, using the unpredictability and peril of the natural world as a parallel for human actions." Ruffina Oserio, Readers Favorite.

Military and techno-thriller readers love FX Holden: "FX Holden is the Nostradamus of military fiction writers..." US Readers Favorite. "Clancy fans will be pleased..." US Publishers Weekly "Full-throttle action..." BookLife Editor's Pick "In the spirit of Tom Clancy! Well done. I’m very techy, retired military. An engaging fast paced story. ..." Amazon reader "Tom Clancy type excitement and military geekiness right here." Amazon reader "Nothing has come close to Jake Grafton until now. If you love high tech fast military action, in the skies, with more than a little attitude, then you should love this read." Amazon reader