DropZone: Terminal Velocity - Hardcover

McNab, Andy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385617119 ISBN 13: 9780385617116

Publisher: Doubleday Childrens, 2011

Synopsis

The Raiders are a talented young skydiving team - with a secret. They are also a highly trained group of covert operatives, carrying out deniable missions for Britain's intelligence services. Under the demanding guidance of their ice-cold leader, an ex SAS explosives expert with many live covert special ops missions into active war zones behind him, the Raiders are developing into an impressive unit.

This time, the mission lands Ethan and the team in the most perilous adventure of their careers. The bodies of homeless teenagers are turning up dumped on the street, having been beaten to death. At first no one really seems to care, but then one survives long enough to talk of being forced to fight in a cage, and the authorities suspect organised crime. But they have no luck cracking the impenetrable wall of silence surrounding the organisation. They need a teenager, trained in hand-to-hand combat, to go in undercover. Ethan's the obvious choice...

About this title

About the Author

From the day he was found in a carrier bag on the steps of Guy's Hospital in London, Andy McNab has lead an extraordinary life.

As a teenage delinquent, Andy McNab kicked against society. As a young soldier he waged war against the IRA in the streets and fields of South Armagh. As a member of 22 SAS he was at the centre of covert operations for nine years - on five continents. During the Gulf War he commanded Bravo Two Zero, a patrol that, in the words of his commanding officer, 'will remain in regimental history for ever'. Awarded both the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) and Military Medal (MM) during his military career, McNab was the British Army's most highly decorated serving soldier when he finally left the SAS.

Since then Andy McNab has become one of the world's bestselling writers, drawing on his insider knowledge and experience. As well as three nonfiction bestsellers including Bravo Two Zero, the bestselling British work of military history, he is the author of the bestselling Nick Stone thrillers. He has also written a number of books for children.

Besides his writing work, he lectures to security and intelligence agencies in both the USA and UK, works in the film industry advising Hollywood on everything from covert procedure to training civilian actors to act like soldiers and he continues to be a spokesperson and fundraiser for both military and literacy charities.

www.andymcnab.co.uk

From the Back Cover

This wasn't going to be a situation he could negotiate; it was a fight for his life . . .

Ethan Blake is back, and this time things are even more dangerous.

Sometimes you just have to take a deep breath - and JUMP . . .

More extreme action from SAS covert ops commander, Andy McNab.

Praise for Dropzone:

'McNab has another hit on his hands, this tale is a cracker' Sun

'McNab may well have created a series to rival Muchamore's CHERUB' BookZone

From the Inside Flap

To the outside world, seventeen-year-old Ethan Blake is part of an elite skydiving team. An ordinary boy, with an extreme hobby. But Ethan is also a highly trained covert operative, his team, the Raiders, a top-secret unit sent on dangerous, totally deniable missions.

Now, the bodies of homeless teenagers are turning up on the streets, battered and bruised beyond recognition. Organized crime is suspected and the Raiders are called upon. Somebody suitable, trained in hand-to-hand combat needs to go undercover.

Ethan's life just got very, very dangerous . . .

Andy McNab was a covert ops commander in the SAS and the British Army's most highly decorated serving soldier. Besides his writing, Andy now advises intelligence agencies in the UK and US.

For more about him and his books visit www.andymcnab.co.uk

Edition details

• Publisher: Doubleday Childrens
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385617119
• ISBN 13: 9780385617116
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272