The Sea Witch: Three Novellas

Description

Airplanes, adventures, life and death in the skies: The Sea Witch brings together three dramatic tales - from three periods of history - of men and women at war: The Sea Witch: A rookie WW2 seaplane pilot is thrown in at the deep end on a mission to locate a missing colleague during the Battle of Guadalcanal. The 17th Day: Seventeen days is the average life expectancy of a British aviator during WW1. Today is Paul Hyde's seventeenth day. Will he live to see the next? Al-Jihad: 2001 - an ex-US Marine becomes caught up in a rogue plot to avenge the terrorists who killed his former commander. This collection, born of Coonts's lifelong passion for military aviation, shows his trademark storytelling at its most scintillating, passionate and powerful.

Reviews

'A triple play of classic Stephen Coonts tales: No one writes more forcefully of warriors whose missions and dreams take flight' Ralph Peters, New York Times bestselling author of Cain at Gettysburg. 'Three nights of fevered page-turning in three terrific novellas, set in three amazing periods of American history. Don't miss it' William Martin, New York Times bestselling author of Annapolis.

Author description

Stephen Coonts is the author of sixteen New York Times bestsellers that have been translated and published around the world. A former naval aviator and Vietnam combat veteran, Coonts is a graduate of West Virginia University and the University of Colorado School of Law.

Table of contents

The Sea Witch. The 17th Day. Al-Jihad.