Shattered Bone

by Chris Stewart and Major Chris Stewart

Book Overview

Shattered Bone: The theft, hijacking, or unauthorized flight of a B-1B bomber loaded with nuclear weapons. Such activity is to be considered a class "A" security violation. The incident aircraft will... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871318318
• ISBN13: 9780871318312
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: M. Evans and Company
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Action packed, a great story and an awesome ending!

I loved the book and couldn't put it down! Great job by Stewart. As a current Air Force Instructor Pilot with over 2,500 hours I can see the vivid realism and exciting details in the storyline (except for the F-16 intercept - but hey, there has to be a little bit of fantasy in everything). The other two books were awesome too (Kill Box and Third Consequence). I hope there are more to come. To the other reviewers of this book, you obviously haven't spent any time in a military jet and don't know what you are talking about. As for his writing style, it was perfectly in harmony with how pilots work, think and FLY! I also found it refreshing that there were some morals displayed by the hero and not the usual [physcial contact] on demand and bad language.

What a great book

Not bad for an authors first novel. This book is fine material about an air force pilot who has long since forgotten his past and when he gets called into duty once again he is totally unprepaired for what is to come next. This book kept me on the very edge of my seat. I would highly reccomend this book to any body.

A fabulous techno thriller!

Techno thrillers are definitely not my cup of tea, however, this one is written so well and so clearly, that I was hooked after the first chapter. Most techno thriller authors get so caught up in technical details that they lose the average reader quickly. Not so with Chris Stewart. He captures the reader's attention from page one, and explains all the normally boring technical details in such a way that I never got tired of reading about them. This book was given to me by a friend, and now I am ready to buy more of this author's work.

Former F-15E Jockey Loved it!

As a former military aviator, I found the book to be fast paced, accurate and heart pounding in places. Mr. Stewart obviously loves the old "Bone" and has high opinions of it's capabilities. I echo other readers' sentiment that this is a tremendous effort out of the gate for this first time author. This book is Sierra Hotel!

Shattered Bone is a Supersonic Hit

Being a serious reader of Tom Clancy, Dale Brown, and Clive Cussler, and Larry Bond, I was sure I would enjoy "Shattered Bone." I wasn't disappointed. This is the first novel starring the B-1B (easily one of the deadliest yet misunderstood warplanes ever built). For an aircraft that has been ridiculed by the media and other "experts", the B-1B does quite well for itself. The attention to detail is quite impressive and the flight scenes are spectacular. The characters are interesting and put you in the cockpit. There are a couple of weaknesses, however. The novel spends a lot of time building up to the flight and therefore the B-1B's mission seems hurried at times - I would liked to have seen a more action in the air. I also would have liked to have seen a better fate for the plane as well. Had these two factors been absent, this one would get a ten instead of a nine. This doesn't stop "Shattered Bone" from being a thrilling read and I recommend it to anyone interested in military aviation.