By Dawn's Early Light
by David Hagberg
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From the "USA Today" bestselling author of "Joshua's Hammer "and "High Flight" On the Bay of Bengal a civilian research vessel witnesses a submarine fire a laser into the sky. Before they can process what they see, the sub blasts them out of the water and captures the lone survivor. Immediately, one of the United States spy satellites becomes inoperative, and seemingly disappears. With the United States blind, Pakistan plans to announce their presence as a nuclear threat with an attack on show more India that would leave millions dead.The only witnesses to the plan, and the only ones to know that the bomb is small enough to be dropped from an aircraft, are a CIA insertion team, headed by the President's own brother, former Navy SEAL lieutenant Scott Hanson. Their knowledge may prevent a nuclear holocaust, but they've been captured and tortured. Thrust into the action is Commander Frank Dillon, Jr., commanding officer on the American nuclear sub "Seawolf," together with a team of SEALs. Their mission is to get them back safely. But with the world on the brink of war, getting out may be the greatest challenge of all. show lessTags
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I would put this in the thriller genre.
The President's brother, along with his team, are captured while on a covert mission.
A civilian research vessel sees a laser attack.
A SEAL team is sent to rescue the captured team.
A space team is sent to repair the satellite damaged by the laser attack.
A military submarine is deployed to protect the space team in case the group that made the laser attack decides to repeat it.
The President's brother, along with his team, are captured while on a covert mission.
A civilian research vessel sees a laser attack.
A SEAL team is sent to rescue the captured team.
A space team is sent to repair the satellite damaged by the laser attack.
A military submarine is deployed to protect the space team in case the group that made the laser attack decides to repeat it.
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David Hagberg was born and raised in Duluth, Minnesota. After graduating from high school, he joined the Air Force and was trained as a cryptographer. During his career, he was stationed in Greenland and in Germany. He studied physics, mathematics and philosophy at the University of Maryland, Overseas Division and the University of Wisconsin. He show more worked as a cub reporter on the Duluth Herald and News-Tribune and as a news desk editor for the Associated Press. His first novel, Twister, was published in 1975. He has written over 70 suspense novels including The White House, Joshua's Hammer, Desert Fire, and High Flight. He won three Mystery Scene Magazine Best American Mystery awards for Countdown, Crossfire, and Critical Mass. His Sean Flannery novel, The Kremlin Letter, was also nominated for an American Book Award. David Hagberg passed away on September 8, 2019 at the age of 76. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- By Dawn's Early Light
- Original title
- By Dawn's Early Light
- Original publication date
- 2003
- People/Characters
- Scott Parsons; Marcella; Dillon
- Important places
- Washington, D.C., USA; Kandahar, Afghanistan; Pakistan; Nampo Bay; North Korea
- Dedication
- This book is for Lorrel.
- First words
- Even three hundred kilometers offshore from Calcutta, in three thousand meters of water, the sea was stained brown by garbage.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Not after what they'd just done.
- Original language
- English US
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
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