
Ultimate Weapon
Chris Ryan(Author)
Stephen Tompkinson(Speaker)
Random House Audiobooks (Publisher)
Published on 20. September 2006
Audio
CD-Audio
978-1-85686-892-1 (ISBN)
Description
Three people. Three stories. And a desperate race for survival in a country in the midst of war.
Nick Scott fought in the SAS during the first Gulf War. Captured and tortured, he was left a broken man. His daughter Sarah Scott is a beautiful young scientist who has cracked one of the scientific secrets of the age. Now, she has vanished. Her lover Jed Bradley is one of the SAS's toughest young agents, dropped behind enemy lines in the build up to the Iraq War to find the truth about Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction.
Caught up in a global power play, Nick and Jed must fight their way through a war-ravaged Iraq as the regime of Saddam Hussein collapses around them. It is a desperate race to find the woman they both love. And to unlock the secret of the Ultimate Weapon.
Nick Scott fought in the SAS during the first Gulf War. Captured and tortured, he was left a broken man. His daughter Sarah Scott is a beautiful young scientist who has cracked one of the scientific secrets of the age. Now, she has vanished. Her lover Jed Bradley is one of the SAS's toughest young agents, dropped behind enemy lines in the build up to the Iraq War to find the truth about Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction.
Caught up in a global power play, Nick and Jed must fight their way through a war-ravaged Iraq as the regime of Saddam Hussein collapses around them. It is a desperate race to find the woman they both love. And to unlock the secret of the Ultimate Weapon.
Reviews / Votes
"The SAS is to Chris Ryan what horse racing is to Dick Francis" * Boys Toys * "Slick, polished and gut-wrenching stuff" * Irish Times * "Chock full of military fat to chew on...will keep you awake until dawn" * FHM *More details
Edition
Abridged edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cornerstone
Edition type
Abridged edition
Product notice
Audio CD
Dimensions
Height: 125 mm
Width: 143 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Duration
Dauer: 174 min
Weight
164 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85686-892-1 (9781856868921)
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Persons
Chris Ryan was born near Newcastle in 1961. He joined the SAS in 1984. During his ten years he was involved in overt and covert operations and was also Sniper team commander of the anti-terrorist team. During the Gulf War, Chris was the only member of an eight-man team to escape from Iraq, of which three colleagues were killed and four captured. It was the longest escape and evasion in the history of the SAS. For this he was awarded the Military Medal. For his last two years he was selecting and training potential recruits for the SAS.
Stephen Tompkinson rose to fame after his roles in Drop the Dead Donkey and BBC drama Ballykissangel. He has since starred in a number of TV comedies and dramas, including In Deep, Wild at Heart, and The Taming of the Shrew and appeared in such West End productions as Tartuffe, Arsenic and Old Lace and Art. He also starred in the feature films, Brassed Off, Hotel Splendide and Treacle.
Stephen Tompkinson rose to fame after his roles in Drop the Dead Donkey and BBC drama Ballykissangel. He has since starred in a number of TV comedies and dramas, including In Deep, Wild at Heart, and The Taming of the Shrew and appeared in such West End productions as Tartuffe, Arsenic and Old Lace and Art. He also starred in the feature films, Brassed Off, Hotel Splendide and Treacle.