The Chosen One
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- ¥710
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A fundamentalist Islamic army is on the march in the Middle East, and the fight to stop the spread of madness will take everything the American military can muster, in this novel from the author of The Red Line.
Two months ago, a new leader arose in the Islamic world, the Mahdi—or the Chosen One. He has rallied fundamentalist Muslim forces across the Middle East who have driven deep into Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Standing against them is an allied force made up primarily of the American military.
It's a desperate fight. From armored battles in the desert to American carriers desperately dodging waves of cruise missiles, the Mahdi proves to have many tricks up his sleeve.
Marine Lieutenant Sam Erickson is in the thick of the fighting. He and his company have fought their way from a landing on the Mediterranean shore to the outskirts of Cairo. Now he finds himself at a critical juncture, but can he make the sacrifices necessary for the greater good?
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Gragg follows his well-received debut, The Red Line, about a near-future war in Europe, with an uneven military action thriller that pits the U.S. and its allies against a massive Pan-Arab coalition led by Algerian cleric Muhammad Mourad (aka the Chosen One). As in the previous book, the focus is on various individuals as they fight their way through a brutal, all-consuming war. Marine 1st Lt. Samuel Erickson leads a platoon a hundred miles behind enemy lines in the North African desert. Lt. Cmdr. Bradley "Blackjack" Mitchell, a pilot who flies missions from a carrier off the Egyptian coast, more than once rescues Erickson and his men as they battle their way to Cairo. While the weapons are cutting-edge, the political background solid, and the military tactics on point, readers should be prepared for overwrought prose. When one of Erickson's men is wounded, "The precious streams of life-sustaining liquid that dropped into the pitiful ground went on without pause. His distorted mind screamed from the unending angst." Some fans of The Red Line may struggle to get through this one.
