Meltdown - Rilegato

McNab, Andy; Rigby, Robert

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0385608063 ISBN 13: 9780385608060

Casa editrice: Doubleday Children's Books, 2007

Riassunto

Fourth in a gripping, action-packed sequence of thrillers about Danny and Fergus Watts, from the bestselling author of Bravo Two Zero, Andy McNab, and Robert Rigby, veteran of many successful TV screenplays. Ideal for adventure-seeking readers.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Andy McNab joined the infantry as a boy soldier. In 1984 he was 'badged' as a member of 22 SAS Regiment and was involved in both covert and overt special operations worldwide. During the Gulf War he commanded Bravo Two Zero, a patrol that, in the words of his commanding officer, 'will remain in regimental history for ever'. Awarded both the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) and Military Medal (MM) during his military career, McNab was the British Army's most highly decorated serving soldier when he finally left the SAS in February 1993. He wrote about his experiences in two phenomenal bestsellers, Bravo Two Zero, which was filmed in 1998 starring Sean Bean, and Immediate Action. He is the author of the bestselling novels, Remote Control, Crisis Four, Firewall, Last Light, Liberation Day, Dark Winter, Aggressor and Recoil. Besides his writing work, he lectures to security and intelligence agencies in both the USA and UK. Robert Rigby began his career as a journalist, then spent several years in the music business as a songwriter and session musician. He turned to writing for radio, television and the theatre and has also directed and performed in children s theatre throughout the country. He has become an established young people s playwright and his award-winning work with youth theatre companies has been seen in Britain, Europe, the USA and Africa. He wrote the novelizations of the movies, Goal! and Goal II, and his scripts for television include the long-running BBC children s drama series Byker Grove.

Dalla quarta di copertina

Fantastic reveiws for the BOY SOLDIER series:

BOY SOLDIER

'An action-packed thriller'

SUN

'Great stuff . . . highly recommended'

READING MATTERS

PAYBACK

'Rip-roaring action

SUNDAY EXPRESS

AVENGER

'Cutting-edge storyline'

TES

NOT SUITABLE FOR YOUNGER READERS

Dal risvolto di copertina interno

A terrifying new drug with devasting side effects is threatening to destablize society: who is behind it? The British security services must find out before a global threat is unleashed.

When a 4 x 4 arrives at their remote hideout in the Canadian lakes, eighteent-year-old Danny and his Grandfather, ex SAS-hero Fergus Watts, are once again sucked into a deadly undercover operation and a race against time.

But as Dannt and Fergus follow the trail of destruction from the clubs of Manchester to Spain and Germany, they discover that someone else is shadowing their every move; someone they hoped never to encounter again. And this time, when the battle is joined, it is a battle to the end.

The fourth book in the Boy Soldier sequence is another explosive, fast-moving and thrilling adventure, packed with authentic detail from Andy McNab's SAS expertise.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Doubleday Children's Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0385608063
• ISBN 13: 9780385608060
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 304
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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