State of the Union, Brad Thor
State of the Union, Brad Thor
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State of the Union

Author: Brad Thor

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 11 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/04/2011


Synopsis

“The perfect all-American hero” (Nelson DeMille, #1 New York Times bestselling author) Scot Harvath is on the hunt for a dangerous killer bent on world domination in this white-knuckled thrill ride from #1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor.

America’s worst nightmare has just become a brutal reality. The most unlikely terrorist enemy of all now holds a knife against the country’s throat. With both diplomatic and conventional military options swept from the table, the president calls upon Navy SEAL turned Secret Service agent, Scot Harvath, to disable a brilliantly orchestrated conspiracy intended to bring the United States to its knees. Teamed with beautiful Russian Intelligence agent Alexandra Ivanova and a highly trained CIA paramilitary detachment, Harvath embarks on an adrenaline-fueled search that spans the world—and leads to a final, deadly showdown on American soil, with a lethal and sinister enemy from the past.

About Brad Thor

To say that New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor is a most interesting person would be an understatement. He has accomplished many things since his graduation from the University of Southern California, where he studied writing, film, and television production. Before he began writing his very successful and quite lengthy list of novels, he was the award winning producer of the PBS series, Traveling Lite. After beginning his career as a novelist, he has been given the distinction of being an American thriller novelist. His most current books, Act of War and Code of Conduct have been given very high critical acclaim. Along with his busy writing career, he is also a 2016 Independent Presidential candidate.

Thor is a member of the well-known conservative think tank group, The Heritage Foundation, and has spoken during their meetings on a subject of which he is very passionate......a strong missile defense system. Thor is a frequent guest on news programs and also Glenn Beck and The Blaze. He is frequently commenting on the subject of terrorism, and is commonly asked how his novels rate for accuracy in covering terrorist issues. He reportedly traveled with a Black ops team in Afghanistan to give accurate descriptions of the conflicts in his book, The Apostle. Glenn Beck once gave an ominous prediction that Thor could potentially be the object of assassination by Muslim extremists because of the content of his book The Last Patriot. That novel was nominated for "Best Thriller Novel of the Year" by the International Thriller Writer's Association.

Thor lives in Nashville. He recently made negative, speculative comments about Donald Trump.......comments which he has since dialed back. Warner Brothers purchased the rights to the Scot Harvath series of thrillers and Thor's The Athena Project, with intentions to develop movie franchises for themselves.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Gary on January 09, 2018

A group of sleeper agents and a whole bunch of nuclear devices waiting to be detonated is the central conflict in this story. Once again, Scot Harvarth is on the scene to save the day. The plot follows a series of moves and counter moves by each government in a tightly woven set of interlocking scen......more

Goodreads review by Mike on September 08, 2019

80s era Russian and US suitcase nukes are the center of a power play by a rogue military officer, aimed at blackmailing the President. Scot, along with allies, tries to save the day.......more

Goodreads review by Michael on June 13, 2016

This is my third Brad Thor book and the first that really disappointed me. I gave five stars to both Code of Conduct and The Last Patriot, but this novel barely gets three stars from me. It was written before the other two and I guess Brad Thor has just improved as a writer as he has gained experien......more

Goodreads review by SteVen on March 20, 2024

Book Review – State of the Union – Brad Thor Brad Thor’s third book in the Scot Harvath series, “State of the Union” is a great espionage story about a Russian plot to destroy the United States. The story moves fast, the action scenes are noteworthy, and the weapon technology and spy/espionage activi......more

Goodreads review by William on February 20, 2013

Your basic action story. Generally easily readable and compelling. Sometimes all the technical weaponry details became overwhelming and slowed the story. Also, the writing occasionally gets extremely jingoistic to the point of annoyance. It does bring up an interesting possibility: will USSR have a......more