Tridents First Gleaming, Stephen Templin
Tridents First Gleaming, Stephen Templin
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Trident's First Gleaming
A Special Operations Group Thriller

Author: Stephen Templin

Narrator: Brian Troxell

Unabridged: 9 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lantern Audio

Published: 09/15/2014


Synopsis

Former SEAL Chris Paladin leaves SEAL Team Six to become a pastor, but CIA spook Hannah Andrade pulls him back into Special Operations Group, the ultra-secret unit that SEAL Team Six operators and others served under to eliminate bin Laden. Chris and Hannah are joined by Delta Force's Sonny Cohen to stop a new terrorist threat from launching a deadly cyber-terror attack against the United States.

About Stephen Templin

Stephen Templin is a New York Times, USA Today, and internationally bestselling author, with the movie rights to one of his books purchased by Vin Diesel. His books have been translated into thirteen languages, and he publishes with three of the Big 5 publishers: Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, and Hachette UK. His writing is "action packed . . . harrowing . . . adrenaline laced" (New York Times).

He wasn't a SEAL, but he completed Hell Week, qualified as a pistol and rifle expert, blew up stuff, and practiced small-unit tactics during Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training. Later, Steve became a missionary. Then for fourteen years he lectured as a tenured professor at Meio University in Japan, where he trained in the martial art aikido. His PhD is in education, and he lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Secretly, he's a dark chocolate thief.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jason on October 02, 2014

I waited to start this book until it was released last week on Audible. I finished it last night while driving around my neighborhood because I simply couldn't stop listening. There are so many things that are right with this book that it is difficult to find a place to start. Here are a few that rea......more

Goodreads review by Eric on December 19, 2016

3.5 stars This is a pretty entertaining book but nothing particularly special. The characters are pretty good but didn't really click for me except for Sonny. There is also a cannibalistic lunatic terrorist! The story is in part about a preacher Navy Seal (?). Oh yeah, he has sworn a vow of chastity.......more

Goodreads review by J.T. on November 13, 2014

Great fast paced novel drawing readers deeper into the flames of operational activity hell. Attrition goes beyond body count, Templin captures warriors' souls. Hardware is real, situational responses are real, and the heat of the moment humor is real. There are numerous great thriller writers in the......more

Goodreads review by Chad on September 03, 2015

Templin got me quickly engaged with an incredibly deep and diverse main character. Once engaged the book was hard to put down and the action fast paced. Templin is really becoming Clancy's heir apparent in my book. Great read. Can't wait for the next installment.......more