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Larry Bond's Red Dragon Rising: Shadows of War



by Larry Bond and Jim DeFelice




This novel is the beginning of a new four part series. By 2014 climactic change has lead to droughts and changes in crop yield all over the world. In the United States gasoline is over $14 a gallon and electricity is scarce. Mass riots have broken out in China. China's leadership has decided to relieve the pressure by attacking China's traditional enemies in Southeast Asia. The plan is to make it look like China was attacked by Vietnam. Josh MacArthur is a weather scientist studying the changing climate of northern Vietnam. His camp is destroyed by the invading Chinese. Josh captures the attack with his phone camera. He also films the Chinese army crossing the border into Vietnam. Josh uses his satellite phone to call for help. But the Chinese also listen to his cries for help. A Chinese commando unit is sent to find and kill him. Will he be able to elude both the commandos and the army? Is the United States willing and able to go to war over this invasion? Will the United States be able to rescue Josh from the Chinese forces?