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Analysts have long predicted that China would go to war to reintegrate the province of Taiwan. It isn’t a matter of “if;” it’s a matter of “when.” For decades, the only thing that has kept China from invading Taiwan is the American promise to defend it, even if that means World War III. To date, China has not been ready to go that far. But what if China figured out a way to put the United States on the sidelines of their fight to regain Taiwan? Would they do it then?
Drawn from today’s headlines, Red Tide: The Chinese Invasion of Seattle is set in a not-too-distant future where China decides to invade Seattle to use American citizens as high-stakes chips in a game of nuclear blackmail. Will the United States get Seattle back? It will, if a shot down F-18 pilot, a retired Navy SEAL, and a platoon of Army Rangers have anything to say about it.
Written by a former aviator with over 3,000 hours flying attack and reconnaissance aircraft for the United States Navy, including many missions supporting U.S. Special Forces, Red Tide: The Chinese Invasion of Seattle is a look at one possible future that isn’t as improbable as you might think. Events in it are not only possible, they’re already happening. Could China attack the United States to get back Taiwan?
Yes.
We thought the war against China would be fought in Asia. We were wrong.
Books in The Theogony Series
Occupied Seattle Duology
1. Red Tide, Occupied Seattle #1 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0160RR8BU/)
2. Occupied Seattle, Occupied Seattle #2 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0160SHB3E/)
The Theogony Trilogy
1. Janissaries, The Theogony #1 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I59QVL0)
2. When the Gods Aren’t Gods, The Theogony #2 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JW4OFE2/)
3. Terra Stands Alone, The Theogony #3 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MQDWBHO)
Codex Regius Trilogy
1. The Search for Gram, Codex Regius #1 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B010IKQHPI/)
2. Beyond the Shroud of the Universe, Codex Regius #2 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017CFC2DI/)
3. The Dark Star War, Codex Regius #3 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GULFO4O)
The Progenitors’ War Trilogy
1. A Gulf in Time, The Progenitors’ War #1 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0829FLV92)
2. A Gulf in the Past, The Progenitors’ War #2 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0888368RJ)
3. The Progenitors’ War, The Progenitors’ War #3 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096WRN6TY)
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateSeptember 30, 2015
- File size3904 KB
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"What do we do?" asked Petty Officer Brown. They had a big binder of procedures to follow in the event of an emergency, but the procedures in the binder were for things like aircraft malfunctions or emergencies with the tower equipment. There weren't any pages labeled, "What to do in the event of an airborne assault."
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About the Author
Chris' full-length novels on Amazon include the "Occupied Seattle" military fiction duology, the "Theogony" and "Codex Regius" science fiction trilogies and the "War for Dominance" fantasy trilogy. Chris is also the author of the self-help book, "Self-Publishing for Profit: How to Get Your Book Out of Your Head and Into the Stores."
Catch up with Chris at chriskennedypublishing.com or on Facebook at facebook.com/chriskennedypublishing.biz. Follow him on Twitter at @ChrisKennedy110.
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- Publisher : Theogony Books; 2nd edition (September 30, 2015)
- Publication date : September 30, 2015
- Language : English
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A Webster Award winner and three-time Dragon Award finalist, Chris Kennedy is a Science Fiction/Fantasy author, speaker, and small-press publisher who has written over 30 books and published more than 200 others. Get his free book, “Shattered Crucible,” at his website, https://chriskennedypublishing.com.
Called “fantastic” and “a great speaker,” he has coached hundreds of beginning authors and budding novelists on how to self-publish their stories at a variety of conferences, conventions, and writing guild presentations. He is the author of the award-winning #1 bestseller, “Self-Publishing for Profit: How to Get Your Book Out of Your Head and Into the Stores.”
Chris lives in Coinjock, North Carolina, with his wife, and is the holder of a doctorate in educational leadership and master’s degrees in both business and public administration. Follow Chris on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ckpublishing/.
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Having said that, I really did enjoy this story. It's action packed and has believable characters behaving in a believable manner. I don't remember who it was, but someone posted a question on Facebook the other day inquiring as to whether or not you have to like the characters in a book to make it entertaining. My response was that a character doesn't have to be _likeable_ to be entertaining but I do have to have a rooting interest in the book. Red Tide delivers precisely that. A lot of what happens in the book comes down to people not doing their jobs right. I don't like people who don't do their jobs right. Granted, they don't really have advanced notice that they're not doing their jobs right, but when you're dealing with the national defense not knowing is no excuse. Then again, I do have a rooting interest. I'm an American. I root for the home team.
This is the first book in (I believe) a duology and I've already bought the second one. It's that good. I had to. I couldn't stop myself. Honestly, I should've waited a week because I had just spent a bunch of loot on my munchkins but it wasn't going to happen. *SIGH* I wish I could say it was the first time I spent money on a book that I shouldn't have. I love it.
Red Tide is, as advertised, about a Chinese invasion of Seattle as a distraction for their main thrust into Taiwan. I don't think it's too much of a spoiler to say that the US starts this fight off in a bad way. I don't want to give up too much, but yeah, things don't look good for my boys. That's putting it mildly.
The villains in Red Tide are actually pretty villainous while not being the type that cause unbridled hatred. They're Chinese diplomats and soldiers simply doing their jobs. Seriously. They're not the people making the decisions. They're the people following the orders. And follow the orders they do. If they might use a wee bit of subterfuge, well it is a war. That's how things go. If Sun Tzu recommended it, it probably makes sense to use it. I mean, not only is he still studied by every military on the planet, but he was actually Chinese. I get why they do what they do. I'd do the same thing in their situation.
I really like that fact. Kennedy's villains are not just cardboard cut-outs. I mean, I loved Battle: Los Angeles but the people who complained that we didn't know a lot about the aliens weren't wrong. Kennedy gets something I think a lot of authors miss: Everyone is the hero of their own story. The Chinese people in Red Tide aren't dastardly villains cackling in their lairs like Cobra Commander in a bad episode of GI Joe. They have planned well. They follow the plan well. They don't see themselves as bad people. They believe they're doing the right thing. The Americans may disagree, but the Chinese are not interested in the opinions of the Americans.
It's worth mentioning that the Chinese are as humane as they can be. I mean, it's war and people die. The fact remains that they only kill when they have to and several of the steps they take are clearly meant to avoid kill people unnecessarily. These are reasoning human beings who do what they need to do but don't do more than that. I've never met Kennedy personally but he seems to be a warrior with a respect for other warriors. I like that.
My one bitch about Red Tide is that sometimes I felt a bit like I was being talked down to. Kennedy was obviously aware of the fact that he is a Naval Aviator writing for a primarily civilian audience. Sometimes he gives a bit more of an explanation of various terms than I really feel is necessary. Maybe I'm not the best judge of this, I've read military fiction of one type or another for a few decades now and I've studied military history. Someone was actually goofy enough to give me a history degree after I wrote long papers about the security of the Manhattan Project and the involvement of the Heer (the German Army) in the Holocaust so I probably have a better understanding than most. The fact remains that there were times when I felt like I was being talked down to. If I had more time I'd try to find someone who hadn't done all the reading I have and see if they felt the same way.
Other than that though, this is a really strong story. Kennedy's military experience really shines through. There are a couple of aerial combat sequences that just work, and I can easily see why. Kennedy also seems to have a solid grasp of planning and executing an operation from an officer's point of view. It sometimes irks me that the officer is almost always the star of the story, but this time it makes sense. Kennedy himself is an officer so of course that's how he's going to write his books.
I can certainly see this, or a variation of it happening and I sincerely hope that people are paying attention.
Definitely worth the read. Thank you!
So why'd I ding him a couple of stars?
The plot for one. The invasion of Seattle by the Chinese on the pretext of bringing a part to a new auto factory they've built (like anyone would want a Chinese car :) :) :), not as scifi, Like ReD Dawn; but as a serious contention in a real world scenario. They want Taiwan back, and want to ensure America's non-interference.
Gimme a break. I served in the military too- in the Air Force as part of America's Nuclear Deterrent, ready to deliver radioactive death to any nation who crossed us. My son is a Colonel in the Army, and agrees with me here. Thirty minutes after this perfidy was unveiled, mainland China would glow in the dark for a thousand years-there are irrevocable and redundant systems to ensure our second strike capability. So too would most of the rest of world admittedly. That is the reason we don't invade countries with atom bombs.
CHeck your recent history-
Iraq- no atom bombs, regime change.
Afghanistan, no nukes, regime change
Libya, no nukes, regime change.
Iran, no nukes-(jury is still out here)but the nitwits who run the place are still in charge.
North Korea. We let a nut case run that country because....you guessed it. He has nukes!
And of course Syria. Just the thought of the Russians coming to back up Assad has kept us from changing him out.
The same rules apply for China. So if Kennedy wants to posit this as scifi i'll give him this star back.
The second ding is that the book ends in the middle with your having to buy the second to get closure. I understand wanting to sell books, but think this is cheesy and always deduct for this.
Bottom line this is an entertaining bit of fluff for a rainy afternoon, or a sleepless night- if you're satisfied with half the story.
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That said, China is absolutely, admittedly, and undeniably preparing for war against the United States and Kennedy's books should serve as a warning much the same as General Billy Mitchell once warned of an aerial attack on Pearl Harbor by the forces of Japan. Only a fool would dismiss Kennedy's story as fanciful speculation.
The plots and subplots are well researched and well written and it's clear that Kennedy has either done detailed homework or he's visited the places in the two stories in the Occupied Seattle series.
One more thing: The vast majority of the books I buy get donated to charity or given away after I finish them. Kennedy's books will join my Tom Clancy collection as books I will read and read again.
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Using subterfuge so well, the Chinese acquire land to build cars in Seattle. They then organise a naval visit, and use disguised cargo ships to bring in heavy armour and anti-air. meanwhile, a passenger cruise is actually simply a troopship, as are several air flights.
They manage to seize most of Seattle and the surrounding area, with very few casualties, simply because no one expects them to do so, and so security is extremely lax. The area becomes a hostage to force the US to not do anything.
But there's a final twist that no-one except the Chinese Premier himself knows about. A Nuke is armed and in the area, presumably to kill everyone, including all the Chinese armed forces, and blame it on the US.
I look forward to reading of the fight back, in the second book in the series, "Occupied Seattle"

What I have read is fantasy!! But I suppose that was what was intended!