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Chinese extremists want to destroy America—and now they've got the means to do it.
When a rogue Chinese general threatens to unleash a biological Armageddon across the U.S., there's only one man who can stop him: the Spartan. Tier One's toughest soldier has just seven days to prevent China's toughest special forces soldiers from detonating their plague canisters across the United States, poisoning millions and sending the world teetering towards war.
By the Spartan's side is Teresa Vasquez—a former Juarez policewoman whose family was murdered by the cartels. Vasquez is now the owner of the world's first invisibility suit, after joining forces with the formidable Colonel Garin, Homeland Security's top troubleshooter and the Spartan's mentor.
Besides the terrorists, standing in the Spartan's way is the mafia, the Mexican cartels, the triads, U.S. special forces ... and one vengeful U.S. General who never forgot the recruit who refused to salute his superior.
The race is on for the Spartan to stop the canister conspiracy and save the world before the bombs go off on the 4th of July ... or before his enemies can kill him.
When a rogue Chinese general threatens to unleash a biological Armageddon across the U.S., there's only one man who can stop him: the Spartan. Tier One's toughest soldier has just seven days to prevent China's toughest special forces soldiers from detonating their plague canisters across the United States, poisoning millions and sending the world teetering towards war.
By the Spartan's side is Teresa Vasquez—a former Juarez policewoman whose family was murdered by the cartels. Vasquez is now the owner of the world's first invisibility suit, after joining forces with the formidable Colonel Garin, Homeland Security's top troubleshooter and the Spartan's mentor.
Besides the terrorists, standing in the Spartan's way is the mafia, the Mexican cartels, the triads, U.S. special forces ... and one vengeful U.S. General who never forgot the recruit who refused to salute his superior.
The race is on for the Spartan to stop the canister conspiracy and save the world before the bombs go off on the 4th of July ... or before his enemies can kill him.
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4.1
11 reviews
Cody Schadegg
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April 1, 2015
Someone took the scripts from all the expendable movies, made them worse... somehow... and named it the spartan. I'm certain parts of the plot never made it from the author's mind into the actual story. Couldn't make it past the mob club shootout. If you're writing a story about an American character, DON'T USE AUSTRALIAN STYLE ENGLISH!
Alex Rutherford
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May 25, 2014
Awesome book. Easy to read. Flows well. Good background knowledge.
Peter Christensen
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December 27, 2016
I like it. Really good book. I would recommend it.
About the author
Born and raised in Sydney, Charles Purcell is a journalist with 20 years of experience in newspapers and magazines, most recently working for the Sydney Morning Herald as an entertainment writer. He has a deep interest in military history—particularly that of ancient Greece—and is a lover of pop culture, DVD box sets, quality literature, viral cat videos and anything featuring that peculiar breed of warriors known as the Spartans.
He currently works as a freelance journalist, writer and social media blogger. The Spartan is his first novel.
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