Blue gemini a thriller

Blue gemini book by mike jenne official publisher page simon. Blue gemini book by mike jenne official publisher page. Scott ourecky wanted to fly he never dreamed hed end up in a secret military space program. Blue gemini is a mustread for fans of manned spaceflight and james bond.

Mike jenne is a licensed pilot, lifelong aerospace aficionado and amateur space historian. As a child, he felt the ground shudderoftenas the saturn v moon rockets were tested at. A thriller has been added to your cart add to cart. The blue gemini series follows several characters involved in a secret usaf manned spaceflight program during the cold war. Set in the late 1960s, jenne builds a credible and exciting world around an air force variant of nasas gemini aka blue gemini.

Mar 11, 2018 based on a real secret space program, blue gemini combines thrilling space action with excellent storytelling to create an exciting modern cold war thriller. Jan 05, 2016 i read blue gemini over 312 days after receiving an autographed copy from mike jenne. Air forces covert blue gemini project, a manned satellite interceptor based upon nasas project gemini spacecraft, hope for a long standdown before what is slated. In blue gemini, a covert air force program deploys a military gemini variant in a secret battle in space against the soviets. Fiction suspense nonenglish fiction publication details.

Blue gemini 9781945863059, 9781631580574 vitalsource. Pale blue is the epic, highflying conclusion to the blue gemini trilogy that will leave you breathless. Blue gemini is billed as a thriller but it is a thriller only in the cerebral sense. Blue gemini is a novel set in the 196669 timeframe that tells the story of a young air force engineer who gets involved in a topsecret project to launch manned military space missions. The cold war is far from over, and nuclear annihilation is always only a heartbeat away. This is the final novel in the trilogy which began with blue gemini and continued in blue darker than black. Mike jennes thriller blue gemini is a must read for all scifi and history fans alike. The author creates a compelling what if story set during a critical period of the space race between the us and ussr what if the usafs planned manned military space program hadnt been cancelled but had gone forward as a black program. But after experiencing numerous close calls in orbit, the astronauts soon discover that not all perils reside in the sky.

After the harrowing rescue mission which concluded the second book, drew carson and scott ourecky, astronauts of the u. Spanning the period from 1969 to 1972, jennes suspenseful second thriller centered on blue gemini, a covert u. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Blue gemini by mike jenne overdrive rakuten overdrive. Blue gemini is a techno thriller series which follows several characters who are involved in a secret usaf manned program during the cold war era. Jennes strong final blue gemini thriller after blue darker than black concludes the trilogy in dramatic fashion. Anyone who grew up in the early days of the space program and who followed the progress of the mercury and gemini programs will find a lot of things to like.

Trained as an army ranger and military freefall halo parachutist, he is a former special forces officer who has served across the globe, including. Being a bit of a sceptic and space cadet, my initial expectations were not high a novel about a subject i have a long standing interest in, written by an unknown to me author. A thriller hardcover may 5, 2015 by mike jenne author. He graciously sent me an advanced ecopy on july 29th of the second novel of the the trilogy, blue darker than black. I read blue gemini over 312 days after receiving an autographed copy from mike jenne. Blue gemini a thriller epub mike jenne achat ebook fnac. Blue gemini is a technothriller series which follows several characters who are involved in a secret usaf manned program during the cold war era. Pale blue book by mike jenne official publisher page. A thriller blue gemini spanning the period from 1969 to 1972, jennes suspenseful second thriller centered on blue gemini, a covert u. As a child, he felt the ground shudderoften as the saturn v moon rockets were tested at nearby marshall space flight center.

Blue gemini a thriller epub mike jenne achat ebook. A thriller by mike jenne overview in the second book of the blue gemini trilogy, air force majors scott ourecky and drew carson continue to fly highly classified missions to intercept and destroy suspect soviet satellites. His first novel, blue gemini, is the first installment of a series. Apr 07, 2015 mike jennes blue gemini is a terrific techno thriller that combines a cold war adventure of tom clancy and the space flight accuracy exceeding martin caidins marooned. Thoroughly researched, the books integrate real and fictional events, people and places to deliver a compelling alternate history. A thriller by mike jenne 2017, paperback at the best online prices at ebay.

Scott ourecky wanted to flyhe never dreamed hed end up in a secret mi. Blue gemini is an alternate history tale of a clandestine usaf manned space program, that could really have taken place. Free shipping get free shipping free 58 day shipping within the u. Scott ourecky wanted to flyhe never dreamed hed end up in a secret military space program. Blue gemini is probably the first technothriller i have read, and i will be honest, it took a bit for this book to hook me. The technical details are very well done, as are glimpses into special operations forces, trained in this story to recover the crews in the event their secret missions are forced to land outside the u. Be the first to watch, comment, and share trailers and mo. Based on a real secret space program, blue gemini combines highaltitude action with edgeofyourseat storytelling to create a modern classic cold war thriller. The technothrillers blend fact and fiction, accurately depicting the culture and technology of that era, on both sides of the iron curtain. Jenne, a former special forces officer, makes the threat of nuclear war feel real and draws on his own military training and aerospace expertise for plausible details. It is author mike jennes first novel and he has crafted an excellent tale that is. Blue gemini ebook by mike jenne 9781631580574 rakuten kobo.

Skyhorse publishing, as well as our arcade, yucca, and good books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fictionnovels, novellas, political and. Mike jenne is a licensed pilot, lifelong aerospace aficionado, and amateur space historian. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading blue gemini. Although i got into the blue gemini series to climb into the gemini cockpit as a space buff, i found much more in blue darker than black than a great cold war space thriller. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read blue gemini. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information. This is a technothriller in the vein of tom clancy, and jenne has obviously done his research well. Read blue gemini a thriller by mike jenne available from rakuten kobo.

Jenne writes very convincingly of the exceptional people in special operations that take on life or death work without fanfare, reward or even thanks. Gemini theatrical trailer in theaters march 30th youtube. Mike jenne asked to fill in on a covert space program designed to intercept and destroy suspect soviet satellites in 1968, scott ourecky finds himself in serious danger when he is paired with a reckless pilot. Blue gemini blue gemini, book 1 by mike jenne fantastic fiction.

This book contains all the elements needed for a good read. Blue gemini and blue darker than black are the first two novels in a historical fiction series by author mike jenne that dives into the u. America is racing the soviet union to land men on th. A thriller by mike jenne yucca publishing, 2015 hardcover, 568 pp. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Mike jenne scott ourecky wanted to flyhe never dreamed hed end up in a secret military space program. In the second book of the blue gemini trilogy, air force majors scott ourecky and drew carson continue to fly highly classified missions to intercept and destroy suspect soviet satellites. The cold war is far from over, nuclear annihilation is always only a heartbeat away. Prueba prime hola, identificate cuenta y listas identificate cuenta y listas devoluciones y pedidos prueba prime carrito. Based on a real secret space program, blue gemini combines highaltitude action with edgeofyourseat storytelling to create a modern cold war thriller. Us astronauts race to disarm soviet satellites armed with nuclear weapons in the concluding volume in a thrilling althistory cold warera space trilogy from mike jenne. The story opens in 1968, when the us learns that the soviets are working to put up a nuclear obs orbital bombardment system.