The Daedalus Files: SEALS Winged Insertion Command (The Starchild Saga) - Softcover

Williscroft, Robert G

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1968367454 ISBN 13: 9781968367459

Publisher: Starman Press, 2024

Synopsis

<p><strong>Jumping from orbit using little more than a spacesuit and a re-entry pack!</strong></p><p></p><p><em>"</em><strong>The Daedalus Files </strong><em>are four science fiction stories that blend the boundaries of fact and </em>fi<em>ction as seamlessly as the late master, Michael Crichton. They're the type of story that leaves you asking questions and discussing with your coworkers in the break room</em>." - Dr. Dave Edlund, USA Today Bestselling Author, <em>The Peter Savage Thrillers</em></p><p></p><p>Set in the world of Slingshot</em>, Navy SEAL Derek "Tiger" Baily and his SEALS Winged Insertion Command develop the experimental Gryphon hardshell wingsuit from the initial version 7 to the enhanced Gryphon-10 MK 4. Tiger makes a basejump from Slingshot, 80 klicks up, and finally, the team drops from LEO-Low Earth Orbit. Eventually, when the presidential front-runner is seized by pirates for ransom, Baily's 6-man SWIC team must hurtle around the world, staging critical re-entry for a rescue, challenged to solve life-or-death problems with only seconds to spare. Can they survive? Will they effect the rescue? Join Tiger Baily as he and his SWIC team work to perfect the Gryphon and then employ it in combat.</p><br><br>Performed by Trenton Bennett — featuring his acclaimed character voice work — with an illustrated PDF companion including images, diagrams, glossary, and supplemental material.

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About the Author

Dr. Robert G. Williscroft is a retired submarine officer, deep-sea and saturation diver, scientist, author, and a lifelong adventurer. He spent twenty-two months underwater, a year in the equatorial Pacific, three years in the Arctic ice pack, and a year at the Geographic South Pole. He holds degrees in Marine Physics and Meteorology and a doctorate for developing a system to protect scuba divers in contaminated water. A prolific author of both non-fiction, submarine technothrillers, and hard science fiction, he lives in Centennial, Colorado.

Edition details

• Publisher: Starman Press
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1968367454
• ISBN 13: 9781968367459
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 140