Fire Flight: A Novel - Hardcover

Nance, John J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0743250508 ISBN 13: 9780743250504

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2003

Synopsis

When forest wildfires threaten two American national parks and countless homes, retired fire bomber Clark Maxwell joins his former teammates despite the unreliability of their air tankers, which are breaking apart with fatal consequences, a situation that Maxwell suspects may be linked to a sinister cover up. 100,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

John J. Nance is the author of sixteen major books, five of them nonfiction. Two of his works, Pandora's Clock and Medusa's Child, aired as highly successful two-part television miniseries. He is a decorated Air Force pilot, veteran of Vietnam and Operation Desert Storm, a veteran airline captain, ABC's Aviation Analyst, and a renowned, much-in-demand professional speaker on major issues of safety, communications, and teamwork, especially to the medical profession. John, who welcomes communications from his readers, can be reached through www.johnjnance.com.

From AudioFile:

A huge forest fire ranges out of control in Jackson Hole and Yellowstone National Forest. The fires are fought by brave pilots in ancient air tankers (converted from old passenger airliners) dropping chemical fire retardants and by fire jumpers who fight the fires on the ground. Clark Maxwell, a veteran pilot, watches as friends die when one plane's wings fall off mid-flight and another crashes from mechanical neglect. Nance's performance is best when he stresses the tension felt by the pilots and fire fighters as they battle the flames and their cantankerous, unreliable planes. Nance draws the listener into the story most effectively when he dramatizes the action. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0743250508
• ISBN 13: 9780743250504
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368