Red Ascendant

The world wakes to the brink of war as a mushroom cloud rises over the devastated Japanese port of Monbetsu. An economic partnership between Japan and Russia dissolves into chaos with a punitive Russian sneak attack on the home islands. The timing is perfect-for the Russians. Rising public hostility has forced Americans to shutter their bases in Japan, putting the Mutual Defense Treaty at risk. Admiral Robert Bondurant, Commander of the US Seventh Fleet, now based in Guam, scrambles to generate a measured response to the Russian aggression when he learns his wife and daughters have vanished from their Yokosuka family residence during the chaos of the Russian attack. His counterpart, Russian Admiral Aleksandr Vostrotin, Commander of the Eastern Military District, finds himself fighting this conflict across multiple fronts, not the least of them the warmongering factions in Moscow who forced the attack on the flimsiest of prevarications. The last thing he needs is American involvement. Surprising both opponent and ally, the Japanese invade the Russian-held Kuril islands and begin destroying Russian military satellites, effectively escalating the conflict across air, land, sea and for the first time in history-space.

About the Author :
Born and raised in the deep South, Olan grew up in a salt-of-the-earth family who played as hard as they worked. When time permitted, he devoured the contents of his local library, often reading two or even three books simultaneously. His summers were spent camping, skiing and fishing on Georgia's Lake Lanier with family and exploring the verdant bayous of Louisiana with his brother and grandfather. Like any small-town boy, he yearned for more, joining the Navy to see the world. After years of exotic port visits, surviving a Pacific typhoon and massive earthquakes in the San Francisco bay area, he returned to the relative sanity of his hometown. He thrived in the dotcom craziness, establishing himself as a leading technologist. Along the way he helped define and mature multiple emerging technologies while earning five cloud computing patents. His love of reading, time in the military and adventures abroad combined to inspire him to being writing. His first book, Get Out and Thrive! was a labor of love, a way to assist his fellow Veterans successfully transition back into civilian life. Nowadays, he's settled in that same southern paradise and spends his time writing, hiking and enjoying the company of his wife and daughter and their two dogs: Hazel, the world's smartest Australian Shepard and her partner in crime, Redford, a mischievously ferocious Shih Tzu. Jackson completed his formal training in graphic design and now works full time in a high energy firm where he creates incredible custom designs for customers while running his freelance design business and selectively takes on new clients. He can often be found with his two cats, Mango and Cinder, watching carefully as completes his latest work, often offering constructive criticism from their lofty perches.

Review :
"The best sea battle I've ever read! The entire book was a great read. When will the sequel be out?" "Bringing today's Naval warriors to life with plenty of action and suspense. Mr Prentice has produced a great read! Can't wait for the sequel!" "This book is one of those rare treasures that will keep you up at night, propping your eyes open with the urge to devour one more chapter before allowing sleep to come. And then that chapter leads to another, and another, and.... let's just say I'm writing this at zero dark thirty in the morning, and don't regret a minute of the lost sleep."