Stephen Coonts, bestselling author of Flight of the Intruder
"Gandt writes for all us Walter Mittys who know we could fly the hot jets and save the world..."

Dale Brown, bestselling author of Flight of the Old Dog.
"Gandt’s combat scenes are excellent."

The Hook: The Journal of Carrier Aviation
"Gandt, who knows his stuff, provides the reader with a plethora of whiz-bang, techno-action and old-fashioned knife and pistola duels."

Pacific Flyer
"Gandt is a rare treasure, a Navy jet jock with the gift of being able to tell an exciting story."

Book Description
Commander Brick Maxwell and his squadron of Super Hornets are flying cover for the President of Taiwan’s jetliner when it mysteriously explodes and falls from the sky. Other than a slight shimmer of light preceding the catastrophe, there is no visible cause for the disaster. But ex-test pilot and astronaut Maxwell suspects that China has somehow acquired the technology of the U.S.’s most secret weapon — the superstealth fighter called Black Star. As war erupts between China and Taiwan, Maxwell and a team of commandos must hijack the exotic Chinese killing machine . But with a beautiful defector of dubious loyalty guiding them, the mission could turn into a death trap.

From the Publisher
Former Navy aviator Robert Gandt's debut novel, With Hostile Intent, was hailed as "a red hot aerial shoot-'em-up" by bestselling author Stephen Coonts. Now fighter jock hero Brick Maxwell and his F/A-18 Super Hornet are hurtling off the deck of the USS Ronald Reagan to prevent China from taking over Taiwan.

About the Author
Robert Gandt is a former Navy fighter/attack pilot who logged over three hundred carrier landings and nearly two thousand hours in the A-4 Skyhawk. In his career as a military pilot, airline captain, and air show performer, he accrued over 30,000 hours in the air. An acclaimed aviation author and screenwriter, he has written nine books, countless articles, and worked as writer and consultant for the CBS series Pensacola: Wings of Gold. Black Star is the third in the blazing new series of naval aviation novels set aboard the world’s mightiest warship, USS Ronald Reagan.

FROM THE PUBLISHER