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RebelIranianGeneralHesarakal-KanBuzhaziislaunchingacoupthatcoulddestroyIran'stheocraticregime,andmustturntohisoldnemesis,U.S.AirForceLieutenant-GeneralPatrickMcLanahan,forhelp.Onpresidentialauthority,McLanahansendsanew,top-secretfleetofXR-A9BlackStallionspaceplanesintothefray.Thestrikeforce,capableofvirtuallyinstantaneousglobalreach—ledbytestpilotandastronautCaptainHunterNoble—couldchangethecourseofhistoryintheMiddleEastforgenerationstocome.ButthereactivationofAmerica'sfirstmilitaryspacestationhasrekindledfearsofaspacearmsrace.AndwithMcLanahancaughtinafuriouspoliticalbattlewiththosesecretlyworkingtounderminehismilitaryinitiative,itfallstoNobleandhisdedicatedspaceengineerstohaltagrowinginsurgencyinIranthatthreatenstoeruptintoadevastatingworldwidejihad.