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Project Cyclops

by Thomas Hoover (1941–)

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  • 9 hours to read
  • 22 chapters
  • Reading level: 6th grade

"Project Cyclops" by Thomas Hoover is a techno-thriller novel written in the early 1990s. The story revolves around Michael Vance, an ex-agent turned sailor, who finds himself embroiled in a high-stakes conflict involving Arab terrorists, a stolen thermonuclear warhead, and a cutting-edge laser launch facility in the Aegean Sea. As the terrorists take control of the facility, Vance becomes the unlikely hero, risking everything to thwart their plans and save countless lives. The opening of the book introduces us to Michael Vance as he navigates his handmade replica of Ulysses' ship, "Odyssey II", across the tumultuous Aegean waters. While he battles a brewing storm, the plot quickly escalates with the sudden attack from a Russian gunship piloted by Arab terrorists, who aim to seize a powerful laser facility guarding a nuclear warhead. As Vance's ship is destroyed in the ongoing chaos, he washes ashore, emerging as America's last hope against the terrorists. The tension builds as the multiple storylines of Vance's personal quest and the terrorists' sinister agenda collide, setting the stage for an intense narrative filled with action and suspense.

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  • Suspense fiction
  • Nuclear warfare
  • Laser weapons
  • Aegean Sea

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Chapter One: 7:25 P.M

"Do you read me, Odyssey II? Come in." The radio crackled on channel sixteen, the ocean mariner's open line. "Goddammit Mike, do you copy? Over."

Michael Vance was exhilarated, and scared. The salty taste of the Aegean was in his mouth as he reached for the black mike of his radio, still gripping the starboard tiller. His waterproof Ross DSC 800 was topside, since there was no other place for it.

He was lean, with leathery skin and taut tanned cheeks all the more so for his having spent the last three days fighting the sea. He had dark brown hair and a high forehead above eyebrows that set off inquiring blue eyes. His face had mileage, yet was curiously warm, with a slim nose that barely showed where it had been broken year before last— during an ARM special op in Iran.

"Is that you, Bill? Good to hear your voice, but this is a hell of a time—"

"Who else would it be, you loony gringo? Hey, I'm getting a damned lot of static. How about switching channels? Over to seventy."

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Contents

  1. Front Matter
  2. Preface
  3. Chapter One: 7:25 P.M
  4. Chapter Two: 7:58 P.M
  5. Chapter Three: 7:48 P.M
  6. Chapter Four: 7:02 A.M
  7. Chapter Five: 7:48 A.M
  8. Chapter Six: 12:03 P.M
  9. Chapter Seven: 2:18 P.M
  10. Chapter Eight: 2:37 P.M
  11. Chapter Nine: 3:18 P.M
  12. Chapter Ten: 9:22 P.M
  13. Chapter Eleven: 9:15 P.M
  14. Chapter Twelve: 10:05 P.M
  15. Chapter Thirteen: 11:47 P.M
  16. Chapter Fourteen: 1:45 A.M
  17. Chapter Fifteen
  18. Chapter Sixteen: 11:16 P.M
  19. Chapter Seventeen: 6:58 A.M
  20. Chapter Eighteen: 7:12 A.M
  21. Chapter Nineteen: 7:42 A.M
  22. Chapter Twenty: 12:10 A.M

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This free edition of Project Cyclops by Thomas Hoover comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #34319, released 2010-11-14. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery, Adventure, Novels.

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