Kilo Class

By: Patrick Robinson

Narrated by: Stephen Lang

It's one of the stealthiest, most dangerous underwater warships ever built . . . silent at under five knots, and capable of a massive nuclear warhead punch. It's the weapon every Third World dictator covets. It's the 240-foot long Russian Kilo Class submarine and Russia seems perfectly willing to sell it to anyone - including China.

The U.S. Defense Department knows full well of China's intentions to use submarines to shut the U.S. Carrier Battle Groups out of the Taiwan Strait. And then to reclaim, by military force if necessary, the rich independent island which sits only one hundred miles off her eastern coastline. A strike force of patrolling Kilos could achieve that objective for Beijing. Two of the 10 Kilos have already been delivered.

The President's new National Security Adviser, the irascible Texan Admiral Arnold Morgan, prepares to send the U.S. Navy's most deadly Black Ops hit-squads deep into dark Russian waters. Their mission - to foil delivery of the other eight Kilos - is undertaken under the most crushing code of secrecy. One mistake could literally start World War III. As Moscow brings in an iron cordon of an escort for the submarine deliveries, Commander Boomer Dunning, the Black Ops Captain, races his 7,000-ton nuclear boat beneath the polar ice-cap to head them off.

Kilo Class is a taut techno-thriller of the highest quality, grounded in fact, and ringing with unmistakable authenticity. It is the story of a breathtaking race against time. Peppered with unforgettable characters, it takes the listener into the heart of the control room of a hunter-killer submarine.

Performed by Stephen Lang.

©1998 Patrick Robinson; (P)1998 HarperCollins Publishers Inc., All Rights Reserved, Harper Audio, A Division of HarperCollins Publishers

This Review Needs A Title...So, I Gave it One

Kilo Class' by all means is a very specific military (Navy) action-thriller that catered to that very reader(ship) group. As the title suggests, it's about submarines. I listened to the 2.5 hour version instead of the 16.5 hour version and enjoyed it very much. I imagine that I obviated all the submarine detail and clutter that obfuscates the plot with minutiae. Looking forward to continuing the story.

Underwater thriller.

Great story of submarine warfare and intrigue. An easy and interesting read that is easily finished.

excellent listening

I had the rare pleasure of actually reading this book before being able to listen to it on audio and the performer in an excellent if not superb job play all the characters and it was like I was reading it all over again definitely and highly would recommend

Another GREAT read ! ! via Audible ! !

Story hit the ground running . Nicely done. The author (s) must be pretty familiar with subs and techniques, such as the historical Russian name for thermoclines. From what I know, these things (polyna sp?) can also hide or help to hide boats in fair waters. I'm not clear as to how they can appear. Perhaps warm currents where none were expected. ? ? In any event I'm not an expert to any degree. Fun to read ! !

Great for a short listen.

If you like Soviet era spy novels, but don't want to spend 15 hours listening to it, this is a good one. A little predictable, but fun none the less.