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The Pilot is in love with fighter planes, a beautiful woman, and Paris. He must choose one of the three. One choice would betray the woman he can't resist, who may be a spy or someone much more. The Pilot has mastered many fighters, from the treacherous Sopwith Camel to the stiletto F-104 Starfighter, from the Spitfire to the F-16 Viper. But this challenge is different. He can't shoot down the future, but the past may hold the key to his present.

Desde el cretácico terciario, hace 65 millones de años, cuando un asteroide del tamaño del monte Everest impactó la tierra a una velocidad de 60 veces la velocidad del sonido, creando un cráter en la península de Yucatán de 200 kms de diámetro, un monstruoso sunami con olas de 100 metros de altura, que casi le dio la vuelta al mundo—exterminando a los dinosaurios—y una onda expansiva de vientos ardientes a 9000 grados, que a una velocidad de 3000 kms por hora desaparecieron el 70 por ciento de las especies vivas en 1800 kms a la redonda.

Life in a Palestinian refugee camp is filled with poverty, and hopeless frustration at the best of times - and 2001 is far from the best of times. Muhammad, already scarred by violence and tragedy, is plunged into depression when the frequent curfews make it impossible for him to find work. He can no longer face the thought of crossing the military checkpoint, but all available jobs are on the other side. His inability to provide for his family drives him to despair.

The revised story of Checkmate is the first in The White House National Security series and features young scientist Dr. Cameron Talbot who invents a breakthrough technology to defend against cruise missiles. She needs support from skeptical company officers, funding from a reluctant Congress, and help from Lt. Col. Hunt Daniels, detailed to The White House NSC. With disaster brewing overseas, threats to New Delhi, the Taj Mahal, and to Cameron herself, she and Hunt find themselves enmeshed in terrorist plots and political wrangling at the highest levels.