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Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War Paperback – May 24, 2016

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"A novel that reads like science fiction but bristles with rich detail about how the next World War could be fought." —Vice

“A modern-day successor to tomes such as The Hunt for Red October from the late Tom Clancy.” –USA Today
 
What Will World War III Look Like?
 
Ghost Fleet is a page-turning imagining of a war set in the not-too-distant future. Navy captains battle through a modern-day Pearl Harbor; fighter pilots duel with stealthy drones; teenage hackers fight in digital playgrounds; Silicon Valley billionaires mobilize for cyber-war; and a serial killer carries out her own vendetta. Ultimately, victory will depend on who can best blend the lessons of the past with the weapons of the future. But what makes the story even more notable is that every trend and technology in book—no matter how sci-fi it may seem—is real.
 
The debut novel by two leading experts on the cutting edge of national security, Ghost Fleet has drawn praise as a new kind of technothriller while also becoming the new “must-read” for military leaders around the world.
 
“A wild book, a real page-turner.”The Economist
 
Ghost Fleet is a thrilling trip through a terrifyingly plausible tomorrow. This is not just an excellent book, but an excellent book by those who know what they are talking about. Prepare to lose some sleep.”—D. B. Weiss, writer of HBO’s Game of Thrones
 
“It’s exciting, but it’s terrifying at the same time.”—General Robert Neller, commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps
 
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"Ghost Fleet is what Call of Duty would be like if it put on a tie and went to Capitol Hill."--Playboy "A harrowing, realistic future of world war...Ghost Fleet also comes with hundreds of footnotes explaining how every single military technology, 'sci-fi' weapon and geopolitical trend mentioned in the book is grounded in reality. That's why, rather than simply a good read, Ghost Fleet can come across as a 400-page warning."--Wired "Ghost Fleet brings back memories of Tom Clancy's technical savvy with the human touch of Herman Wouk.”--Max Brooks "If you’ve been looking for a smart update to Tom Clancy, this is for you." —Foreign Policy "When two experts on modern warfare get together to write fiction I get in line to read it...summer is fading fast and August approaches. Get Ghost Fleet to read on the beach."--Forbes "Its often jaw-dropping explorations of how new technologies might be used should make this book required reading for all military personnel...Ghost Fleet is the best techno-thriller since Red Storm Rising."--War on The Rocks "A ripped from the headlines novel about war that’s just around the corner...Exciting."--Buzzfeed "If colleges ever decide to offer courses on first-person shooter video games like Call of Duty and Battlefield, they should use the novel Ghost Fleet as the primary textbook.”--Forbes “It’s easy to see why “Ghost Fleet” has captured the imaginations of foreign policy experts in the U.S. and abroad. The techno-thriller, by P.W. Singer and August Cole, not only tells a crackling-good story but also casts light on the warnings that have come from many quarters about the risks of offshoring U.S. defense procurement....A perfect summer read. If what you like is edge-of-the-seat action, you’ll have trouble putting it down. And even if thrillers aren’t your thing, the book will well repay a read, if only for the disturbing questions it raises.”--BloombergView "Ghost Fleet is a strangely satisfying blend of storytelling and strategy, of fiction and non-fiction. In an era where most people prefer not to think about all the horrible things that could go wrong in the world, it's good to know that there are writers like Singer and Cole who not only think about them, but also do so in a readable and enjoyable style."--Huffington Post "Beyond fast and fun reading, Ghost Fleet’s biggest draw is its unified, multi-domain vision of future warfare...the result is a vibrant vision of conflict in the information age—and hopefully the closest we’ll get to the real thing."--Business Insider "A highly realistic portrayal...a tremendous book"--Defense News "The First 'Post Snowden' Technothriller"--the Intercept "Fascinating...Though it is fiction, the authors have taken great pains to keep their storytelling realistic....Ghost Fleet has a certain weight. Cole and Singer are so steeped in future wars that they depict the fighting — on the ground, in space and on the Internet –with an air of indisputable authority....Ghost Fleet is full of wonderful moments. It’s got space pirates, drug-addled hackers out of a William Gibson novel and American insurgents fighting occupation in Hawaii. Cole and Singer make these fantastical elements work, and weave them into the story."--Reuters “Its like the Battlestar Galactica reboot meets Band of Brothers meets Hunt for Red October meets Call of Duty.”--Yahoo! News "A novel that reads like science fiction but bristles with rich detail about how the next World War could be fought."--Vice "With their n —

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“A modern-day successor to tomes such as The Hunt for Red October from the late Tom Clancy.” —USA Today
 
What Will World War III Look Like?
 
Ghost Fleet is a page-turning imagining of a war set in the not-too-distant future. Navy captains battle through a modern-day Pearl Harbor; fighter pilots duel with stealthy drones; teenage hackers fight in digital playgrounds; Silicon Valley billionaires mobilize for cyber-war; and a serial killer carries out her own vendetta. Ultimately, victory will depend on who can best blend the lessons of the past with the weapons of the future. But what makes the story even more notable is that every trend and technology in book—no matter how sci-fi it may seem—is real.
 
The debut novel by two leading experts on the cutting edge of national security,
Ghost Fleet has drawn praise as a new kind of technothriller while also becoming the new “must-read” for military leaders around the world.
 
“A wild book, a real page-turner.” —
The Economist
 
Ghost Fleet is a thrilling trip through a terrifyingly plausible tomorrow. This is not just an excellent book, but an excellent book by those who know what they are talking about. Prepare to lose some sleep.”—D. B. Weiss, writer of HBO’s Game of Thrones
 
“It’s exciting, but it’s terrifying at the same time.”—General Robert Neller, commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps

 
P. W. SINGER is Strategist at New America and a consultant for the U.S. military, the intelligence community, and Hollywood. His award-winning nonfiction books include
New York Times bestseller Wired for War.

AUGUST COLE is a writer, analyst, and consultant, and a former defense industry reporter for the
Wall Street Journal. He is an Atlantic Council nonresident senior fellow, focusing on using narrative fiction to explore the future of warfare.
 

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow Paperbacks; Reprint edition (May 24, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 054470505X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0544705050
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.31 x 1.1 x 8 inches
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Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2023
it does have flaws in the research process or perhaps instances of artistic license, but they are limited to things that only a retired USN surface warfare officer who also happens to be a space systems expert will notice. the writing flows beautifully, the action is gripping and compelling. the combat scenes are hard to tear oneself away from. my biggest problem with it was that it was too much like work & was bringing me down. but a great novel & entertaining story. BZ to Singer & Cole!!
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Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2016
I have to admit that I waited a year between the time I bought this Kindle version of "Ghost Fleet" and finally got around to reading it. Perhaps the biggest reason is that I'm frequently disappointed by the sheer cluelessness shown by authors of so many techno-thrillers in regards to how data security and cyber attacks work, how big data analysis works, and for that matter, how the Navy works. Because I write about those topics in the real world, I was afraid that I'd find a story lacking in authenticity. I shouldn't have waited.

What I found as I rode through the night on a train to New Orleans was a novel in which the authors exhibited deep understanding of exactly how those topics worked, how they might be used in a real-world conflict and how current protective technology might be bypassed. The authors knowledge of the vulnerabilities of US defenses rang true, and brought to mind recent events that few know about, such as the failure of US defense satellites for a period of weeks a few years ago. Likewise, they showed deep knowledge of some critical technologies, such as the rail gun development currently underway in Dahlgren, Virginia. For me, this meant that I could enjoy the book while not being bothered by a lack of connection to reality.

But to be a good novel, the book has to display more than technological acumen. The writing must also be good, and in "Ghost Fleet" it mostly was. There were a couple of spots where historical or social events were drawn in more detail than was necessary, causing the experience to drag, but you can skip a few paragraphs without missing anything. Otherwise the writing is tight, the story well told, the characters well drawn. Notably, there are a few plot threads that remain unresolved - perhaps fuel for a sequel?

As a writer, I appreciate excellent writing. As someone deeply involved in much of the technology in this novel, I appreciate the accuracy. This is a book that I can recommend very strongly.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2024
It’s a little confusing at first, but eventually all the various threads tied together when they do the story is really, really entertaining
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2015
Enjoyable summer reading, silly war near-future fiction. Slightly better written than Tom Clancy, albeit with characters that are no more nuanced. Better plotting though, and a little better sci-fi. Fun read if you don't take it too seriously.

My frustration is this novel comes in the same sort jingoistic war porn that the TV show 24, the movie Red Dawn, or the Tom Clancy novels come from. The Chinese villains are even more two dimensional than the American heroes. It's 100% a story for ra-ra military excitement. I enjoy that kind of entertainment, but am conflicted about it. A guilty pleasure.

Unfortunately the book takes itself way too seriously. Particularly the presence of footnotes. While it's interesting that the authors tried to source some of their ideas it creates the false impression that this book is somehow a guide to what a future war would actually look like. And therefore what the US should do right now to prepare for the coming war with China.

The authors say their goal was to create a book "where you can read it at the beach, but with the research to show how real it all is". Taken at face value, that makes this book dangerous propaganda.

(Also a bunch of the plot events are not actually plausible. For instance, rare earth metals are not particularly rare, there's no way China could corner the world market on them. We know this because an attempt failed in 2012 for entirely predictable reasons. Or randomly elsewhere, the book has a pilot taking his plane in a slight descent "to become weightless", which gives him a big burst of speed because "acceleration is thrust times weight". Um, that's not how inertia works. I don't normally poke holes like this in a fiction book, why bother? But this book is pretending to have some sort of grounding in plausible truth, so the technical errors are relevant.)

Fun book, I just hate that people will take it seriously.
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2023
It’s always hard to write a book that is in the future of the year it is written. This book is a solid read. It’s fun and the future tech ideas are awesome. In some places it’s too far into the unbelievable realm. That said I had to sing it a Star. Not every book can be five stars or else the rating won’t matter. Give it a chance if you like a war story. I won’t spoil anything except to say pirates are awesome :).

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Mauricio
5.0 out of 5 stars An interesting fiction of what an upcoming global war would be.
Reviewed in Mexico on December 13, 2020
I really enojoyed this book. It is a novel written nicely about what a global war in the current times would be: cyberwarfare at the forefront.
Judicael
5.0 out of 5 stars Now I know
Reviewed in France on October 24, 2021
... What the 3rd WW will look like
Michael, son of Lester
5.0 out of 5 stars The shape of things to come?
Reviewed in Canada on January 10, 2020
This is a well written novel that should frighten the average guy. After reading it, I had to ask myself, is this the shape of things to come? If so, we are in serious trouble.
Stefano
5.0 out of 5 stars ottima lettura per appassionati di racconti militari/strategici
Reviewed in Italy on April 5, 2020
Il libro, in lingua inglese, racconta molto bene una ipotesi strategica in epoca contemporanea appena futuristica, con novizia di particolari per quanto riguarda equipaggiamenti e strumentazioni militari oggi in uso, appena introdotte o di prossima introduzione nel mondo militare, ispirandosi a personaggi e situazioni molto vicine alla realtà odierna.
Ne consiglio la lettura agli appasionati di thriller militari/strategici.
Wellington Amorim
5.0 out of 5 stars Ótimo technothriller
Reviewed in Brazil on July 29, 2018
O livro irá agradar tanto o leitor que estiver saudoso de um bom livro de Tom Clancy quanto os saudosos de uma obra tecnicamente mais robusta como A Terceira Guerra Mundial, de Sir John Hackett. A premissa é inteligente e as inúmeras referências técnicas, ao final do livro, mostram como os avanços mencionados na tecnologia bélica são plenamente verossímeis a curto e médio prazos. Houve um novo choque do petróleo e o Partido Comunista Chinês é substituído por um Diretório controlado pelas Forças Armadas e pela alta burguesia (qualquer semelhança com a Revolução Francesa não é mera coincidência...rsrs). Buscando mais projeção de poder, China e Russia surpreendem os EUA e o Havaí é ocupado. Além disso, toda a frota de submarinos dos EUA é inutilizada. A frota fantasma do título se refere à derradeira chance dos EUA em recuperar o terreno. Em vários ambientes, inclusive o espaço sideral, a trama se desenvolve de forma harmoniosa e a batalha final tem vários ecos de Midway, para quem já está familiarizado. Ou seja, uma leitura fundamental para quem se interessa por Relações Internacionais.
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