The Silent Service: Virginia Class

by H. Jay Riker

As the Navy's technologically advanced submarine program comes under fire from Congress, undersea warriors risk everything to prevent the threat of another great war as the war on terrorism unfolds in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060524383
• ISBN13: 9780060524388
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Another great story

I've read the whole series, and Virginia Class was a terrific book. I can't understand the two previous reviews of one star. One of them gave it a "one" because he didn't like it that Al-Queda was the terrorist group they were fighting. (Would it have been believable if they had been Norwegians?) The other reviewer gave it a 1 because he found it less than perfect in technical details. Assuming that the reviewer was correct and the author wrong, I still can't see why that is so important to someone, since it's a novel and not a technical manual. This was a novel that took the series into present times with a Virginia Class submarine. The plot was believable and well executed, with the U.S. contending with the Chinese and Al-Qaeda who have joined together. The characterization was excellent as it is in all Riker's books. I enjoyed it very much and look forward to the next book in this series (I hope!).