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Africa becomes the battleground in 21st-century war. As fibreoptic cable is laid down around the continent, two entities fight to control it. One is UpLink Communications, headed by Roger Gordian. The pan-African fibreoptic ring is his most ambitious . . . and expensive . . . endeavour to date. His nemesis, Harlan DeVane, is penetrating the network. Trading in black-market commodities with terrorists and rogue states, the cable offers him unlimited access to a most valuable product: information. To ensure his success, DeVane makes his move halfway around the world. He hits Gordian where it hurts . . .and kidnaps his daughter. Now Gordian must trust his UpLink team as never before, as they fight on land and sea to turn the tables against DeVane . . . once and for all.
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Cutting Edge, Tom Clancy, Jerome Preisler, Martin H. Greenberg
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- Released
- 2002
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- Title
- Cutting Edge
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Tom Clancy, Jerome Preisler, Martin H. Greenberg
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Released
- 2002
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 432
- ISBN10
- 0140294945
- ISBN13
- 9780140294941
- Series
- Tom Clancy's Power Plays
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Thriller, Military Fiction, Action, Espionage, Spy Novels
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- Africa becomes the battleground in 21st-century war. As fibreoptic cable is laid down around the continent, two entities fight to control it. One is UpLink Communications, headed by Roger Gordian. The pan-African fibreoptic ring is his most ambitious . . . and expensive . . . endeavour to date. His nemesis, Harlan DeVane, is penetrating the network. Trading in black-market commodities with terrorists and rogue states, the cable offers him unlimited access to a most valuable product: information. To ensure his success, DeVane makes his move halfway around the world. He hits Gordian where it hurts . . .and kidnaps his daughter. Now Gordian must trust his UpLink team as never before, as they fight on land and sea to turn the tables against DeVane . . . once and for all.