D pale blue is the culmination of events set in motion in blue gemini and blue darker than black. Pale blue by mike jenne us astronauts race to disarm soviet satellites armed with nuclear weapons in the concluding volume in a thrilling althistory cold. In the book, sagan mixes philosophy about the human place in the universe with a description of the current knowledge about the solar system. Im impatient to read the concluding volume, pale blue, to find out if oureckys marriage. About the author mike jenne is a licensed pilot, lifelong aerospace aficionado, and amateur space historian.
As the project enters its final phase, air force majors carson and oureck. Jenne, a former special forces officer, makes the threat of nuclear war feel real and draws on his own military training and aerospace expertise for plausible details. Get a free e book by joining our mailing list today. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. Blue gemini is a book series about a secret space program during the cold war. This trilogy is as good as anything ive read from tom clancy, james michener or ian fleming.
Jennes strong final blue gemini thriller after blue darker than black concludes the trilogy in dramatic fashion. Possible ex library copy, thatll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Pale blue offers an exciting alternative to many of todays unrealistic, fantasy based and super hero based science fiction novels. He graciously sent me an advanced ecopy last year of the second novel of the the trilogy, blue darker than black. Pale blue ebook santa clara county library bibliocommons. Scott ourecky, as part of the covert blue gemini space program, have flown seven missions to intercept and destroy suspect soviet satellites. Scott ourecky wanted to flyhe never dreamed hed end up in a secret military space program. A thriller blue gemini book 3 kindle edition by jenne, mike. In reading pale blue, you will be impressed by the authenticity of the story and the characters. Pale blue book by mike jenne official publisher page. I am definitely looking forward to mike jennes next novel, whatever that might be. Blue darker than black by mike jenne, hardcover barnes. By the time the reader reaches this scene in pale blue, the final installment of mike jenne s blue gemini trilogy, its clear that there is only one move for the. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Mike jenne is a writer of historical fiction and technothrillers. I read blue gemini over 312 days after receiving an autographed copy from mike jenne. The blue gemini book series by mike jenne includes books blue gemini. Us astronauts race to disarm soviet satellites armed with nuclear weapons in the concluding volume in a thrilling althistory cold warera space trilogy from mike jenne. Mike jenne is a licensed pilot, lifelong aerospace aficionado, and amateur space historian. In the third book of the blue gemini trilogy, as the project enters its final phase, air force majors carson and ourecky are dispatched on an urgent mission to. See the complete blue gemini series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Download the blue gemini audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iphone, android or windows device. Mike jennes pale blue offers a compelling, bittersweet but deeply satisfying wrapup to his blue gemini trilogy.
It is the sequel to cosmos and was inspired by the famous 1990 pale blue dot photograph, for which sagan provides a poignant description. Trained as an army ranger and military free fall halo parachutist, he has served across the globe, including deployments to africa, central america. A thriller blue gemini jennes strong final blue gemini thriller after blue darker than black concludes the trilogy in dramatic fashion. I am now offering a special signed book package for the entire series, including a limited edition commemorative crew patch. Read blue gemini a thriller by mike jenne available from rakuten kobo. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Omni had the opportunity to sit down with author mike jenne about his new thriller, blue gemini. Publishers weekly tom clancy and dan brown have got nothing on mike jenne. Pale blue is the epic, highflying conclusion to the blue gemini trilogy that will leave you breathless. Blue gemini series by mike jenne goodreads share book. Pale blue us astronauts race to disarm soviet satellites armed with nuclear weapons in the concluding volume in a thrilling althistory cold warera space trilogy from mike jenne. Jennes first book in this trilogy had trouble with pacing and characterization, as one would expect in a first novel.
Through the rollercoaster course of his first two volumes, blue gemini and blue darker than black, jenne created so many memorable characters that one could hardly imagine how the author might weave the strands back together into a single storyline. Pale blue blue gemini, book 3 by mike jenne book cover, description, publication history. Let me state up front, ive never enjoyed a series more. As soon as i started reading mike jennes book i was hooked. I had the opportunity to read pale blue, the final book in the blue gemini trilogy by mike jenne. Skyhorse publishing, as well as our arcade, yucca, and good books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fictionnovels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy. Mike jennes thriller blue gemini is a must read for all scifi and history fans alike.
Emotionally exhausted, with his marriage teetering on the brink, ourecky reluctantly accepts the assignment. Blue gemini series mike jenne books image courtesy ed jenne illustration. Jenne is a licensed pilot, lifelong aerospace aficionado, and amateur space historian. Thriller used availability for mike jennes pale blue. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. I really loved the first book, and read it rather quickly, but unfortunately, this book was so much better and exciting, i lost a few nights sleep staying up reading it.
Blue gemini books by mike jenne learn about the blue gemini books. May 17, 2016 i was privileged to read an advance copy of pale blue, book 3 of the blue gemini trilogy by mike jenne. The cold war is far from over, and nuclear annihilation is always only a heartbeat away. Blue gemini and blue darker than black are the first two novels in a historical fiction series by author mike jenne that dives into the u. Master author mike jennes pale blue is the third novel in the fabulous blue gemini series of exciting historical fiction chronicalling the exploits of air force astronauts as they seek out potentially threatening soviet satellites in orbit in the late sixties and early seventies. Most trilogies have a problem with their middle books, but not this one. Pale blue is a new project from tinker games, a game developer from bandung, indonesia. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading pale blue. Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, may not be included. Like those other writers mike jenne paints a richly detailed triptych. A vision of the human future in space is a 1994 book by the astronomer carl sagan. America is racing the soviet union to land men on th. The blue gemini books blue gemini, blue darker than black, and pale blue. Mike jenne as the project enters its final phase, air force majors carson and ourecky are dispatched on an urgent mission to intercept and investigate a massive orbiting object suspected of harboring nuclear.
America is racing the soviet union to land men on the moon, a war is raging, and a pivotal presidential election looms on the horizon. Blue gemini book by mike jenne official publisher page simon. As the project enters its final phase, air force majors carson and ourecky are dispatched on an urgent mission to intercept and investigate a massive orbiting object suspected of harboring nuclear weapons. By the time the reader reaches this scene in pale blue, the final installment of mike jennes blue gemini trilogy, its clear that there is only one move for the american crew to make, though that. As the project enters its final phase, air force majors carson and ourecky are dispatched on an urgent mission to intercept and investigate a massive orbiting object suspected of harboring nuclear. Pale blue book santa monica public library bibliocommons. Blue gemini ebook by mike jenne 9781631580574 rakuten kobo.
As a child, he felt the ground shudder as the saturn v moon rockets were tested at the nearby marshall space flight center. His blue gemini technothriller trilogy blue gemini, blue darker than black and pale blue has been released by yucca publishing an imprint of skyhorse publishing. Aug 30, 2016 mike and his wife, adele, make their home in trussville, alabama. A thriller by mike jenne overview us astronauts race to disarm soviet satellites armed with nuclear weapons in the concluding volume in a thrilling althistory cold warera space trilogy from mike jenne. Blue gemini is a technothriller series which follows several characters who are involved in a secret usaf manned program during the cold war era.
Scott ourecky wanted to fly he never dreamed hed end up in a secret military space program. Visit the facebook fan page for the blue gemini series. His first novel, blue gemini, is the first installment of a series. As a child, he felt the ground shudderoftenas the saturn v moon rockets were tested at the nearby marshall space. Jan 12, 2016 i read an advanced copy of this book, the second in mike jennes blue gemini series months ago. Get the audible audio editions of the blue gemini series from the. Pale blue by mike jenne overdrive rakuten overdrive. The blue gemini trilogy of novels blue gemini, blue darker than black, and pale blue by mike jenne describe a fictional aerospace support project which used a modified version of the gemini spacecraft to execute military iik interceptinspectkill missions against soviet satellites suspected of carrying nuclear weapons. The title of this book is blue darker than black and it was written by mike jenne. A thriller by mike jenne hardback, 2016 at the best online prices at ebay. The three booksblue gemini, blue darker than black, and pale blue all published in hardcover and available or forthcoming in paperback. The cold war is far from over, nuclear annihilation is always only a heartbeat away.
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