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War of Nerves

Joe Haldeman (1975)

SubgenreMilitary SF
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesAttar #2
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.67

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

ViolenceTerrorismMass DeathBiological Weapons

Positive tags

AdventureQuestSurvival

Tropes

Biological WeaponsMilitary SFMorally Gray ProtagonistReluctant Hero

Themes

TerrorismMoral DilemmasHigh StakesSacrificeTime Pressure

Synopsis

Nerves of steel vs. nerve gas The villain Rasputin was blackmailing the U.S. Government, threatening to detonate forty drums of deadly nerve gas in the Caribbean. If he succeeded it would mean the total destruction of every living thing in the area. Attar felt powerless to stop jo,, for Rasputin wore a deadman switch-if his heart stopped beating, the bomb would go off!

Tags

ThrillerEspionageMilitary Science Fiction