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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

Hero archetypes

Spy / Operative

Protagonist archetypes

Reluctant Hero

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

War of Nerves: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This military SF thriller features a high-stakes terrorist plot involving nerve gas that threatens mass death. Expect strong violence, tense confrontations, and adult themes around bioterrorism.

What to know going in

This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include mass death, violence, and terrorism (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Adult readers will appreciate the intense cat-and-mouse game and impossible moral choices in this ticking-clock thriller.