02412cam a2200385 i 4500 516995030 TxAuBib 20150303120000.0 140325s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780062262394 $27.99 0062262394 $27.99 NjBwBT eng NjBwBT rda IMmBT NjBwBT TxAuBib rda Brown, Dale, 1956- Starfire / Dale Brown. First edition. New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2014] xviii, 407 p. ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Patrick McLanahan, v.19 While leading a team of young engineers designing Starfire, the world's first orbiting solar power plant, James McLanahan Bradley is caught in the middle of a battle that threatens to become an all-out global war for control of space after the U.S. President ignites an arms race. "With the death of his heroic father, bomber and space warfare veteran Patrick McLanahan, Bradley McLanahan must now fly solo, leading a team of young engineers designing Starfire, the world's first orbiting solar power plant. Starfire will not only deliver unlimited and inexpensive electricity anywhere on planet Earth, it can also transmit power to the moon, and even to spacecraft and asteroids. It's a crucial first step in the exploration of the solar system, and Bradley and his team are on the cutting edge. But U.S. president Kenneth Phoenix's plans to militarize and industrialize Earth's orbit sparks an arms race in space that eclipses the darkest and most terrifying days of the Cold War. Before he can prevent it, Bradley and his team are caught at the center of a battle that threatens to become an all-out global conflict for control of space. 20150303. Space weapons Fiction. Arms race Fiction. Power-plants Fiction. Suspense / Thriller. Science Fiction. United States Military policy Fiction. HarperCollins. Patrick McLanahan, v.19. BTCLS