Saucer

Saucer

by Stephen Coonts

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4.3 stars from 1,424 reviews. Top 86% of Thriller books we track.

352 pages~5.9 hr readPublished by St. Martin's GriffinPublished 2002-03-08

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  • You love military thrillers with real technical detail and high-stakes action that doesn't let up.
  • You want science fiction that feels grounded in authentic flying and geopolitical tension, not pure fantasy.
  • You enjoy the cat-and-mouse chase narrative where smart protagonists stay one step ahead of multiple powerful enemies.

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  • You're looking for hard science fiction that explains the alien technology or digs into profound first-contact themes.
  • You prefer character-driven literary fiction over plot-driven adventure stories.
  • You want a standalone novel. This is the first in a series, and it leaves threads open.

About this book

When Rip Cantrell, a seismic survey worker in the Sahara, discovers a piece of metal embedded in sandstone, he and his colleagues uncover a flying saucer that has been buried for 140,000 years. The discovery quickly attracts multiple parties: a U.S. Air Force UFO investigation team, a team sent by an Australian billionaire seeking to steal the saucer's secrets, and the Libyan military. Before these groups can outmaneuver each other, Rip and Charley Pine, a former Air Force test pilot, fly the saucer away and embark on a journey into space and around the world, staying ahead of those pursuing them. Saucer combines a story centered on flying with an exploration of speculative possibilities.

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