Exclusion Zone

by John Nichol

The Falklands, 1999 - a vital strategic stronghold and a prize gem in the oil-rich South Atlantic. For RAF pilot Sean Riever it is a place of ghosts. For Jane Clark, the only female navigator in the squadron, it's a place of tough decisions. Sean's compulsion to live up to a legendary hero leads him towards a woman whose loneliness matches his own. Then a Royal Navy nuclear submarine disappears, and Argentine jet fighters penetrate the Exclusion Zone. As Sean and his companions stave off wave after wave of enemy attacks, their fight to protect the islands becomes an epic battle for survival - in which victory can only be achieved at a terrible price...

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction

320 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.

Flight Lieutenant Adrian John Nichol (born December 1963) is a retired Royal Air Force navigator who was shot down and captured during the first Gulf War.

Reviews

[Hans Henrik · Rating 1 out of 5]

En af de kedeligste og mest langtrukende bøger jeg har læst. Men kæmpende mig igennem.

[Alan Pearson · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent read that shows the ever imminent danger the ARGENTINIANS POSE TO THE SOVERINITY OF THE FALKLAND ISLAND,especially as there are now huge oil fields around the falkland islands. It is also notable in showing the constraints placed on the armed forces by bumbling beurocrats in Whitehall who care only about balancing the books rather than ensuring the services can protect and fight effectively.

[Mrs Vivienne Blundell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it Really quickly grabs,you with twists and turns right to the end

[Stephen Roche · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great Thriller. Read it in one sitting an afternoon, I found it exciting and really enjoyed it. A good read.

[Denny · Rating 5 out of 5]

#1 KINDLE

[Amr · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was a great book, amazing and realistic plot, i will say that i wish that Jane hadn't died

[SapphireFox · Rating 4 out of 5]

John Nichol has dedicated Exclusion Zone to the 257 servicemen who gave their lives to recapture the island, and to the hope that that particular piece of history will never be repeated. As in his previous novels, Point of Impact and Vanishing Point, the author has blended fact with fiction in this novel. Although the events in the book are imaginary, they are based on political reality: Argentina has not relinquished its claim to the Falklands, and the reserves of oil, gas and minerals in the are would be a prize for any government.

'What occurs in the book is a fairly realistic representation of what could easily happen,' Nichol says.

I found a Reader's Digest Select Editions volume containing:
John Nichol's Exclusion Zone (condensed version of 132 pages);
Nicholas Evans' The Loop;
Jeffery Deaver's The Coffin Dancer and
Robert Harris' Archangel

Not sure whether or not it is due to the condensed nature of the Reader's Digest version, I found the story to be quite exhilarating, with enjoyable enough characters and good writing that allows you to follow the aerial combat as well as land encounters quite vividly. Although there is not necessarily a strong story line, this was an interesting way to learn more about a piece of history and a country I knew almost nothing about beforehand.

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[Christopher Robson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great read