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The Athena Project (Abridged): A Thriller Audiobook
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor, the first in a thrilling series featuring Delta Force’s newest members: four fearsome, deadly, and incredibly skilled female operatives.
Part of a top-secret, all-female program codenamed The Athena Project, four women are about to undertake one of the nation’s deadliest assignments. When a terrorist attack in Rome kills more than twenty Americans, Athena Team members Gretchen Casey, Julie Ericsson, Megan Rhodes, and Alex Cooper are tasked with hunting down the Venetian arms dealer responsible for providing the explosives. But there is more to the story than anyone knows. In the jungles of South America, a young US intelligence officer has made a grisly discovery. Surrounded by monoliths covered with Runic symbols, one of America’s greatest fears appears to have come true. Simultaneously in Colorado, a foreign spy is close to penetrating the mysterious secret the US government has hidden beneath Denver International Airport. As Casey, Ericsson, Rhodes, and Cooper close in on their target, they will soon learn that another attack—one of unimaginable proportions—has already been set in motion, and the greatest threat they face may be the secrets kept by their own government.
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"The Athena Project, a recent novel by Brad Thor, is a good contemporary political thriller. The main characters are a group of female special operations team members (hence "The Athena Project.") I enjoyed the sci-fi element in this story as well. "
— Doran (4 out of 5 stars)
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A New York Times bestseller
The Athena Project Listener Reviews
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" Politically correct nonsense. Verbal "junk food" "
— Misha, 6/21/2011 -
" Exciting Story - terrorism, female counterterrorism unit, hidden U.S. government operations "
— Jbsfaculty, 6/15/2011 -
" Not quite as good as his Scot Harvath series, but still very entertaining. "
— Jonathan, 6/14/2011 -
" This was a quick read and pretty enjoyable. I could easily see it as a "Charlie's Angels" type movie, with the accompanying humor, chases, gunplay, etc. The heroines are 4 female anti-terrorists. The plot involves stopping a transporter-type device that our enemies have developed. "
— Patsy, 6/8/2011 -
" I think this book was severely rushed, especially when compared to the other book Thor published in 2010, "Foreign Influence." The characterization came off as minimal to me. The plot was interesting, though. "
— Steven, 5/31/2011 -
" A fun read. A gift from inlaws<br/> "
— Matt, 5/29/2011 -
" I couldn't keep the four main characters straight. I hate to say it but...possibly a case of poorly writen female characters by a male author? "
— Angela, 5/23/2011 -
" Quick read (full of action and some interesting thoughts on teleportation) but predictable plot and flat characters. "
— Ann, 5/20/2011 -
" This was a fun quick read. The beginning was so great...but then it just ended really quickly without going into some of the really interesting topics. "
— Caitlin, 5/18/2011 -
" I enjoy Brad Thor books and this one was written in the same style as the others I have read. "
— Rachel, 4/28/2011 -
" An interesting plot, and I like the idea of an all-female spec ops team. I just wish the author had a better ear for female dialogue - too much of this reads like a frat boy's fantasy of what a team of women is really like. "
— Andrea, 4/28/2011 -
" I have been a big fan of Brad's books, and while this one was good, it did not match the excitement of his past ones I have read. I like his hero better, Scot Horvath, even though I am female. "
— Anne, 4/28/2011 -
" I did not like this book. I thought it was boring and predictable. Which was a surprise b/c I have read this author before and enjoyed his books. Oh well... "
— Susan, 4/20/2011 -
" I found this one to be cheesy. "
— Christy, 4/17/2011
About Brad Thor
Brad Thor is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-two thrillers, including Near Dark, one of Suspense Magazine’s Best Books of the Year; Backlash, nominated for the Barry Award for Best Thriller of the Year; The Last Patriot, nominated Best Thriller of the Year by the International Thriller Writers association; and Blowback, one of NPR’s “Top 100 Killer Thrillers of All Time.” Visit his website at BradThor.com and follow him on Facebook at Facebook.com/BradThorOfficial and on Twitter @BradThor.