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THE SIXTH FLEET NEWSLETTER
December 21, 2006

I want to wish you a most merry holiday season and may the New Year bring fortune to you, your family, and your friends. May this time of the year and through all of next year be filled with family, friends, and prosperity. Felicity and I think we have everything ready for Christmas. Kids came for Thanksgiving and when they left we discovered no leftovers! Holidays aren’t the same without leftovers to nibble on. Turkey is a must for sandwiches. And, how can you sneak a pastry or pie if they’re all gone. This time we got a bigger turkey. But for us, the trees are up—we have two. The lights are on-we have more than two. The neighbors are smiling—luckily we have good relationships. This time of the year, my thoughts turn to our men and women in uniform who are spending the holiday season away from their families doing the work of the nation on the front lines of the War on Terrorism. Let’s pray for their safe and expeditious return to their home.

The second book in the Sea Base series, PACIFIC THREAT, will be released January 2nd. I put an excerpt from Chapter 1 at the bottom of the page. The cover work is fantastic.

The graphic artists who do the covers for Berkley Publishing Group do some fine art. PACIFIC THREAT is my 10th novel and I have been amazed with the fine work they have done. The 11th book and the third/final book in the DARK PACIFIC series will be released in mid-summer 2007. I want to thank you for journeying alongside of me as I wrote these military adventures and for those of you were kind enough to provide feedback (pros and cons) my thanks to you also. It has been a thrill seeing them published and an honor of knowing you were reading them. Your emails telling me were you bought the books are appreciated. I enjoy seeing where the books are being sold from Hawaii to Idaho to England to military bases across the globe to my own hometown of Newnan, Georgia. Drop an email and let me know where you obtained your copy of PACIFIC THREAT.

DARK PACIFIC seems to have disappeared from the shelves within days of being released. Bookstores will work to obtain additional copies, if you ask them. This is no cost to you. I recommend calling your favorite bookseller and asking him or her to reserve a copy of PACIFIC THREAT for you when it is released January 2nd. Below are links to some of the more prominent major bookstores where you can find the telephone number and location near your home.

http://www.bordersstores.com/locator/locator.jsp

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/

http://storelocator.barnesandnoble.com/?env=web&slinkprefix=z=y&cds2Pid=7985

http://www.gohastings.com/About/stores.asp

http://www.booksamillion.com/ncom/books?id=3666936503504&stores=1

Excerpt from PACIFIC THREAT:

“Here he comes,” Agazzi said, nodding over Jacobs’ shoulder.

Jacobs turned. “Damn. You’d think I’ve answered enough of his questions. Maybe I’ll be lucky and it’ll be you he’ll want today.”

“Didn’t he interview you this morning about the events in the UUV compartment?”

“Yeah. For the umpteenth time wanted to go over again what I saw and did when I entered the Unmanned Underwater Vehicle compartment and discovered Smith beating the shit out of you and about to cream your head with that bar. I don’t know if he wants me to say I should have tried to reason with Smith before tackling him, or if he wants me say I intentionally knocked him so he’d fall through the well deck and into the ocean.”

“Just tell the truth.”

“I have. I told him the sharks leaped up through the opening, grabbed Smith, and jumped back into the ocean. He didn’t seem to believe me. I even gave him my theory of those sharks being reincarnated master chiefs. I’m sure I recognized one of them from my early days in the Navy.”

Both turned as the NCIS agent reached them. “Morning, gentlemen,” Zeichner said with a slight wave as he approached, a big smile stretching across his face.

“Not looking good.”

The three men stopped talking as the other F-22A completed the racetrack landing circuit and made its final approach to the Sea Base. A minute later the heavy Air Force fighter aircraft touched down.

“Well, Mr. Zeichner,” Agazzi said. “What’s the latest on this Smith? Figured out who he was or whatever?”

“Ever hear of an organization or a religious group called God’s Army?”

Merry Christmas to all and a most happy New Year!
Cheers, David E. Meadows (Igor)
http://www.sixthfleet.com

Read More About DARK PACIFIC: PACIFIC THREAT

DARK PACIFIC: PACIFIC THREAT North Korea threatens to overrun South Korea as tension rise. The experimental Sea Base is sent into the Sea of Japan to bolster American forces. Senior Chief Agazzi and his division of sonar technicians must use the latest Unmanned Underwater Vehicle technology against an imminent attack by an unidentified submarine while the crusty Boatswain Mate Master Chief, Jerry Jacobs, discovers himself fighting for his life with nothing but a fire hose to save his life and save Sea Base. Beneath the floating fortress, sharks continue to grow in number. Meanwhile NICS agents Richard Zeichner and Kevin Gainer question the presence of a Chinese agent against the growing demands of Washington Headquarters. "Meadows will keep you turning pages and thinking new thoughts." --Newt Gingrich "When Meadows' men set sail, it's sure to be a mission like no other." --W.E.B. Griffin "An absorbing, compelling look at America's future. Visionary, scary. Great battle scenes, believable heroes, plus villains you'll love to hate!" --Joe Buff, author Tidal Rip. ORDER DARK PACIFIC: PACIFIC THREAT At Amazon.Com ORDER DARK PACIFIC: PACIFIC THREAT At Amazon.UK ORDER DARK PACIFIC: PACIFIC THREAT At Barnes & Noble.Com

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