I recently read Nemesis by Bill Napier, which proved to be a very fast paced science fiction/political thriller.
The United States is thought to be under attack by another country, which has found a way to nudge an asteroid into Earth's path in hopes to destroy all of North America and make it look like a natural disaster of massive scale. (Poor Canda and Mexico will be gone, too, as they share a continent with the intended target).
Astronomers must race against time to find the asteroid. NASA must race against time to find a way to deflect it from its trajectory. The President must decide whether or not to launch a retaliatory nuclear attack on the other country, before an entire continent is destroyed - to strike out at the enemy while his country and its armed forces still exist. And somehow, nothing rings quite true. There are layers upon layers of deception and plotting going on.
Very fast paced and fun thriller from a Scottish astronomer now living in Ireland.
www.bill-napier.com ******************************************************
Our lives are the songs that sing the universe into existence.~David Zindell
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