Dark Winter

Jake Mahegan Thriller Series, Book 5

By: Anthony J. J. Tata

Narrated by: Jonathan Davis

Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's summary

By the time anyone realizes what's happening, it is too late. A dark network of hackers has infiltrated the computers of the US military, unleashing chaos across the globe. US missiles strike the wrong targets. Defense systems fail. Power grids shut down. Within hours, America's enemies move in. Russian tanks plow through northern Europe. Iranian troops invade Iraq. North Korea destroys Seoul and fires missiles at Japan.

Phase 1 of ComWar is complete.

Enter Jake Mahegan and his team of highly trained operatives. Their mission is to locate the nerve center of ComWar - a.k.a. Computer Optimized Warfare - and to shut down the operation through any means necessary. Mahegan knows it's a virtual suicide mission. There are three ComWar headquarters, each hidden deep underground in Russia, Iran, and North Korea. Splitting up the team is Mahegan's only chance to prevent the next wave of cyber attacks. But even that won't stop the sleeper cell agents - here in the United States....

When Phase 2 ends, World War III begins.

©2018 Anthony J. Tata (P)2018 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Jake turns into a marvel comic book

Jake was so much more interesting as a grey listed former Delta. now he is at the Pinnacle of power with Secretary of defense taking orders from him shot stabbed bean bagged yet still able to parachute to find his love Cassie. just a little bit too comic book for me. Even Reacher is more beliveable.

Well worth reading. Great narration & unique story

Well worth reading. Very good narration and very good story. A bit far fetched on technical but not a great distraction. I read it in one sitting.

I really hate to do this...

but I have to say that I was very disappointed. I get that action stories suspended reality and defy belief, but this was way too far into left field. I enjoyed the previous books and had hoped for at least the same level of enjoyment from this. Sadly not the case. Rushed, very choppy, and kinda ridiculous. I stopped twice and was going to return it but decided to suck it up and finish it. Probably should have stopped. It was made worse as the narrator THOUGHT HE COULD ADD DRAMATIC EFFECT by yelling or REALLY hyping it up, which failed badly and only gave me a headache. The dialogue was very poor between the one dimensional characters and I’m just left very disappointed. I’m pretty much never very critical about a book, and I feel bad leaving a negative review, but feedback like this will hopefully help the author and narrator, as well as the listeners, to have a better listen next time.

Author took a nose-dove off the politically correct bandwagon.

The story is like a step-action-drill for all of the reasons why coed fighting units are a classically bad idea.

Main character in a romance with a coworker.

Main character’s boss aware of this fraternization, and says nothing.

Main character routinely and consistently unable to focus on the mission because he is either working alongside or separated from this love-interest.

Main character’s girlfriend lauded for being a woman. Literally no other reason. Then lauded for disregarding her father’s wishes.

Does anyone really think that she’d have been admitted to the ranger course if her father, the chief of staff of the Army, was opposed to the idea?

Hard to get behind this all-too contrived story that puts people in ridiculous situations. I’ll probably not read his next book. Unlike all of those previous, which I couldn’t put down, I found myself listening to podcasts instead.

A dark look into the future of warfare

from someone who would know...Tata's years of service makes make pray that we are prepared to respond effectively.

Interesting

Excellent narration.
Sounds like a documentary of where we are now.
I recommend this book.

I enjoyed it... Maybe not the best the author has to offer...

Was a good follow... I drive for a living & I consume 3 or 4 of these books a week... Im running out of authors... This 1 got me hooked

Prophetic?

Four years ago the basis of this book would have seemed outrageous. In the fall of 2023 not so much. Joe Biden used the words dark winter a lot for awhile.

Dated in 2023, politics of author seeping through

Was ok listen while mowing lawn, etc., but isn't my favorite read. A bit stilted, with too redundant explanation of Jake's motivations.

Just okay.

His other books are much more exciting. This book was okay just did not grab me as his others did.