“…this book is wonderful!”Ray Bradbury
War Eagles
A new original story by Debbie Bishop & Carl Macek—inspired by an unrealized idea from Merian C. Cooper, creator of King Kong. Foreword by stop-motion animation icon Ray Harryhausen.
A disgraced pilot, world against him, takes the only job he can get—to circumnavigate the globe to test a new plane. Crashing in a volcanic garden on an uncharted island over the Arctic, he encounters a tribe of Vikings who ride giant eagles, treacherous prehistoric creatures, and a secret Nazi airbase. When the Nazis attack America, the humiliated pilot bravely sets out with a small ragtag group to save his country.
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On the eve of World War II, Captain Jan-Peter “J.P.” Brandt is a man with nothing left to lose. Once the Army Air Corps’ best and most daring test pilot, his career—and reputation—are destroyed when an unauthorized flight nearly ends in tragedy for President Roosevelt. Court-martialed, disgraced, and branded “Wrong-Way Brandt” in the headlines, he’s offered one last chance at the sky: fly an experimental aircraft on an unprecedented route around the globe from the South Pole to the North.
Somewhere over the Arctic, that chance vanishes in an instant. An attack sends Brandt and his crew crashing into a place no map records: a hidden realm where a lost tribe of Vikings ride giant eagles through valleys stalked by prehistoric beasts.
Drawing on meticulous research, Bishop and Macek weave authentic 1930s aviation technology, the dazzling pavilions of the 1939 New York World’s Fair, and documented Nazi movements and secret weapons programs of the era. Every scene pulses with the tension of real history colliding into a breathtaking high-adventure tale.
When Brandt discovers a secret Nazi base testing a devastating electromagnetic weapon and preparing for a sneak attack on America, he must convince the Vikings to leave their hidden homeland and join him in an impossible fight.
War Eagles soars with wartime intrigue, lost-world wonder, and pulse-pounding aerial combat—an epic journey where a humiliated pilot and eagle-riding Vikings unite against Nazis desperate to make devastating history.
Audiobook: Narrated by Wil Hahn.
DetailsPublisher, page count, and ISBN+ Read more
Publisher: Angelgate
Print length: 235 pages
ISBN-13: 979-8298082877
About the book: War Eagles is an alternate history science fiction novel co-written by author and entertainment executive Debbie Bishop and anime pioneer Carl Macek. Inspired by Merian C. Cooper’s unproduced 1930s film concept, the story was written and developed by Bishop at Ray Harryhausen’s personal request. Harryhausen also wrote the foreword.
Audiobook: Narrated by Wil Hahn.
TriggersWartime violence, aerial combat, and peril+ Read more
Wartime violence and the threat of attack; Nazi antagonists; military conflict; aerial combat and sabotage; dangerous prehistoric animals; and life-threatening situations.
J.P. Brandt
Grounded by disgrace.
Given one more chance to fly.
An Army Air Corps test pilot, J.P. believes a plane’s reinforced cabin could save lives—everyone survived his crash. When the military rejects his recommendation, he takes the aircraft up during President Roosevelt’s speech at the 1939 World’s Fair, determined to get his attention. A broken rudder sends him into the bay. Military police pull him out. A court-martial follows, and the world turns against him.
Then the aircraft company’s owner offers him another chance: test the new UB-14 on a pole-to-pole flight, reporting by radio for broadcast at the World’s Fair.
Over the Arctic, the aircraft falls from the sky—and a giant white eagle attacks. J.P. finds himself in a land lost to time, among prehistoric dinosaurs and a band of Vikings.
