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Bruce Cameron Fall 2011 Fall Tor is distributed by: For Orders in Canada: Macmillan Please visit the Macmillan US website for Canadian www.tor-forge.com 175 Fifth Avenue • New York, NY • 10010 ordering information. http://us.macmillan.com FORGE Blink of an eye WIllIam S. CoHeN The former secretary of defense reveals his worst nightmare for our nation in this all-too-plausible political thriller t is America’s worst nightmare: A nuclear bomb destroys a Imajor city. Thousands of Americans are dead and many more will die from radiation poisoning. Threats promising more attacks flood the news. Panic has broken out in several major cities. How could American intelligence have failed to detect a nuclear device? Who is responsible for the blast? Sean Falcone, national security advisor, is tasked with identifying and tracking down the attackers. Powerful forces within the capitol point the finger at Iran. But appearances are always deceiving, and never more so than when millions of innocent people may die for a crime they did not commit. With the potential to incite the entire Muslim world against America and bring the world to the brink of Armageddon, Falcone discovers an astonishing secret hidden deep within the upper echelons of Washington’s elite...but why should the President—or the American people—believe him? Drawing on years of international affairs and defense planning experience, William S. Cohen, the former secretary of defense under Bill Clinton, brings readers a sweeping political thriller to rival Vince Flynn, Brad Thor, and David Baldacci. “ This is a great read from a man who knows a thing or two about national security. as secretary of defense, Bill Cohen helped lead our military into the 21st century. Now he’s drawn upon his extensive experience to write a gripping tale of excitement and intrigue.” —President Bill Clinton on Dragon Fire “ Thrilling and inspired. an electrifying tale packed with insights about everything from White House infighting to the Pentagon, and onto the world stage and the potential threats from Russia and China. all from a former senator and secretary of defense who has been there and seen it all.” —BoB WoodWard, new York Times Bestselling author of obama’s wars, on Dragon Fire WILLIAM S. COHEN served as secretary of defense under President Bill Thriller Clinton from 1997-2001. Cohen spent twenty-four years in office as a Forge Hardcover Republican senator and congressperson before his noteworthy ISBN: 978-0-7653-2764-2 appointment to the cabinet of a Democratic president. During his tenure $24.99 as the twentieth U.S. defense minister, Cohen directed America’s military $28.99 Canadian actions in Iraq and Kosovo. In 2001, he founded the Cohen Group, a 1 6 /8" x 9¼" / 400 pages global business consulting firm. He has written for The Washington Post, Forge eBook the Financial Times, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal, ISBN: 978-1-4299-8617-5 and is the author of the New York Times bestselling Dragon Fire. William S. Cohen lives with his wife in the Washington, D.C., area. N O v E m b er 2 0 1 1 F | 1 the new York Times bestselling author of A Dog’s PurPose, returns with an endearing, profound, and sometimes Praise for A Dog’s PuRpose fter 13-year-old Charlie Hall’s “ I loved the book and I could A mother dies and his father retreats not put it down. It really made into the silence of grief, Charlie finds me think about the purpose himself drifting lost and alone through the brutal halls of junior high school. of life. at the end, I cried.” —temPle grandin, new York Times Bestselling But Charlie Hall is not entirely friendless. author of animals in TranslaTion and In the woods behind his house, animals make Us HUman Charlie is saved from a mountain lion by a grizzly bear, thought to “MarleyandMe combined with be extinct in northern Idaho. TuesdaysWithMorrie.” And this very unusual bear will —kirkUs reviews change Charlie’s life forever. 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Yes, you the National Society will cry—but you will laugh out of Newspaper loud, too.” —Cesar’s waY magazine Photo: Ute Ville Columnists’ award for Best Humor Columnist and his weekly nationally syndicated column is published in more than fifty “ This book gives you a glimpse into newspapers. He lives in California. the heart and mind of a dog—and will change your view of our furry friends forever.” —gUiDeposTs September 2011 hilarious look at one boy’s discovery of what really matters—faith, family, and love—when all seems lost. 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And when a man gets close, her face and form change into the woman of his dreams. Who is Angela? And why does she believe that she was murdered before she woke up on that plane in a stranger’s body? Together, Angela and Dante are going to find answers, even if they have to bring down a killer to do so. Nicole “Coco” Marrow, wife of Ice-T, keeps readers guessing with her pulse-pounding debut novel. “A riveting blend of suspense and mystery. This shape-shifter thriller will make you look at everyone twice!” —l. a. Banks, new York Times Bestselling author NICOLEalso known “COCO” as Nicole MARROW, Austin, grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Southern California. She is happily married to rapper and actor Ice-T. A former aerobics trainer, Coco has been featured in national magazines including People, Us Weekly, and Playboy and was the subject of a highly rated E! True Hollywood Story on hip-hop wives. Visit her Photo: Steve Vaccariello on the Web at www.cocosworld. com and follow her on Twitter @cocosworld. FicTion FicTion Forge Hardcover Forge Trade Paperback ISBN: 978-0-7653-2709-3 ISBN: 978-0-7653-3023-9 $25.99 $14.99 $29.99 Canadian $16.99 Canadian 1 1 6 /8" x 9¼" / 304 pages 6 /8" x 9¼" / 304 pages Forge eBook isBn: 978-1-4299-8455-3 sEptember 2011 Rapper and law & order: SVU star Ice-T brings his unique knowledge of the streets to a gritty new crime thriller wenty years ago, Marcus “Crush” Casey was the Tleader of the Vicetown Kings, the most powerful crime syndicate in New York City. Then he was betrayed COvER by his second-in-command and sent to prison. NOt fINAL Now he’s back on the streets and he has a lot more on his mind than just getting even. He needs to take back everything he lost: Find the friend who betrayed him and killed his only son, keep the cops at bay, and resist the one woman he knows he can’t have. His time on the inside gave him a conscience and he also wants to help clean up the crime-infested neighborhoods that used to be his home.