“Hmmmph.”
“So?”
“So what?”
“How’s the head?” She put her fingers softly on the lump at his forehead where he’d smashed it against the panel when the restraint loosened during their evasive maneuvers. Somebody estimated that the force must have been over seven g’s. Still, the restraint should have held.
Zen shrugged. He had a mild concussion, along with assorted bruises and whatnot. After losing his legs, other injuries seemed almost besides the point, not even annoying.
Legs again.
“You did okay with Fentress, huh?” said Bree.
“He did okay.”
“It’s hard, teaching.”
“I wouldn’t want to do it for a living.”
“You said that. But you did okay with him somehow.”
She leaned into him and gave him a long, soft kiss.
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DALE BROWN’S DREAMLAND
“No smooching on the job,” he said when she finished.
“Try and stop me.” She kissed him again. “He said he thinks of you as a father figure,” she said as they separated.
“Go to hell.”
Laughing, she retreated to the ladder. “Start reading, Major,” she said, starting up to the flight deck. “It’s a long ride home.”
About the authors
Dale Brown is the author of multiple New York Times bestsellers including Flight of the Old Dog and Wings of Fire. He also created the Dreamland series, co-authored by Jim DeFelice. A former U.S.
Air Force bombardier, Dale Brown is an instrument-rated private pilot and can often be found flying his own plane across the United States. He lives near Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
Jim DeFelice’s technothrillers include Brother’s Keeper (2000) and Havana Strike (1997). Jim has also written more than a dozen works of fiction and nonfiction for young people. He lives with his wife and son in upstate New York, and can be contacted by email at JDchester@aol.com.
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Praise
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bestselling author
DALE BROWN
“A master at mixing technology and action. He puts readers right into the middle of the inferno.”
Larry Bond
“Brown puts us in the cockpits of wonderful machines and gives us quite a ride… . [His] flying sequences are terrific. Authentic and gripping, they will have you breathing a bit heavily.”
New York Times Book Review
“Dale Brown is one of the best at marrying high-tech military wizardry with a compelling plot.”
Houston Chronicle
“A master at creating a sweeping epic and making it seem real.”
Clive Cussler
“Nobody … does it better than Brown.”
Kirkus Reviews
“One of the premier writers [of] techno-thrillers.”
Virginian-Pilot
“Dale Brown has an uncanny talent for putting his millions of fans into the middle of his action stories… .
His knowledge of world politics and possible military alliances is stunning… . He writes about weapons beyond a mere mortal’s imagination.”
Tulsa World
“Brown is a master … bringing life to his characters with a few deft strokes.”
Publishers Weekly
“[His] richness of detail will appeal to the many readers taken with military weaponry, air combat, and the Byzantine secrets of military command.”
Chicago Tribune
“Brown [writes] consistent page-turners.”
Booklist
“Brown can spin a suspenseful yarn.”
Richmond Times
BY DALE BROWN
Flight of the Old Dog
Silver Tower
Day of the Cheetah
Hammerheads
Sky Masters
Night of the Hawk
Chains of Command
Storming Heaven
Shadows of Steel
Fatal Terrain
The Tin Man
Battle Born
Warrior Class
Wings of Fire
Air Battle Force
BY DALE BROWN AND JIM DeFELICE
Dale Brown’s Dreamland
Dale Brown’s Dreamland: Nerve Center
Dale Brown’s Dreamland: Razor’s Edge
Copyright
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Document Outline
Cover Image
Title Page
Contents
The Masters of Dreamland
Chapter One: �Chee-Ya!�
Chapter Two: Gone
Chapter Three: High Top
Chapter Four: Unnecessary Risk
Chapter Five: Allah�s Sword
Chapter Six: Friendly Fire
Chapter Seven: The Easy Way
About the Authors
Praise
By Dale Brown
Copyright Notice
About the Publisher
Table of Contents
Booklist
The Masters of Dreamland iv
I: “Chee-Ya!” 1
II: Gone 59
III: High Top 119
IV: Unnecessary Risk
V: Allah’s Sword 265
VI: Friendly Fire
VII: The Easy Way
About the Authors
Praise
Other Books by Dale Brown
Cover
Copyright
About the Publisher
THE MASTERS OF