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Name: Battleship
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)
Author: Peter David

During a routine naval drill around Pearl Harbor, American forces spot a crashed ship of unknown origin in the Pacific. Lieutenant Alex Hopper, aboard the USS John Paul Jones, is tasked with investigating the ominous vessel, which is revealed to be part of an alien armada much stronger and faster than any Earthly warship. As the Navy's radar fails and the enemy is unseen, a small U.S. fleet must make a last stand on the open ocean, relying on their instincts and determination to defend their lives—and the world as we know it.

First publish date: 2012

Genre: Science Fiction/Military Science Fiction

Authors: Peter David

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