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White Sun War

The Campaign for Taiwan

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White Sun War

By: Mick Ryan
Narrated by: Joshua Saxon
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After decades of poising on the brink, the United States and China finally go to war when China invades the island of Taiwan. Deploying their most futuristic technologies in this grand strategic competition of the twenty-first century, the stakes could not be higher. Not only the future of the Taiwanese people but the fate of the world lies in the balance.

In an era when humans no longer just use machines, but partner with them in all aspects of military operations, this fictional account views this future war through the eyes of the American, Chinese, and Taiwanese caught up in the maelstrom, revealing the heartbreak, courage, leadership, and despair of high-tech warfare played out on land, at sea, in space, and in cyberspace.

White Sun War asks listeners to ponder anew an essential question for the future of security in western Pacific and the entire Indo-Pacific region: is a war for Taiwan winnable?

©2023 Mick Ryan (P)2023 Tantor Genre Fiction Military Technothrillers Thriller & Suspense War & Military China Technology Fiction War Heartfelt Thriller
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Excellent speculative tale of the first war for Taiwan in the 21st century. Penned by retired General Mick Ryan AM it gives a stunning and chilling insight into what such a war may be like based on current military doctrine and featuring the next generation platforms that are beginning to come online now. The Audible version is let down by a narrator who simultaneously speaks too quickly and in a monotone, undercutting much of the intended drama.

Excellent story let down by the choice of narrator

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The story seems good so far but something is off with the narration. It almost seems robotic at times. It's either AI or they've sped it up to 1.5x speed. Very odd.

AI narration?

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The main character in this novel is the war itself, and the human characters’ roles are to facilitate the unfolding of the war. If you want to understand what a war for Taiwan might look like, this is a very good place to start.

Timely and Sobering

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I found the narration quite robotic but considering the subject matter this was sort of apt.

Great book by a great bloke.

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A piece of useful fiction that uses various storyline’s from different military domains to highlight the authors belief on the nature of modern & future war. The characters are stereotypes and the performance is painful at times, which detracts from key themes being presented. But overall it presents an interesting take on future war that isn’t deterministic nor reliant on technological solutions.

Nice overview of the factors influencing modern war

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This could have been a great opportunity to explore the reality of what war for Taiwan and the Western Pacific may look like, instead it felt like pulp fiction. Team American Innovation and Chinese arrogance predictably carry the outcome. It underestimates the Chinese and ignores the issue of corrupted Western culture, and its stagnated manufacturing base, on what would be a protracted conflict. It ignores the realities of timelines of updating equipment in the lead up to war - The war in 2028 will, by and large, be fought with todays equipment. This could have been the first novel in a series of three. This novel should have been a warning for what may confront us with the defeat of the US in the Western Pacific.

A wasted opportunity

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