Thunder in the Deep: A Novel of Undersea Military Action and Adventure

Joe Buff's gripping story telling about submarines is absolutely amazing. This book really makes you think about the future of warfare. Although I liked his first book a lot, I like this book even more because he has developed his characters even better. I really do want to meet Ilse! I wonder who would play this role in a movie? The possibilities for the next book and beyond are endless...

After reading Deep Sound Channel, I was eagerly waiting for Thunder in the Deep. Now I'm eagerly waiting for the next one.I can only imagine the research that has gone into creating such a vivid picture of life and warfare on a nuclear-powered submarine. The author's scenario for an early 21st-century political situation is thoroughly plausible and chilling. There's no wasted pages here--every scene gets you more deeply involved. I feel as if I know and care about these characters as people, so I really do want to know what happens next.

I rarely read novels of any kind before Deep Sound Channel, and certainly never a submarine novel, but now that Joe Buff is out there I am thoroughly hooked. This book picks up where the first one left off, and everything about it is even more intense: It's faster paced, with more action, more suspense, and it's more violent, if all that can be believed. There is actually a similarity in the plot, in that in both books, the protagonists have to venture onto dry enemy land to plant a nuke, but it's a lot scarier this time. There's even more character development, and through Jeffrey and Ilse and the rest you really feel emotionally what it's like to be in an all-out war, as much as that's possible by merely reading a book. The depiction of war in its many forms couldn't be more real - it's so vivid it's hard to believe Joe has not spent his whole life on Navy submarines fighting battles. Now that I've read Joe's first 2 books I am especially eager to see what the third one will be like.

Great Book:) The way that Mr. Buff writes his combat scenes reminds a reader of what Tom Clancy used to be. This is a book that you will want to read again just to see what you missed the first time around. Mr. Buff writes submarine fiction the way it should be written. Can't wait for the next book.

I just finished reading this last night, and all I can say is I am floored. I could not sleep until I finished this, it was just the best thriller I have read in a long time. This is Joe's second novel following the exploits of the Jeffrey Fuller and the crew of the USS Challenger, and the action is even more gripping than in the first. The conflict is ratcheted up to a whole new level, and the tac nukes fly even more freely.What a grim conflict, what bold heroes, what great characters.Joe is the master of near future sub novel, I now measure all others against his work. Tom Clancy eat your heart out. The only downer about this book is waiting until he finishes his next book. I might recommend you read his first book before reading this one, but it should hold up on it's own just fine.