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Praise for Steve
As action packed as a Tom Clancy thriller.. harrowing... adrenaline laced. —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
As action packed as a Tom Clancy thriller.. harrowing... adrenaline laced. —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
NEW!Special Operations Group #3
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AUTUMN ASSASSINSCIA's Max Wayne (formerly of SEAL Team Six) and his brother Tom (a former Army Ranger) are bound by blood to execute the highest threat missions that the United States denies. When their father (a Force Recon Marine vet), also working for the Agency, is captured by the Chinese, Max and Tom must find him before he is executed. In their search, the brothers discover a stolen biological weapon and a rogue Chinese special operator leading a clandestine strike against America. Max and Tom must stop the rogue operator and his team before they assassinate top US military leaders. If the brothers fail, China will be free to take over the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
Autumn Assassins is the third thriller in the Special Operations Group series by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Stephen Templin. Praise for the Special Operations Group series
Another great novel reflecting our Spec Ops forces’ global capabilities. Written by a proven and insightful master storyteller. --Howard E. Wasdin, SEAL Team Six Sniper and NYT Bestselling Author of SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper A muscular thrill ride that’s rich with detail and full of heart and energy. A stand out in the ranks of modern action-adventure thrillers. —Mark Greaney, #1 NYT Bestselling Coauthor of True Faith and Allegiance with Tom Clancy |
Special Operations Group #2
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FROM RUSSIA WITHOUT LOVESEAL Team Six veteran Chris Paladin left the Navy to become a pastor, but CIA spook Hannah Andrade pulls him back into Special Operations Group to locate the White House Chief of Staff’s kidnapped son-in-law before he is executed by Greek terrorists. Cantankerous Army Delta Force operator Sonny Cohen reunites with Chris and Hannah as they race the clock to save the hostage.
In Athens, Chris and his teammates discover that Russia is secretly behind the kidnapping, part of a murderous plan to attack the flow of natural gas in Europe. The Cold War has heated up again. Chris and his crew’s rescue quickly changes into a mission to capture-or-kill a Russian spy. Praise for the Special Operations Group series
In From Russia Without Love, Stephen Templin is back with his latest thriller, a story guaranteed to satisfy not only his legion of existing fans, but all readers of high-octane, technically-accurate, military fiction. —Sean Lynch, Bestselling Author of Wounded Prey |
Special Operations Group #1
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TRIDENT'S FIRST GLEAMING
Former SEAL Chris Paladin leaves SEAL Team Six to become a pastor, but CIA spook Hannah Andrade pulls him back into Special Operations Group, the ultra-secret unit that SEAL Team Six operators and others served under to eliminate bin Laden. Chris and Hannah are joined by Delta Force’s Sonny Cohen to stop a new terrorist threat from launching a deadly cyber-terror against the United States.
Praise for Trident's First Gleaming
There are few authors who have as deep an understanding of the shadowy world of global special operations as Stephen Templin. And there are fewer still who can synthesize that knowledge into a thrilling narrative so deftly. In Trident's First Gleaming, Stephen weaves a tale that reflects today's complicated reality, where motives and allegiances are rarely black and white and there are no easy answers. Even more impressively, he manages to do this while still bringing plenty of visceral gunfights and car chases. --Chris Martin, Bestselling Author of Beyond Neptune Spear and Shaping the World from the Shadows |
FREE NOW!Special Operations Group #0
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DEAD IN DAMASCUSWhen SEAL Team Six operator Chris Paladin and a teammate escort CIA officer Hannah Andrade from Iraq into Syria, they must avoid surveillance in order to reach Damascus and recruit an al Qaeda agent, but all hell breaks loose, and they’ll need a miracle in order to survive.
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NAVY SEAL TRAINING CLASS 144The United States Navy’s Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training is some of the toughest military training in the world. In this behind-the-scenes account, readers join New York Times bestselling author Stephen Templin in his journey as a trainee in Class 144.
Templin and his classmates endure Hell Week: five-and-a-half days of swimming, hallucinating, enduring frequent hypothermia, running more than two hundred miles, and doing over twenty hours per day of extreme physical training—having slept only four hours total for the week. After Hell Week, they face more challenges. These experiences, Steve’s insights into some of the psychology needed to overcome seemingly impossible challenges, teamwork, and an unexpected conclusion, make this a memorable adventure. Praise for Stephen Templin and SEAL Training Class 144
Reveals an intimate look at the rigorous training. -Nick Carbone, Time Great to relive, remember, cringe, and laugh over so many of those memories. Steve does an exceptional job of bringing key aspects of BUD/S training to life in an eloquent, realistic, humorous, and thought-provoking manner. Whether you serve a day of your life in a military uniform or not, the lessons he conveys from his time in SEAL training are valuable, life-learning insights for all. -Mark Beder, BUD/S Class 144 Leader, SEAL Assault Team Leader/Lieutenant Commander (Veteran) When I read SEAL Training Class 144, I thought I was doing it again—oh, hell. It was like watching a movie—I remembered everything. I think readers will be hooked and love it. Good job, Fire Team Templin! -José Duque, BUD/S Class 144 Honor Man, La Infanteria de Marina (Retired) |
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I AM A SEAL TEAM SIX WARRIOR
[Recommended for children 12 and older, this is the Young Adult version of (above) SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper ]
When the Navy sends their elite, they send the SEALs. When the SEALs send their elite, they send SEAL Team Six--a secret unit made up of the finest soldiers in the country, if not the world. This is the dramatic tale of how Howard Wasdin overcame a tough childhood to live his dream and enter the exciting and dangerous world of Navy SEALS and Special Forces snipers. Soon he was fighting for his life in Africa, hunting the Somalian warlord Aidid. But the mission fell apart when his small band of soldiers found themselves cut off from help and desperately trying to rescue downed comrades during a routine mission. The Battle of Mogadishu, as it become known, left 18 American soldiers dead and 73 wounded. This is Howard Wasdin's story of overcoming numerous obstacles to become an elite American warrior. |
Outcasts #2
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EASY DAY FOR THE DEAD
They started as soldiers. They became elite warriors. Now they are The Outcasts: The heroes the world will never know. . . .
Alex Brandenburg: Smart, steady, and facing a crossroads in his life and career. The SEAL Chief Petty Officer is the Team Leader—leading his team into a living hell. . . . John Landry: The quiet Cajun believes in God and fights like the devil. He’s making a high-altitude jump with a nuke strapped on his back. Catherine “Cat” Fares: Fluent in Arabic. Fluent in feminism. Fluent in warfare . . . and stuck working with a bunch of savages. . . . Francisco “Pancho” Rodriguez: Even if the world catches on fire, he figures it will just have to wait . . . until this laughing Mexican-American shows up to save the day. Their Mission: Blow up a secret Iranian biological warfare site with a suitcase-sized nuke. The Catch: Getting out alive . . . then going back for more. |
Outcasts #1
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SEAL TEAM SIX OUTCASTS
They are the Outcasts. Because people don’t want to know what they do.
Alex Brandenburg: SEAL Chief Petty Officer and Outcasts Team Leader. Disobeyed direct orders by refusing to let a deadly terrorist live to kill another day. Francisco “Pancho” Rodriguez and John Landry: SEAL Petty Officers First Class. Took the pursuit of justice into their own hands with explosive results. Catherine “Cat” Fares. Navy Petty Officer. Holds an unbeatable record for pissing off the top brass with her strongly stated opinions on the combat readiness of women. The team’s mission: Take out the seven terror merchants vying to take Bin Laden’s place. The team’s status: Expendable. |
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More Praise for Steve
“Pulses with the grit of a Jerry Bruckheimer production…”
--The Washington Post
“Well written…an exciting book.”
--Seattle Post-Intelligence
“Cuts straight to the chase. The literary equivalent of a Hollywood blockbuster … compelling and inspiring.”
--The Miami Herald
“A rare glimpse into the thinking, training, and tactics of the Special Forces at a time when their shadowy work is playing an increasingly crucial role in the war on terror.”
--The San Diego Union-Tribune
“A masterful blend … not knowing if you’re about to take a bullet to the head from a SEAL sniper or get hit in the gut with a punch line.”
—Dalton Fury, former Delta Force Commander and New York Times bestselling author of Kill Bin Laden
“Grabs you on page one and is hard to put down.”
—General Henry H. Shelton, former commander
in chief of the US Special Operations Command
and 14th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
“A must read.”
—Jack Coughlin, former Gunnery Sergeant, USMC, and bestselling author of Shooter
“It’s a wonderful book!”
—Jon Stewart, The Daily Show
“Pulses with the grit of a Jerry Bruckheimer production…”
--The Washington Post
“Well written…an exciting book.”
--Seattle Post-Intelligence
“Cuts straight to the chase. The literary equivalent of a Hollywood blockbuster … compelling and inspiring.”
--The Miami Herald
“A rare glimpse into the thinking, training, and tactics of the Special Forces at a time when their shadowy work is playing an increasingly crucial role in the war on terror.”
--The San Diego Union-Tribune
“A masterful blend … not knowing if you’re about to take a bullet to the head from a SEAL sniper or get hit in the gut with a punch line.”
—Dalton Fury, former Delta Force Commander and New York Times bestselling author of Kill Bin Laden
“Grabs you on page one and is hard to put down.”
—General Henry H. Shelton, former commander
in chief of the US Special Operations Command
and 14th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
“A must read.”
—Jack Coughlin, former Gunnery Sergeant, USMC, and bestselling author of Shooter
“It’s a wonderful book!”
—Jon Stewart, The Daily Show