"A high-tech launch site, a missing nuke, and Arab terrorists with
nothing to lose . . ."
In the sun-dappled waters of the Aegean, ex-agent Michael Vance pilots
the _Odyssey II_, a handmade replica of the sailcraft of the ancient
hero Ulysses. Out of nowhere, a Russian Hind gunship with Arab
terrorists at the helm fires upon the tiny ship below. The terrorists'
destination is a tiny Aegean island where a U.S. aerospace corporation
carefully guards the Cyclops 20-megawatt laser launch facility. But
the company security force is no match for the firepower of the Arab
invasion and the launch site is quickly overrun. With helpless horror,
the executives can only watch as renegade technicians convert the
launch vehicle into a ballistic missile that can deliver their stolen
thermonuclear warhead to any city in the U.S.
Left for dead amid the smoking ruins of _Odyssey II_, Michael Vance
washes up on the occupied island - and becomes America's only hope.