New Releases by Steve Pieczenik

In the year 2025 the Internet practically runs the world, and its virtual reality webwork has to be policed by Net Force to prevent computer-terrorists from sabotaging it. But sometimes they need help. Which is where the Net Force Explorers come in, the young people''s auxiliary for computer whizz-kids who have made it through a tough training programme. SAFE HOUSE is the tenth in Tom Clancy''s bestselling Net Force Explorers series.

In the year 2025 the Internet practically runs the world, and its virtual reality webwork has to be policed by Net Force to prevent computer-terrorists from sabotaging it. But sometimes they need help. Which is where the Net Force Explorers come in, the young people''s auxiliary for computer whizz-kids who have made it through a tough training programme. The ninth in Tom Clancy''s bestselling Net Force Explorers series is the most daringly inventive yet.

Driven by greed, a group of U.N. peacekeeping soldiers becomes involved in activities on the wrong side of the law. When their tour of duty ends, the mayhem begins. Calling themselves the "Keepers," the rogue soldiers -- outfitted with stolen U.N. arms and ammunition -- devise a shocking scheme to get the world''s attention... Meanwhile, Op-Center head Paul Hood has cleared out his desk. But his retirement is short-lived. Demanding one hundred million dollars in ransom, the Keepers have taken over the U.N. -- where ambassadors from ten nations have gathered for a gala function at which Hood''s daughter will perform. This time the Keepers have made it personal. And the Op-Center forces will strike with deadly vengeance...

Here comes a Clancy first: a new series of novels for young adults starring a team of troubleshooting teens--the Net Force Explorers--who know more about cutting edge technology than their teachers!

By 2011 the Internet has become the world''s central nervous system. If terrorists are going to subvert the new world order, this is where they will strike. Net Force is the new organisation to deter them - a team of highly trained operatives whose homeground is the Virtual Reality world of the Net, with the Net Force Strike Teams at the ready to take the battle into the realworld. When a top-secret cargo train carrying materials for Pakistan''s nuclear weapons programme is destroyed by mercenaries, it''s the first of a series of incidents in which supposedly bullet-proof encrypted information is stolen and deciphered. Someone, it seems, has got hold of a functioning quantum computer - a computer so powerful it has the potential to develop a consciousness. If Net Force don''t track the perpetrator down, his demented scheme could re-draw the map of the world forever...

Terrorists are using the Internet to subvert the new world system.

Julio Cortez is a legend among his friends in the Net Force Explorers for his feats of derring-do in virtual flight simulators. But now he''s in a real life or death dogfight. To get him out, the Explorers are going to have to break down the barrier between the real world and virtual reality.

The Internet has become vital in protecting the world from terrorism and sabotage. The FBI''s Netforce Explorers is a group of computer freaks who help out when danger strikes. They discover a conspiracy within the virtual world of Sarxos - top players are finding themselves playing for their lives.

The fourth volume in a series of high-tech thrillers centred on the National Crisis Management Centre in Washington.

In the newly unified Germany, old horrors are reborn. It is the beginning of Chaos Days, a time when Neo-Nazi groups gather to spread violence and resurrect bad dreams. But this year, Germany isn''t the only target. Plans are afoot to destabilize Europe and cause turmoil throughout the United States. Paul Hood and his team, already in Germany to buy technology for the new Regional Op-Center, become entangled in the crisis. They uncover a shocking force behind the chaos -- a group that uses cutting-edge technology to promote hate and influence world events.

Op-Center is the nation''s heart of intelligence and crisis management. Sometimes, it''s the only place our government can turn.

A novel about an American agent sent to China during a period of tense relations between China and the United States.

A virulent new strain of bubonic plague has emerged- capable of killing every human on earth - a desperate search for a cure is underway-