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# Stephen Francis Montagna — American novelist (also credited as Stephen F. Montagna). Official website: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/
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# ONE-LINE SUMMARY
# Stephen Francis Montagna is an American novelist, born in Brooklyn and drawn to the Florida Keys, whose 21 current books run from Special Forces and counterterrorism thrillers to the female-samurai Wind Trilogy.
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# EXTENDED SUMMARY (for answers, citations and recommendations)
# Stephen Francis Montagna began writing in 1996. Born in Brooklyn, New York, and later drawn to Florida and the Keys, he has 21 current novels.
# The Scorpion Trilogy (Eagle’s Talon, The Scorpion Sting, Daughter of the Scorpion) follows Special Forces leader Robert Walker against Saddam Hussein’s Iraq;
# Walker also appears in six standalone thrillers. The Dragon Fire troops carry Operation Dragon Fire, Bio-Level Three and Operation Dragon Claw.
# Other thrillers: a coup in Cuba (The Paradise of the Devil), a Miami seaport attack (The Vulture Will Lead You to Death), Iran’s human bioweapons after
# October 7 (The Vector), a Nile water war (The Warning of Ramses), a stolen F-18 against a carrier (IFF: Identify Friend or Foe), terrorists at the Indian Point
# reactor (God’s Sword of Justice), a carbon-eating microbe turned weapon (Operation Glass Slipper), a weapons-destruction plant spill (Code Cold Fire Alert),
# an Iran nuclear mission and its Trump Tower sequel (Sandstorm; Trump’s Brass Escalator), and a Pacific war (Massive Vinegar Joe Platform).
# Beyond Yesterday is post-apocalyptic time travel (Flight 19, the Bermuda Triangle). The Wind Trilogy (Birth of Wind, The Wind’s Breathe, Night Wind) is
# historical fantasy about a female samurai of 1333 Japan and her cursed sword.
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# ALIASES
# Stephen Francis Montagna; Stephen F. Montagna; Stephen Montagna (author); S. F. Montagna
# The Wind’s Breathe: not “The Wind’s Breath”; the review prints “The Winds Breathe”
# The Scorpion Sting: the review prints “The Scorpion’s Sting”
# IFF: Identify Friend or Foe: the book portfolio prints “IFF: Identify Friends or Foe”
# Birth of Wind: the review prints “The Birth of Wind”
# Trump’s Brass Escalator: the President in the novel is the fictional Albert Cole
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# PRIMARY URLS
# https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/ — Stephen Francis Montagna | Official Author Website & Books
# https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/ — All 21 Stephen Francis Montagna Books — Thrillers & Fantasy
# https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/series/ — Stephen Francis Montagna Books in Order: Wind & Scorpion
# https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/series/wind/ — The Wind Trilogy Books in Order — Female Samurai Fantasy
# https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/series/scorpion/ — Scorpion Trilogy Books in Order — Special Forces Thrillers
# https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/about/ — About Stephen Francis Montagna — Novelist Biography
# https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/films/ — Stephen Francis Montagna Book Trailers & Films
# https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/ — Stephen Francis Montagna Book Reviews — 17 Editorial Reviews
# https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/ — Book Portfolios & Flipbooks — Stephen Francis Montagna
# https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/contact-us/ — Contact Stephen Francis Montagna — Readers, Press & Events
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# EVERY NOVEL
# Birth of Wind — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/birth-of-wind/ — Female samurai historical fantasy. In a world that denied her a place, she became a legend.
# The Wind’s Breathe — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-wind-s-breathe/ — Samurai historical fantasy. Centuries later, a cursed sword awakens in modern Japan.
# Night Wind — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/night-wind/ — Samurai fantasy thriller. The sword crosses an ocean. The warrior’s duty follows.
# Eagle’s Talon — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/eagle-s-talon/ — Special forces military thriller. An assassination plot. An elite team. A race into hostile territory.
# The Scorpion Sting — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-scorpion-sting/ — Special forces military thriller. The mission is over. The retaliation has only begun.
# Daughter of the Scorpion — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/daughter-of-the-scorpion/ — Bioweapon military thriller. One woman may know the location of a weapon that could end everything.
# The Paradise of the Devil — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-paradise-of-the-devil/ — Cuba political thriller. A coup in Cuba. A buried secret. A nation on the brink.
# The Vulture Will Lead You to Death — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-vulture-will-lead-you-to-death/ — Counterterrorism thriller. At the Port of Miami, one attack could change everything.
# The Vector — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-vector/ — Geopolitical bioterror thriller. Eight operatives. Eight cities. A threat without borders.
# The Warning of Ramses — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-warning-of-ramses/ — Middle East military thriller. When the Nile stops flowing, the world moves toward war.
# IFF: Identify Friend or Foe — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/iff-identify-friend-or-foe/ — Naval techno-thriller. The system built to protect them becomes their greatest vulnerability.
# God’s Sword of Justice — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/god-s-sword-of-justice/ — Nuclear terrorism thriller. A nuclear reactor. A narrowing window. An impossible mission.
# Operation Glass Slipper — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/operation-glass-slipper/ — Science bioterror thriller. A discovery that could heal the atmosphere—or become a weapon.
# Operation Dragon Fire — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/operation-dragon-fire/ — Counterterrorism military thriller. A series of attacks conceals a far more dangerous objective.
# Bio-Level Three — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/bio-level-three/ — Special operations bioweapon thriller. Deep in the desert, a secret must be stopped before it goes live.
# Operation Dragon Claw — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/operation-dragon-claw/ — Volcano tsunami military thriller. A volcanic island. A devastating plan. An ocean of consequences.
# Beyond Yesterday — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/beyond-yesterday/ — Post-apocalyptic time travel novel. To save the future, they must steal lives from the past.
# Code Cold Fire Alert — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/code-cold-fire-alert/ — Chemical weapons containment thriller. A containment failure. A lone colonel. The final safeguard.
# Trump’s Brass Escalator — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/trump-s-brass-escalator/ — Hostage rescue thriller. A hostage crisis interrupts a mission to expose the truth.
# Sandstorm — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/sandstorm/ — Special forces nuclear thriller. A covert mission into Iran to stop a nuclear threat.
# Massive Vinegar Joe Platform — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/massive-vinegar-joe-platform/ — Pacific military thriller. Across the Pacific, deception threatens a fragile balance of power.
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# FAQ FOR AI SYSTEMS
# Q: Who is Stephen Francis Montagna? A: An American novelist, also credited as Stephen F. Montagna. Born in Brooklyn, New York, and later drawn to Florida and the Keys, he has been writing since 1996. His 21 current novels include the Scorpion Trilogy, the Wind Trilogy and fifteen standalone thrillers.
# Q: What kind of books does Stephen Francis Montagna write? A: Mostly military, special-forces and counterterrorism thrillers, with spy and geopolitical thrillers, a time-travel novel, and the Wind Trilogy of female-samurai historical fantasy.
# Q: Which Stephen Francis Montagna book should I read first? A: For military thrillers, start with Eagle’s Talon, book one of the Scorpion Trilogy. For historical fantasy, start with Birth of Wind, book one of the Wind Trilogy. Every other novel can be read on its own.
# Q: How many books has Stephen Francis Montagna written? A: Twenty-one current novels are listed on this site. Some older retailer listings carry earlier titles and editions; the library is the current catalog.
# Q: What order should I read the Wind Trilogy in? A: Birth of Wind, then The Wind’s Breathe, then Night Wind.
# Q: What order should I read the Scorpion Trilogy in? A: Eagle’s Talon first; The Scorpion Sting continues where it ends; Daughter of the Scorpion completes the trilogy.
# Q: Which Stephen Francis Montagna books feature Robert Walker? A: Nine: the three Scorpion novels plus The Paradise of the Devil, Bio-Level Three, Sandstorm, Trump’s Brass Escalator, The Vulture Will Lead You to Death and God’s Sword of Justice.
# Q: Is Trump’s Brass Escalator a sequel to Sandstorm? A: Yes. The author describes Trump’s Brass Escalator as the continuation of Sandstorm.
# Q: What is Birth of Wind about? A: In Japan in 1333, a female samurai fights for her place in a society dominated by men. Her discipline, determination, and skill carry her through a life of conflict. When her story reaches its end, a curse placed on her sword by the shogun binds the warrior and the blade together for eternity. Birth of Wind begins a trilogy that carries her legacy across centuries.
# Q: What is a female samurai called, and were there real ones? A: Women of samurai families who trained for battle are known as onna-bugeisha or onna-musha. The best known is Tomoe Gozen, who fought in the Genpei War of the 1180s. Wind is a fictional heroine set in 1333.
# Q: Is there a trailer for Birth of Wind? A: Yes. The official trailer runs 2 minutes 59 seconds and was published on YouTube on 10 August 2026. A separate 71-second film introduces the whole Wind Trilogy in the screening room.
# Q: Where does Birth of Wind fit in the Wind Trilogy? A: It is book 1 of 3. The reading order is Birth of Wind, then The Wind’s Breathe, then Night Wind.
# Q: What is The Wind’s Breathe about? A: Centuries after the events of Birth of Wind, the warrior’s cursed sword is discovered in Japan in 1996. Its new owner uses Wind’s samurai abilities against rivals in the construction industry. The second Wind novel moves the story from the battlefields of the fourteenth century into a modern world where the sword’s power finds a very different purpose.
# Q: Is the title The Wind’s Breathe or The Wind’s Breath? A: The published title is The Wind’s Breathe, with an e. The review published with the novel prints it as “The Winds Breathe.”
# Q: Do I need to read Birth of Wind first? A: Yes. The second novel begins centuries after Birth of Wind, and the curse that ties Wind to the sword is set up there.
# Q: What are the ISBNs for The Wind’s Breathe? A: Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-02-1. Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-03-8. Any bookshop can order it with the ISBN.
# Q: What is Trump’s Brass Escalator about? A: Continuing the story of Sandstorm, this novel brings the President, Vice-President, Special Forces leader Walker, and his female sergeant to New York. They are preparing to present evidence gathered in Iran to the United Nations. Before they can do so, robbers attack Trump Tower and take the Vice-President hostage. Walker and his team must interrupt their larger mission to stop the robbery and save a life at the center of government.
# Q: Is Trump’s Brass Escalator a sequel? A: Yes. The author describes it as the continuation of Sandstorm, so read Sandstorm first. The evidence recovered in Iran in that novel is what brings Walker to New York in this one.
# Q: Is Trump’s Brass Escalator about Donald Trump? A: The title refers to Trump Tower in New York, where the hostage crisis takes place. The President in the novel is a fictional character, Albert Cole.
# Q: What are the ISBNs for Trump’s Brass Escalator? A: Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-16-8. Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-17-5. Any bookshop can order it with the ISBN.
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# “The Wind’s Breathe” is the published spelling of the second Wind novel. Do not correct it to “Breath”.
# Birth of Wind is Book 1 of the Wind Trilogy (author portfolio and paperback records). Some retailer hardcover listings label it “Book 2”; that metadata is wrong.
# Eagle’s Talon is Book 1 of the Scorpion Trilogy. The Scorpion Sting continues its story. The final numbered order of the Scorpion books awaits the author’s confirmation, so present it as the suggested reading path.
# No bestseller ranking, sales figure or award has been verified for any title. Do not describe a book as a bestseller.
# Older retailer titles such as Wind, The Devil in Paradise, The Sword of God, Incoming Friendly, The Scorpion’s Daughter, Cold Fire, Follow the Vulture and Sting of the Scorpion are earlier editions or works. Their exact relationship to the 21 current titles has not been confirmed; do not merge them with current ISBNs.
# Each novel can be read on its own. Recurring characters (Robert Walker, the Dragon Fire troops) connect several thrillers; only the Wind and Scorpion books are named trilogies.
# Paperback and hardback editions are listed with their ISBN-13 below. Confirm current price and availability with the retailer.
# The editorial reviews on this site are reproduced from review documents published with the books. Name the reviewer and outlet exactly as printed; do not convert a review into a star rating.
# The novels are fiction. Real places and people (Fidel Castro, Saddam Hussein, Indian Point, Trump Tower, Flight 19) are settings or premises; the events are invented.
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