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Eagle’s Talon
An assassination plot. An elite team. A race into hostile territory.
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The Scorpion Trilogy
One woman may know the location of a weapon that could end everything.
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THE STORY
A WORK OF FICTION
The discovery of secret military papers exposes an Iraqi biological weapons program. American intelligence learns that the pathogen could mutate and threaten life on a global scale if it is released. Captain Robert Walker leads an elite rapid response team into the Iraqi desert to find a young woman believed to know where the weapon is hidden. Time is running out as his soldiers race to locate the agent before its creator unleashes it.
The accidental discovery of secret military papers exposes a deadly threat. The Iraqi military has developed a designer biological weapon. American intelligence quickly learns that the pathogen will mutate and destroy all life on the planet if it is unleashed. Heading an elite rapid response team, Captain Robert Walker leads his soldiers into the heart of the Iraq desert to track down a young woman rumored to know of the weapon's location. Time is running out as Captain Walker and his squad race to find the biological agent before its madman creator can use it to destroy the world.
IN STEPHEN FRANCIS MONTAGNA’S OWN WORDSFollow the trilogy in order, beginning with Eagle’s Talon. The series reading guide keeps every story connected.
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READER’S GUIDE
Daughter of the Scorpion by Stephen Francis Montagna is a bioweapon military thriller (Scorpion Trilogy). One woman may know the location of a weapon that could end everything.
Daughter of the Scorpion completes the Scorpion Trilogy. The accidental discovery of secret military papers shows that the Iraqi military has developed a designer biological weapon, and American intelligence quickly learns that the pathogen will mutate and destroy all life on the planet if it is unleashed.
Captain Robert Walker leads an elite rapid response team into the heart of the Iraqi desert to track down a young woman rumored to know where the weapon is, racing its creator before he can use it. The editorial review published with the novel, by Caroline M. Reyes, calls Ayesha one of Montagna’s most complex characters and reads the book as a turn toward the human cost of war. The book trailer plays on this page and in the screening room.
The discovery of secret military papers exposes an Iraqi biological weapons program. American intelligence learns that the pathogen could mutate and threaten life on a global scale if it is released. Captain Robert Walker leads an elite rapid response team into the Iraqi desert to find a young woman believed to know where the weapon is hidden. Time is running out as his soldiers race to locate the agent before its creator unleashes it.
Yes. The book trailer runs 3 minutes 12 seconds and was published on YouTube on 13 August 2026. It plays on this page and in the screening room.
The review published with the novel describes Ayesha as a woman whose grief over her father’s death turns into a consuming desire for revenge—one of the book’s central characters.
It is book 3 of 3. The reading order is Eagle’s Talon, then The Scorpion Sting, then Daughter of the Scorpion.
Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-08-3. Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-09-0. Any bookshop can order it with the ISBN.
Read the editorial review by Caroline M. Reyes, Senior Resident Reviewer for Author’s Choice LLC.
Plain-text versions for researchers and AI assistants: this page in Markdown, llms.txt and ai.txt. Updated 7 November 2026.