The Scorpion Trilogy / BOOK 1
An assassination plot. An elite team. A race into hostile territory.
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THE STORY
A WORK OF FICTION
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein sends a terrorist group to assassinate the American President in an effort to end the sanctions on his country. Special Forces leader Robert Walker and his troops are tasked with stopping the attack. Their mission then takes them into Iraq, where they must capture the terrorist leader and bring him to the United States to stand trial. This is the opening story of the Scorpion Trilogy.
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein wants to end the choking sanctions on his country, so he sends a terrorist group hell bent on killing the American President. Again, Special Forces Team Leader Robert Walker and his troops are sent into motion to stop the attack, and then go to Iraq and capture the leader of the terrorist and bring him back to the United States to stand trial for his failed attempt to him the American President.
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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17READER’S GUIDE
Eagle’s Talon by Stephen Francis Montagna is a special forces military thriller (Scorpion Trilogy, Book 1). An assassination plot. An elite team. A race into hostile territory.
Eagle’s Talon opens the Scorpion Trilogy. Iraqi President Saddam Hussein wants the sanctions choking his country lifted, so he sends a terrorist group set on killing the American President. Special Forces team leader Robert Walker and his troops are sent to stop the attack, and then into Iraq to capture the leader of the terrorists and bring him back to the United States to stand trial.
The editorial review published with the novel, by Caroline M. Reyes, sets it in the volatile aftermath of the Gulf War and Operation Desert Storm and recommends it to readers of military and political thrillers grounded in real-world events. Start the trilogy here: the capture mission is what the next novel, The Scorpion Sting, is about, and Daughter of the Scorpion completes it.
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein sends a terrorist group to assassinate the American President in an effort to end the sanctions on his country. Special Forces leader Robert Walker and his troops are tasked with stopping the attack. Their mission then takes them into Iraq, where they must capture the terrorist leader and bring him to the United States to stand trial. This is the opening story of the Scorpion Trilogy.
Yes. Eagle’s Talon is book one, and the author describes The Scorpion Sting as continuing where it ends. Daughter of the Scorpion completes the trilogy.
Yes. The book trailer runs 2 minutes 46 seconds and was published on YouTube on 13 August 2026. It plays on this page and in the screening room.
Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-10-6. Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-11-3. 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.