# Eagle’s Talon: Scorpion Trilogy Book 1, a Military Thriller > 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. Canonical: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/eagle-s-talon/ Author: Stephen Francis Montagna Updated: 2026-11-07 Saddam Hussein sends assassins after the American President. Robert Walker’s Special Forces stop them, then go into Iraq for their leader. Scorpion book 1. ## The book - Title: Eagle’s Talon - Author: Stephen Francis Montagna - Genre: Special forces military thriller - Series: Scorpion Trilogy, Book 1 - Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-10-6 - Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-11-3 - Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duu0QCzKxJs **An assassination plot. An elite team. A race into hostile territory.** 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. ### The author’s published description 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. ## An assassination plot, a capture mission in Iraq and the start of the Scorpion Trilogy 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](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-scorpion-sting/), is about, and [Daughter of the Scorpion](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/daughter-of-the-scorpion/) completes it. ## Questions and answers ### What is Eagle’s Talon about? 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. ### Is Eagle’s Talon the first book in the Scorpion Trilogy? Yes. Eagle’s Talon is book one, and the author describes [The Scorpion Sting](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-scorpion-sting/) as continuing where it ends. [Daughter of the Scorpion](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/daughter-of-the-scorpion/) completes the trilogy. ### Is there a trailer for Eagle’s Talon? 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](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/films/). ### What are the ISBNs for Eagle’s Talon? Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-10-6. Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-11-3. Any bookshop can order it with the ISBN. ### Where can I read more about Eagle’s Talon? Read the [editorial review](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/eagle-s-talon/) by Caroline M. Reyes, Senior Resident Reviewer for Author’s Choice LLC. ## Sources - The author’s own description of Eagle’s Talon, given in full on this page - [Editorial review of Eagle’s Talon — Caroline M. Reyes, Senior Resident Reviewer, Author’s Choice LLC](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/eagle-s-talon/) - Edition records from the author’s IngramSpark listings: Paperback ISBN-13 978-1-970301-10-6; Hardback ISBN-13 978-1-970301-11-3 - [Bookseller listing: Eagle's Talon (shop.ingramspark.com)](https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=ApnW4a5E6cGLqkQB6CAtcGPtOzsCnttOUMwtB1xc17r) ## Cite this page - MLA: Montagna, Stephen Francis. “Eagle’s Talon: Scorpion Trilogy Book 1, a Military Thriller.” *Stephen Francis Montagna*, 7 Nov. 2026, https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/eagle-s-talon/. - APA: Montagna, S. F. (2026, November 7). *Eagle’s Talon: Scorpion Trilogy Book 1, a Military Thriller*. Stephen Francis Montagna. https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/eagle-s-talon/ - The novel: Montagna, Stephen Francis. *Eagle’s Talon*. Paperback, ISBN 978-1-970301-10-6. ## Keywords Eagle’s Talon, Scorpion Trilogy book 1, Saddam Hussein assassination plot novel, Gulf War thriller, Robert Walker special forces, military fiction books, presidential assassination thriller, Stephen Francis Montagna