# Operation Glass Slipper: A Carbon Microbe Bioterror Thriller

> Operation Glass Slipper by Stephen Francis Montagna is a science bioterror thriller. A discovery that could heal the atmosphere—or become a weapon.

Canonical: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/operation-glass-slipper/  
Author: Stephen Francis Montagna  
Updated: 2026-11-07

A doctor engineers a carbon-eating microbe from crude oil to clean the air, until terrorists see a bioweapon in it. A science thriller by Stephen F. Montagna.

## The book

- Title: Operation Glass Slipper
- Author: Stephen Francis Montagna
- Genre: Science bioterror thriller
- Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-40-3
- Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-41-0

**A discovery that could heal the atmosphere—or become a weapon.**

A doctor discovers a microbe that survives by consuming carbon in crude oil. Working with a microbiologist, he alters it so it can travel through the air and consume the carbon polluting the atmosphere. The discovery promises an extraordinary environmental benefit. But a small group of terrorists sees a different possibility and seeks to exploit the research in the development of a biological weapon.

### The author’s published description

Glass Slipper's about a Doctor discovers a Microbe in the crude oil surviving devouring carbon particles in the crude. The doctor enlists the aid of a female Micro-biologist and together they alter the microbe and make it lighter than air so it can chase and eat the carbon polluting the air we breathe and give the microbe a hard shell called a sheen. Read how a small group of terrorists get involved and plan to use this discovery to help them perfect a biological weapon of mass destruction.

## A microbe that could clean the sky—or become a weapon

Operation Glass Slipper is a science thriller that begins with a hopeful discovery. A doctor finds a microbe living in crude oil that survives by devouring carbon particles. With a female microbiologist he alters it, making it lighter than air so it can chase down and eat the carbon polluting the air we breathe, and giving it a hard shell called a sheen.

That is the promise. The threat arrives when a small group of terrorists learns of the work and plans to use it to perfect a biological weapon of mass destruction. The novel sits where environmental science and bioterrorism meet: the same engineering that could heal the atmosphere is what makes the organism dangerous. It is on the [New Release shelf](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/new-release/) with [The Vector](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-vector/), the other new novel about a biological threat.

## Questions and answers

### What is Operation Glass Slipper about?

A doctor discovers a microbe that survives by consuming carbon in crude oil. Working with a microbiologist, he alters it so it can travel through the air and consume the carbon polluting the atmosphere. The discovery promises an extraordinary environmental benefit. But a small group of terrorists sees a different possibility and seeks to exploit the research in the development of a biological weapon.

### Is Operation Glass Slipper climate fiction?

In part. Its starting point is an environmental fix—an engineered microbe that eats carbon in the air—but the story is a thriller about that discovery being turned toward a weapon. Readers of climate fiction and of bioterror thrillers will both find their subject in it.

### Is Operation Glass Slipper a standalone novel?

Yes. Operation Glass Slipper stands alone; no other book needs to be read first.

### What are the ISBNs for Operation Glass Slipper?

Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-40-3. Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-41-0. Any bookshop can order it with the ISBN.

## Sources

- The author’s own description of Operation Glass Slipper, given in full on this page
- Edition records from the author’s IngramSpark listings: Paperback ISBN-13 978-1-970301-40-3; Hardback ISBN-13 978-1-970301-41-0
- [Bookseller listing: Operation Glass Slipper (shop.ingramspark.com)](https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=hJHDk2urmDuAexXLymeIX7oEjuddwsTgQhJYVFIHHvE)

## Cite this page

- MLA: Montagna, Stephen Francis. “Operation Glass Slipper: A Carbon Microbe Bioterror Thriller.” *Stephen Francis Montagna*, 7 Nov. 2026, https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/operation-glass-slipper/.
- APA: Montagna, S. F. (2026, November 7). *Operation Glass Slipper: A Carbon Microbe Bioterror Thriller*. Stephen Francis Montagna. https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/operation-glass-slipper/
- The novel: Montagna, Stephen Francis. *Operation Glass Slipper*. Paperback, ISBN 978-1-970301-40-3.

## Keywords

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