# The Scorpion Sting: A Special Forces Military Thriller > The Scorpion Sting by Stephen Francis Montagna is a special forces military thriller (Scorpion Trilogy). The mission is over. The retaliation has only begun. Canonical: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-scorpion-sting/ Author: Stephen Francis Montagna Updated: 2026-11-07 Saddam Hussein sends a new cell into the U.S. to kill the captured operative and the soldiers who took him. Walker’s team hunts it. Continues Eagle’s Talon. ## The book - Title: The Scorpion Sting - Author: Stephen Francis Montagna - Genre: Special forces military thriller - Series: Scorpion Trilogy - Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-06-9 - Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-07-6 **The mission is over. The retaliation has only begun.** The story continues after Eagle’s Talon. Saddam Hussein sends another terrorist group into the United States to kill the Iraqi operative captured by American forces, along with soldiers involved in his arrest. Walker and his Special Forces team must locate the new cell and stop its campaign of retaliation. The danger follows the soldiers home, turning the aftermath of one mission into the beginning of another. ### The author’s published description This novel continues where 'Eagle's Talon' ended. When another Iraqi terrorist group is sent to the United States by President Saddam Hussein to kill the Iraqi operative captured and brought to the United States to stand trail, along with killing some of the American troops who invaded Iraq to take the lead terrorist prisoner. Walker and his Special Forces troops search and find and then kill the terrorist cell working in the United States and end the threat aimed against the American soldiers. ## The mission is over; the retaliation comes home The Scorpion Sting continues where [Eagle’s Talon](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/eagle-s-talon/) ended. President Saddam Hussein sends another Iraqi terrorist group into the United States with two targets: the operative captured in Iraq and brought to America to stand trial, and the American troops who went in to take him prisoner. Walker and his Special Forces troops have to find the cell working inside the country and end the threat to the soldiers, which turns the aftermath of one mission into a hunt on home ground. The editorial review published with the novel, by Daniel P. Whitaker, describes a terrorist cell operating within the United States from the opening prologue and calls the book a compelling blend of action, realism and geopolitical intrigue. ## Questions and answers ### What is The Scorpion Sting about? The story continues after Eagle’s Talon. Saddam Hussein sends another terrorist group into the United States to kill the Iraqi operative captured by American forces, along with soldiers involved in his arrest. Walker and his Special Forces team must locate the new cell and stop its campaign of retaliation. The danger follows the soldiers home, turning the aftermath of one mission into the beginning of another. ### Is The Scorpion Sting the same book as The Scorpion’s Sting? Yes. The review published with the novel prints the title as “The Scorpion’s Sting.” The current title is The Scorpion Sting. ### Do I need to read Eagle’s Talon first? It helps. The author describes The Scorpion Sting as continuing where [Eagle’s Talon](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/eagle-s-talon/) ended: the man the new cell is sent to kill is the operative captured in that novel. ### What are the ISBNs for The Scorpion Sting? Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-06-9. Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-07-6. Any bookshop can order it with the ISBN. ### Where can I read more about The Scorpion Sting? Read the [editorial review](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/the-scorpion-sting/) by Daniel P. Whitaker, Resident Reviewer for Author’s Choice LLC. ## Sources - The author’s own description of The Scorpion Sting, given in full on this page - [Editorial review of The Scorpion Sting — Daniel P. Whitaker, Resident Reviewer, Author’s Choice LLC](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/the-scorpion-sting/) - Edition records from the author’s IngramSpark listings: Paperback ISBN-13 978-1-970301-06-9; Hardback ISBN-13 978-1-970301-07-6 ## Cite this page - MLA: Montagna, Stephen Francis. “The Scorpion Sting: A Special Forces Military Thriller.” *Stephen Francis Montagna*, 7 Nov. 2026, https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-scorpion-sting/. - APA: Montagna, S. F. (2026, November 7). *The Scorpion Sting: A Special Forces Military Thriller*. Stephen Francis Montagna. https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-scorpion-sting/ - The novel: Montagna, Stephen Francis. *The Scorpion Sting*. Paperback, ISBN 978-1-970301-06-9. ## Keywords The Scorpion Sting, The Scorpion’s Sting, Scorpion Trilogy, Saddam Hussein thriller, terrorist cell in America novel, special forces novel, Robert Walker, Stephen Francis Montagna