# Stephen Francis Montagna — Official Author Website

> Stephen Francis Montagna is an American novelist, born in Brooklyn and drawn to the Florida Keys, whose 21 current books run from Special Forces and counterterrorism thrillers to the female-samurai Wind Trilogy. This file maps the official website for language models and AI agents: every novel, both reading orders, every page with its own summary, editions with ISBNs, trailers, book portfolios and editorial reviews.

## Quick facts

- Name: Stephen Francis Montagna (also credited as Stephen F. Montagna)
- Occupation: novelist, writing since 1996
- Born: Brooklyn, New York; later drawn to Florida and the Keys
- Books: 21 current novels — the Wind Trilogy (3), the Scorpion Trilogy (3) and 15 standalone novels
- Genres: military and special-forces thrillers, counterterrorism, spy and geopolitical thrillers, techno-thrillers, time-travel speculative fiction, female-samurai historical fantasy
- Recurring characters: Robert Walker (9 novels), the Dragon Fire troops (3 novels)
- Formats: paperback and hardback, ISBN-13 prefix 978-1-970301
- Media: 4 book trailers and films; 12 book portfolios; 17 editorial reviews in full text
- Official website: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/

## Search aliases and topics

- Name variants: Stephen Francis Montagna; Stephen F. Montagna; Stephen Montagna author; S. F. Montagna
- Title: The Wind’s Breathe — not “The Wind’s Breath”; the review prints “The Winds Breathe”
- Title: The Scorpion Sting — the review prints “The Scorpion’s Sting”
- Title: IFF: Identify Friend or Foe — the book portfolio prints “IFF: Identify Friends or Foe”
- Title: Birth of Wind — the review prints “The Birth of Wind”
- Title: Trump’s Brass Escalator — the President in the novel is the fictional Albert Cole
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## Identity

- Official website: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/ (author page: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/about/)
- Also listed at: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00F2OSUPG
- Also listed at: https://www.abebooks.com/author/b00f2osupg/stephen-francis-montagna
- Also listed at: https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/stephen-francis-montagna/1092601/
- Also listed at: https://authorreputationpress.com/product_author/stephen-francis-montagna/
- Website by Knight Logics (https://knightlogics.com)

## Start here

- [Home](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/): the worlds of the author, featured books, both trilogies, the screening room.
- [All 21 novels](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/): the complete, searchable catalog. Filter with ?collection=wind, ?collection=scorpion or ?collection=thrillers; search with ?q=term.
- [Series and reading order](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/series/): both trilogies in order, with the connected thrillers.
- [The Wind Trilogy](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/series/wind/): female-samurai historical fantasy, read in order.
- [The Scorpion Trilogy](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/series/scorpion/): Robert Walker’s Special Forces missions.
- [Meet the author](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/about/): biography of Stephen Francis Montagna.
- [Book trailers](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/films/): the screening room with all trailers and the Wind Trilogy film.
- [Book portfolios](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/): the author’s portfolios for twelve novels — synopsis, characters, themes — as flipbooks and text.
- [Book reviews](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/): 17 editorial reviews, each in full text beside the original document.
- [Collections](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/collections/): New Release, the 2026 collection and the 2025 collection.
- [Contact](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/contact-us/): reader, bookshop, event and press enquiries — email contact@stephenfmontagnabooks.com.

## The Wind Trilogy — historical fantasy, read in order

A female samurai in 1333 Japan, the curse that binds her to her sword, and the blade’s journey to 1996 Japan and across the Pacific to the United States. Read in order: Birth of Wind, The Wind’s Breathe, Night Wind.

1. [Birth of Wind](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/birth-of-wind/): Female samurai historical fantasy (Wind Trilogy, Book 1). In a world that denied her a place, she became a legend. Paperback ISBN 978-1-970301-00-7 · Hardback ISBN 978-1-970301-01-4. flipbook: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/birth-of-wind/#book-reader; trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H99Y-25XNus; review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/birth-of-wind/.
2. [The Wind’s Breathe](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-wind-s-breathe/): Samurai historical fantasy (Wind Trilogy, Book 2). Centuries later, a cursed sword awakens in modern Japan. Paperback ISBN 978-1-970301-02-1 · Hardback ISBN 978-1-970301-03-8. review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/the-wind-s-breathe/.
3. [Night Wind](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/night-wind/): Samurai fantasy thriller (Wind Trilogy, Book 3). The sword crosses an ocean. The warrior’s duty follows. Paperback ISBN 978-1-970301-04-5 · Hardback ISBN 978-1-970301-05-2. review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/night-wind/.

## The Scorpion Trilogy — military thriller, suggested reading path

Robert Walker and his Special Forces team: an assassination plot, the retaliation that follows the soldiers home, and a hidden biological weapon in the Iraqi desert. Eagle’s Talon is book one; the full numbering awaits the author’s confirmation.

1. [Eagle’s Talon](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/eagle-s-talon/): Special forces military thriller (Scorpion Trilogy, Book 1). An assassination plot. An elite team. A race into hostile territory. Paperback ISBN 978-1-970301-10-6 · Hardback ISBN 978-1-970301-11-3. trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duu0QCzKxJs; review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/eagle-s-talon/.
2. [The Scorpion Sting](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-scorpion-sting/): Special forces military thriller (Scorpion Trilogy). The mission is over. The retaliation has only begun. Paperback ISBN 978-1-970301-06-9 · Hardback ISBN 978-1-970301-07-6. review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/the-scorpion-sting/.
3. [Daughter of the Scorpion](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/daughter-of-the-scorpion/): Bioweapon military thriller (Scorpion Trilogy). One woman may know the location of a weapon that could end everything. Paperback ISBN 978-1-970301-08-3 · Hardback ISBN 978-1-970301-09-0. trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sp5fAoJSh4; review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/daughter-of-the-scorpion/.

## Thrillers and speculative fiction (standalone novels)

- [The Paradise of the Devil](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-paradise-of-the-devil/): Cuba political thriller. A coup in Cuba. A buried secret. A nation on the brink. Paperback ISBN 978-1-970301-28-1 · Hardback ISBN 978-1-970301-29-8. flipbook: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-paradise-of-the-devil/#book-reader.
- [The Vulture Will Lead You to Death](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-vulture-will-lead-you-to-death/): Counterterrorism thriller. At the Port of Miami, one attack could change everything. Paperback ISBN 978-1-970301-30-4 · Hardback ISBN 978-1-970301-31-1. flipbook: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-vulture-will-lead-you-to-death/#book-reader; review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/the-vulture-will-lead-you-to-death/.
- [The Vector](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-vector/): Geopolitical bioterror thriller. Eight operatives. Eight cities. A threat without borders. Paperback ISBN 978-1-970301-32-8 · Hardback ISBN 978-1-970301-33-5. review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/the-vector/.
- [The Warning of Ramses](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-warning-of-ramses/): Middle East military thriller. When the Nile stops flowing, the world moves toward war. Paperback ISBN 978-1-970301-34-2 · Hardback ISBN 978-1-970301-35-9. flipbook: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-warning-of-ramses/#book-reader.
- [IFF: Identify Friend or Foe](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/iff-identify-friend-or-foe/): Naval techno-thriller. The system built to protect them becomes their greatest vulnerability. Paperback ISBN 978-1-970301-38-0 · Hardback ISBN 978-1-970301-39-7. flipbook: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/iff-identify-friend-or-foe/#book-reader.
- [God’s Sword of Justice](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/god-s-sword-of-justice/): Nuclear terrorism thriller. A nuclear reactor. A narrowing window. An impossible mission. Paperback ISBN 978-1-970301-36-6 · Hardback ISBN 978-1-970301-37-3. flipbook: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/god-s-sword-of-justice/#book-reader.
- [Operation Glass Slipper](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/operation-glass-slipper/): Science bioterror thriller. A discovery that could heal the atmosphere—or become a weapon. Paperback ISBN 978-1-970301-40-3 · Hardback ISBN 978-1-970301-41-0.
- [Operation Dragon Fire](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/operation-dragon-fire/): Counterterrorism military thriller. A series of attacks conceals a far more dangerous objective. Paperback ISBN 978-1-970301-18-2 · Hardback ISBN 978-1-970301-19-9. review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/operation-dragon-fire/.
- [Bio-Level Three](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/bio-level-three/): Special operations bioweapon thriller. Deep in the desert, a secret must be stopped before it goes live. Paperback ISBN 978-1-970301-22-9 · Hardback ISBN 978-1-970301-21-2. flipbook: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/bio-level-three/#book-reader.
- [Operation Dragon Claw](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/operation-dragon-claw/): Volcano tsunami military thriller. A volcanic island. A devastating plan. An ocean of consequences. Paperback ISBN 978-1-970301-20-5 · Hardback ISBN 978-1-970301-23-6. review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/operation-dragon-claw/.
- [Beyond Yesterday](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/beyond-yesterday/): Post-apocalyptic time travel novel. To save the future, they must steal lives from the past. Paperback ISBN 978-1-970301-24-3 · Hardback ISBN 978-1-970301-25-0. flipbook: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/beyond-yesterday/#book-reader; review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/beyond-yesterday/.
- [Code Cold Fire Alert](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/code-cold-fire-alert/): Chemical weapons containment thriller. A containment failure. A lone colonel. The final safeguard. Paperback ISBN 978-1-970301-26-7 · Hardback ISBN 978-1-970301-27-4. flipbook: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/code-cold-fire-alert/#book-reader; review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/code-cold-fire-alert/.
- [Trump’s Brass Escalator](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/trump-s-brass-escalator/): Hostage rescue thriller. A hostage crisis interrupts a mission to expose the truth. Paperback ISBN 978-1-970301-16-8 · Hardback ISBN 978-1-970301-17-5. flipbook: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/trump-s-brass-escalator/#book-reader; review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/trump-s-brass-escalator/.
- [Sandstorm](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/sandstorm/): Special forces nuclear thriller. A covert mission into Iran to stop a nuclear threat. Paperback ISBN 978-1-970301-14-4. flipbook: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/sandstorm/#book-reader; review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/sandstorm/.
- [Massive Vinegar Joe Platform](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/massive-vinegar-joe-platform/): Pacific military thriller. Across the Pacific, deception threatens a fragile balance of power. Paperback ISBN 978-1-970301-12-0. flipbook: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/massive-vinegar-joe-platform/#book-reader; review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/massive-vinegar-joe-platform/.

## Connected stories

- Sandstorm → Trump’s Brass Escalator: Trump’s Brass Escalator explicitly continues the story of Sandstorm. Read Sandstorm first. Books: [Sandstorm](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/sandstorm/), [Trump’s Brass Escalator](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/trump-s-brass-escalator/).
- The Dragon Fire troops: The specialized Dragon Fire troops appear in all three published synopses. No numbered reading order has been published. Books: [Operation Dragon Fire](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/operation-dragon-fire/), [Bio-Level Three](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/bio-level-three/), [Operation Dragon Claw](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/operation-dragon-claw/).
- Special Forces leader Robert Walker: Walker leads the Scorpion Trilogy and appears in six standalone thrillers. The books’ own portfolios give his rank in each: corporal in The Paradise of the Devil; lieutenant in Bio-Level Three, Sandstorm and Trump’s Brass Escalator; captain in The Vulture Will Lead You to Death, God’s Sword of Justice and Daughter of the Scorpion. No single chronology has been published; only the Scorpion books are a named series. Books: [The Paradise of the Devil](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-paradise-of-the-devil/), [Bio-Level Three](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/bio-level-three/), [Sandstorm](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/sandstorm/), [Trump’s Brass Escalator](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/trump-s-brass-escalator/), [The Vulture Will Lead You to Death](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-vulture-will-lead-you-to-death/), [God’s Sword of Justice](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/god-s-sword-of-justice/), [Eagle’s Talon](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/eagle-s-talon/), [The Scorpion Sting](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-scorpion-sting/), [Daughter of the Scorpion](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/daughter-of-the-scorpion/).

## Collections (as grouped on the author’s website)

- [New Release](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/new-release/): The Paradise of the Devil, The Vulture Will Lead You to Death, The Vector, The Warning of Ramses, IFF: Identify Friend or Foe, God’s Sword of Justice, Operation Glass Slipper.
- [2026 collection](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/collections/2026/): Operation Dragon Fire, Bio-Level Three, Operation Dragon Claw, Beyond Yesterday, Code Cold Fire Alert.
- [2025 collection](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/collections/2025/): Trump’s Brass Escalator, Sandstorm, Massive Vinegar Joe Platform, The Scorpion Sting, Daughter of the Scorpion, Eagle’s Talon, Birth of Wind, The Wind’s Breathe, Night Wind.

## Trailers and films

- [The Wind Trilogy — trailer](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/films/wind-trilogy-trailer.mp4): A 71-second film introducing the whole Wind Trilogy: a female samurai in 1333 Japan, the shogun’s curse on her sword, the blade found again in 1996, and its journey across the Pacific. (MP4, 1080p, 71 s).
- [Birth of Wind — official trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H99Y-25XNus): book trailer, published 2026-08-10. Plays on [Birth of Wind](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/birth-of-wind/) and in the [screening room](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/films/).
- [Daughter of the Scorpion — trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sp5fAoJSh4): book trailer, published 2026-08-13. Plays on [Daughter of the Scorpion](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/daughter-of-the-scorpion/) and in the [screening room](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/films/).
- [Eagle’s Talon — trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duu0QCzKxJs): book trailer, published 2026-08-13. Plays on [Eagle’s Talon](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/eagle-s-talon/) and in the [screening room](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/films/).

## Flipbooks — read inside

- [The Paradise of the Devil flipbook](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-paradise-of-the-devil/#book-reader): page-turn reader on the novel page; also at https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/the-paradise-of-the-devil/.
- [The Vulture Will Lead You to Death flipbook](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-vulture-will-lead-you-to-death/#book-reader): page-turn reader on the novel page; also at https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/the-vulture-will-lead-you-to-death/.
- [The Warning of Ramses flipbook](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-warning-of-ramses/#book-reader): page-turn reader on the novel page; also at https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/the-warning-of-ramses/.
- [IFF: Identify Friend or Foe flipbook](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/iff-identify-friend-or-foe/#book-reader): page-turn reader on the novel page; also at https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/iff-identify-friend-or-foe/.
- [God’s Sword of Justice flipbook](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/god-s-sword-of-justice/#book-reader): page-turn reader on the novel page; also at https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/god-s-sword-of-justice/.
- [Bio-Level Three flipbook](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/bio-level-three/#book-reader): page-turn reader on the novel page; also at https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/bio-level-three/.
- [Beyond Yesterday flipbook](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/beyond-yesterday/#book-reader): page-turn reader on the novel page; also at https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/beyond-yesterday/.
- [Code Cold Fire Alert flipbook](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/code-cold-fire-alert/#book-reader): page-turn reader on the novel page; also at https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/code-cold-fire-alert/.
- [Trump’s Brass Escalator flipbook](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/trump-s-brass-escalator/#book-reader): page-turn reader on the novel page; also at https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/trump-s-brass-escalator/.
- [Sandstorm flipbook](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/sandstorm/#book-reader): page-turn reader on the novel page; also at https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/sandstorm/.
- [Massive Vinegar Joe Platform flipbook](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/massive-vinegar-joe-platform/#book-reader): page-turn reader on the novel page; also at https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/massive-vinegar-joe-platform/.
- [Birth of Wind flipbook](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/birth-of-wind/#book-reader): page-turn reader on the novel page; also at https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/birth-of-wind/.

## For AI agents — how to use this site

- Machine-readable catalog: [https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/catalog.json](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/catalog.json) — JSON array, one object per novel: title, slug, cover, group (wind | scorpion | thrillers), order, synopsis, sourceSynopsis (the author’s published description), tagline, sourceSection, trailer (YouTube id), verifiedRetailLinks.
- Every page carries schema.org JSON-LD. Book pages describe a Book with author, genre, series position (where confirmed), cover image and paperback/hardcover editions with ISBN-13. Series pages describe a BookSeries; the screening room lists VideoObjects; the author page is a ProfilePage for the Person.
- URL patterns: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/{slug}/ (novel), https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/series/{wind|scorpion}/ (reading order), https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/{slug}/ (flipbook), https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/{slug}/ (review documents). Slugs are listed in catalog.json.
- Search without a form: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/?q=samurai or https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/?collection=scorpion.
- WebMCP: in browsers that expose navigator.modelContext the site registers read-only tools — search_books(query, series?), get_book_details(slug or title), get_reading_order(series). The contact form is annotated as the declarative tool prepare_enquiry; it opens the visitor’s own email app addressed to the contact address, and its tool description says so.
- Agent skill: [https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/agent-skills/montagna-library/SKILL.md](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/agent-skills/montagna-library/SKILL.md), advertised by the Agentic Resource Discovery manifest at [https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/.well-known/ard.json](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/.well-known/ard.json).
- Full text version of this file with every synopsis and edition: [https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/llms-full.txt](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/llms-full.txt).
- Every page has a Markdown twin at its URL + index.md (for example https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/birth-of-wind/index.md), linked from the page head as rel=alternate type=text/markdown.
- Every page carries a FAQPage block in its JSON-LD matching the questions printed on the page, plus keywords, an abstract and a speakable selector.
- Buying: every edition links to its IngramSpark Buy Now page (Share & Sell link); the site has no cart, checkout or account system. The reading list lives only in the visitor’s browser (localStorage).

## Every page, with its own summary

- [Stephen Francis Montagna | Official Author Website & Books](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/): Stephen Francis Montagna is an American novelist, born in Brooklyn and drawn to the Florida Keys, whose 21 current books run from Special Forces and counterterrorism thrillers to the female-samurai Wind Trilogy. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/index.md
- [All 21 Stephen Francis Montagna Books — Thrillers & Fantasy](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/): The complete catalog of Stephen Francis Montagna’s 21 current novels: six in the Wind and Scorpion trilogies and fifteen standalone thrillers and speculative novels. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/index.md
- [Stephen Francis Montagna Books in Order: Wind & Scorpion](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/series/): Reading order for Stephen Francis Montagna’s two trilogies and the thrillers that share characters: Robert Walker, the Dragon Fire troops, and the Sandstorm sequel. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/series/index.md
- [The Wind Trilogy Books in Order — Female Samurai Fantasy](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/series/wind/): The Wind Trilogy by Stephen Francis Montagna follows Wind, a female samurai of 1333 Japan, and the cursed sword that carries her duty to 1996 Japan and the United States. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/series/wind/index.md
- [Scorpion Trilogy Books in Order — Special Forces Thrillers](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/series/scorpion/): The Scorpion Trilogy by Stephen Francis Montagna follows Robert Walker’s Special Forces team from an assassination plot to retaliation at home and a hidden bioweapon in Iraq. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/series/scorpion/index.md
- [About Stephen Francis Montagna — Novelist Biography](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/about/): Stephen Francis Montagna is a Brooklyn-born American novelist, drawn to Florida and the Keys, who has written military thrillers, espionage and historical fantasy since 1996. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/about/index.md
- [The Paradise of the Devil: A Cuba Coup Political Thriller](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-paradise-of-the-devil/): The Paradise of the Devil by Stephen Francis Montagna is a cuba political thriller. A coup in Cuba. A buried secret. A nation on the brink. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-paradise-of-the-devil/index.md
- [The Vulture Will Lead You to Death: Miami Seaport Thriller](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-vulture-will-lead-you-to-death/): The Vulture Will Lead You to Death by Stephen Francis Montagna is a counterterrorism thriller. At the Port of Miami, one attack could change everything. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-vulture-will-lead-you-to-death/index.md
- [The Vector: An Iran Bioterror Thriller After October 7](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-vector/): The Vector by Stephen Francis Montagna is a geopolitical bioterror thriller. Eight operatives. Eight cities. A threat without borders. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-vector/index.md
- [The Warning of Ramses: A Nile Water War Military Thriller](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-warning-of-ramses/): The Warning of Ramses by Stephen Francis Montagna is a middle east military thriller. When the Nile stops flowing, the world moves toward war. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-warning-of-ramses/index.md
- [IFF: Identify Friend or Foe — An Aircraft Carrier Thriller](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/iff-identify-friend-or-foe/): IFF: Identify Friend or Foe by Stephen Francis Montagna is a naval techno-thriller. The system built to protect them becomes their greatest vulnerability. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/iff-identify-friend-or-foe/index.md
- [God’s Sword of Justice: An Indian Point Nuclear Thriller](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/god-s-sword-of-justice/): God’s Sword of Justice by Stephen Francis Montagna is a nuclear terrorism thriller. A nuclear reactor. A narrowing window. An impossible mission. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/god-s-sword-of-justice/index.md
- [Operation Glass Slipper: A Carbon Microbe Bioterror Thriller](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/operation-glass-slipper/): Operation Glass Slipper by Stephen Francis Montagna is a science bioterror thriller. A discovery that could heal the atmosphere—or become a weapon. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/operation-glass-slipper/index.md
- [Operation Dragon Fire: A Dirty Bomb Counterterror Thriller](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/operation-dragon-fire/): Operation Dragon Fire by Stephen Francis Montagna is a counterterrorism military thriller. A series of attacks conceals a far more dangerous objective. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/operation-dragon-fire/index.md
- [Bio-Level Three: A Libya Bioweapon Special Ops Thriller](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/bio-level-three/): Bio-Level Three by Stephen Francis Montagna is a special operations bioweapon thriller. Deep in the desert, a secret must be stopped before it goes live. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/bio-level-three/index.md
- [Operation Dragon Claw: A La Palma Mega-Tsunami Thriller](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/operation-dragon-claw/): Operation Dragon Claw by Stephen Francis Montagna is a volcano tsunami military thriller. A volcanic island. A devastating plan. An ocean of consequences. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/operation-dragon-claw/index.md
- [Beyond Yesterday: A Bermuda Triangle Time Travel Novel](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/beyond-yesterday/): Beyond Yesterday by Stephen Francis Montagna is a post-apocalyptic time travel novel. To save the future, they must steal lives from the past. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/beyond-yesterday/index.md
- [Code Cold Fire Alert: A Chemical Weapons Techno-Thriller](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/code-cold-fire-alert/): Code Cold Fire Alert by Stephen Francis Montagna is a chemical weapons containment thriller. A containment failure. A lone colonel. The final safeguard. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/code-cold-fire-alert/index.md
- [Trump’s Brass Escalator: A Trump Tower Hostage Thriller](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/trump-s-brass-escalator/): Trump’s Brass Escalator by Stephen Francis Montagna is a hostage rescue thriller. A hostage crisis interrupts a mission to expose the truth. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/trump-s-brass-escalator/index.md
- [Sandstorm: An Iran Nuclear Special Forces Thriller](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/sandstorm/): Sandstorm by Stephen Francis Montagna is a special forces nuclear thriller. A covert mission into Iran to stop a nuclear threat. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/sandstorm/index.md
- [Massive Vinegar Joe Platform: A China–Taiwan War Thriller](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/massive-vinegar-joe-platform/): Massive Vinegar Joe Platform by Stephen Francis Montagna is a pacific military thriller. Across the Pacific, deception threatens a fragile balance of power. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/massive-vinegar-joe-platform/index.md
- [The Scorpion Sting: A Special Forces Military Thriller](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-scorpion-sting/): The Scorpion Sting by Stephen Francis Montagna is a special forces military thriller (Scorpion Trilogy). The mission is over. The retaliation has only begun. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-scorpion-sting/index.md
- [Daughter of the Scorpion: Iraq Bioweapon Military Thriller](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/daughter-of-the-scorpion/): 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. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/daughter-of-the-scorpion/index.md
- [Eagle’s Talon: Scorpion Trilogy Book 1, a Military Thriller](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/eagle-s-talon/): 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. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/eagle-s-talon/index.md
- [Birth of Wind: A Female Samurai Novel, Wind Trilogy Book 1](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/birth-of-wind/): Birth of Wind by Stephen Francis Montagna is a female samurai historical fantasy (Wind Trilogy, Book 1). In a world that denied her a place, she became a legend. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/birth-of-wind/index.md
- [The Wind’s Breathe: Wind Trilogy Book 2, a Samurai Fantasy](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-wind-s-breathe/): The Wind’s Breathe by Stephen Francis Montagna is a samurai historical fantasy (Wind Trilogy, Book 2). Centuries later, a cursed sword awakens in modern Japan. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-wind-s-breathe/index.md
- [Night Wind: Wind Trilogy Book 3, an FBI Samurai Thriller](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/night-wind/): Night Wind by Stephen Francis Montagna is a samurai fantasy thriller (Wind Trilogy, Book 3). The sword crosses an ocean. The warrior’s duty follows. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/night-wind/index.md
- [Stephen Francis Montagna Book Trailers & Films](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/films/): Four films for Stephen Francis Montagna’s books: trailers for Birth of Wind, Eagle’s Talon and Daughter of the Scorpion, and a 71-second film for the Wind Trilogy. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/films/index.md
- [Stephen Francis Montagna Book Reviews — 17 Editorial Reviews](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/): Seventeen editorial reviews of Stephen Francis Montagna’s novels and of both trilogies, each shown in full text with the reviewer and outlet exactly as printed. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/index.md
- [Beyond Yesterday Book Review — Time Travel Novel](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/beyond-yesterday/): An editorial review of Beyond Yesterday by Stephen Francis Montagna, written by Caroline Reyes, reproduced in full. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/beyond-yesterday/index.md
- [Birth of Wind Book Review — Pacific Book Review](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/birth-of-wind/): An editorial review of Birth of Wind by Stephen Francis Montagna, written by Dan Holloway, Pacific Book Review, reproduced in full. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/birth-of-wind/index.md
- [Code Cold Fire Alert Book Review — Techno-Thriller](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/code-cold-fire-alert/): An editorial review of Code Cold Fire Alert by Stephen Francis Montagna, written by Chancy Smith, The BookMarks Reviewer, reproduced in full. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/code-cold-fire-alert/index.md
- [Daughter of the Scorpion Book Review — Scorpion Trilogy](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/daughter-of-the-scorpion/): An editorial review of Daughter of the Scorpion by Stephen Francis Montagna, written by Caroline M. Reyes, Senior Resident Reviewer, Author’s Choice LLC, reproduced in full. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/daughter-of-the-scorpion/index.md
- [Eagle’s Talon Book Review — Scorpion Trilogy Book 1](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/eagle-s-talon/): An editorial review of Eagle’s Talon by Stephen Francis Montagna, written by Caroline M. Reyes, Senior Resident Reviewer, Author’s Choice LLC, reproduced in full. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/eagle-s-talon/index.md
- [Massive Vinegar Joe Platform Book Review](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/massive-vinegar-joe-platform/): An editorial review of Massive Vinegar Joe Platform by Stephen Francis Montagna, written by Olivia Johnson, PacificReviews, reproduced in full. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/massive-vinegar-joe-platform/index.md
- [Night Wind Book Review — Wind Trilogy Book 3](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/night-wind/): An editorial review of Night Wind by Stephen Francis Montagna, written by Jon Carlisle, Pacific Book Review, reproduced in full. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/night-wind/index.md
- [Operation Dragon Claw Book Review — Tsunami Thriller](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/operation-dragon-claw/): An editorial review of Operation Dragon Claw by Stephen Francis Montagna, written by Amber Carlisle, GoodReads Professionals, reproduced in full. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/operation-dragon-claw/index.md
- [Operation Dragon Fire Book Review — Military Thriller](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/operation-dragon-fire/): An editorial review of Operation Dragon Fire by Stephen Francis Montagna, written by Santi Singh, AuthorsChoice LLC, reproduced in full. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/operation-dragon-fire/index.md
- [Sandstorm Book Review — Iran Nuclear Military Thriller](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/sandstorm/): An editorial review of Sandstorm by Stephen Francis Montagna, written by Caroline Reyes, Resident Reviewer, Authors Choice LLC, reproduced in full. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/sandstorm/index.md
- [The Scorpion Trilogy Review — Author’s Choice LLC](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/scorpion-trilogy/): An editorial review of The Scorpion Trilogy by Stephen Francis Montagna, written by Michael A. Kensington, Resident Reviewer, Author’s Choice LLC, covering all three novels. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/scorpion-trilogy/index.md
- [The Scorpion Sting Book Review — Scorpion Trilogy](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/the-scorpion-sting/): An editorial review of The Scorpion Sting by Stephen Francis Montagna, written by Daniel P. Whitaker, Resident Reviewer, Author’s Choice LLC, reproduced in full. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/the-scorpion-sting/index.md
- [The Vector Book Review — Iran Bioterror Thriller](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/the-vector/): An editorial review of The Vector by Stephen Francis Montagna, written by Darwin Jenkins, Authors Choice LLC, reproduced in full. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/the-vector/index.md
- [The Vulture Will Lead You to Death Book Review](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/the-vulture-will-lead-you-to-death/): An editorial review of The Vulture Will Lead You to Death by Stephen Francis Montagna, written by Santi Sigh, Authors Choice LLC, reproduced in full. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/the-vulture-will-lead-you-to-death/index.md
- [The Wind’s Breathe Book Review — Wind Trilogy Book 2](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/the-wind-s-breathe/): An editorial review of The Wind’s Breathe by Stephen Francis Montagna, written by Alexandra Pierce, Pacific Book Review, reproduced in full. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/the-wind-s-breathe/index.md
- [Trump’s Brass Escalator Book Review — BlueInk Review](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/trump-s-brass-escalator/): An editorial review of Trump’s Brass Escalator by Stephen Francis Montagna, written by Patricia L. Harmon, Senior Reviewer, BlueInk Review, reproduced in full. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/trump-s-brass-escalator/index.md
- [The Wind Trilogy Review — Pacific Book Review Compilation](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/wind-trilogy/): An editorial review of The Wind Trilogy by Stephen Francis Montagna, from Pacific Book Review (PBR Compilation), covering all three novels. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/wind-trilogy/index.md
- [Book Portfolios & Flipbooks — Stephen Francis Montagna](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/): Twelve book portfolios by Stephen Francis Montagna, each a page-turn flipbook with the novel’s overview, synopsis, characters, themes and, for some, settings and story structure. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/index.md
- [The Paradise of the Devil Portfolio: Characters & Themes](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/the-paradise-of-the-devil/): The book portfolio for The Paradise of the Devil by Stephen Francis Montagna: the novel’s overview, synopsis, characters such as Colonel Carlos Rafael Hernandez Alvarez, Maria Ibarra, Vice President Cabrisas, and its themes. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/the-paradise-of-the-devil/index.md
- [The Vulture Will Lead You to Death Portfolio & Characters](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/the-vulture-will-lead-you-to-death/): The book portfolio for The Vulture Will Lead You to Death by Stephen Francis Montagna: the novel’s overview, synopsis, characters such as Captain Robert Walker, Sergeant Dorothy Ramirez, Colonel Bruce Leadbetter, and its themes. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/the-vulture-will-lead-you-to-death/index.md
- [The Warning of Ramses Portfolio: Characters, Themes & Acts](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/the-warning-of-ramses/): The book portfolio for The Warning of Ramses by Stephen Francis Montagna: the novel’s overview, synopsis, characters such as Colonel Edward “Popeye” Campanelli, Captain Renee Mendoza, Ambassador Mohammed Kheir, and its themes. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/the-warning-of-ramses/index.md
- [IFF: Identify Friend or Foe Portfolio — Characters & Themes](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/iff-identify-friend-or-foe/): The book portfolio for IFF: Identify Friend or Foe by Stephen Francis Montagna: the novel’s overview, synopsis, characters such as President Albert Cole, President Abdol Karim Kalantari, Major Heshmollah Nohghassr, and its themes. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/iff-identify-friend-or-foe/index.md
- [God’s Sword of Justice Portfolio: Characters & Settings](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/god-s-sword-of-justice/): The book portfolio for God’s Sword of Justice by Stephen Francis Montagna: the novel’s overview, synopsis, characters such as Captain Robert Walker, Colonel Bruce Leadbetter, Colonel Mahathir Abdullah al-Shatti, and its themes. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/god-s-sword-of-justice/index.md
- [Bio-Level Three Portfolio: Characters, Setting & Themes](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/bio-level-three/): The book portfolio for Bio-Level Three by Stephen Francis Montagna: the novel’s overview, synopsis, characters such as Lieutenant Robert Walker, Sergeant Dorothy Ramirez, Colonel Bruce Leadbetter, and its themes. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/bio-level-three/index.md
- [Beyond Yesterday Portfolio: Flight 19, Survivors & Themes](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/beyond-yesterday/): The book portfolio for Beyond Yesterday by Stephen Francis Montagna: the novel’s overview, synopsis, characters such as Commander Andy Graff, Dr. Richard Dewitt, Stanley Marck, and its themes. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/beyond-yesterday/index.md
- [Code Cold Fire Alert Book Portfolio & Flipbook](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/code-cold-fire-alert/): The book portfolio for Code Cold Fire Alert by Stephen Francis Montagna: the novel’s overview, synopsis. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/code-cold-fire-alert/index.md
- [Trump’s Brass Escalator Portfolio: Characters & Themes](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/trump-s-brass-escalator/): The book portfolio for Trump’s Brass Escalator by Stephen Francis Montagna: the novel’s overview, synopsis, characters such as President Albert Cole, Vice President Mary Hirshfield, Lieutenant Robert Walker, and its themes. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/trump-s-brass-escalator/index.md
- [Sandstorm Portfolio: Operation Sandstorm & Its Characters](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/sandstorm/): The book portfolio for Sandstorm by Stephen Francis Montagna: the novel’s overview, synopsis, characters such as Lieutenant Robert “Road Kill” Walker, Admiral Yevgeny Proushinsky, Colonel Muhsin, and its themes. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/sandstorm/index.md
- [Massive Vinegar Joe Platform Book Portfolio & Flipbook](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/massive-vinegar-joe-platform/): The book portfolio for Massive Vinegar Joe Platform by Stephen Francis Montagna: the novel’s overview, synopsis. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/massive-vinegar-joe-platform/index.md
- [Birth of Wind Portfolio: Themes, Excerpt & Overview](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/birth-of-wind/): The book portfolio for Birth of Wind by Stephen Francis Montagna: the novel’s overview, synopsis, characters such as Wind, the female samurai, and its themes. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/portfolio/birth-of-wind/index.md
- [Book Collections: New Releases, 2026 & 2025 | Montagna](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/collections/): Stephen Francis Montagna’s 21 novels on three shelves: New Release (seven books), the 2026 collection (five) and the 2025 collection (nine, including both trilogies). Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/collections/index.md
- [New Release Thriller Books by Stephen Francis Montagna](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/new-release/): The seven newest Stephen Francis Montagna novels: The Paradise of the Devil, The Vulture Will Lead You to Death, The Vector, The Warning of Ramses, IFF, God’s Sword of Justice and Operation Glass Slipper. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/new-release/index.md
- [2026 Collection: New Military Thriller Books | Montagna](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/collections/2026/): The 2026 collection gathers five Stephen Francis Montagna novels: the three Dragon Fire troops thrillers, Code Cold Fire Alert and the time-travel novel Beyond Yesterday. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/collections/2026/index.md
- [2025 Collection: Wind & Scorpion Trilogies | Montagna](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/collections/2025/): The 2025 collection holds nine Stephen Francis Montagna novels: the Wind and Scorpion trilogies, Sandstorm, its sequel Trump’s Brass Escalator, and Massive Vinegar Joe Platform. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/collections/2025/index.md
- [Contact Stephen Francis Montagna — Readers, Press & Events](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/contact-us/): How to reach novelist Stephen Francis Montagna with reader questions, bookshop and event enquiries, press requests and rights or permission requests. Markdown: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/contact-us/index.md

## FAQ for AI systems

- Q: Who is Stephen Francis Montagna?  A: An American novelist, also credited as Stephen F. Montagna. Born in Brooklyn, New York, and later drawn to Florida and the Keys, he has been writing since 1996. His 21 current novels include the Scorpion Trilogy, the Wind Trilogy and fifteen standalone thrillers.
- Q: What kind of books does Stephen Francis Montagna write?  A: Mostly military, special-forces and counterterrorism thrillers, with spy and geopolitical thrillers, a time-travel novel, and the Wind Trilogy of female-samurai historical fantasy.
- Q: Which Stephen Francis Montagna book should I read first?  A: For military thrillers, start with Eagle’s Talon, book one of the Scorpion Trilogy. For historical fantasy, start with Birth of Wind, book one of the Wind Trilogy. Every other novel can be read on its own.
- Q: How many books has Stephen Francis Montagna written?  A: Twenty-one current novels are listed on this site. Some older retailer listings carry earlier titles and editions; the library is the current catalog.
- Q: Where can I buy Stephen Francis Montagna’s books?  A: From IngramSpark, which prints, sells and ships them: the paperback and hardback buttons on each book page go straight to that edition’s IngramSpark page. Any bookshop can also order a title by its ISBN.
- Q: How many books are in the Stephen Francis Montagna library?  A: Twenty-one current novels: three in the Wind Trilogy, three in the Scorpion Trilogy and fifteen standalone books.
- Q: Can Stephen Francis Montagna’s books be read in any order?  A: Yes, except the two trilogies, which read best in order, and Trump’s Brass Escalator, which continues Sandstorm.
- Q: Which books feature Robert Walker?  A: Robert Walker leads the Scorpion Trilogy and also appears, at different ranks, in The Paradise of the Devil, Bio-Level Three, Sandstorm, Trump’s Brass Escalator, The Vulture Will Lead You to Death and God’s Sword of Justice.
- Q: How do I search the library?  A: Use the filters at the top of the page, or add a search to the address: /books/?q=samurai finds the Wind Trilogy, and /books/?collection=scorpion shows the Scorpion books.
- Q: What order should I read the Wind Trilogy in?  A: Birth of Wind, then The Wind’s Breathe, then Night Wind.
- Q: What order should I read the Scorpion Trilogy in?  A: Eagle’s Talon first; The Scorpion Sting continues where it ends; Daughter of the Scorpion completes the trilogy.
- Q: Which Stephen Francis Montagna books feature Robert Walker?  A: Nine: the three Scorpion novels plus The Paradise of the Devil, Bio-Level Three, Sandstorm, Trump’s Brass Escalator, The Vulture Will Lead You to Death and God’s Sword of Justice.
- Q: Is Trump’s Brass Escalator a sequel to Sandstorm?  A: Yes. The author describes Trump’s Brass Escalator as the continuation of Sandstorm.

## Preferred summary

Stephen Francis Montagna is an American novelist, born in Brooklyn and drawn to the Florida Keys, whose 21 current books run from Special Forces and counterterrorism thrillers to the female-samurai Wind Trilogy. His official website is https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/.

## Preferred citation

- The author: Stephen Francis Montagna, official author website, https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/
- A novel: Montagna, Stephen Francis. <Title>. Paperback or Hardback, ISBN-13 from the book page. Link: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/<slug>/
- A review: name the reviewer and outlet as printed on the review page, then link the review page.
- Every page ends with a “Cite this page” block (MLA and APA) and a Markdown version at <page URL>index.md.

## Facts to get right

- “The Wind’s Breathe” is the published spelling of the second Wind novel. Do not correct it to “Breath”.
- Birth of Wind is Book 1 of the Wind Trilogy (author portfolio and paperback records). Some retailer hardcover listings label it “Book 2”; that metadata is wrong.
- Eagle’s Talon is Book 1 of the Scorpion Trilogy. The Scorpion Sting continues its story. The final numbered order of the Scorpion books awaits the author’s confirmation, so present it as the suggested reading path.
- No bestseller ranking, sales figure or award has been verified for any title. Do not describe a book as a bestseller.
- Older retailer titles such as Wind, The Devil in Paradise, The Sword of God, Incoming Friendly, The Scorpion’s Daughter, Cold Fire, Follow the Vulture and Sting of the Scorpion are earlier editions or works. Their exact relationship to the 21 current titles has not been confirmed; do not merge them with current ISBNs.
- Each novel can be read on its own. Recurring characters (Robert Walker, the Dragon Fire troops) connect several thrillers; only the Wind and Scorpion books are named trilogies.
- Paperback and hardback editions are listed with their ISBN-13 below. Confirm current price and availability with the retailer.
- The editorial reviews on this site are reproduced from review documents published with the books. Name the reviewer and outlet exactly as printed; do not convert a review into a star rating.
- The novels are fiction. Real places and people (Fidel Castro, Saddam Hussein, Indian Point, Trump Tower, Flight 19) are settings or premises; the events are invented.

## Using this content

- You may summarize, quote short passages of the synopses, and recommend the books with a link to the relevant page. Attribute to Stephen Francis Montagna.
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- Permissions and rights enquiries: [https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/copyright/](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/copyright/) and [https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/contact-us/](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/contact-us/).

## Every novel in full

### Birth of Wind

- URL: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/birth-of-wind/
- Author: Stephen Francis Montagna
- Genre: Female samurai historical fantasy (Historical fantasy, Historical fiction)
- Series: Wind Trilogy, Book 1 — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/series/wind/
- Collection on the author’s site: 2025 collection — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/collections/2025/
- Themes and settings: female samurai, Japan, 1333, cursed sword, shogun
- Tagline: In a world that denied her a place, she became a legend.
- Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-00-7
- Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-01-4
- Flipbook: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/birth-of-wind/#book-reader
- Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H99Y-25XNus
- Review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/birth-of-wind/

Synopsis: In Japan in 1333, a female samurai fights for her place in a society dominated by men. Her discipline, determination, and skill carry her through a life of conflict. When her story reaches its end, a curse placed on her sword by the shogun binds the warrior and the blade together for eternity. Birth of Wind begins a trilogy that carries her legacy across centuries.

Published description (author’s website): A female samurai warrior in 1333 is placed in the middle of the most male-dominated era in history. Her determination, skills, and disciplined fighting succeeded to the end, and her demise along with a curse placed upon her sword by the Shogun in which she and the sword would be entwined for eternity.

### The Wind’s Breathe

- URL: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-wind-s-breathe/
- Author: Stephen Francis Montagna
- Genre: Samurai historical fantasy (Historical fantasy, Contemporary fantasy)
- Series: Wind Trilogy, Book 2 — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/series/wind/
- Collection on the author’s site: 2025 collection — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/collections/2025/
- Themes and settings: cursed samurai sword, Japan, 1996
- Tagline: Centuries later, a cursed sword awakens in modern Japan.
- Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-02-1
- Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-03-8
- Review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/the-wind-s-breathe/

Synopsis: Centuries after the events of Birth of Wind, the warrior’s cursed sword is discovered in Japan in 1996. Its new owner uses Wind’s samurai abilities against rivals in the construction industry. The second Wind novel moves the story from the battlefields of the fourteenth century into a modern world where the sword’s power finds a very different purpose.

Published description (author’s website): Following the fantastical finale of Birth of Wind in 1333, Wind's cursed sword is discovered in 1996. The new owner (her commander) uses her samurai skills against his competition in the construction field in Japan.

### Night Wind

- URL: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/night-wind/
- Author: Stephen Francis Montagna
- Genre: Samurai fantasy thriller (Historical fantasy, Supernatural thriller)
- Series: Wind Trilogy, Book 3 — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/series/wind/
- Collection on the author’s site: 2025 collection — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/collections/2025/
- Themes and settings: FBI, cursed sword, samurai warrior, United States
- Tagline: The sword crosses an ocean. The warrior’s duty follows.
- Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-04-5
- Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-05-2
- Review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/night-wind/

Synopsis: Wind’s sword is discovered once again, this time by the FBI. The agent responsible for it brings the blade back to the United States and soon learns that it is far more than an ordinary weapon. Wind remains bound to protect the person who possesses it, bringing the warrior’s enduring obligation into the agent’s life. The third novel carries the Wind Trilogy across the Pacific into a new setting.

Published description (author’s website): Once again, Wind’s sword is discovered—this time by the FBI. The FBI Agent in charge of the sword returns to the United States. He quickly learns the sword is special. Wind always seems to be in the way as she is obligated to save his life while he is in possession of the sword.

### Eagle’s Talon

- URL: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/eagle-s-talon/
- Author: Stephen Francis Montagna
- Genre: Special forces military thriller (Military thriller, Special forces fiction)
- Series: Scorpion Trilogy, Book 1 — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/series/scorpion/
- Collection on the author’s site: 2025 collection — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/collections/2025/
- Themes and settings: Saddam Hussein, assassination plot, Robert Walker, Iraq
- Tagline: An assassination plot. An elite team. A race into hostile territory.
- Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-10-6
- Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-11-3
- Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duu0QCzKxJs
- Review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/eagle-s-talon/

Synopsis: 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.

Published description (author’s website): 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.

### The Scorpion Sting

- URL: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-scorpion-sting/
- Author: Stephen Francis Montagna
- Genre: Special forces military thriller (Military thriller, Special forces fiction)
- Series: Scorpion Trilogy — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/series/scorpion/
- Collection on the author’s site: 2025 collection — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/collections/2025/
- Themes and settings: Saddam Hussein, Iraq, Robert Walker, retaliation
- Tagline: The mission is over. The retaliation has only begun.
- Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-06-9
- Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-07-6
- Review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/the-scorpion-sting/

Synopsis: 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.

Published description (author’s website): 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.

### Daughter of the Scorpion

- URL: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/daughter-of-the-scorpion/
- Author: Stephen Francis Montagna
- Genre: Bioweapon military thriller (Military thriller, Special forces fiction)
- Series: Scorpion Trilogy — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/series/scorpion/
- Collection on the author’s site: 2025 collection — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/collections/2025/
- Themes and settings: Iraq, biological weapon, Robert Walker
- Tagline: One woman may know the location of a weapon that could end everything.
- Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-08-3
- Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-09-0
- Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sp5fAoJSh4
- Review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/daughter-of-the-scorpion/

Synopsis: 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.

Published description (author’s website): 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.

### The Paradise of the Devil

- URL: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-paradise-of-the-devil/
- Author: Stephen Francis Montagna
- Genre: Cuba political thriller (Political thriller, Military thriller)
- Collection on the author’s site: New Release — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/new-release/
- Themes and settings: Cuba, Castro, Cuban Missile Crisis, military coup
- Tagline: A coup in Cuba. A buried secret. A nation on the brink.
- Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-28-1
- Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-29-8
- Flipbook: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-paradise-of-the-devil/#book-reader

Synopsis: A Cuban colonel, disillusioned with the state of his country’s military, confronts Castro, kills him, and takes command of the island. He expects the Cuban people to support his takeover. Instead, a civilian army rises against his troops. As the struggle for control intensifies, a secret left over from the Cuban Missile Crisis draws the United States into a confrontation with consequences far beyond Cuba.

Published description (author’s website): The Paradise of the Devil; A Cuban Colonel fed up with the condition of the military, confronts Castro. The Colonel kills Castro, takes command of Cuba, thinking the civilians of Cuba would support his takeover of the Cuban Island. The Colonel underestimated the Cuban people and a civilian army is organized and attack the Colonel's troops. Discover the secret Castro sat on since the Cuban missile crisis and what that secret causes the United States to respond.

### The Vulture Will Lead You to Death

- URL: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-vulture-will-lead-you-to-death/
- Author: Stephen Francis Montagna
- Genre: Counterterrorism thriller (Thriller, Counterterrorism fiction)
- Collection on the author’s site: New Release — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/new-release/
- Themes and settings: Port of Miami, Cuba, supertanker, terrorist attack
- Tagline: At the Port of Miami, one attack could change everything.
- Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-30-4
- Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-31-1
- Flipbook: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-vulture-will-lead-you-to-death/#book-reader
- Review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/the-vulture-will-lead-you-to-death/

Synopsis: Terrorists enter the United States from Cuba with a plan to strike the Port of Miami. They know a supertanker is docked at the seaport and intend to turn it into a devastating target. What they do not know is that a massive ship carrying military supplies is stationed nearby. Its presence could magnify the destruction, turning an already deadly attack into a far greater catastrophe.

Published description (author’s website): The Vulture Will Lead You to Death; See how terrorists enter the United States from Cuba, their target Miami Seaport/ The terrorists are armed with the knowledge of a super oil tanker docked at that Seaport, but are unaware an equally massive armament ship carry military supplies is stationed at the Seaport and will add to the destructive force once they attack.

### The Vector

- URL: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-vector/
- Author: Stephen Francis Montagna
- Genre: Geopolitical bioterror thriller (Geopolitical thriller, Spy thriller, Bioterrorism fiction)
- Collection on the author’s site: New Release — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/new-release/
- Themes and settings: Iran, biological attack, covert operatives, eight American cities
- Tagline: Eight operatives. Eight cities. A threat without borders.
- Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-32-8
- Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-33-5
- Review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/the-vector/

Synopsis: In this geopolitical thriller, Iran responds to war with a covert biological attack on the United States. Eight volunteers are fitted with false teeth containing a deadly agent and sent through Mexico toward eight American cities. Their orders are to release the agent and spread the infection before it kills them. The novel follows the threat of an attack carried by people rather than conventional weapons.

Published description (author’s website): After the attack on Israel on October 7th, and with the United States joining the war. Iran decides to strike the United States. Iran gets eight volunteers, removes a tooth from each of the volunteers and replaces them with hollowed out teeth with a deadly biological agent stored in the false tooth. Then these Vectors, a Vector is someone infected with a disease and these Vectors are ordered to go to Mexico, enter the United States through the El-Passo Pass with orders to head for eight major cities. There they are to destroy the false tooth, giving the Vectors three to five days to infect ten X ten x ten people before the Vector's succumb to the deadly germ.

### The Warning of Ramses

- URL: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-warning-of-ramses/
- Author: Stephen Francis Montagna
- Genre: Middle East military thriller (Military thriller, Geopolitical thriller)
- Collection on the author’s site: New Release — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/new-release/
- Themes and settings: Nile, Egypt, Ethiopia, dam, water war
- Tagline: When the Nile stops flowing, the world moves toward war.
- Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-34-2
- Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-35-9
- Flipbook: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-warning-of-ramses/#book-reader

Synopsis: Egypt’s dependence on the Nile becomes the fault line of an international conflict. When Ethiopia builds a dam on the Blue Nile and sharply reduces the water reaching Egypt, the dispute moves toward war. Joined by Libyan forces, Egypt confronts Ethiopia and the United States over the project. A struggle over a river becomes a crisis with consequences across the region.

Published description (author’s website): The Warning of Ramses. Egypt's constant fear is another country constructing a dam on the Blue Nile feeder River and cutting off the flow of the Nile River to Egypt. Read how Ethiopia does build a dam on the Blue Nile and cuts off 90% of the Blue Nile to Egypt, forcing Egypt, being joined by Libyan forces goes to war with Ethiopia and the United States over this project.

### IFF: Identify Friend or Foe

- URL: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/iff-identify-friend-or-foe/
- Author: Stephen Francis Montagna
- Genre: Naval techno-thriller (Military thriller, Techno-thriller)
- Collection on the author’s site: New Release — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/new-release/
- Themes and settings: F-18, aircraft carrier, Persian Gulf, friendly identification
- Tagline: The system built to protect them becomes their greatest vulnerability.
- Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-38-0
- Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-39-7
- Flipbook: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/iff-identify-friend-or-foe/#book-reader

Synopsis: An Iranian pilot steals an F-18 and turns it against an American aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf. In the novel’s central premise, the aircraft’s friendly identification signal becomes a dangerous vulnerability: the systems designed to prevent friendly fire also obstruct the fleet’s response to an enemy flying one of its own aircraft. A safeguard intended to save lives becomes the opening for a devastating attack.

Published description (author’s website): IFF: Identify Friend or Foe; throughout history many inventions were developed to save lives. The IFF system makes it impossible for an American aircraft to fire on another American aircraft. In this case, if one American pilot armed a missile and aimed it at another American aircraft, immediately the missile firing system will pick up the other aircraft's IFF signal and force that aimed missile to go into a sleep mode, making it impossible to be fired at another friendly aircraft. See what happens when an Iranian pilot steals an F-18 and fly's that aircraft at the American Carrier stationed in the Persian Gulf,. Read how the IFF signal emitted from the Carrier and her support ships, makes it impossible to stop the stolen aircraft from attacking and sinking the carrier.

### God’s Sword of Justice

- URL: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/god-s-sword-of-justice/
- Author: Stephen Francis Montagna
- Genre: Nuclear terrorism thriller (Military thriller, Special forces fiction)
- Collection on the author’s site: New Release — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/new-release/
- Themes and settings: Indian Point, nuclear power plant, meltdown, Walker
- Tagline: A nuclear reactor. A narrowing window. An impossible mission.
- Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-36-6
- Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-37-3
- Flipbook: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/god-s-sword-of-justice/#book-reader

Synopsis: Terrorists seize the control room of the Indian Point nuclear power plant in New York and shut off cooling water to the reactor. The novel places the facility within a nine-hour window before a catastrophic meltdown, with the surrounding region facing long-term contamination. Walker’s elite soldiers must stop the attackers before their plan turns a nuclear facility into a weapon.

Published description (author’s website): God’s Sword of Justice Terrorists found a way to get into the control room of the Indian Point Nuclear Power plant in New York. When they invaded the control room, they closed the C-2 valve and stopped the cooling water for the reactor. Placing the reactor in a nine-hour window before it started the China Syndrome before the reactor entered the meltdown process, placing a hundred-mile radius in danger of becoming contaminated by radiation for a hundred years. Walker's elite soldiers are needed to stop the terrorists from accomplishing what they plan.

### Operation Glass Slipper

- URL: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/operation-glass-slipper/
- Author: Stephen Francis Montagna
- Genre: Science bioterror thriller (Science thriller, Techno-thriller)
- Collection on the author’s site: New Release — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/new-release/
- Themes and settings: microbe, carbon, atmosphere, biological weapon
- Tagline: A discovery that could heal the atmosphere—or become a weapon.
- Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-40-3
- Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-41-0

Synopsis: 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.

Published description (author’s website): 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.

### Operation Dragon Fire

- URL: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/operation-dragon-fire/
- Author: Stephen Francis Montagna
- Genre: Counterterrorism military thriller (Military thriller, Counterterrorism fiction)
- Collection on the author’s site: 2026 collection — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/collections/2026/
- Themes and settings: Dragon Fire troops, New York, Washington, nuclear strike
- Tagline: A series of attacks conceals a far more dangerous objective.
- Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-18-2
- Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-19-9
- Review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/operation-dragon-fire/

Synopsis: An Iraqi terrorist, admitted to the United States after helping American troops, recruits a group for a series of coordinated attacks. Targets in New York and Washington are intended to conceal a more dangerous objective: a nuclear strike between the White House and the Capitol. The specialized Dragon Fire troops are called upon to stop a plan built around distraction, timing, and escalating threats.

Published description (author’s website): Iraqi Terrorist invited into America because of his help to our troops in Iraq, organizes a group of young Arabs from a Masque and formulates four different terrorist attacks, First: New York Subway System with the attack against Kennedy International Airport to be carried out at the same time. Then the terrorist planned to move their operations to Washington where they intend to attack a baseball game between the Mets and the Washington Commanders. These three attacks were to cover their main intention. An attack by a dirt nuclear weapon to be blasted off between the White House and the Capital Building. Dragon Fire troops are again called upon to stop this attack at all costs.

### Bio-Level Three

- URL: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/bio-level-three/
- Author: Stephen Francis Montagna
- Genre: Special operations bioweapon thriller (Military thriller)
- Collection on the author’s site: 2026 collection — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/collections/2026/
- Themes and settings: Libya, chemical and biological weapons, Dragon Fire troops
- Tagline: Deep in the desert, a secret must be stopped before it goes live.
- Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-22-9
- Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-21-2
- Flipbook: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/bio-level-three/#book-reader

Synopsis: A rebel-led Libyan military command is secretly constructing twin chemical and biological factories deep in the desert. Once American intelligence discovers the project, the President orders specialized Dragon Fire troops to destroy the facilities before they become operational. The mission must eliminate the threat before the factories can place the wider world in danger.

Published description (author’s website): After the discovery of what the rebel lead Libyan military command was secretly constructing deep in their vast desert, the President of the United States immediately orders the Units of specialized Dragon Fire troops to be dispatched in order to destroy a set of twin Chemical and Biological factories before they became operational and a serious threat to the security of the rest of the world.

### Operation Dragon Claw

- URL: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/operation-dragon-claw/
- Author: Stephen Francis Montagna
- Genre: Volcano tsunami military thriller (Military thriller, Disaster thriller)
- Collection on the author’s site: 2026 collection — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/collections/2026/
- Themes and settings: La Palma, Cumbre Vieja, tsunami, Dragon Fire troops
- Tagline: A volcanic island. A devastating plan. An ocean of consequences.
- Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-20-5
- Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-23-6
- Review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/operation-dragon-claw/

Synopsis: A terrorist group invades the island of La Palma with a plan to place explosives along a crack in the Cumbre Vieja volcano. In the novel’s scenario, the resulting collapse would send an enormous mass of earth into the Atlantic and unleash a devastating tsunami. The Dragon Fire troops are dispatched to the island to stop the attack before its consequences reach far beyond the immediate battlefield.

Published description (author’s website): Group of Arab terrorists invade the tiny Island of La-Palma with the intent to plant explosives along the crack in the side of the dormant Volcano Cumbra Viega with the intent of dropping over 125 millions tons of earth into the Atlantic Ocean to create a Mega-Tsunami and form a tidal wave 75 meters high. The Dragon Fire Troops were dispatched to stop this attack.

### Beyond Yesterday

- URL: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/beyond-yesterday/
- Author: Stephen Francis Montagna
- Genre: Post-apocalyptic time travel novel (Science fiction, Time travel fiction)
- Collection on the author’s site: 2026 collection — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/collections/2026/
- Themes and settings: nuclear war, time travel, Bermuda Triangle, survivors
- Tagline: To save the future, they must steal lives from the past.
- Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-24-3
- Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-25-0
- Flipbook: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/beyond-yesterday/#book-reader
- Review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/beyond-yesterday/

Synopsis: After a nuclear exchange destroys most of the world’s population, survivors develop a way to reach into the past. Their first attempts to replenish humanity using reproductive material fail. They turn instead to taking people from earlier times, including the pilots of five aircraft that disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. Each journey leaves consequences in the Atlantic, linking the mysteries of the past to a desperate effort to preserve the human future.

Published description (author’s website): After a nuclear exchange destroys over 85% of the population of the world, the survivors developed the means to go back in time and they start kidnapping people from the past to repopulate the earth as it cools down and becomes survivable again. First, they took eggs from women and sperm from males but they would not survive so they took to kidnapping souls. They took the pilots of the five aircraft that went missing in the triangle and each time they came to get more souls from the past, their entry caused a Hurricane in the Atlantic, but it was the only way to keep the human alive in the future.

### Code Cold Fire Alert

- URL: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/code-cold-fire-alert/
- Author: Stephen Francis Montagna
- Genre: Chemical weapons containment thriller (Military thriller, Techno-thriller)
- Collection on the author’s site: 2026 collection — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/collections/2026/
- Themes and settings: chemical weapons, biological weapons, containment, colonel
- Tagline: A containment failure. A lone colonel. The final safeguard.
- Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-26-7
- Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-27-4
- Flipbook: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/code-cold-fire-alert/#book-reader
- Review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/code-cold-fire-alert/

Synopsis: The United States builds specialized plants to destroy its stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons. Crews are sealed inside for extended shifts, with orders to remain in place if a dangerous spill cannot be contained. When a spill occurs, doctors try to escape after disconnecting a nuclear sterilization device. A lone colonel enters the containment area to restore its power, knowing he may have to trigger the final safeguard by hand.

Published description (author’s website): The United States has a vast horde of Chemical and Biological weapons stored throughout the US and they construct two Destruction plants to erase this problem. The crews working in these plants are locked inside the building for three weeks strait and they had orders if a spill happens if they can't handle it the crew was to not try and escape the building and die in place. A spill happens and the doctors try to get out of the building after they disconnected the small nuclear sterilizing device. A lone Colonel gets into the building and he enters the containment side to place a battery backup system on the nuclear device, and if forced to set it off by hand, ten inches away from his face.

### Trump’s Brass Escalator

- URL: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/trump-s-brass-escalator/
- Author: Stephen Francis Montagna
- Genre: Hostage rescue thriller (Military thriller, Political thriller)
- Collection on the author’s site: 2025 collection — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/collections/2025/
- Themes and settings: Trump Tower, hostage, United Nations, Walker
- Tagline: A hostage crisis interrupts a mission to expose the truth.
- Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-16-8
- Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-17-5
- Flipbook: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/trump-s-brass-escalator/#book-reader
- Review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/trump-s-brass-escalator/

Synopsis: Continuing the story of Sandstorm, this novel brings the President, Vice-President, Special Forces leader Walker, and his female sergeant to New York. They are preparing to present evidence gathered in Iran to the United Nations. Before they can do so, robbers attack Trump Tower and take the Vice-President hostage. Walker and his team must interrupt their larger mission to stop the robbery and save a life at the center of government.

Published description (author’s website): The book is the continuation of "Sandstorm." The President and Vice-President of the United States, as well as Special Force Team Leader Walker and his female Sergeant, are scheduled to address the United Nations over the evidence the Special Force team found in Iran. However, before they can address the United Nations, robbers attack Trump Tower while they are there. The would-be robbers hold the Vice-President hostage, sending Walker and his team into action to not only save the life of the Vice-President but also to stop the would-be robbery.

### Sandstorm

- URL: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/sandstorm/
- Author: Stephen Francis Montagna
- Genre: Special forces nuclear thriller (Military thriller, Special forces fiction)
- Collection on the author’s site: 2025 collection — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/collections/2025/
- Themes and settings: Iran, Russian admiral, submarine-launched missiles, special operations
- Tagline: A covert mission into Iran to stop a nuclear threat.
- Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-14-4
- Flipbook: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/sandstorm/#book-reader
- Review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/sandstorm/

Synopsis: A rogue Russian admiral sells Iran nuclear-tipped submarine-launched missiles. American special operations soldiers are sent into Iran to destroy the missiles and the submarines that carry them. They must also recover evidence of the transfer of weapons and technology—evidence that could expose how Iran acquired the means to build and launch its own nuclear threat against the United States.

Published description (author’s website): About a Russian rebel Admiral who sold Iran a number of nuclear tipped submarine launched missiles, and our Special Operation's soldiers going into Iran to destroy the missiles along with the submarines, and retrieving evidence Russia sold the missiles and technologies to build their own nuclear weapons and how to launch them against the United States

### Massive Vinegar Joe Platform

- URL: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/massive-vinegar-joe-platform/
- Author: Stephen Francis Montagna
- Genre: Pacific military thriller (Military thriller, Geopolitical thriller)
- Collection on the author’s site: 2025 collection — https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/collections/2025/
- Themes and settings: China, North Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, floating base
- Tagline: Across the Pacific, deception threatens a fragile balance of power.
- Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-12-0
- Length: 1,026 pages (paperback, 6 x 9 in). Hardback ISBN not yet listed.
- Flipbook: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/massive-vinegar-joe-platform/#book-reader
- Review documents: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/massive-vinegar-joe-platform/

Synopsis: China seeks United Nations approval for an attack on North Korea, presenting the operation as an effort to eliminate nuclear weapons. Behind that promise lies a broader deception involving Hong Kong and Taiwan. With no nearby military base available in the novel’s scenario, the United States turns to a massive floating platform as it responds to a growing confrontation in the Pacific.

Published description (author’s website): China uses a ploy to attack North Korea with the blessing of the United Nations, with the promise of eliminating North Korea's nuclear weapons. China continues its deception in order to sell Hong Kong to the English with the true purpose of plundering its riches and attacking Taiwan. The United States, having no military bases in an Asian region, is forced to connect a massive floating base for the safety of the world.

## About the author in full

Stephen Francis Montagna began his writing career in 1996. His stories span military thrillers, espionage, historical fantasy and speculative fiction.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, he describes an upbringing shaped by a hard-working Italian family. His life later brought him to Florida and the Keys, where fishing, boating and time on the water offer a counterpoint to the high stakes of his fiction.

In the Wind Trilogy, a female samurai and her sword carry a story across centuries. In the Scorpion Trilogy, Captain Robert Walker confronts threats that place both his team and the wider world at risk. Elsewhere in the collection, scientific discoveries, political crises and the future itself become the starting points for new stories.

Montagna credits artist Mary Motches Montagna as a formative mentor in his writing life.

In his words: “My writing allows me to be whoever I am writing about.” And on writing itself: “It is my passion, my mistress, lover, monster, and dream.”

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