08 / BOOK REVIEWS
Stephen Francis Montagna book reviewsRead another
point of view.
Each novel in reading order, with its own line on the card. The original review artwork is one step further.
01 / THE WIND TRILOGY
The Wind Trilogy
Birth of Wind, then The Wind’s Breathe, then Night Wind. The curse begins in 1333. The sword is found in Japan in 1996. The third novel carries that duty to the United States.
The Wind Trilogy
Birth of Wind · The Wind’s Breathe · Night Wind
In Japan in 1333, a female samurai fights for her place in a society dominated by men.
Open this review ↗01Birth of Wind
In a world that denied her a place, she became a legend.
In Japan in 1333, a female samurai fights for her place in a society dominated by men.
Open this review ↗02The Wind’s Breathe
Centuries later, a cursed sword awakens in modern Japan.
Centuries after the events of Birth of Wind, the warrior’s cursed sword is discovered in Japan in 1996.
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The sword crosses an ocean. The warrior’s duty follows.
Wind’s sword is discovered once again, this time by the FBI.
Open this review ↗02 / THE SCORPION TRILOGY
The Scorpion Trilogy
Eagle’s Talon, then The Scorpion Sting, then Daughter of the Scorpion. The second and third novels follow the capture the first one makes.
The Scorpion Trilogy
Eagle’s Talon · The Scorpion Sting · Daughter of the Scorpion
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein sends a terrorist group to assassinate the American President in an effort to end the sanctions on his country.
Open this review ↗01Eagle’s Talon
An assassination plot. An elite team. A race into hostile territory.
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein sends a terrorist group to assassinate the American President in an effort to end the sanctions on his country.
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The mission is over. The retaliation has only begun.
The story continues after Eagle’s Talon.
Open this review ↗03Daughter of the Scorpion
One woman may know the location of a weapon that could end everything.
The discovery of secret military papers exposes an Iraqi biological weapons program.
Open this review ↗03 / FURTHER NOVELS
Beyond the trilogies
Standalone novels, in the same order as the library. Each line is the novel’s published premise.
The Vulture Will Lead You to Death
At the Port of Miami, one attack could change everything.
Terrorists enter the United States from Cuba with a plan to strike the Port of Miami.
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The Vector
Eight operatives. Eight cities. A threat without borders.
In this geopolitical thriller, Iran responds to war with a covert biological attack on the United States.
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Operation Dragon Fire
A series of attacks conceals a far more dangerous objective.
An Iraqi terrorist, admitted to the United States after helping American troops, recruits a group for a series of coordinated attacks.
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Operation Dragon Claw
A volcanic island. A devastating plan. An ocean of consequences.
A terrorist group invades the island of La Palma with a plan to place explosives along a crack in the Cumbre Vieja volcano.
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Beyond Yesterday
To save the future, they must steal lives from the past.
After a nuclear exchange destroys most of the world’s population, survivors develop a way to reach into the past.
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Code Cold Fire Alert
A containment failure. A lone colonel. The final safeguard.
The United States builds specialized plants to destroy its stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons.
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Trump’s Brass Escalator
A hostage crisis interrupts a mission to expose the truth.
Continuing the story of Sandstorm, this novel brings the President, Vice-President, Special Forces leader Walker, and his female sergeant to New York.
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Sandstorm
A covert mission into Iran to stop a nuclear threat.
A rogue Russian admiral sells Iran nuclear-tipped submarine-launched missiles.
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Massive Vinegar Joe Platform
Across the Pacific, deception threatens a fragile balance of power.
China seeks United Nations approval for an attack on North Korea, presenting the operation as an effort to eliminate nuclear weapons.
Open this review ↗Each review page reproduces the editorial review published with the book, in full text beside the original document. Reviewers and outlets appear exactly as printed. The line on each card is the novel’s own premise.
READER’S GUIDE
Seventeen editorial reviews, in full text
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.
Fifteen novels and both trilogies have an editorial review document, published with the books. Each review page shows the full text, transcribed so it can be read, searched and quoted, beside the original image. Reviewers and outlets appear exactly as printed on each document.
- Pacific Book Review: Birth of Wind, The Wind’s Breathe, Night Wind and the Wind Trilogy compilation
- Author’s Choice LLC, also printed as Authors Choice LLC: Eagle’s Talon, The Scorpion Sting, Daughter of the Scorpion, the Scorpion Trilogy, Sandstorm, Operation Dragon Fire, The Vector and The Vulture Will Lead You to Death
- BlueInk Review: Trump’s Brass Escalator
- PacificReviews: Massive Vinegar Joe Platform
- GoodReads Professionals: Operation Dragon Claw
- The BookMarks Reviewer: Code Cold Fire Alert
- Caroline Reyes: Beyond Yesterday
Questions about the book reviews
Which Stephen Francis Montagna books have been reviewed?
Fifteen novels and both trilogies. The list above links every review.
Who reviewed Stephen Francis Montagna’s books?
Reviewers for Pacific Book Review, BlueInk Review, Author’s Choice LLC, PacificReviews, GoodReads Professionals and The BookMarks Reviewer, each named on the review page as printed on the document.
Sources and citation
Cite this page
- MLA
- Montagna, Stephen Francis. “Stephen Francis Montagna Book Reviews — 17 Editorial Reviews.” Stephen Francis Montagna, 7 Nov. 2026, https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/.
- APA
- Montagna, S. F. (2026, November 7). Stephen Francis Montagna Book Reviews — 17 Editorial Reviews. Stephen Francis Montagna. https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/
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