carrier battle group. Cheyenne takes part in sinking most of the Chinese fleet. "Strait Up" Former Chinese leader Zemin resurfaces in Taiwan, having been smuggled out of China by . Cheyenne is assigned to reconnoiter the mine-infested Formosa Strait in order to find a safe passage for the deposed Chinese premier's eventual return to the mainland. Mackey scores kills on a Kilo-class submarine and two Luda-class destroyers. "Typhoon Hunt" Cheyenne is deployed to sink a Russian-crewed Typhoon-class submarine operating in the South China Sea, along with its Akula-class escorts. In the ensuing attack, one remaining Akula-class submarine manages to escape. "Hornets' Nest" Cheyenne continues patrolling the eastern side of Taiwan to "sanitize" the area of enemy submarines. Surviving an ambush, it scores kills on five Akula-class submarines (including one that had escaped earlier) and two Kilo-class submarines. "Special Delivery" Cheyenne is tasked with transporting Zemin to mainland China to negotiate a ceasefire to the ongoing conflict with Chinese Premier Peng. It manages to sink the Sino-Russian next-generation nuclear attack submarine Mao, which has been aggressively pursuing Cheyenne. After Zemin retakes his position as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, he declares a ceasefire ending the war in the South China Sea. Mackey is later honored by the Chinese and American governments. References 1996 American novels American thriller novels Techno-thriller novels American war novels Novels about submarine warfare Novels by Tom Clancy Submarines in fiction G. P. Putnam's Sons books Novels based on video games People's Republic of China war fiction Works about the United States Navy