Lions of the Sky

By Paco Chierici

Braveship     2018

274 pages     Thriller

The Shortlist

Paco Chierici is an airline pilot and a former Navy fighter pilot. His first novel, Lions in the Sky, plays upon his experiences. He is able to include many real-life touches that add a great deal of authenticity to this story of pilots facing threats posed in the South China Sea.

Here is the summary from the back cover:

“In the world of fighter pilots, the most alpha of the alpha, competition is everything and the stakes are impossibly high. A Top Gun for the new millennium, LIONS OF THE SKY propels us into a realm in which friendship, loyalty, and skill are tested, battles won and lost in an instant, and lives irrevocably changed in the time it takes to plug in your afterburners.”

Although I knew nothing about the vernacular of  fighter pilots, their training, and their missions, it is obvious that Chierici knows what he is talking about, and the characters resonated. This book will be perfect for the men (and women) on your list who like action thrillers. Give it a try.

Here is Chierici’s website.