Review: Day of the Cheetah

Day of the Cheetah by Dale Brown

This book is one of those that makes me feel on one hand surprised that it hasn't been made into a movie, and on the other hand afraid that if they did turn it into a movie they would mess it up beyond belief.

The story of the book is about a deep cover Soviet spy (during the cold war) who has infiltrated the US Air Force as a pilot. He picked to be a test pilot and his new assignment is to help test a thought-controlled fighter jet. As in "the ultimate fighter plane". When he steals the plane, its a mad scramble to try and stop this seemingly invincible airplane.

For me, this is one of the best novels I have ever read. I read it many, many years ago, and I still enjoy picking it up every so often and reading it again. The action, the story, the characters, the details, the locations, everything just came together perfect in this book. It served (and still does) as inspiration to me about what is possible with technology and the important lesson that no matter how advanced the technology becomes, it all boils down to the person who controls it.

I give this book a 10 out of 10 and recommend you read it as soon as you can. It rocks.

-Nick