HE FIGHTS FOR MONEY. NOW HE MUST FIND SOMETHING WORTH FIGHTING FOR.
American ace David Duane once dreamed of becoming an artist. Now he sells his skill as a fighter pilot to whichever country will pay for it. In the winter of 1939, that takes him to Finland, where an outnumbered air force is fighting Russian forces in the frozen skies of the Winter War.
Duane has survived war after war by believing in one cause—his own. Then a furious aerial battle ends with his plane shot down and burning.
Instead of death, he glimpses something impossible: Puhjola, a mysterious city drawn from the mythology of Finland and Lapland, a legendary realm where fallen warriors gather and the dead walk again. There Duane is confronted with a destiny he refuses to accept.
Back in the war, the vision fades like a dream. But when he encounters a Russian intelligence officer who becomes the woman he loves, fragments of that warning begin to feel dangerously real.
Now the mercenary pilot who never believed in causes faces a choice between self-interest and sacrifice. With Russian bombers overhead and the fate he has been shown closing in, Duane must decide whether a man can change his destiny—or whether every step he takes is carrying him toward it.
Set against the 1939 Winter War between Finland and Russia, On Blazing Wings blends military fiction, military aviation, aerial combat and action adventure with an unexpected element of the fantastic. It is a story of war, love, destiny and second chances—and of a fighter pilot discovering what he is willing to fight for.
“It drives the reader through to the exciting—and surprisingly moving—conclusion.” —Booklist
Drawing on his own military service and firsthand familiarity with military life, L. Ron Hubbard crafted stories of duty, courage, leadership and sacrifice when men are tested under fire.
Part of the L. Ron Hubbard Military & War Collection—14 books featuring 25 classic stories—available in paperback, eBook and full-cast dramatized audiobook. If you enjoy the classic adventures of Alistair MacLean and W. E. B. Griffin, discover another master storyteller of military adventures.
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