This is a great read for anyone with an interest in international affairs, armed conflict and the future. I tick all boxes.

The book explores a realistic near-future conflict over Taiwan in a realistic and believable fashion.

If you consider this book you should be aware that the author has an agenda, beyond just your entertainment in informing decision makers and military personell on how tactics, strategies and materiell may evolve in the near future. The author is a retired Australian Army Major General and regular writer on these topics.

As he writes in the introduction: "Consequently, I decided that I would eschew non-fiction and instead write the history of the war for Taiwan as a novel" (to make the lessons more accessible - my comment).