In this science fiction techno-thriller, former UK government employee Nick Pope blends what he knows about political decision-making and warfighting with knowledge and experience gained on the British Government's UFO project. The result is an alien invasion novel packed with insights into real-world military strategy, tactics and hardware, making for a terrifyingly real account. The tagline for this controversial book was "The truth can only be told in fiction", and this led to much speculation in the UFO and conspiracy theory community, especially when it emerged that the manuscript of Operation Thunder Child (and the sequel, Operation Lightning Strike) had gone through the government's security clearance procedure. Film/TV rights are available.