This is one I don't recommend. Anthony Keidis is a lifelong jackass. And a privileged one at that. Abusive of women, friends, his bandmates and, of course, drugs. I read all the way through hoping for a redeemable quality or epiphany.
I vividly remember the flag of the USSR coming down at midnight on Christmas night in Moscow, in 1991, and the tricolor flag of Russia rising in its place.
Benjamin Netanyahu's book was really good in the beginning. His life's story, and that of his family, is interesting and compelling. His early military career was also fascinating; he was very young and served as a commando in "the Unit" from age 18 to 23, and was almost immediately called back to duty for another year for the Yom Kippur War....
New York Times bestselling author Blaine Lee Pardoe (Battletech series, Blue Dawn series) invited me onto his podcast yesterday to talk about Alter Road, and the forthcoming Friendship Games.
Manuscript for Friendship Games submitted. A glass of red wine in celebration.
An American aircraft carrier blows up and sinks in the Persian Gulf.
My first book, Alter Road, was originally going to be titled Battle of Detroit, and then, later, Fall of Detroit.
Blue jeans and a t-shirt. A light jacket. It gets cool at night in Bandar Abbas. Winds from the desert.
My first novel, Alter Road, was just over 88,000 words. Today I passed the 44,000 word mark of my follow-up novel, Red Glare. If Alter Road is any guide - and it is, of course - then I've just crossed the halfway point.
