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by: Steven E. Wilson
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780972948012
ISBN: 0972948015
Label: H-G Books
Manufacturer: H-G Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 656
Publication Date: September 01, 2007
Publisher: H-G Books
Sales Rank: 118513
Studio: H-G Books
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Product Description:
An international thriller of espionage, war, and love, interwoven with profound, world-changing events. Reluctant CIA operative Stone Waverly travels a shadowy trail from Odessa to Damascus, as agents with terror links evade an international dragnet. Everyone is suspect and nothing is as it seems in a land where Islamic extremists determined to plunge civilization into darkness battle Special Forces, Kurds, and Arabs intent on restoring hope to a world gone mad.
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Rating: - Thrilling and compelling
I am so thrilled that Stone Waverly is back!
I do not like to read books about war, but a friend convinced me to read Steve Wilson's first book, Winter in Kandahar, and I couldn't put the book down. There began my love of Stone Waverly.
So naturally, between Steve Wilson's compelling storytelling and style of writing, I was thrilled to learn of his second book, Ascent From Darkness. I was equally as thrilled to learn that Stone Waverly continues on his journey.
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Rating: - Action adventure thriller and romance too
We just read this book for my book club after one of the member's husbands, a Special Forces Major, recommended it. I was reluctant to read a book with soldiers on the cover, but read it because it was a finalist in the Indie Book Awards in Action adventure. I was delighted with the romance aspect of the novel. You'll love it!
Rating: - Great book!
One of the best action adventure stories I've read since Black Hawk Down. It's a well-written, fast-paced page-turner that focuses on the current situation in Iraq and Syria. Highly recommended!
Rating: - Outstanding storytelling!
I finally got around to reading Ascent from Darkness and I loved it. Like Winter in Kandahar, it's intriguing plot centers around an ethnic group, here the Kurds in northern Iraq, and provides a lot of perspective about the current situation in Iraq, especially the relations between the different groups. The novel is multi-layered and I found the characters credible and engaging. I highly recommend it.
Rating: - Wow!! Even better than Winter in Kandahar!
I just got this book last weekend and once I started reading it my family lost me until I finished a few hours ago. "Couldn't put it down" definitely applies. What a great story! (or should I say stories? There are three parallel stories that converge to a memorable ending). Adventure, romance, interpersonal conflict, combat, humor...Ascent From Darkness has it all. It would definitely make a fantastic movie. Wilson's first book, Winter in Kandahar, is a great favorite of mine, but you can see maturation ... Read More
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