KING PAWN — Published
My novel KING PAWN has been published by Notion Press and is now available on Amazon and Flipkart.
It is a thriller set during the Syrian War based on my personal experiences in Syria and extensive research in Syrian history.
Once upon a time, there was a country called Syria. Many rulers in different parts of the world were called Presidents, Sultans, Prime Ministers, and intelligence agencies. People who worked for them were called pawns. Sometimes, a pawn in the right place and time could checkmate a King. They are the King Pawns. And…
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Robert Frost, son of an American father and a Syrian refugee mother, was fired from the US Army. He turns into a dangerous mercenary with 2 enemies — The US Army for unfairly dismissing him and the Syrian regime for destroying his mother’s family during the 1982 Hama uprising. He enters Syria illegally and blazes a trail of destruction with murder and treachery under different identities.
On his disastrous mission, Robert finds himself in Palmyra, the oldest oasis on the Silk Road, the Byzantine citadel in Aleppo, the marijuana fields of Beqaa valley in Lebanon, the world’s largest restaurant in Damascus, the seafarers’ island of Arwad, and Russia’s only overseas naval base in Tartous, and Maloula, the Christian village, where Aramaic is still spoken. Unaware of the complexity of Syria and the treacherous plots of his mysterious employers, Robert blazes a trail and leaves ashes behind.
Will Robert successfully topple the regime and bring democracy to Syria?
KING PAWN blends the history of Syria and forecasts potential outcomes of the current war. It immortalizes the Syrian war with an unforgettable plot and intriguing characters set in convincing historical contexts and in exotic and spectacular locations.
I look forward to views, suggestions, and discussions on this story.
