The Warlord's SonThe Warlord's Son
a Novel
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Current format, Book, 2004, , Available . Offered in 0 more formatsSkelly, a burned-out war correspondent, and his Pakistani translator, Najeeb, make a harrowing journey into the war-torn world of present-day Afghanistan, where they are plunged into a deadly web of intrigue, betrayal, violence, and religious extremism and only their loyalty to each other can help them survive. By the author of Lie in the Dark.
Skelly, a burned-out war correspondent, and his Pakistani translator, Najeeb, make a harrowing journey into war-torn Afghanistan, where they are plunged into a deadly web of intrigue, betrayal, violence, and religious extremism.
Dan Fesperman takes us to present-day Afghanistan - the global capital of death long before it became a battleground for America - where the fates of an American journalist and a Pakistani translator become dangerously intertwined with the fortunes of warlords, spies, and dubious corporate interests.
A burned-out war correspondent hoping for a last hurrah in Afghanistan, Skelly arrives on the Afghan border just as American bombs begin falling on the ruling Taliban. Seeking the scoop of a lifetime as witness to the capture of "the biggest fish of them all," he links up with an exiled warlord's quixotic expedition. Guiding Skelly's way is Najeeb, a tribal Pakistani with his own objective - U. S. visas for his girlfriend and himself, promised by Pakistani intelligence if he acts as an informant.
A harrowing crossing into Afghanistan is only the beginning of trouble for the two men. Their journey quickly escalates into a race for their lives as they are pulled into a vortex of intrigue, betrayal, and violence. Finally, only their loyalty to each other holds out the possibility of survival for either of them.
Skelly, a burned-out war correspondent, and his Pakistani translator, Najeeb, make a harrowing journey into war-torn Afghanistan, where they are plunged into a deadly web of intrigue, betrayal, violence, and religious extremism.
Dan Fesperman takes us to present-day Afghanistan - the global capital of death long before it became a battleground for America - where the fates of an American journalist and a Pakistani translator become dangerously intertwined with the fortunes of warlords, spies, and dubious corporate interests.
A burned-out war correspondent hoping for a last hurrah in Afghanistan, Skelly arrives on the Afghan border just as American bombs begin falling on the ruling Taliban. Seeking the scoop of a lifetime as witness to the capture of "the biggest fish of them all," he links up with an exiled warlord's quixotic expedition. Guiding Skelly's way is Najeeb, a tribal Pakistani with his own objective - U. S. visas for his girlfriend and himself, promised by Pakistani intelligence if he acts as an informant.
A harrowing crossing into Afghanistan is only the beginning of trouble for the two men. Their journey quickly escalates into a race for their lives as they are pulled into a vortex of intrigue, betrayal, and violence. Finally, only their loyalty to each other holds out the possibility of survival for either of them.
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