Night of Tiny Suns - Edward King

A STORY OF WAR TOLD FROM THE INSIDE. THEY'RE IN AFGHANISTAN TOGETHER. MEN AND WOMEN FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, ALL WITH RELATIONSHIPS LEFT BEHIND AND NEW ONES FORGED IN THE CRUCIBLE OF WAR. THE EVENTS OF A FEW DAYS CHANGE EVERYONE IN WAYS NO ONE COULD HAVE ANTICIPATED AS EVERYTHING SPIRALS OUT OF CONTROL. Captain Nick Russell is drawn to Afghanistan by his profession. Ghul Khan, once a Mujahideen warrior, is now a farmer desperate to find peace for his village. Haji Mansur battles for the ideals that gave birth to the Taliban. All three are experienced fighters with strong feelings of loyalty and honour. Their fates collide amid the brutality of war, and they are faced with impossible choices. For readers of The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer; Rain, by Barney Campbell; Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes.