Ascent from Darkness | 
 enlarge | Author: Steven E. Wilson
Publisher: H-G Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 24821
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 656
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 1.6
ISBN: 0972948015
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780972948012
ASIN: 0972948015
Publication Date: September 1, 2007
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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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Action adventure thriller and romance too July 4, 2008
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!
Great book! July 4, 2008
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!
Outstanding storytelling! June 30, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
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.
 I've been misled June 29, 2008
1 out of 11 found this review helpful
When I see a book given 5 stars by multiple readers, I'm pretty sure it's going to be a great read - not so in this case. The idea behind the novel is good, but the writing is terrible. The sentence structure is juvenile and the plot development is extremely poor. it reminds me of The Davinci Code or a Grisham novel ( although not as well written). I debated between this novel and Water for Elephants as a pick for my book club. I am so glad I picked the latter. I would be embarrassed to require anyone to read it. If you want a really good, well written read, I would recommend The Book Thief.
Wow!! Even better than Winter in Kandahar! February 12, 2008
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
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 in his writing style and plot development with this new novel. At the end of the book, it mentions a new novel "The Ghosts of Anatolia" is coming in 2009. I can't wait!
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