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Ask the Author: Levi Shalev

“Personally, I found the scenes surrounding the nuclear strike on Damascus particularly difficult to write. Not so much the actual nuclear strike as the explanation of Kuznetsov's betrayal of Khoury.” Levi Shalev

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When will book 3 of the Peter Hawthorne series be out?
Levi Shalev Book 3 in the Peter Hawthorne Series, titled AT THE GATES OF BABEL should be out sometime in late January or early February of 2026. We're looking at a possible Presidents Day release, but it could be earlier or later...
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What books are on your summer reading list this year?
Levi Shalev Defeating Jihad: The Winnable War by Sebastian Gorka.
The Late Great Planet Earth by Hal Lindsey.
Target Tehran: How Israel Is Using Sabotage, Cyberwarfare, Assassination – and Secret Diplomacy – to Stop a Nuclear Iran and Create a New Middle East, by Yonah Jeremy Bob.
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Can you tell us a two-sentence horror story?
Levi Shalev He eagerly took the mark, laughing at the foolish believers who resisted. But as the needle pierced his skin, he realized too late that his soul was already forfeit.
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In your book, Foes of Zion, what role does Kamal Azizz play in the long term? It seems like it's two completely different plots, one with the geopolitical situation and the other with Peter's personal life... are they related, or is it meant to be a diverse plot?
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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?
Levi Shalev No question here. Middle-Earth. I would try to meet Aragorn, or fight an orc or two...
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What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?
Levi Shalev The greatest mystery of my life is why some people don’t like coffee. Whether that could make a compelling story is up to the reader, not me, but isn’t it fascinating how something so delicious, energizing, and such a constant companion can be so off-putting to certain people?
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