Forward Base Down

by Randal Doering

In this epic poem, Charlie Team of the Tenth Mountain Division Special Forces has been assigned to patrol a long valley in western Afghanistan, where they are to root out the Taliban and keep an eye on the local villagers. They find the Taliban, but they also find a world where magic is real and the djinnis of the valley do not want them around. To make matters worse, the men discover that a couple of ancient Greek gods are squabbling over the valley and are interfering with the War on Terror. The soldiers must outwit the tricky villagers, fight off the Taliban, make allies of the djinnis and defeat the ancient Greek god of war, Ares. And all of this must be accomplished in about a week, before al-Queda manages to buy nuclear weapons from a couple of demons and ships them off to the U.S. to be detonated!

260 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2013

About the author

Randal Doering has a BA in creative writing and an MA in anthropology. He has worked as an orthotics craftsman, a desktop publisher, and a web developer. Randal is an avid reader who favors fantasy, science fiction, horror and literary works.