Bestselling author, advisor to the US and foreign governments,
human rights and war correspondent, award-winning poet and
international energy expert,
Mike Bond has lived and worked in over thirty countries on six
continents. His works have been translated into several languages
and have been praised by critics on both sides of the Atlantic for
their intricate plots, fascinating
characters, extraordinary settings, and explosive pace. Based on
his own experiences in dangerous, remote, and war-torn regions, his
novels look deeply into the dark side of man as well as the good.
They mix
the terror and fury of battle and the intense joy of love, the
vanishing beauty of the natural world, and the nature of the
universe and its many meanings for
human life. His lean unsentimental raw prose, free of best-seller
formulas and literary pretension, conveys through the lives of real
people what it means
to be deeply alive, to hunger for a better world. Dealing with
political truths few else discuss, Mike Bond's writings have been
widely quoted by military experts, intelligence analysts, and
political thinkers.
How do we live, his books ask, at the deepest level? How does evil
masquerade as good? What are politics, government, and intelligence
behind their many
masks? The secrets behind international deals, dirty wars,
assassinations, and coups? How does one lead a good life and care
for others in a world of danger
and evil?
"Mike Bond's The Last Savanna is shot through with images of the
natural world at its most fearsome and most merciful. With his
weapons, man is a
conqueror - without them he is a fugitive in an alien land. Bond
touches on the vast and eerie depths that lie under the thin crust
of civilization and the
base instinct within man to survive - instincts that surpass
materialism. A thoroughly enjoyable read that comes highly
recommended."
(Nottingham Observer) "A powerful love story set in the savage
jungles and deserts of East Africa."
(Daily Examiner) "A manhunt through crocodile-infested jungle,
sun-scorched savanna, and impenetrable mountains as a former SAS
man tries to save the life of the woman he loves but cannot
have."
(Evening Telegraph) "Pulsating with the sights, sounds, and dangers
of wild Africa, its varied languages and peoples, the harsh warfare
of the northern deserts and the
hunger of denied love."
(Newton Chronicle) "A gripping thriller from a highly distinctive
writer."
(Liverpool Daily Post) "Exciting, action-packed . . . A nightmarish
vision of Africa." (Manchester Evening News) "The imagery was so
powerful and built emotions so intense that I had to stop reading a
few times to regain my composure."
(African Publishers' Network) "An unforgettable odyssey into the
wilderness, mysteries, and perils of Africa... A book to be
cherished and remembered."
(Greater London Radio) "The central figure is not human; it is the
barren, terrifying landscape of Northern Kenya and the deadly
creatures who inhabit it." (Daily Telegraph) "An entrancing,
terrifying vision of Africa. A story that not only thrills but
informs... Impossible to set aside or forget." (BBC) "The thrill of
the chase when the prey is man - the only decent prey." (The Times)
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