Night of Tiny Suns

Afghanistan 2010. Captain Nick Russell is an advisor to the Afghan National Army and commands a small group of soldiers. When the Taliban co-opt a local youth to assist in seeding improvised mines, they inadvertently turn the villagers against them. The boy is killed by a British missile. His father, a Mujahideen veteran, called Gul Khan, blames himself. Bound by the Pashtun honour code to seek vengeance, he chooses to direct his retribution not at the British but at the local Taliban leader, Haji Mansur who gave him just twenty dollars for his son’s life.

Author

Edward King ( not his real name) saw active servie in Afghanistan. Night of Tiny Suns is based on those experiences and relationships. He bade farewell to the infantry and now leads a markedly different life. All royalties from this book will go to military mental health and Afghan relief charities.
‘Fact is a poor storyteller. You can be more honest in fiction. It protects. It condenses and encapsulates. But the authenticity of this valley, its characters and the colour of its events, are assured first-hand.’