WAR: Visionary Tales of Human Conflict from the Middle East

De: Rory Patrick Allen

Narrado por: Commodore James

For millennia, the Middle East has been plagued by war. This millennium has been no different, with wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Devastation has been wreaked on ordinary, innocent people. Children have been indiscriminately killed. Young men have had their lives terminated before they have had the chance to live their lives to the full. War orphans abound. Widows and Widowers weep at their spouses' graves. Grandparents have lost generations of their families. Whole communities have been destroyed and villages razed to the ground.

I have lived in the Middle East for 25 years now, and the constant undercurrent of these conflicts is ever present.

I remember reading one news report that said an entire village and its inhabitants were destroyed after a wedding celebration resulted in the village men firing their rifles into the air. A long tradition in village celebrations, it was viewed as an act of aggression, and the village and inhabitants were all destroyed.

I kept hearing words such as "collateral damage", "carpet bombing", etc. - words used by the media to deflect the true horror of the reality of war. It was at this time that I began to have troubled dreams and horrific nightmares about what was really happening in these theatres of war.

These vision-like dreams inspired me to write the stories that are contained in this work. The messages in these stories are not just relevant to the Middle East, but to the world at large.

©2013 Rory Patrick Allen (P)2014 Rory Patrick Allen

HAUNTING, DREAMLIKE, RELEVANT AND MYSTICAL

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

The author writes a collection of dreamlike stories, which inspire, haunt and educate the reader. The stories remind me of works by Paulo Coelho, Khalil Gilbran and other authors whose work border on the boundaries of reality and the mystical. This author bases his stories, that he admits are part inspired by dreams on his extensive experience in the middle east, where war is a constant. A highly original and unique work. I doubt if the listener will have ever heard the like before or experience the atmosphere generated by this work. Very highly recommended.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Each tale has a message and is beautifully written

Have you listened to any of Commodore James’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have and this I believe to be his finest narration.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The whole work was an incredibly moving experience.