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OIL COMMISSION

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MacDonald Reid

    

   Dr. P. R. Anderson, Governor's State University: In the arcane realm of the techno-thriller there are but a few leading lights. The names of Tom Clancy, Larry Bond and Dale Brown are familiar to aficionados of this genre. JIHAD: World War in 2036, elevated MacDonald Reid into that pantheon.

   For those of you who eagerly waited for Reid’s second novel, OIL COMMISSION will keep you clamoring for more. OIL COMMISSION is big (over five hundred and fifty pages), has many maps and a plethora of characters. As we’d expect, the action shifts rapidly and dramatically. The military situations and tactics are realistic, and Reid’s technological innovations have hit a new high. Nor has Reid lost the storyteller’s touch. OIL COMMISSION will grab you on page one and not release you until you’ve finished reading it.

   OIL COMMISSION is a brutal yet poignant story of war in the Middle East and North Africa twelve years after JIHAD. Many of the major characters we met in Jihad are in also in OIL COMMISSION. Sergeant Al Murphy is still the archetypal John Wayne. An older but wiser Dave Duncan is still flying. Blacky Breckenridge commands the Oil Commission Armed Forces. You’ll be reintroduced to General Benhamin Hammedyanni, once the haughty chief of staff of the Revolutionary Guards Army. You’ll meet General Leonid Melenkov, a dedicated, professional soldier.

   And then there is Rachel....

   Yet, OIL COMMISSION is a story of hope, climaxing in a reaffirming shout of Hallelujah! A new society emerges from the shadow of war. A new era dawns, bearing with it the promises of peace and prosperity for all Mankind.

   Even if you're not "into" techno-thrillers, I recommend OIL COMMISSION by MacDonald Reid. If you are, you'll love it as much as JIHAD: World War in 2036.

   Gary Krupka, Educator & Business Consultant: I'd been bugging Mac about the sequel to Jihad. So, I got Oil Commission as soon as it was out. Super! What a great book! It was like I was inside a front page story. I was in on the decisions, and there to see it all. Even so, that final twist surprised me. I'm really looking forward to Lake Aral

    Ron Gould, US Navy (ret.), Computer Expert: I like Navy stories. That was why I liked Jihad It was like reliving my years in the US Navy. Oil Commission was even better. The suspense building up to the main sea battle was like being there. The ploy (I'm not going to give it away) was just super. The final battle reminded me of the great sea battles in the Pacific. I'm looking forward to your next book.

    Karl Andre, Mold Designer: I was ready for Oil Commission. Jihad cost me four nights of sleep. I wasn't going to let that happen again. Oil Commission was totally absorbing, just as I'd hoped it'd be. In spite of my preparations, I still lost four night sleep. I'm looking forward to the next one. When will Lake Aral be out in paperback.

Donna Sell, Receptionist & Grandmother: "Jihad was just fantastic. My granddaughter read it, and it inspired her to join the Navy. She's now serving aboard an aircraft carrier. She bought several copies of Jihad to share with her crewmates. When I told her that Oil Commission was available, she downloaded the e-book. Now that it's abailable in paperback, everyone on her ship is reading it. I loved it so much that I persuaded my son and two of my daughters to buy it. We've already bought the e-book version of Lake Aral. When is the real book coming out?

 

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