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Red Ground: The Forgotten Conflict: A Blood Diamonds Thriller by [Fry, Ken]

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Red Ground is an action packed military thriller based on the Sierra Leone Rebellions, a bloody and horrifying part of West African history.

PRAISE FOR RED GROUND:

"I would rate Red Ground up there with any other book on the African, conflict experience. Blood Diamonds Indeed!
Red Ground is a masterpiece of its genre, but not for the faint of heart."

"Perhaps the biggest compliment I can pay author Ken Fry is that RED GROUND reminded me of Conrad's masterpiece. It portrays the dark, ugly side of Africa, but also the dark, ugly side of humanity, and it does so in fine style."

"One minute, it is full of action, and you can practically feel the bullets whizzing past your ears. And then the mood becomes poignant..."

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ON TO THE STORY...

Vast deposits of diamonds and oil are found in land overlapping both Sierra Leone and Liberia. A scramble ensues to secure the mining and drilling rights of both commodities. Leading the race is the Mining Earth & Ocean Corp.

To amass and control this wealth, the creation of an illegal state called Salonga is proposed. The nominated ruler, backed and supported by the MEO, is a former RUF commander - General Icechi Walker, known as 'Body Chop' - a suspected mass murderer involved in countless atrocities.

To secure power, Body Chop, with the help of the MEO, engages the protection of a private mercenary army.

Disgraced, virtually bankrupt, ex-Sgt. Alex Dalloway is hired to join the mercenary brigade tasked to protect the newly elected President of Salonga. He has a personal quest to locate the Army officer who tortured him and killed his men years ago in the jungles of Sierra Leone. He begins to suspect the former RUF commander's involvement.

With the promise of diamonds upon the completion of their contract, Dalloway and the rest of the mercenaries must decide if they will close their eyes to the atrocities, or fight to stop Body Chop's rule of terror.

Get your copy and join this fast paced adventure into the dark side of AFRICA, where sometimes human life is the most invaluable commodity.

Length: 289 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
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PRAISE for RED GROUND: The Forgotten Conflict

★★★★★ "I would rate Red Ground up there with any other book on the African, conflict experience."

★★★★★ "Red Ground is a masterpiece of its genre, but not for the faint of heart. I loved it!"

★★★★★ "Red Ground is action packed. A fast read revealing horrors beyond imagination. Whether in the UK or West Africa, continuity is maintained. The in depth characterization is masterful. The vivid imagery of the battle scenes will have you ducking for cover."

★★★★★ "I thoroughly enjoyed RED GROUND. One minute, it is full of action, and you can practically feel the bullets whizzing past your ears. And then the mood becomes poignant..."

From the Author

Whilst this is a work of pure fiction, many of the incidents are based upon actual events that occurred in Sierra Leone during the rebellions. It is bloody and violent, and the atrocities some people committed are unimaginable. But all too real. The State of Salonga is an invention.

In writing this, I hope to stir memories or interest in one of the nastiest episodes in West African history. We should pray that it will never be repeated.

This book is dedicated to the people of Sierra Leone and all those who suffered; killed or mutilated in this horrifying conflict. In doing so, I do not forget the trials and ordeals of troops and soldiers, from various nationalities, who risked their lives in rescuing others from terrible ordeals. Without them, many more would have perished and the entire continent destabilized.

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File Size: 3042 KB
Print Length: 289 pages
Publication Date: March 18, 2017
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B06W572FYV
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A Trip Into West African Hell.

March 30, 2017

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I haven't yet read a book by this author that I haven't absolutely loved and Red Ground is no exception.
This is quite a departure from Fry's usual, international, spy-style thrillers, Fry has, in Red Ground given us an up close and very personal look at a fictionalized version of a horrific atrocity that was the civil war in Sierra Leone. In many ways this is a military, action book and yet it is so much more. Fry takes us inside the minds of the combatants and shows us that even in the most evil of places, humanity can still rise to the fore.
This is, I suspect, a very personal story and I felt the pain and angst of Fry's main characters, the British mercenaries who were recruited to protect a despicable, insane and evil despot, who would be King. This is a similar story to many, that sadly can be seen reflected all over the African continent, since Colonial days. The colonists may have departed, but their greed and lust for Africa's abundant riches of oil and diamonds still remains.
I would rate Red Ground up there with any other book on the African, conflict experience. Blood Diamonds Indeed!
Red Ground is a masterpiece of its genre, but not for the faint of heart.
I loved it.

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Soooz Burke

Uncompromisingly brutal and utterly riveting.

January 28, 2018

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This is the first book by author Ken Fry that I have read.

It won’t be the last.

Make no mistake, this work is uncompromisingly brutal, because it needs to be. The devastating pages of the dark history of Sierra Leone don’t allow for compromise.

The characterizations are brilliant and shattering, this author has a deep empathy and an understanding of the dark motives that drive the most inhuman of our species.

This is not pristine matter prettied up for mass consumption, these people are at times horrendously real, and horrifically brutal. Author Fry explores the deepest of emotions and he does it in a way that will alternatively shatter you, and have you moved to tears with its poignancy.

This book is a journey into the darkest of man’s motives and is unforgiving in its depiction of greed, the lust for power, and the driving thirst for vengeance.

It is bloody and brutal and brilliant. Take the journey. You won’t forget it anytime soon.

I’m off to grab another of Ken Fry’s works.

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Tina Mari

The True Darknessof the Dark Continent by Tina Mari

April 8, 2017

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Red Ground, a magnificent work is not for the squeamish! In the Author's Note, Ken Fry describes the Blood Diamond rebellions in Sierra Leone as, "... one of the most nastiest episodes in West African history." After reading the book I personally think the word nastiest is an understatement. I don't know if there is one word that could describe this terror.

Red Ground is a suspenseful thriller that reveals the dark side of humanity driven by greed. Although a work of fiction, it is based on actual events brought about by governmental corruption, motivational greed of big business, mercenaries, and a sadistic, psychopathic rebel leader surrounding the lustful desire for money and power afforded by Africa's Blood Diamonds and abundance of oil.

The story center's on a RUF's (Revolutionary United Front) leader's sadistic forced slavery, mutilations, amputations and other horrific methods of torture and murder, the UK's corrupt governmental officials that turned a blind eye to the carnage in support of a UK mining company's efforts to financially support the rebel leader in exchange for mining and drilling rights retaining a large percentage of the profits. Astronomical financial gains, power and prestige were the rewards of the victors. Wedged in the middle of these three entities is a group of military misfits; mercenaries on a mission to protect General "Body Chop" Walker, the RUF's psychopathic leader. Walker was determined to one day establish his own one party state and eventually become king of his new rich nation. The ex-militaries were faced with a difficult choice once they learned the real purposed behind their mission. They must choose between their taunting moral ethics and their own need for financial reprieve. Enroute to their final destination the mercenaries were attacked numerous times by savage, renegade RUF groups. They witnessed unfathomable carnage everywhere; body parts, blood, gray matter. All testifying to the level of evil humanity had fallen. They realize the fate of the world restsed on their shoulders. Emotions in this book range from love and heartache to extreme disgust and murderous rage in both the characters themselves and the reader.

Red Ground is action packed. A fast read revealing horrors beyond imagination. Whether in the UK or West Africa continuity is maintained. The in depth characterization is masterful. The vivid imagery of the battle scenes will have you ducking for cover. We have all heard of the Blood Diamond inhumanities and were appalled at what we heard but Ken's book brings this evil to life so colorfully my heart skipped a beat more than once. Red Ground is a well written, well researched, eye-opening, frightening account of how cynical humanity can become. It is evidence as to why we must know and learn from our history. There were a few insignificant wording and/or typo errors in the last quarter of the book that did not curb the intensity or pace of the story. I would suggest an edit before any reprints. Otherwise, Red Ground is a great read.

Tina Mari Combs,
TMC Author Services, LLC

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S.J. Hermann

Well written, heart pounding thrill ride.

July 24, 2017

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After reading, Is that You, Jim?, the first book I read by Ken Fry, which I thoroughly enjoyed, Red Ground is a far departure from that short story. Like Is That you, Jim, Red Ground is a magnificently written, and sometimes gory depiction of the civil war in Sierra Leone, and the complete ignorance of the U.K. to turn the other cheek in the name of mining for “Blood” diamonds.
The brutality of the RUF’s leader, General Walker, otherwise known as “Body Chop” is not for the faint of heart. There is one part where mercenaries come across a scene that is vial and goes to show the heartless manner that Walker will go. Fry gets you in the heads of the characters and you truly feel what each one is going through. I found Walker to be the most fascinating due to his brutal manner, and his teachings to his son, Lamin, on how to handle disobedience.
This is one of the best crafted, and well written books I’ve read. The story will grip your heart, test your nerves and send you on a rollercoaster ride that you’ll never forget. Red Ground is an amazing book and one that I highly recommend picking up.

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Elaina J Davidson

A definite eye-opener

September 16, 2017

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A harrowing read; a definite eye-opener. This isn’t the first Ken Fry book I’ve read, but it has been the most difficult, although not due to the author’s writing, rather the subject matter. So much death and deception, and yet also with threads of hope and goodness. A must read, in my opinion.

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Gus

Red Ground is a maginficent thriller about Blood Diamonds and greed. Full 5* Star

June 9, 2017

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A story well told. A work of fiction, MAYBE. But horrors of blood diamonds are real.
Thank you Ken for a 5* action packed read.

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Blood and Brutality with a damn good story.

Not quite the story I was expecting, but I found it hard to put down. Always anticipating the next chapter.

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Scattered and disjointed.

I saw a promotion for this book in a retweet on Twitter. It looked intriguing, something along the line of the movie "Blood Diamond," so I gave it a shot.

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The inner voice of an African conflict

From the first chapter, the violent and bloody Sierra Leone conflict portrayed in “Red Ground” is so well defined that I felt as if I, too, had become part of it.Read more

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