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The Hunter, The Hammer, and Heaven: Journeys to Three Worlds Gone Mad Hardcover – Bargain Price, January 1, 2002

by Robert Young Pelton (Author)
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As the author of The World's Most Dangerous Places, Robert Young Pelton has come to know some of the most unusual and dangerous individuals in the world. In The Hunter, the Hammer, and Heaven he introduces an extraordinary cast of characters from three of the most war-ravaged countries on earth - the West African country of Sierra Leone, the breakaway republic of Chechnya, and a mysterious land in the South Pacific called Bougainville, In each location he provides a firsthand exploration of important new developments in conflict, and a unique insight into the forces that are shaping the world's future.

In the Hunter, Pelton journeys into the postapocalyptic darkness of Sierra Leone - a small, shattered country emerging from a decade of cruel and nihilistic warfare. As he wanders through the world's most expensive peace-keeping mission, he meets an ex-mercenary who hunts pirates, a ragtag militia whose members believe they have supernatural powers, and white men with "diamond fever."

In the Hammer, Pelton enters the jihad in Chechnya with three traveling companions - an American mujahid who wants to die, a young woman entering her first war as a journalist, and a grumpy cameraman. Pelton brings his motley crew along the secret muj trail from America to Georgia to meet the Chechen rebels as the Russian Army sends in a massive army of 150,000 soldiers to subdue the anarchistic republic in their own "War on Terror." His odyssey through terrorist-filled bunkers, suicide squad-manned front lines, SCUD missile attacks, and terrified citizens leads to a desperate escape from the beleaguered city of Grozny.

In Heaven, Pelton chronicles his two-year odyssey to meet one of the most elusive rebel leaders in the world - an enigmatic man named Francis Ona who has survived numerous assassination attempts and who threatens to kill any white man who sets foot on his tiny island in the South Pacific. In the course of his travels Pelton meets a cast of colorful and sometimes hilarious characters, from a drunken guide who offers his niece to visitors, to accountants who offer complete armies to desperate governments. As Pelton makes his way to the misty island of Bougainville and closer to Francis Ona, he discovers that the mysterious leader is convinced that Pelton is coming to kill him. Filled with tension and intrigue, The Hunter, The Hammer, and Heaven offers a dramatic vision of war and the people who survive it. (6 x 9 1/4, 320 pages)

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  1. Print length
    320 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    The Lyons Press
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 2002
  5. Dimensions
    9.54 x 6.06 x 1.22 inches
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  • SnowMan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great compilation of real stories about the real world
    Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2014
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    Always loved R.Y.P.'s drive and ambition to go where the state department should have been ten years before they even bother to look. This is a quick and engaging read for any traveler that avoids the beaten path or has a penchant for the dangerous... or might have to serve overseas.

    Exactly the kind of guy you'd always want to meet for a beer at an expat bar.
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  • Kimberly R. Johnson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Robert Young Pelton My Favorite Author!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2009
    I have enjoyed reading The World's Most Dangerous Places and Licensed to Kill which led me to purchase The Hunter, The Hammer, And Heaven: Journeys to Three Worlds Gone Mad. Awesome insight to the Madness in Africa and so on. Very interesting and very intelligible author.
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  • "hmsconsulting"
    5.0 out of 5 stars Important Reading
    Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2002
    Mr. Pelton feeds us information that the mainstream media cannot, or is unwilling to, relay. In a time where the term "terrorism" is thrown around like an old patato skin, it's important to realize the complexities of conflicts outside the United States. Mr. Pelton sheds light on a world where mercanaries bring peace to Sierra Leone and jihad fighters are what's left of the last stand to protect innocent civilians in Chechnya. You won't find that sort of reporting in USA Today, and Mr. Pelton simply tells it like he sees it. This book is critical reading for anybody who wishes to think outside the box, outside the US borders and outside the current mainstream and simplistic views of world conflict.
    5 people found this helpful
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  • John D. Bernt
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good Background.
    Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2016
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    This book covers three interesting areas of conflict and gives some insights, however, the section on Bougainville is narrow in view-point. To be fair, it is a very complex story and not easily understood in one short visit whose focus was on meeting one guerrilla leader. Mr. Pelton's coverage of the war in Chechnya was riveting.

    Unfortunately, there are numerous typographical and grammatical errors, by far the most I have ever seen in any book.
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  • Lynda E Leeder
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing tales
    Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2002
    What an incredible ride! Mr. Pelton took me along on his journey to meet the people who live in worlds so far removed from our own. He helped me to understand the different sides of every conflict. In particular, the Kamajors of Sierra Leone have developed some interesting startegies as they carve out their survival. Thanks for the insight into these unique cultures.
    7 people found this helpful
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  • A. Block
    2.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing topics; Awful writing and editing
    Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2002
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    I don't think much of the World's Most Dangerous Places, but I was surprised to find that this book was so astoundingly poorly written. Mr Pelton is clearly a better adventurer than he is a writer, and in fact these stories would have been far better if they had been ghost-written.
    The topics are intriguing; stories of the chaos and nonsense that come of policymaking by the corrupt, small-minded, evil, or uninformed are nearly always good reading, and Pelton's tales of mercenaries being hired by sovereign governments and indigenous revolutionary movements in the sunny South Pacific are no exception. He is clearly capable of winning the trust of some unsavory and fascinating characters. But the output is marred by what seems to be an almost willful lack of editing, on either the macro or micro scale. The stories do not hang together, events occuring out of chronological sequence with little narrative justification. And the sentence structure, grammatical mistakes, and typos made me literally angry; I believe that when I pay full price for an expensive hardback book part of what the publisher owes me is decent copy editing.
    In the end, neither Pelton nor Lyons Press should be rewarded for producing this kind of slipshod material. "The Hunter, The Hammer, and Heaven" was clearly output to capitalize on Mr Pelton's fame as the creator of the World's Most Dangerous Places, but the gratuitous low quality of the book is an insult to readers. With another week or two of editing and review this could have been a solid if unremarkable product; as it is, "The Hunter..." is merely an exercise in frustration.
    22 people found this helpful
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  • William Blanton Sr.
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2016
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    VERY GOOD
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  • J. L. Williams
    2.0 out of 5 stars Why was this not edited?
    Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2008
    I really wanted to like this book. The subject matter is extremely interesting, and Pelton did a fantastic job of getting interviews, tours, inside information, etc that make this book very important for understanding the referenced conflicts. His stories of personal contacts, and their everyday - and sometimes extraordinary - existence were elightening.

    Unfortunately, the book was poorly edited. Repeated sentences, mis-used words, "they" turned into "the" so often that it became expected...all of these mistakes took away significantly from the story and interrupted the flow of reading, sometimes as often as every two pages. Sometimes a story can escape its flaws and sometimes it cannot. Too bad that this is one time that the story could not stand on its own.
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