Apocalypse Israel: The 96-Hour War

No One And Nothing Will Be Safe During The 96-Hour War! (Apocalypse World Book 1)

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Pub Date 18 Mar 2021 | Archive Date 22 May 2021

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Description

In 2029 the State of Israel will be Destroyed.

Near-future Israel’s society is threatened by evil earthly forces few comprehend and uncanny foes that may never be understood by the novel’s unique and unforgettable characters, which include:

David Baumann: Orphaned by sectarian violence, adopted by the country’s leading rabbi, recruited as an assassin by Israeli Army Intelligence. He has just eliminated a security threat and saved thousands of lives. But has he unwittingly set in motion an Apocalypse that will consume the Holy Land and possibly the entire world?

Lia Baumann: Bedouin Arab, Israeli citizen, she is a top computer expert and also David’s wife. What will she do to save her husband and everyone she’s ever known from ultimate annihilation?

Ellie Sato: The London Juggernaut’s top Lifestyles reporter has a yearning to cover serious news. Kurdistan’s independence in North Iraq is the breaking news opportunity of a lifetime. Will complications involving a mysterious American Green Beret officer send them both in directions they never dreamed?

Nearby Iraq is disintegrating; Jordan’s monarchy is toppling; generals in Iran and Turkey watch like greedy vultures.

The Jewish state is a military and economic powerhouse. But something deep within is broken. It will not endure the shattering brutality of the 96-Hour War.

From nuclear bunkers under the sands of the Negev Desert, to the modern concrete and iron walls of Jericho, to the very foundations of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, no one and nothing will be safe during The 96-Hour War.

“Apocalypse Now in the near-future Middle East.”

Wei Lin on Books, Singapore

Thriller with science fiction elements

Suggested for 18+ violence, racial insults, profanity, a scene of sexualized violence, destruction of religious sites

In 2029 the State of Israel will be Destroyed.

Near-future Israel’s society is threatened by evil earthly forces few comprehend and uncanny foes that may never be understood by the novel’s unique...


Advance Praise

"“Apocalypse Now in the near-future Middle East.”

Wei Lin on Books, Singapore

[below is Kirkus on the related same fictional world series, New Praetorians are serialized shorter books, Apocalypse World are longer newer stand-alone prequels in the same world with many same characters.]

Praise for the books of the New Praetorians series:

“…an intriguing world of futuristic technology,

made more familiar by contemporary references.”

“Radiant descriptions also enhance the story.” —Kirkus Reviews"

"“Apocalypse Now in the near-future Middle East.”

Wei Lin on Books, Singapore

[below is Kirkus on the related same fictional world series, New Praetorians are serialized shorter books, Apocalypse World...


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Thank you to #netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read #apocalypesIsrael (The 96-Hour War) by #rksyrus in return for a fair and honest review.

This was a book that I had no idea what to expect from when I started reading, and by the time I finished I wished it had gone on to a sequel. But, beware - it's a lengthy and complex book with a number of major and secondary characters that pop up in chapter after chapter.

Israel is under attack - both from without and, apparently, from within. Those without want to decimate the country, and have been planning for decades - and now the time has come. Those within want to decimate their enemies, and are willing to stop at nothing - including nuclear and biological warfare - to accomplish their objectives.

Throughout the book we follow the exploits of David and Lia Baumann, citizens of Israel (he's Jewish and the son of one of Israel's two Chief Rabbis, and an unwitting assassin for the government, she's Arab and an elite programmer), Ellie Sato, a lifestyle reporter who's about to go into newly independent Kurdistan and is recruited to the world of international expionage, Temir, fanatic and leader of the Grey Wolves, and a number of other characters both good, bad and just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

The author has explored all of the conflicts that exist inside and outside of Israel, and has crafted a unique future-world where Artificial Intelligence is rampant and no one is quite who they seem.

It's a roller-coaster of a book, and massive in scope. There is violence galore - some of it not for the squeamish - and even a modicum of humor.

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An amazing modern-day speculative fiction thriller! I highly recommend this to readers interested in possible future scenarios.

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Having just completed my reading of an ARC of R.K. Syrus' "Apocalypse Israel: The 96-Hour War," published by Books Go Social, I am still somewhat at a loss for words to describe it. Don't misunderstand me, I enjoyed it thoroughly, but this book is so complex, fitting to its subject, that it is exceedingly difficult to summarize succinctly. I like to conceptualize it as part high concept suspense novel, part science fiction, part alternate history and, even, on some level, techno-thriller! The story of a catastrophic war engulfing Israel and the Middle East is, of course, quite timely, but the author, quite deliberately, eschews a simplistic happy ending. By the time the reader finishes the book, he or she will likely be emotionally drained, somewhat frightened and, perhaps, a great deal better informed on the complexity of the modern state of Israel and the position it occupies in the cauldron of the Middle East. There is no single dominant narrator; instead the narrative point of view shifts, often jarringly (but appropriately given the fast pace of the action) between a number of interested individuals providing very different perspectives on the action (which is both plentiful and often graphic). For me, it resonates with the best of science fiction and alternate history in that it promotes an understanding of a real world threat through the prism of a fictional catastrophe. I would be remiss if I failed to mention that in this book, much of the disaster that occurs and is described in harrowing detail is directly and deliberately a result of Israeli policies (fictional ones to be sure, but they do highlight real world issues). The central conceit, without giving too much away, is that the fictional Israel presented adopts the policies of its worst enemies in the world but turns them on their heads. The book is well worth the read, but some will find it profoundly disquieting.

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this was such a unique scifi and mystery genre, I had a lot of fun reading this and this book was so thought provoking. The characters were great and I enjoyed going on this journey.

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