The basic tale is timeless; of brave men and women fighting for a cause unworthy of their courage. A terrorist attack of world-shaking proportions blasts open this tale of a Sri Lankan terror group with a deadly secret it desperately wants to hide. Hunted by special forces, the terrorists take Sri Lanka’s war to the streets of Europe and North America. Highly-trained killers race against the clock and each other as violent strategies unfold at heart-stopping speed. Car bombs, high-level
assassinations, and an international hijack stun the world, while an Indian naval task force brings Sri Lanka and South Asia to the brink of total war. And at the centre of it all, the spy masters on both sides pull their strings in a fast-paced, tightly-woven novel guarranteed to
keep you racing long into the night.

Hi, everybody. I thought I'd share with you folks the fact that I'm finally a published author. I had worked on this book for seven months and finished it in 2003. It hit the shelves in November last year and is selling pretty decently. It's fiction, and is a military/political thriller that I'm sure many of you would enjoy.



Here's a short synopsis:

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The basic tale is timeless; of brave men and women fighting for a cause unworthy of their courage. A terrorist attack of world-shaking proportions blasts open this tale of a Sri Lankan terror group with a deadly secret it desperately wants to hide. Hunted by special forces, the terrorists take Sri Lanka’s war to the streets of Europe and North America. Highly-trained killers race against the clock and each other as violent strategies unfold at heart-stopping speed. Car bombs, high-level
assassinations, and an international hijack stun the world, while an Indian naval task force brings Sri Lanka and South Asia to the brink of total war. And at the centre of it all, the spy masters on both sides pull their strings in a fast-paced, tightly-woven novel guarranteed to
keep you racing long into the night.

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If you want to read an excerpt, go here: http://www.writeclique.net/work.php?ID=3322

Here are a few critical comments:

"...This is an intriguing, convincing, very professionally written
political thriller."
-- Ruwanthi de Chickera, playwright

"...Blacker dares to write of the fine grey line between the black
and white of modern terrorist and counter-terrorist operations..."
-- Arjuna Gunawardene, author of 'Dying to Kill -- A History of Suicide Terrorism'

"...Groundbreaking in the context of Sri Lankan English
literature... A breathtaking piece of writing..."
-- Richard Boyle, the Oxford English Dictionary

"Punctilious attention to detail with regard to context... I have
not come across a work by a Sri Lankan author like it."
-- Dr Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, the Centre for Policy Alternatives

If anyone wants to buy the book, it's available at : http://www.ph-books.com/# which I recommend. It's the publisher's site, and while it's not so user-friendly (you have to email your request) it'll probably reach you faster. You can also get it here: http://www.vijithayapa.com//pdesceription.php?id=23177 which is a online bookshop.

Thanks for looking, guys, I just had to tell Armorama about it!

I have toyed with the idea of trying something like this you have inspired me. I have a broad outline of structure plot and characters etc but I have never acted upon it all. My idea is in more of a historical context as opposed to a modern one.

Do you have any hints, recommendations etc for someone considering this type of undertaking?

Congratulations with the publishing of your book. Must be quite a thrill, to see your name on the cover of a book.
Have you got plans for another book?

Congratulations David. You now have a form of imortality. Long after you're gone somebody might read this book and have a look into your soul. To them your name will live, and so will you.

Will the book be avaliable in South East Asia in the near future?

Thats the broad outline of the plan anyway.

while I'm not much for fiction, I just might have to try this one out!

Lately, though, I've been thinking of having another go at it.