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Enjoy this free short story from my collection "Geeks Rule". "Storyman" provides a bit of backstory for one of my main protagonists, Kharzai Ghiassi. It a little bit of the pre-CIA personality that pushed him to become the "Hitman With a Smile" in my novels. This story was originally part of a podcast audio series of free shorts titled "In The Shadows" and still available at no charge at www.po... Read more of this blog post »

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Published on August 02, 2011 10:15 • 80 views • Tags: 65-below, action, basil-sands, beard, child-abuse, cia, faithful-warrior, free, hair, iran, karl-s-last-flight, kharzai, persian, revenge, short-story, thriller

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	65 Below 3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Faithful Warrior 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Karl's Last Flight 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Shadows 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2008	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Midnight Sun 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Geeks Rule - A Collection of Five Action Packed Short Stories 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	1917 - A short story 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blade of Hearts 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gentle Brush of Wings by David Niall Wilson (Goodreads Author), Basil Sands (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 2.8 of 5 stars 2.80 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2007	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Empire (Empire, #1)

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Basil Sands rated a book 5 of 5 stars U.S. Army Special Forces Medical Handbook by Glen K. Craig	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Basil Sands rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Warrior's Path by Louis L'Amour	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Basil Sands rated a book 5 of 5 stars A Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
very well written, clever, intelligent, and just plain good.
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Basil Sands rated a book 4 of 5 stars Pompeii by Robert Harris	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
excellent telling of the days immediately before and during the destruction of Pompeii by the Volcano Vesuvius. Well done, dramatic and heartfelt, terrific glimpse into the lives of ordinary and not so ordinary Romans. The ending was a bit abrupt, bu...more
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Basil Sands rated a book 4 of 5 stars To Herat And Cabul: A Story Of The First Afghan War by G.A. Henty	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Very good story. Taking a look back in time to the mid-19th century we see that almost nothing has changed both in the attitudes and actions of that whole ancient part of the world.
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Basil Sands rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Skyliners: The Sacketts by Louis L'Amour	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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