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I have always been fascinated by what you might call the pathology of ideas -- how they mutate as different societies inherit, steal or are infected by foreign concepts, customs and gods. How a Disney character can become an icon of Islamist martyrdom, how we invent gods because we are afraid of dying, then end up dying for these invented gods. Having seen at first hand, and all too often, the most extreme results of these ever-warping ideas, I sat down and tried to write about them in "Spiders of Allah," the result of seven years covering conflict across the Middle East. Because the history of the region stretches back so far, the ideas that have come out of it have had millennia to warp and twist. You can see front lines that date back th ...more

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Great book! When's the next one? :)

James Hider Thanks Caroline. Start spreading the news: Cronix, a science-fiction novel about the ultimate stage of evolution -- the accidental invention of god --…moreThanks Caroline. Start spreading the news: Cronix, a science-fiction novel about the ultimate stage of evolution -- the accidental invention of god -- should be out in November. (less)

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Why do all three of your books have the same name?

James Hider that's a good question, and one that I'll be exploring in my forthcoming book, The Spiders of Allah. I would have finished it by now but got distracte…morethat's a good question, and one that I'll be exploring in my forthcoming book, The Spiders of Allah. I would have finished it by now but got distracted by a book that I thought would be an engaging biography of Roy Rogers' horse, but disappointingly turned out to be about the First World War. (less)

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	The Spiders of Allah: Travels of an Unbeliever on the Frontline of Holy War 3.82 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 2009 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Cronix 4.05 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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I had a piece of shrapnel go straight through my left arm during one of the many, endless battles for Fallujah a decade ago. The wound left almost no scar tissue at all. Three months ago, a vicious but very small bee stung me on almost exactly the same spot on my��right arm, and there’s still a big red mark there. So should I tweak the truth and present the bee sting as the battle scar when dronin

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James Hider liked Dan Wilde's review of Cronix: "Incredibly interesting tale What a strange and interesting tale. I've never read anything like this. My only complaint is the ending. This easily could have been a two-book series. The epilogue leaves much to be desired; but I still recommend the book" Read more of this review »
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