Forest fires, terrorism, war: the author of 'The Perfect Storm' stands in the line of fire.
For readers and viewers of 'The Perfect Storm', opening this long-awaited new work of non-fiction by Sebastian Junger will be like stepping into an inferno. Using characteristically unflinching language Junger meticulously captures the terrifying elemental force of a forest fire blazing out of control in the steep canyons of Idaho. A cast of characters risk everything in the effort to bring under control a vicious and unpredictable conflagration.
Few writers have been to so many desperate corners of the world as Sebastian Junger, fewer still have provided such starkly memorable evocations of characters and events. From the murderous mechanics of the diamond trade in Sierra Leone and a deadly canyon fire in Idaho to guerilla warfare in Afghanistan and the forensics of genocide in Kosovo, 'Fire' will take you where you wouldn't dream of going on your own.
