

Dark at the Crossing
Author: Elliot Ackerman
Narrator: Vikas Adam
Unabridged: 7 hr 40 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Highbridge Audio
Published: 01/24/2017
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction
Author: Elliot Ackerman
Narrator: Vikas Adam
Unabridged: 7 hr 40 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Highbridge Audio
Published: 01/24/2017
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction
Elliot Ackerman served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan and is the recipient of the Silver Star, the Bronze Star for Valor, and the Purple Heart. A former White House fellow, his essays and fiction have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New Republic, and Ecotone, among others. He currently lives in Istanbul where he writes on the Syrian Civil War.
This is the first novelization I have read addressing the horror that is Syria today, and I would not have picked it if it hadn't been longlisted for the National Book Award. The author is a seasoned journalist as well as a former Marine, so his credentials are sound. He has managed to create a beli......more
Dark at the Crossing is the story of Haris Abadi. As an Iraqi he helped the US during the Iraq War as a translator and became US citizen. Now, he wants to enter Syria to fight for the Free Army against Bashar Al-Assad. The novel plays out at the Turkish-Syrian border. Haris is robbed trying to cross......more