The road ahead : fiction from the forever war

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Edition:

First Pegasus Books cloth edition.

Physical Description:

xvii, 349 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Genre:

Short stories.

War fiction.

Summary:

"Fifteen years have passed since boots first hit the ground in Afghanistan and Iraq. Yet the war has not ended--only changed. These masterfully crafted stories from writers who have served reflect the entire breadth of human emotion--loss, anger, joy, love, fear, and courage--and the evolving nature of what has become America's 'Forever War.'"--P. [2] of jacket.

Contents:

Winter on the rim / Brandon Willitts -- There's always one / Kayla M. Williams -- Small kill team / Alex Horton -- Bleeder / Matthew Robinson -- Two grenades / Elliot Ackerman -- Operation slut / Lauren Kay Halloran -- Another brother's conviction / Christopher Paul Wolfe -- Funeral conversation / Nate Bethea -- 3 x 5 / Thomas Gibbons-Neff -- Little / Teresa Fazio -- The Morgan house / Brandon Caro -- Different kinds of infinity / David F. Eisler -- Salt / Colin D. Halloran -- Blake's girl / Eric Nelson -- Pawns / Kristen L. Rouse -- Hadji Khan / David James -- Brown bird / Shannon Huffman Polson -- War party / Michael Carson -- The church / PJ Frederik -- We put a man in a tree / Matthew J. Hefti -- Into the land of dogs / Benjamin Busch -- Death of time / Maurice Emerson Decaul -- American fapper / Adrian Bonenberger -- The wild hunt / Brian Castner.

Subject Term:

Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Fiction.

Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Fiction.

Veterans -- Fiction.

War stories, American

Short stories, American

Additional Credits:

Bonenberger, Adrian

Castner, Brian

Robinson, Roxana

Publication Info:

New York, New York : Pegasus Books, 2017.

Subject:

Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Fiction.

Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Fiction.

Veterans -- Fiction.

War stories, American

Short stories, American

Short stories.

War fiction.

Anglo-American Invasion of Iraq, 2003-2011

Dawn, Operation New, 2010-2011

Gulf War II, 2003-2011

Iraq -- History -- Anglo-American Invasion, 2003-2011

Iraqi Freedom, Operation, 2003-2010

New Dawn, Operation, 2010-2011

Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003-2010

Operation New Dawn, 2010-2011

Operation Telic, 2003-2011

Persian Gulf War, 2003-2011

Telic, Operation, 2003-2011

Afghan War, 2001-

Afghanistan -- History -- Anti-terrorist operations, 2001-2021

Combat veterans

Ex-military personnel

Ex-service men

Military veterans

Returning veterans

Vets (Veterans)

War veterans

American war stories

American short stories

SAILS ISBN:

9781681773070

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Summary

A decade has passed since boots first hit the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan. Yet the war has not ended--only changed. Twenty-five diverse veteran voices reflect the changing face of combat and reflect the haunting realities and truths only fiction can reveal.

These masterfully crafted stories from writers who have served reflect the entire breadth of human emotion-loss, anger, joy, love, fear, and courage--and the evolving nature of what has become America's "Forever War."

From debut writers to experienced contributors whose work has been featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and the New Yorker , this exceptional collection promises to be the definitive fictional look at the aftereffects of the Iraq and Afghan Wars and will resonate with the reader long after the final page.

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Booklist Review

For the military veterans featured in Bonenberger (Afghan Post, 2014) and Castner's (The Long Walk, 2012) anthology, the Forever War refers less to their service than it does their struggles to return to normalcy afterward. Written by men and women with varying degrees of experience as writers and in the military, these 25 stories zero in on the disillusionment veterans face as they attempt to redefine their lives. In Operation Slut, a soldier returns home from her tour to discover her boyfriend has left her. The soldier in Bleeder kills time at his Baghdad hotel by flirting with prostitutes and paying boys to fight. Little tells of a hopelessly butch mortuary-affairs officer who falls for a skinny soldier she risks flirting with during martial-arts lessons. And in Into the Land of Dogs, a U.S. Marine sneaks out of his recovery ward, reliving the horrific details of a helicopter crash only he survived. Bonenberger and Castner's treasury captures the contemporary American soldier's experience in intimate and harrowing detail, touching on everything from loneliness to pride, death to brotherhood, and paranoia to compassion.--Fullmer, Jonathan Copyright 2016 Booklist

Roxana RobinsonBrandon WillittsKayla M. WilliamsAlex HortonMatthew RobinsonElliot AckermanLauren Kay HalloranChristopher Paul WolfeNate BetheaThomas Gibbons-NeffTeresa FazioBrandon CaroDavid F. EislerColin D. HalloranEric NelsonKristen L. RouseDavid JamesShannon Huffman PolsonMichael CarsonPJ FrederikMatthew J. HeftiBenjamin BuschMaurice Emerson DecaulAdrian BonenbergerBrian Castner

Foreword	p. ix
Letter from the Editors	p. xiii
Winter on the Rim	p. 1
There's Always One	p. 15
Small Kill Team	p. 29
Bleeder	p. 45
Two Grenades	p. 53
Operation Slut	p. 69
Another Brother's Conviction	p. 83
Funeral Conversation	p. 91
3 X 5	p. 107
Little	p. 117
The Morgan House	p. 131
Different Kinds Of Infinity	p. 145
Salt	p. 153
Blake's Girl	p. 161
Pawns	p. 179
Hadji Khan	p. 199
Brown Bird	p. 219
War Party	p. 233
The Church	p. 245
We Put a Man in a Tree	p. 257
Into The Land Of Dogs	p. 275
Death of Time	p. 299
American Fapper	p. 313
The Wild Hunt	p. 333
About The Contributors	p. 343

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