Into a Dying Sun

By Donald A. Folz

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0971840709
• ISBN13: 9780971840706
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Ink Foundry
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.5" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Into A Dying Sun

To anyone that wants to read a human-condition story while unknowingly learn something about Islam, Iraq, and the 1991 Persian Gulf War: this is the book for you.

A must for women

There are not many war stories that capture the anquish of those caught up in the horrors of war. I found Into a Dying Sun to be a very exciting book to read, but beneath the action there is the ever present awareness of oppression, lives shattering, and the women who are innocent victims. It is a very well writen book. I would say a must read for everyone.

Destined To Become a Classic. . .

Shot down in hostile Iraq, two US pilots run for their lives. Rescued by a Shi'a Muslim, the three men then fight their way through scorched desert and Saddam's soldiers. So how does a "war story" pique a literary reader's interest? Easy. Into A Dying Sun is to war what Lord of the Rings is to jewelry.Into a Dying Sun is triumphant in two ways. One: A lapse in judgment by Biedermann (the main character) starts a calamitous domino effect that in a world where so many of us think we are bulletproof can only serve as a wake-up call. Our actions do have consequences to the people and things around us. Two: Through Sa'ad Abdullah we learn about the Iraqi people and their history. The reader empathizes with a likable Muslim. And since September 11, 2001, America needs all the cultural tolerance it can get.This novel is destined to become a classic.

A must-read for the Gulf War enthusiast

I picked up this book while visiting the Fort Bragg museum. The first chapter made me think I was going to read another predictable war thriller, but by the third chapter I was pleasantly surprised to see the story settle into a human-drama surrounding three different men with plenty of un-predictability. It is told through a Gulf War helicopter pilot, who -- after a series of harrowing events -- begins to figure out war isn't as noble or glorious as he once thought. There is wonderful description of the desert and of the Iraqi people that have been fighting their oppressive governements for decades.

Into A Dying Sun

Being a Gulf War vet I expected another shoot-em' up as the hero flies superior weaponry against a cowering, ignorant enemy (as is common in the genre). What I got was a pleasant surprise and a sincere novel with a lot of heart. Folz reminds us that even though the Persian Gulf War (and the war in Afghanistan, for that matter) was the feel-good war of the last half-century, it was still a war and there is never anything feel-good about that. I learned a great deal more about Iraqi history and the struggle of the Muslims within. Folz also did a good job of interlacing American stereotypes throughout the story that I must admit are dead on target. Even though the plot takes some interesting twists that may seem anticlimactic, I still give it a General Omar Bradley (5-star) rating because it finishes with such strong emotion. This book will definitely make any reader think about US ongoing involvement in Mid-East affairs and our tolerance of Islamic culture.