It’s my belief that this struggle between radical Islam and Western civilization is actually about the extremists trying to destroy our way of life and they will settle for nothing less. Ned Ryun: It still staggers me that some still think, quite naively, that Western values are universal. My greatest fear is that Use of Force may be too prophetic. I’m constantly taking in new information and making little adjustments here and there. I conduct the same analysis before writing each book and refine it as I go. Ned Ryun: How has the current media and political environment affected your ability to “beat the headlines”? I feel that in some ways the mainstream media and the political elites have actually allowed you to look even more intelligent, if I can be so blunt.īrad Thor: My process hasn’t changed. It is packed from cover-to-cover with real life details. The smuggling background, the secret Spec Ops training base that was overrun and looted, and the tradecraft throughout Use of Force are also real. The ISIS/Mafia nexus is real, as is the attack methodology in the book. The laptop discovered in a terrorist safe house is real, as were all the plots hidden on it. I call what I do “faction,” which is where you don’t know where the facts end and the fiction begins in my thrillers. Ned Ryun: Were there any real-life events that inspired the writing of this book?īrad Thor: A bunch. I recently caught up with New York Times’ bestseller Brad Thor to discuss his new book, Use of Force, which comes out June 27.
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