Trapped behind barbed wire in an alien land, a man used to guarding his
secrets is compelled to set the record straight ... Imagine a faraway
country that was once a friend of the West becoming the enemy, its
people isolated and savagely repressed by a tyrant known as The Great
Uncle. As one of the country's most celebrated writers and a war hero,
the storyteller has a better life than most - until he is made an offer
he can't refuse. He must write a great novel, telling of the suffering
of his people under the enemy's cruel economic sanctions and portraying
The Great Uncle as their saviour. This masterpiece must be completed in
time for its international debut in three months -- or else. If the
writer cannot - or will not - meet the tyrant's deadline, he and anyone
he cares for will pay the ultimate price. Stark, terrifying and utterly
compelling, The Tyrant's Novel is both a gripping thriller and a
chilling glimpse of a fictional world that seems all too real.
