Basil Sands is the voice of military fiction on Podiobooks.com. He’s done it again, today launching Faithful Warrior:
Pastor Michael Farris was a well loved man. Loving husband and father, Shepherd of his church, Courageous minister to the inner city gangs of Columbus Ohio. He helped people change their lives for the better. But when his peaceful life is suddenly shattered by a senseless drive by shooting, a side of Pastor Farris that almost no one knew comes to the surface…a violent shadow of a life that he had been able to keep secret all these years. As he seeks to right the crimes committed against him he is unexpectedly confronted by a ghost from his past, and Mike Farris suddenly finds himself in a race against the clock to stop an insane terrorist from killing thousands, maybe even millions in one fell swoop.
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October 10th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
WHOOaaaah! Basil does it again!!
October 10th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Buckle up - its gonna be a wild ride - again.
I can’t wait to hear this story - and anything that Basil does. Clancy who? Basil really is fantastic, and has gotten my heart pumping on numerous occasions. He creates a great world, and I highly recommend you check him out.
And as far as delivery - wow - lets just put it this way, the dude did a full-blown Farsi dialogue in “Karl’s Last Flight” - what more do you want the man to do?
October 15th, 2008 at 3:14 am
Am I looking forward to another great story from Basil Sands? In the words of another Alaskan, “You betcha!”
November 4th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
I love Basil’s stuff. I can’t wait to hear this. I’m downloading it now. I know it’s going to be great.
November 13th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Tonight is a good night because as I was surfing the Podiobooks page on iTune I discover Basil’s new book……..Oh yeah baby! I must have missed the announcement on Twitter
I have loved ever would that Basil has ever written, he is by far the best author on Podiobooks right now. If only he could kick out the amount of work Sigler does, I would be a very happy man indeed!!!!!!
November 14th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
David, thanks for the good word. And I am trying to catch up to Scott Sigler, but hey…he’s got a two year head start and I’ve got three kids, a wife, and until recently 30 youth students to take care of.
But don’t you worry….one of these days I’ll be there.
Two more books are already in the queue and outlined, now for the time to actually finish them.
December 9th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Great stories! One tiny suggestion: get a co-author to help you with the romantic stuff…….
December 29th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Basil, another totally engaging story. Thanks!
January 8th, 2009 at 9:02 am
This was a great story. The intrigue and millitary parts are excellent, the romance was a little bit sudden and unexpected though.
January 27th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
First time it happened to me, but I just couldn’t stand it any more. I was in the middle of the second episode, and it was all just way too much.
I am not an American, nor anti American.
I am not a Christian (or religious for that matter).
I don’t respect religion though I respect religious people (misguided as they may be).
For me it was just so… Republican, and smelled like propaganda.
January 27th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Chen, while one and a half chapters in doesn’t even get to the meat of the story yet (you’re leaving just as the setup starts, I promise there’s a lot of pretty powerful stuff you’re missing if you really stop there), I do nonetheless understand your position.
When someone writes, reads, or speaks we communicate based on the particular lens of the world view through which we see and understand.
I am a conservative Christian and therefore write through my view of the world as I see it. A person whose worldview is more liberal leaning or non-religious is of course going to understand the world quite differently and not identify with the characters in the same way.
It is funny though that you would equate my writing with a political party. A couple of others have done the same. Interesting how that works to demonstrate my point regarding world views.
I am sure you will find many terrific stories here on Podiobooks as there is something for everyone here, regardless of politics, religion or world view.
February 4th, 2009 at 9:08 am
A really fantastic piece of work. There is so much to say, it is difficult to know where to begin.
Vivid dipictions, excellent descriptions; real life, well developed characters; a great plot that grips, twists and evolves into a fantastically detailed piece of work.
The story is well paced, the dialogue is relistic, his writing style tight, but flamboyant.
I was immersed in this story. As it unfurled I became more intrigued, more drawn by the characters and more dissapointed in the knowledge that the begining was receding and the end advancing.
And! as if that were not enough, what a brilliant production.
Eceptional.
The bad: Nothing.
The niggly: Some occasional (and very excusable)mispronounciations that I have come to forgive Americans for. Shone pronounce shown, hovered pronounced hoe-vered. He he, sorry just being honest if a bit nit picky.
March 30th, 2009 at 10:44 am
Basil comes through again! although all the stories have kind of this basic formula of the present mixed in with flashbacks, I like it, and it doesn’t bother me.
WARNING: pseudo spoiler.
I listen to a TON of these podiobooks, mostly horror, sci-fi, and fiction, and this is the first story that literally made me cringe. First with the opening, and then with the murder of an innocent family. I have 4 small boys myself, and this really hit me in the gut. I really felt for Pastor Farris. I loved his transformation.
I can tell, through the writings, that Basil is a conservative christian, but that’s ok. He’s allowed to write stories based on his own feelings and beliefs. I don’t think any of his stories are propaganda at all.
Oh…I LOVED the cameos of characters from the other stories. When I heard their names I got all excited because I already knew who they were and what kind of people they were.
Overall, great writing and great story telling. I cannot wait for your next story, Basil. I love this stuff.
April 9th, 2009 at 1:51 am
I was picking out a book on random to listen to and my eyes fell on this. A vengeful priest out to kick ass? How can it go wrong?
It didn’t. Of course I’m not usually a reader of these kinds of books at all, but that’s what this stuff is for. When it’s free you can check out and try things you would otherwise never had (which is a good thing).
On the book itself I had almost expected a bit of a longer setup than there were. When stuff started to happen it happened almost immediately and very suddenly. Which suprised me a bit. On the whole the suspense kept me listening all the way but one thing nagged me majorly…
That would be the romance. I had honestly hoped all the way through that there wouldn’t be one. Or perhaps it would be between someone else than the main character. But when that tingly feeling in their stomachs started to come up… It was doomed.
But in the end I loved it. I would have liked more faith but I can see how it could easily have been tackier than the romance.
April 15th, 2009 at 9:53 am
hello, just came accross this site, wonderfull.
I live in france an am starved of english audio books.
this story is right up my street.
i am 74 this year and new to the net and pc’s, so can one download the audio book to pc or ipod.
many thanks, will donate by cheque.
April 15th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Mr. McCauley,
Welcome aboard. Wonderful to hear you are enjoying the stories here. You certainly can download the audio to your PC. This can be done by first registering with the site, then go to the page for the book you want and select the subscribe button. You will be taken to the subscription page and from there you can select your method of automatically receiving updates.
Since you have an IPod, I would assume that the ITunes button would be best for you. But that is your choice.
At any rate, enjoy the stories and thanks for the donation.
Basil Sands
http://www.basilsands.com
June 19th, 2009 at 10:37 am
Excellent work! Mr. Sands takes two occupations most people would consider contradictory — pastor and government assassin — and demonstrates that they actually fit together very well. (One recalls that John the Baptist did not tell the Roman soldiers to forswear violence, but rather not to abuse their authority. And the Sixth Command does not address execution of the convicted; indeed, Romans 13 shows it to be a governmental responsibility.)
Like any good novelist, Sands does not make this a blind assertion, but puts it to the acid test, showing us what happens when both activities are thrust together. Here, Marine Major/Pastor Michael Farris finds a terrorist plot threatening himself and his church. They’ve killed his family, and they’re not stopping at that. How will this shepherd protect his sheep, and what will he have to do in the process?
One gets the impression that Mr. Sands has been often asked, “How can you call yourself a Christian and write violent thrillers?” and that this is part of his answer. A shepherd among wolves must be prepared to take appropriate action if he is to protect his charge. And sometimes waging war is the only way for a warrior to remain truly faithful.