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Thanks to all of you who support Troy & Co. in print, digital, and audio formats. It’s been a real pleasure connecting with those of you who have reached out through Twitter, Facebook, and e-mail—keep it coming. Finally, special thanks to Dr. Tim Gottleber who was my go-to resource for questions digital and dangerous in this novel. Mistakes in the manuscript, fictional or otherwise, remain my own.

About the Author

Mike Maden, author of Drone, holds both a master’s and Ph.D. in political science from the University of California at Davis, specializing in international relations and comparative politics. He has lectured and consulted on the topics of war and the Middle East, among others. Maden has also served as a political consultant and campaign manager in state and national elections; has hosted his own local weekly radio show; and has written a hit Web-TV series and several screenplays that are in development. He lives in Coppell, Texas.

Copyright

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Maden, Mike.

Blue warrior / Mike Maden.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-0-698-14110-0

1. Insurgency—Fiction. 2. Drone aircraft—Fiction. 3. Sahara—Fiction.

I. Title.

PS3613.A284327B58 2014 2014027615

813'.6—dc23

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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