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Ahmedabad, India; May 31, 2013: Red Jihad: Battle for South Asia is an award winning novel by Sami Ahmad Khan focusing on the theme of world annihilation initiating in Asia. The book won the 'Muse India Young Writer (Runner-Up) Award' at the Hyderabad Literary Festival 2013 and 'Excellence in Youth Fiction Writing' at Delhi World Book Fair 2013.

The theme of world annihilation is not novel, but what makes 'Red Jihad' stand out from the other stories and novels written on this theme is that it fictionalizes on the religious fundamentalism and political terrorism. This is first ever novel that talks about allies between the jihadis and the Naxalites. It is a heart racing thriller that keeps the reader on the edge throughout the novel.

The story of this novel begins in 2014 when Pakistan has become a full-fledged democracy and getting reconciled with India. But as usual there are forces always working against the peace ties, and so is the case here. Yaseer Basheer, a Pakistani jihadi leader ties the knot of friendship with Agyaat, an Indian Naxalite commander. They together are plotting to let the hell loose upon India and the whole of Asia in turn. Their plan is to unleash Pralay, an Indian experimental intercontinental ballistic missile on the subcontinent. But unfortunately, the missile changes the course on its route and by mistake hits Pakistan and causes collateral damage. Pakistan hence wages a war against India.

What happens next makes this novel a worthy read. With commencement of Indo-Pak war several asian countries are brought into threat of annihilation. Would this war prove to be mother of all wars for Asia? Read on this heart racing novel to know the tragic consequences of war. 

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About Author:

Sami Ahmad Khan has won prestigious awards like 'Muse India Young Writer (Runner-Up) Award' at the Hyderabad Literary Festival 2013 and 'Excellence in Youth Fiction Writing' at Delhi World Book Fair 2013 for his debut book Red Jihad. He is an Indian author based in Delhi who did his Masters in English at Jawaharlal Nehru University and later went to University of Iowa, U.S.A. on a Fulbright Grant. He has published many of his short stories, plays and articles in magazines and academic journals.  Sami has also got into film production, teaching and theatre along with the passion for writing. He is currently a Doctoral candidate at JNU primarily working on Science Fiction and Techno-culture studies.