I got an advance copy of Bruce Herschensohn’s new book, “Above Empyrean”. Herschensohn has a vast insight to human nature and applies it to make not only interesting fiction, but to make conservative points about the War on Terror.

I took this page turner to my son’s baseball game the other night. The book had me so engrossed, I actually missed one of his at-bats. Luckily it was just a bunt single toward first. (The pitcher was a might bit slow and he got on.)

This seems like light fiction in the reading, with engaging characters, snappy dialogue, and a certain lightness of tone. Yet this belies the seriousness of the subject and Mr. Herschensohn’s ability to get a point across without your realizing it. This is a great book for teaching foreign policy lessons.

You can read my extended review of Above Empyrean or get your copy of the book through the Conservative Bookstore.