New Release – November 2026
The Deschutes River is one of the world’s largest spring-fed rivers, renowned for its steady flow and stunning vistas. Humans lived along the Deschutes for thousands of years without altering the river or its flow. However, that balance shifted when early settlers began using its waters for power and irrigation. In the early twentieth century, railroad companies blasted their way up the lower canyon, while the timber industry turned sections of the upper river into an industrial zone. Newspapers dubbed the Deschutes a “river of gold,” touting its potential to transform the region’s economy.
Over time, the Deschutes gradually became a different river, engineered to meet human needs. Sections of the river sometimes ran dry to irrigate distant farms, while hydroelectric dams flooded ancient canyons and blocked historic fish migrations. By the 1960s, the Deschutes was no longer a free-flowing river but instead ran more like a machine. In recent decades, shifting views of river ecology, scenic values, and recreation have brought new perspectives on the river and renewed hope for its future. This is the story of how the modern Deschutes came to be.
A story of American military adventurism gone awry…
At a remote military camp in Africa, a small detachment of American soldiers and their local allies wage a high-tech manhunt to neutralize a notorious warlord and defeat his rebel army. But as the quixotic campaign unfolds, glory-seeking generals, rapacious mercenaries, and corrupt government officials are determined to turn war into a business opportunity.
As the three-book series unfolds, chaos threatens to topple the government of the longtime American ally. Amid the turmoil, the country’s aging autocrat looks to Beijing for support, raising fears in Washington as rivals race to exploit the region’s vast mineral reserves. American spies, diplomats, and soldiers race against time and each other to prop up a crooked regime in the name of superpower competition.
In the tradition of writers such as Joseph Heller, Kurt Vonnegut, and Evelyn Waugh, The Gisawi Chronicles expose the absurdities of modern warfare as it intersects with technology, politics, and big business. The result is a darkly painted satire of war, money, and corruption on the far-flung reaches of Pax Americana.
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