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The Seed of Haman (The HaZikaron Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by C.W. Hambleton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 1: The HaZikaron Series

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In the heart of Iran, a dark family secret has been passed from father to son, mother to daughter, generation to generation – a line unbroken by time. And Dr. Shahzad Yavari, the professor of geopolitics at Tehran University, is destined to become the next recipient of this legacy.

After the sudden death of his father, Dr. Yavari learns of the most closely-guarded secret of his family: an astonishing lineage the stretches back more than three thousand years, and the inheritance of not only a kingdom lost, but a kingdom stolen from them. With this revelation, an ancient vendetta is reawakened and Yavari quickly begins rising to power in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Thirteen years after Dr. Yavari becomes a top adviser in the regime, Iran has completed its quest to become the second nuclear power in the Middle East, though not without tremendous cost. Rumors of espionage and infiltrators abound throughout the program, and no one is above suspicion. As Iran begins to capitalize on their newly-acquired nuclear status, Israel grapples with the realization that America may not assist them in preventing a nuclear Holocaust.

Deep inside the Quds Uranium Enrichment Facility near Qom, the scientists and technicians are under constant surveillance by the ever-watchful eye of the Iranian Republican Guard as the newest, fastest centrifuges are brought online. Within months, Iran’s nuclear program at Quds will be producing several warheads per year.

To counter the growing threat of a nuclearized Iran, a team of Israeli agents has been dispatched to Qom with the sole objective of stopping the enrichment program at Quds by any means necessary.

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C.W.Hambleton is the pen-name for Chris Hambleton. Chris resides in Denver, Colorado where he is employed as a software developer and consultant. He has authored more than a dozen books, as well as developed several websites, software applications, and written software-related articles. His other interests include hiking, studying the Bible, reading American history and politics, along with devouring good fiction books. Recently, he has been learning to enjoy classical music. To learn more about Chris Hambleton and his other books, please visit his website at http://www.cwhambleton.com

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00GBS43DK
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 30, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1623 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 393 pages

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Chris Hambleton is an American novelist who has written over two dozen books on a variety of topics, from political thrillers to speculative fiction and Biblical fiction, along with several non-fiction works. He has toured Israel several times and also volunteered on an IDF medical base.
He wrote his first book in the fall of 1992 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, before heading off to college to study computer engineering. His first novel was published in 2008 (“The Time of Jacob's Trouble”) and later expanded into a well-loved trilogy. And the rest (as they say) is history!
Aside from writing in his spare time, Chris’s other interests include studying archaeology, hiking, relaxing on the beach, and reading great literature. He also enjoys travelling extensively, listening to classical music, studying history and politics, and literally devouring audiobooks.
To learn more about C.W. Hambleton and his other books, please visit his author website at http://www.cwhambleton.com.
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Chris Hambleton
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Chris Hambleton is an American novelist who has written over two dozen books on a variety of topics, from political thrillers to speculative fiction and Biblical fiction, along with several non-fiction works. He has toured Israel several times and also volunteered on an IDF medical base.
He wrote his first book in the fall of 1992 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, before heading off to college to study computer engineering. His first novel was published in 2008 (“The Time of Jacob's Trouble”) and later expanded into a well-loved trilogy. And the rest (as they say) is history!
Aside from writing in his spare time, Chris’s other interests include studying archaeology, hiking, relaxing on the beach, and reading great literature. He also enjoys travelling extensively, listening to classical music, studying history and politics, and literally devouring audiobooks.
To learn more about C.W. Hambleton and his other books, please visit his author website at http://www.cwhambleton.com.
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Island resident

Straight from today's headlines, regarding the danger to Israel ...

Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2014

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Straight from today's headlines, regarding the danger to Israel and the rest of the world, from Iran's nuclear development. A thriller that also teaches! Mossad agents embedded in Iran and one of them in a nuclear facility and also innocent Iranis that are caught up in the political chaos that is current in that country are the backdrop. There are sequels planned and I, for one, can hardly wait!

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Michael Simmons

I enjoyed this story because it is very possible for something ...

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2015

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I enjoyed this story because it is very possible for something like this scenario to happen in our life time. With the link to Haman and having a son escape the gallows and not be executed was a nice twist to know the motivation as to why the two sides are still fighting hundreds of years later.

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Judie amsel

FIctional link between Haman and Iran's Nuclear Program

Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2014

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Every year during the spring holiday of Purim, Jews retell the story of Queen Esther. In an effort to save her people, Esther went to the king and convinced him to annul the decree ordering the deaths of all the Persian Jews. The king did so and ordered the death of the man, Haman, one of his top aides, who had promoted the request. Haman was a descendent of the king of Amelek, King Agag, who was killed by the Jews around 1000 BCE. Soon after Haman's death, all ten of his sons were killed so that his line would be destroyed.
Except, on the day he was executed, his wife was pregnant. She escaped and hid but didn't forget. She believed there was a family obligation to carry out Haman's original plan and told her new son that would be his responsibility. If he couldn't do it, his son and, if necessary, his son, down through time, would be the one to revenge the death of Haman and his ten sons and kill all the Persian Jews.
THE SEED OF HAMAN takes place 2500 years after Haman's death. There is one descendent but he has been unable to fulfill the obligation. His son, Shahzad Yavari, who was a teenager, then assumes the responsibility. Yavari grows up and rises to a high government office where he has the ability to not only kill all the Jews in what is now Iran, but also Jews all over the world through the Iranian nuclear energy development program.
Most of the book is about that program. There is a lot of information explaining the process as well as the purposes the government has for it including a desire to rule the world.. Two main characters are Israeli Mossad agents who have been embedded there for two years and have been reporting the progress of the developments.
There is a lot of criticism of the United States and its President for not taking the risk seriously enough and for being to amenable to relaxing measures aimed to stop the development of an Iranian nuclear bomb rather than maintaining or stiffening them. It refers to him as a paper tiger. "The Americans may seem fierce, but they have neither the patience nor stamina required for fighting long guerrilla wars."
The book is a quick, but thought-provoking read, though some of the main people tend to be caricatures at times. It reveals a lot about the Iranian people, its government, why it wants nuclear capacity, how it works in secret, and what is being done to monitor and control it. It also talks about the US and Israeli government and leaders. "The more pressure the West applied to Iran, the more the common people suffered."
It speaks of the way the interpretation of Islam has changed by those in charge. The book was well-written and kept my interest on a topic that is reverberating right now.
This book was a free Amazon download.

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Lawrence R Potts JR

Insightful Read

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2014

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An insightful book based on well researched material. This is an easy to understand book for anyone searching for deeper meaning and possible realistic global events about to unfold in our lifetime.

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AK

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2014

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interesting story! Where's Book 2?

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