Dragon Fire (novel)
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| Author | Humphrey Hawksley |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Political thriller, War |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Released | 24 August, 2000 |
| Media Type | Print (Paperback, Hardcover) |
| Pages | 200 (paperback), 384 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-330-39156-9 (Paperback), ISBN 0-333-78595-9 (Hardcover) |
| Preceded by | Dragon Strike |
Dragon Fire is a 2000 novel by BBC political and foreign correspondent Humphrey Hawksley about a 2007 war between China, India and Pakistan, which draws in Australia, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Tibet, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and threatens to escalate to nuclear war.
While a work of fiction, the novel attempts to raise awareness of real geopolitical issues in the region.
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[edit] Plot
[edit] Background and Major themes
The novel is set against a backdrop of several real-world sources of tension in South Asia, all of which the author had familiarised himself with through his journalistic work. Significant background themes include:
- Tibet
- The Kashmiri conflict, and especially the Kargil War
- Chinese, Indian and Pakistani nuclear weapons programs
- Relationships between Taiwan and China
[edit] Literary significance & criticism
Reviewers have generally not seen Dragon Fire as a great work of literature, some claiming that the pace is slow for a military novel, with too much emphasis on politics and too little on the "front lines". However its depiction of the possible future of South Asian international relations lead to a significant amount of media coverage, especially in India, including favorable comments from George Fernandes, the then Indian Minister for Defense.
[edit] Spelling note
In various places, including some pages of the author's own website, the spelling Dragonfire is used. However the publisher's official spelling is Dragon Fire. For other uses of these terms, see Dragon Fire.
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