By the Rivers of Babylon, Nelson DeMille
By the Rivers of Babylon, Nelson DeMille
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By the Rivers of Babylon

Author: Nelson DeMille

Narrator: Scott Brick

Unabridged: 17 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/01/2010

Synopsis

Lod Airport, Israel: Two Concorde jets take off for a U.N. conference that will finally bring peace to the Middle East. Covered by F-14 fighters, accompanied by security men, the planes carry warriors, pacifists, lovers, enemies, dignitaries -- and a bomb planted by a terrorist mastermind.

Suddenly they're forced to crash-land at an ancient desert site. Here, with only a handful of weapons, the men and women of the peace mission must make a desperate stand against an army of crack Palestinian commandos -- while the Israeli authorities desperately attempt a rescue mission. In a land of blood and tears, in a windswept place called Babylon, it will be a battle of bullets and courage, and a war to the last death.

About Nelson DeMille

Born in New York City, author Nelson Richard DeMille moved with his parents out to Long Island, where his journey to becoming an accomplished author all began. He graduated from Elmont Memorial High School, and attended three years at Hofstra University. In 1966-69 he was a commissioned officer........Lieutenant in the United States Army. He was an infantry platoon leader in Vietnam, being decorated with the Air Medal, Bronze Star, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.

After his tour in Vietnam, he returned to Hofstra University where he earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science and History. His first major novel, By the Rivers of Babylon, was published in 1978, and is still in print today. After that first novel, he has had numerous others. A few of them are Cathedral, The Talbot Odyssey, Word of Honor, and many others. DeMille has received several literary awards, with being selected as Thriller Master of the Year in 2015. He holds three Honorary Doctorates from Hofstra University, Long Island University, and Dowling College.

DeMille has three children, and he and his wife reside in Garden City, New York.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul on April 07, 2025

Iraq, Iran, Palestine, the Middle East ... will the conflict ever end? Built around the interminable Arab/Israeli conflict in the Middle East, the plot is simply enough told. Two Concorde jets, packed with a small army of politicians, diplomats, security agents and a typical administrative entourage......more

Goodreads review by RobinHelene on January 06, 2014

This one was difficult to put down, yet at times was so intense I had to.......more

Goodreads review by Marcie on June 07, 2008

I really enjoyed this book, and I almost didn’t make it through the first 50 pages. I’m so glad I stuck with it. Premise: two Concordes take off from Israel full of diplomats and dignitaries on their way to the UN in NY to an unprecedented conference to finally bring peace to the Middle East for goo......more

Goodreads review by Chris on June 09, 2023

2.5 stars. An early DeMille and it shows. It probably could be 100pp shorter. Premise was good: Israeli/Arab peace negotiations to occur in NYC when a Concorde carrying part of the delegation is forced down by a Palestinian terrorist group in the ancient area of Babylon. A predominately non-military......more

Goodreads review by Karl on November 23, 2018

Here's the start of a big career, poorly executed in almost every way. Standards clearly were different 40 years ago. Biggest issue: using an omniscient point of view. There are 47 characters in this book; we share their thoughts and viewpoint randomly for a paragraph or two and then switch. I didn......more

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