"Well-crafted scenes take the reader straight to the heart of a city on the brink of revolution as Anthony Roberts artfully draws full-dimensional characters who eloquently express a multitude of conflicting viewpoints on the place of religion, government, and power in society." By Nancy LaTurner (Albuquerque, New Mexico) "You will be glad you read this book. A unique coming of age story, based on historical events during the Iranian revolution of the 1970's. "SONS OF THE GREAT SATAN" relates those times through several points of view, and gives insight into the hearts and minds of the sides involved. It offers an explanation of why events unfolded as they did. Joey experiences first hand the terrors of a nation in revolt. Exciting, shocking, appalling, hilarious and heart wrenching, this book is one that will stay with me." By Wendy M. (North Carolina, USA) "Excellent! I worked for Bell Helicopter Iran from 1975-77 and went back in 1978 on a TDY assignment and was in Tehran on "Bloody Friday". I handled the public relations and media for Bell in Fort Worth during the evacuation of our employees and dependents. It was a sad time seeing the country implode and so many people that we worked with either executed or imprisoned after the revolution. This book gave me chills as I remembered those days and experiences." By Timothy J. Gette (Arlington, Texas) "A Wonderful Read. I graduated from Tehran American School in 1973. I did not know him, as Mr. Roberts arrived several years after I left the country. Many bittersweet memories flooded my senses while reading this incredible book. Anthony describes feelings, emotions, and perceptions of Americans living in a country that tolerated our parents for their technology and knowledge. Half the peoples didn't care for us. Our cultures conflicted with many of their beliefs. We children had to learn to cope with it all. Anthony provides accurate and fair descriptions of both American and Iranian opinions during those troubled times. Many of my friends can't fathom what it was like living in the middle east as a teen. I can now steer them in the direction of this wonderful read!" By Robert W. Kayser (Henderson, Nevada) Summary of "SONS OF THE GREAT SATAN". When American teenager Joey Andrews and his family arrive in Tehran, Iran in 1976 they find an expatriate paradise within one of the world's oldest civilizations. Through the bold and imperious leadership of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, this ancient land had been thrust into the modern age bringing great progress to some and seething resentment to others. It is the twilight of an empire and the last days before a revolution that forces the evacuation of 50,000 Americans and transforms Iran into a radical Islamic state. "SONS OF THE GREAT SATAN" leads the reader through a cataclysmic event as seen through the lives of the Andrews family of Peligrosa, Texas and the Zadehs of Tehran, Iran. Joey Andrews and Farhad Zadeh form a unique friendship amid a naive wonderland of teenage sex, drugs and rock'n'roll, only to see their lives explode into a firestorm of violence that changes their worlds forever. As a work of historical fiction, "SONS OF THE GREAT SATAN" is a tale of culture clash, international politics, heroism, friendship, cowardice and sinister betrayal. Integrity and belief are put to the test as the Shah of Iran, President Jimmy Carter and the Ayatollah Khomeini are engulfed in a whirlwind of chaos and rebellion. From the White House to Niavaran Palace to the streets of Tehran, the actions of the powerful and the dispossessed play out on the world stage forever changing the lives of those who called Tehran home in the late 1970s. The paths of Iran and America have been intricately bound by blood and violence for many decades. What happened between these two nations continues to reverberate today. "SONS OF THE GREAT SATAN" is inspired by the author's teen years in Tehran, Iran prior to the Islamic revolution.

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