Updates and Chronology

Reader Willy C asks where Castro's Folly fits in the chronology of events of the World War 1990 universe.

Good question.

Readers will recall that toward the end of Eastern Storm, Iraq invaded Kuwait at the behest of the Politburo. Seeing the success of this strategy, the Politburo will set more of its allies lose upon the world. This will involve two nations, the first being Cuba.

The Soviet Union will encourage, cajole, and prod the Cubans into making trouble in Africa via Angola, a move which leads to a major battle with the South Africans. The Cubans will in turn help the Nicaraguans mount an incursion into Honduras to destroy Contra forces there.

These are the events of World War 1990: Castro's Folly.

Castro's Folly opens with the Soviet ambassador meeting with Castro, it ends with the Soviet ambassador in Hanoi meeting with the Vietnamese premier. This will lead to trouble throughout the South China Sea and will see an ANZAC Force engage the Vietnamese. These will be the events in another novel, yet to be titled, for now lets call it Operation Pacific, actually that's not bad.

Now, Eastern Storm ends with the NATO victory in Czechoslovakia. This sets the stage for the final battle in The Final Storm. This will see fighting in Poland, in the Barents Sea and the Black Sea as NATO makes a move to force an end to the war.

The Final Storm, Castro's Folly, and Operation Pacific are happening at the same time. There are illusions to both novels in The Final Storm.

Now, as to Castro's Folly, its done, fin, finis, complete. It just needs to go into production which involves one more round of editing.

So why isn't it in production?

I just figured Castro's Folly and Operation Pacific were side theaters and it made more sense to rap up the big show first and then publish the other two. I mean, one is reading about massive tank battles in Europe and then in volume three all of the sudden your in the Honduran jungle? Mind....blown...

Maybe I'm wrong, lemme know.

By the way, I'm planning to other novels in the series. First, the IRA is going to make Maggie, really, really mad. Second, I thought it be fun to do a political novel about the election of 1992. Just think of the presidential debate, Dan Quayle vs ...probably still Bill Clinton, right?