ISIS and the Scimitar By: Richard Asner It had been seven years since the last time ex-CIA agent, Roman Hawk, had seen Ibrahim Zuwabi when he had helped him escape from Iran. Now a professor at MIT, Roman drops in to pay him a visit when Zuwabi informs Roman he has developed a weapon of mass destruction far greater than anything in existence today. Suddenly during the night of Roman’s visit, the professor mysteriously disappears, ending up in the hands of ISIS in Russia, where under torture and threats to his family, he is forced to reveal the secrets of his limitless offensive weapon. How will Roman, and his ever-ready sidekick, Rina, be able to save the professor from the clutches of ISIS and the secrets he was compelled to reveal? About the Author Richard Asner describes himself as having led a very fruitful life – and it would be impossible to argue with him. A veteran of the U.S. Marines, which he joined at 17, he went on to graduate from the Naval Academy and then spent eight years as a Naval aviator. Part of that time was spent teaching senior midshipmen at Northwestern University. After that, Asner retired from active duty and moved his focus to Abbott Laboratories, spending the next 27 years as an engineer and manager. During this time, he earned ten patents. Asner is also the author of The Erroneous Talibani, Sixty Second to Armageddon, The Death Code, and Dauntless ‘til the Dawn