The brilliant novelist (and regular Corner reader) is the author, most recently, of Prayers for the Assassin, a disturbing but marvelous thriller, set not all that far in the future, in a United States large swathes of which have been conquered by radical Islamists. Robert now plans to continue the story in two further novels, producing a trilogy. And as he proceeds, he’s sharing his research and analysis on his new blog. For Robert’s take on the rantings of Mr. Ahmadinejad, click here.