There were many novels about modern mercenaries, some of which were famous, including Mercenaries, Red Desert, Black Money Resort, and War and Peace. These novels all described the stories of various private employers hiring armed forces to carry out various missions in the context of modern warfare. They usually involved transactions in the fields of politics, commerce, security, and so on, as well as competition and conflicts between mercenaries. These novels often depicted the living conditions, psychological states, and human characteristics of mercenaries, while also revealing the cruelty and complexity of modern warfare.