Birdie Down (Rebellion, #1)

by Jim Graham

Overview

The third generation residents of the resource-rich New Worlds are seeking to throw off the yoke of corporate rule. Ex-Resource War veteran, Sebastian Scatkiewicz and his colleague, Andrew 'Birdie' Goosen, have dared to take on the biggest company of them all. Hot from attacking the Lynthax Corporation head offices on Trevon and then on G-eo they're planning to attack a third. But there's friction in the rebel camp. Scat's ignoring the advice of colleagues. His personal beef with Jack Petroff, Lynthax's head of security, is affecting his judgement; his friends and political masters are doubting his motives; and the loyalty of the newest recruits is far from certain ...

'Birdie Down' fits right in at around chapter 100 of 'Scat'.

'The story had me turning pages as fast as I could and I was sad when it ended'

Republibot.com: "the best independently published science fiction E-book I've read."

Indiereader.com: "The story is fast paced and action packed, the rebels racing to stay ahead of the powerful Petroff and his security forces. They have lots of great gadgets and weaponry to keep sci-fi geeks happy. And the novel is chock-full of interesting characters ... Everyone has a backstory, most of which are cleverly stitched into the novel, and their own reasons for picking or changing sides."

The first in the Rebellion series, based on events that take place in the space opera, SCAT

Product Details

BN ID:	2940033076598
Publisher:	Jim Graham
Publication date:	02/20/2012
Series:	Rebellion
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	443,834
File size:	574 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Jim was born in Bushey, Middlesex, England and grew up in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. He passed selection for the 21st Special Air Service Regiment at age 17 and was later commissioned into the 3rd Battalion, The Queen's Regiment as a Second Lieutenant. He spent several years in Northern Ireland during the late 70s and early 80s. Since leaving the army in 1986, he has worked in Malaysia, South Africa, Belgium, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Jim started writing scifi in September 2010 and has since published SCAT and BIRDIE DOWN, both based on events in Scat's Universe. ARMY of SOULS, the sequel to SCAT is also available from Amazon and Smashwords. SCAT is a big 'what if'. ARMY of SOULS is more of a 'what now'. Both are space operas, which question political systems, economic dependency, compromised regulators, and too big to fail businesses, and go on to question conflict between knowledge and faith. BIRDIE DOWN and the up-coming PHARMA are rebellion 'shoot 'em ups'.

Jim now lives with Vivien, his Malaysian-born wife, two East Asian street dogs and four pampered cats in Asia's World City, Hong Kong. It is the company-run city which inspired Go Down City and the Lynthax Corporation in Scat's Universe.