The Fourth Protectorate
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- Author:
- Nicola L. C. Talbot
- Genre:
- Alternative History / Science Fiction / Supernatural / Political Thriller
- Format:
- Paperback (pending).
- Word Count:
- TBC
- ISBN:
- 978-1-909440-09-8 (TBC)
- RRP:
- TBC
- Publication Date:
- TBC
- Dimensions:
- 140mm (W) x 216mm (H) x TBC mm (D)
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Description
In an alternate 1984, the Brighton bomb kills the entire British
Cabinet, triggering a spate of increasingly draconian laws that move
the state towards a return of a Cromwell-style Protectorate. Amid
mounting civil disturbances, Mark Barton’s sole ambition is to bring
down London crime lord Raymond Brown (‘Mr Ray’) following the murder
of Mark’s parents by Mr Ray’s protection racket. Haunted by things
that everyone else assumes are just symptoms of trauma, Mark’s
actions cause a power shift in the mob and an unexpected
entanglement with a small, seemingly obscure government department
divided by those pushing for a police state and those determined to
retain a more moderate stance. Where should the line be drawn
between justice and revenge or between maintaining peace and cruel
necessities?