The near future. Following a series of ill-fated wars abroad, Britain has been brought to its knees by a virulent pandemic at home. A government supported by the military is trying to hold on to the last vestiges of power. A scientist, Jonathan Barnes, may have the key to a cure for the virus, but first he must be escorted through the lawless and dangerous countryside of a nation in the grip of a domestic insurgency, and escalating civil war. An expert Reconnaissance Platoon commander, Captain Ed Barrett is the soldier who must lead Barnes to the relative safety of a military science establishment. Whilst he grapples with the effects of post-traumatic stress from the horrors of a Baltic War, the insurgency also has other ideas...
Language
English
Pages
149
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
May 30, 2020
Another England: This Other England Series Episode 1
The near future. Following a series of ill-fated wars abroad, Britain has been brought to its knees by a virulent pandemic at home. A government supported by the military is trying to hold on to the last vestiges of power. A scientist, Jonathan Barnes, may have the key to a cure for the virus, but first he must be escorted through the lawless and dangerous countryside of a nation in the grip of a domestic insurgency, and escalating civil war. An expert Reconnaissance Platoon commander, Captain Ed Barrett is the soldier who must lead Barnes to the relative safety of a military science establishment. Whilst he grapples with the effects of post-traumatic stress from the horrors of a Baltic War, the insurgency also has other ideas...