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[[File:Birds of Passage original cover.jpg|thumb|200px|The initial cover for the book]] | |||
* The book was originally announced on 25th July [[2019]] as being written by J Frank Andreas, due out in 2020 with a sequel in 2021. It had a notably different cover (including the tagline "They took his wife - big mistake!") and blurb.<ref>[https://www.blogtorwho.com/countermeasures-novels-from-candy-jar/ Blogtor Who: "New Countermeasures Novels Coming From Candy Jar"]</ref> The book was then delayed due to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic and Andreas having to step down. The plot was changed after Robert Mammone was assigned to the protect.<ref>[https://www.gallifreyannewsroom.com/brand-new-releases-from-candy-jar-books/ Gallifreyan Newsroom: "Brand New Releases From Candy Jar Books"]</ref> | |||
* The original blurb and plot was: | |||
:"In the 1960s Ian Gilmore led a special military group that dealt with the unusual and the unexplained. Including, occasionally, aliens. They were the [[Intrusion Counter-Measures Group|Intrusion Countermeasures Group]]. Eventually it was determined the group was no longer needed, and soon other organisations took their place; like the [[Home-Army Fifth Operational Corps|Fifth Operational Corps]] and [[UNIT]]. | |||
:"Almost a decade later, Air Vice Marshal Gilmore is looking forward to his retirement, enjoying life as a father and husband. But a someone is out to discredit him and the work he did, targeting both him and his family! Soon, Gilmore has no choice but to go on the run in an effort to protect his son. Only there is a further complication. | |||
:"The think-tank that his wife was involved in has disappeared. Help appears in the form of Major Bill Bishop of the Fifth Operational Corps, and former member of the Intrusion Countermeasures Group, Allison Williams. Together they will attempt to uncover the architects of the conspiracy, and rescue both Gilmore’s and Bishop’s wives; Anne Travers and Rachel Jensen! | |||
:"From the creative minds of Andrew Cartmel, Andy Frankham-Allen and Ben Aaronovitch comes a new thriller series featuring characters originally created for Doctor Who." | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 03:22, 5 January 2022
Birds of Passage was the first novel in the Candy Jar Counter Measures series, released in 4 January 2022.
Publisher's summary
The Cold War is in full swing as the British Government, in partnership with Woden Armaments, launches the Cerberus satellites into orbit, transforming world wide communications.
But all is not as it seems. Retired Air Vice Marshal Ian Gilmore is reluctantly drawn into helping an embattled government. Despatched to a divided Germany, he soon finds himself on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall as he helps a Soviet engineer with a terrible secret defect to the West.
Back home, Professor Rachel Jensen discovers her work at Cambridge has been perverted by Woden Armaments. When the Cerberus launch team, including Allison Williams and Anne Travers, goes missing, Rachel begins an investigation that unearths a terrible conspiracy at the heart of the British Establishment – a conspiracy that threatens the entire world!
Plot
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Characters
References
to be added
Notes
- The book was originally announced on 25th July 2019 as being written by J Frank Andreas, due out in 2020 with a sequel in 2021. It had a notably different cover (including the tagline "They took his wife - big mistake!") and blurb.[1] The book was then delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Andreas having to step down. The plot was changed after Robert Mammone was assigned to the protect.[2]
- The original blurb and plot was:
- "In the 1960s Ian Gilmore led a special military group that dealt with the unusual and the unexplained. Including, occasionally, aliens. They were the Intrusion Countermeasures Group. Eventually it was determined the group was no longer needed, and soon other organisations took their place; like the Fifth Operational Corps and UNIT.
- "Almost a decade later, Air Vice Marshal Gilmore is looking forward to his retirement, enjoying life as a father and husband. But a someone is out to discredit him and the work he did, targeting both him and his family! Soon, Gilmore has no choice but to go on the run in an effort to protect his son. Only there is a further complication.
- "The think-tank that his wife was involved in has disappeared. Help appears in the form of Major Bill Bishop of the Fifth Operational Corps, and former member of the Intrusion Countermeasures Group, Allison Williams. Together they will attempt to uncover the architects of the conspiracy, and rescue both Gilmore’s and Bishop’s wives; Anne Travers and Rachel Jensen!
- "From the creative minds of Andrew Cartmel, Andy Frankham-Allen and Ben Aaronovitch comes a new thriller series featuring characters originally created for Doctor Who."
Continuity
to be added
Footnotes
External links
- Official Birds of Passage page at Candy Jar Books
