Condition by Alec Birri - Audio Book Tour + Giveaway
Author: Alec Birri
Narrator: Jonathan Keeble
Length: 6 hours 32 minutes
Publisher: Essential Music Limited⎮2018
Genre: Medical Thriller
Series: The Condition Trilogy, Book 1
Release date: Jan. 17, 2018
The first in a dystopian trilogy based on the author's command of a top secret government unit.
What if all brain disorders were treatable? Few would lament the passing of dementia or autism, but what if the twisted mind of a sex offender or murderer could be cured too? Or how about a terrorist or maybe a political extremist? What if we could all be "corrected"?
It's 1966, and RAF pilot Dan Stewart awakes from a coma following an aircraft accident into a world where nothing seems to make sense anymore. Not being able to recall the crash might be expected, but what about the rest of his life? And what's stopping him from taking his medication? Is it brain damage that's causing paranoia about the red pill, or is Dan right to think something sinister is going on?
His horrific injuries don't make any sense either - a post-crash fire caused him to suffer almost 100% burns. How is it even possible to survive that? Are the hallucinations and strange dreams trying to tell him something? They are, and he'll soon find out what, but not before his doctor's sure the shock won't kill him.
Alec Birri served thirty years with the UK Armed Forces. He commanded an operational unit that experimented in new military capabilities classified at the highest level (Top Secret Strap 3) and it is this that forms the basis of his novels. Although semi-autobiographical, for national security and personal liberty reasons, the events and individuals portrayed have to be fiction but are still nonetheless in keeping with his experiences.
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If you regularly enjoy listening to audiobooks then this Shakespearean actor will need no introduction. Winner of a 2016 SOVAS award, Jonathan’s voice is rightly recognized as being one of the best, and his narration of The Condition Trilogy is no exception.
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The Condition Trilogy Dream Cast
It’s difficult to
play fantasy movie casting without giving too much of the plot away, but here
goes:
Squadron Leader
Dan Stewart
Book One’s main protagonist. His journey starts in 1966 and ends in 2028, so it
would be great to have an actor who’s already gone through the same ageing
process – both in real life and on screen. Michael Caine would be perfect. At
84, his current age doesn’t need any prosthetics, and I’m sure the CGI boys and
girls could do something with his 1960’s footage from Zulu and Alfie. He’s even
played an RAF Squadron Leader – in the 1969 movie, Battle of Britain. Not a lot of people know that!
Doctor James Adams
The audiobook’s narrator,
Jonathan Keeble. The way Jonathan made the doctor’s bedside manner sound both
settling and unsettling was impressive and, having watched him perform as an
actor, I think he would be ideal for the movie too.
Nurse Tracy
Richards
A
no-nonsense trope who’s determined to get her way both professionally and
romantically, so someone with a record of great on-screen chemistry with her
co-stars. Emily Blunt comes to mind. I watched her with Matt Damon recently.
The movie was forgettable, but the way their relationship worked on screen was
anything but.
Professor Sir
John Savage
The
main antagonist (or is he?). Again, the narrator Jonathan Keeble would be
ideal, but as he’s already playing the good (bad?) doctor, that honour would
have to go to someone sadly no longer with us: Ian Richardson. American
readers/listeners may not recognise the name, but on this side of the pond, he
played the Kevin Spacey character (are we allowed to mention his name these
days?) in the original UK version of House
of Cards. Ian was in my mind the whole time I was writing Savage – everyone
loves to hate an upper-class British villain oozing an unashamed sense of
superiority, and Ian played that to perfection.
Alex Salib
Every sneering
aristocrat needs a working-class foil to keep them in line, and that’s Alex.
She couldn’t be more opposite to Savage – a far-left politician determined to
put an end to both him and his ‘evil’ far-right practices. The trouble is, she
can’t resist using the red-pill for her own purposes. Does that make her good
or just as bad? I think Andrea Riseborough might relish the chance to portray
the paradox. She’s most well-known for Oblivion
and Birdman, but it was her
performance in a recent episode of Black
Mirror that drew my attention.
No prizes for guessing who this
character is based on! Alec Baldwin does a ‘great job’ of lampooning Trump in
real life, but I’m sure he could play him straight too. Yes, that’s right, The Condition Trilogy includes a
character based on the current president of the United States (albeit this one
is a ‘good ol’ boy’ from Alabama) and with the same agenda – making America
great again. How might the red pill help him to do that?
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7 Comments
Many thanks for promoting the Condition trilogy, Jasmine - hope my contribution towards your wedding to David helps you get over the shock of the latest Doctor being a WOMAN :-O
ReplyDeleteYou are quite welcome! Always happy to help authors out in any way I can. :) And thank you kindly for the donation. We -- David and I -- appreciate your kindness and generosity.
DeleteWe're hoping for the best with the new Doctor, but I guess we'll have to see how things go.
Women are taking over the world! Check out Book Three in the trilogy if you don't believe me ;-)
DeleteI really enjoyed reading the entire post today. This is a new author for me so thank you for the reveal!
ReplyDeleteYou can download Book One for free here, Nikolina: https://payhip.com/b/ua5G
DeleteThanks for the awesome opportunity.
ReplyDeleteLove this Dream Cast - yes, yes to Keeble being one of the two doctors...I think James! Thanks for the post!
ReplyDeletePlease try not to spam posts with the same comments over and over again. Authors like seeing thoughtful comments about their books, not the same old, "I like the cover" or "sounds good" comments. While that is nice, putting some real thought and effort in is appreciated. Thank you.