Beware the Dither Bird

by Russell Plante

Overview

Maxwell Draper, a physicist, receives foreboding radio transmissions from a deep space satellite caught in the boundless expanse of a black hole – prophetic messages of harmful national events yet to occur.

Nelson Quip, his friend from college days, is also witnessing harmful transformations in his hometown of Laslo, Maine – a development that will cause the extinction of a forest and its wildlife.

This provocative, contemporary story is based upon actual national events, unheeded warnings about failing policies, and the associated indifference to inaction. What will happen if we remain unaware of a changing world around us and inadvertently ignore the troubling events that surround us on a daily basis? The answer is contained in this story – an outcome that only you can decide.

2019 American Book Fest Best Book Award Finalist for Visionary Fiction

2020 Eric Hoffer Book Award Montaigne Medal Finalist for Most Thought-Provoking Novel

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781634950145
Publisher:	Whimsical Publications
Publication date:	12/07/2018
Pages:	396
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

Russell H. Plante is an Engineering Physicist with a diverse engineering and academic background in Engineering Physics, Electrical Engineering, and Business Administration. A skilled technical writer, he is a previously published author of non-fiction with John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and Academic Press (Elsevier).

His first novel, Journey Home – A Cat’s Tale was published by Whimsical Publications. Beware the Dither Bird is his second novel, and he continues to write in both non-fiction and fiction genres.

He resides with his wife Kathy and their now more than three cats (another interesting story) in Kittery, Maine where there’s always a chance of a blizzard during the cold winter months and time to contemplate and create meaningful stories.

Editorial Reviews

Beware the Dither Bird is a work of fiction in the contemporary drama subgenre. It is best suited to the adult reading audience for its complex concept and themes and was penned by author and engineering physicist Russell H. Plante. The author brings his expertise to the fore in this thrilling novel as physicist Maxwell Draper and his old college friend Nelson Quip make a series of startling discoveries. Based on real scientific events, this is a tale of political failure and public indifference with transmissions from deep space and the threat of mass extinction on the line.
This is a novel that takes a little while to get into, but once you're embedded in its core concepts and introduced to the scientific and political background, it's easy to take it in deeply and have the ideas rattling around in your brain for days after you've read it. As such, I found myself totally enthralled with author Russell H. Plante's chilling vision of an ignorant world poised on the cusp of utter destruction. One of the most standout features for me personally was the clever use of dialogue, both in terms of characterization for the two distinctly different leading roles, but also in the exposition of key plot points and science, which is explained in a very accessible fashion. This makes for a slow-burning sense of dread and trepidation that seeps in and gradually raises the stakes as the plot begins to roll forward in earnest. Overall, I would certainly recommend Beware the Dither Bird for fans of contemporary drama and cautionary tales.
—K.C. Finn for READER'S FAVORITE (5 STARS)★★★★★

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