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FAB
FAB
Series · 3 books · 2015-2017
By
Mark Gillespie
Books in series
#1
FAB
2015
December 8th 1980. Murphy ‘Jagger’ Salmon - ageing hippy, part-time drunk and Rolling Stones fan, is on his way home from the pub when he accidentally saves John Lennon from the assassin’s bullet. By way of thanks, Jagger is offered a job working for the former Beatle and the two men quickly become friends. But as the 1980s move forward, things quickly get out of control. When Lennon suffers a couple of career setbacks, he tries to win back the adulation of his fans by moving into politics. But the 1980s version of John Lennon is a far cry from the radical left-winger of old. And much to Jagger’s horror, when Lennon quickly becomes an unstoppable force in American politics, the working-class hero is transformed into a right-wing poster boy. There’s even talk of a Beatle in the White House. ‘FAB’ is a fast-paced, rip-roaring ride through the 1980s – a decade in which greed was good and shoulder pads made sense. It was an era of uncertainty - of Cold War and nuclear weapons. ‘FAB’ also pokes fun at our obsession with celebrity, whilst fondly recalling some of the unique fashions and pop culture moments that made the 1980s so unforgettable.
#2
FAB
2016
John Lennon Is Writing Songs Again. He's Also The World's Most Wanted Man
1995
John Lennon. Whereabouts unknown. The former Beatle and US Presidential candidate - who took the world to the brink of nuclear war in 1988 - has disappeared, seemingly off the face of the earth. Frank Vogel is the FBI agent who let Lennon slip through his fingers back in '88. Now working as a small-time bounty hunter, Vogel has spent the last seven years following up countless Lennon sightings all over the world, but with little success. One day, Vogel receives a tip from across the Atlantic. There’s a rumour going around that John Lennon - the world’s most wanted man - is writing songs again. Vogel travels to the UK where he encounters The Angelicas. Known to their fans as 'the Angels’ - the band’s meteoric rise to stardom is largely credited to an anonymous songwriting collaborator, known only as the 'Fifth Angel’. But who is the 'Fifth Angel’? Can it really be John Lennon? And if Vogel manages to track the ex-Beatle down, will revenge lead to redemption?
#3
FAB
2017
The year is 2146 Time travel is possible. Artificial intelligence has all but replaced the human workforce and even immortality might be just around the corner. This is the future that John Lennon has woken up to. The former Beatle – having undergone experimental cryosleep in the late twentieth century – is now cast adrift in twenty-second century New York. But not for long. A killer has been sent back to the 1960s. Its mission? To kill the young Lennon, wipe The Beatles off the cultural map, and ensure a dark future awaits for all mankind. To stop this happening, Lennon must travel back to the 1960s and revisit his fab past. But that’s only the beginning of his journey through time. An even bigger task awaits – if he can survive. FAB: Revolver is part alternate history, part sci-fi, part Beatles fanfiction, part comedy. It is the third and final book in the FAB Trilogy.
Author
Mark Gillespie
Author · 28 books