Timberjak

by Don DeBrandt

In the far reaches of civilized space, an immense blue forest called the Indigo Wild is being logged for its extraordinary wood and the strange force-field it emits. In charge of this lumber enterprise is logger Paul Banyan, whose tree-chopping feats some fear will leave the planet bare. Now a deranged scientist who calls himself Johnny Rainforest is leading a ferocious army from this deep blue wild to defend his beloved trees. But will the destruction of Paul Banyan save the forest...or annihilate the planet?

Genres: Science Fiction

370 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Published May 1, 1999

About the author

Pseudonyms: Donn Cortez, DD Barant, Don H. Debrandt & Dixie Lyle

Don DeBrandt is a Canadian author who also writes under the pen-names Donn Cortez and DD Barant. Born in Saskatchewan, he currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. In addition to North America, his books have been published in Germany, France, Italy, and Russia.

His influences include Spider Robinson and John D. MacDonald, among others.

As DeBrandt, he has written numerous essays, short stories, plays and comics. His first novel, the cyberpunk The Quicksilver Screen was part of Del Rey Books' 'Discovery' line, and featured a cover by classic Science-Fiction painter Vincent Di Fate. This was followed by work for Marvel Comics and a novel in the series of book tie-ins for the Angel TV series.

Reviews

[Jon Grafton · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an interesting and surprising read. It reminded me a lot of Avatar, but it had, quite literally, a lot more dimensions to it. If you are an environmentalist, a logger, a computer hacker or a mesomorphic beast who can eat and transform into anything you touch... this is the sci-fi novel for you. Fun, fast and well put together!

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was crazy in a good way. The author created a whole world. It was very indepth. The environment he created was so detailed that it was a marvel to read.
Unfortunalty any time the book need to move forward the author just created a new thing or animal or whatever. Sure it was really created and meshed well together, I just thought it would be nice to work with what you have instead of just inventing some new thing all the time. If the hero was stuck someplace he would quick notice some never before mentioned plant that was just exactly what was needed to get out of the situation. And that happened all the time. If ever there was a problem just invent your way out of it.
Overall good book. I liked it.

[Dewey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book very entertaining

This book was very entertaining but there seems to be a disconnect between the reader and the characters, just in parts,. I know it was hard blending force fields and trees to make a believable story , so overall a well thought out and entertaining story