The Beam: Episode 4

The Beam #4

by Sean Platt, Johnny B. Truant

In a grim future, choice is all you have In 2097, the world is as perfect as you want it to be. Choose Enterprise and the government stays out of your way, leaving you free to sink or swim -- no help for the drowning. Choose Directorate and all are equal, fed, sheltered and entertained by the government, every need provided for, and every man another cog in society's machine. Every six years during Shift, citizens decide who they are. Enterprise or Directorate, lives are lived inside the North American Union, walled off from the rest of the world and the Wild East beyond the shell, enhanced by incredible A.I., nanobots that monitor and support daily living, and The the network connecting every human in the NAU. New powers are rising as emergent technology blooms from an unknown source, and threatens to shatter peace and throw the nation into chaos. What does the future mean when our present is stretched and reality blurred? This is the first episode in the epic sci-fi saga, The Beam, by breakout indie authors Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant. WHO ARE YOU?

Kindle Edition

First published December 30, 2013

About the author

Sean loves writing books, even more than reading them. He is co-founder of Collective Inkwell and Realm & Sands imprints, writes for children under the name Guy Incognito, and has more than his share of nose.

Together with co-authors David Wright and Johnny B. Truant, Sean has written the series Yesterdays Gone, WhiteSpace, ForNevermore, Available Darkness, Dark Crossings, Unicorn Western, The Beam, Namaste, Robot Proletariat, Cursed, Greens, Space Shuttle, and Everyone Gets Divorced. He also co-wrote the how-to indie book, Write. Publish. Repeat.

With Collective Inkwell
Yesterday's Gone: Post Apocalyptic - LOST by way of The Stand
WhiteSpace: Paranoid thriller on fictitious Hamilton Island
ForNevermore: YA horror that reads nothing like YA Horror
Available Darkness: A new breed of vampire thriller
Dark Crossings: Short stories, killer endings

With 47North
Z 2134: The Walking Dead meets The Hunger Games
Monstrous: Beauty and the Beast meets The Punisher

With Realm & Sands
Unicorn Western: The best story to ever come from a stupid idea
The Beam: Smart sci-fi to make you wonder exactly who we are
Namaste: A revenge thriller like nothing you've ever read
Robot Proletariat: The revolution starts here
Cursed: The old werewolf legend turned upside down
Greens: Retail noir comedy
Space Shuttle: Over the top comedy with all your favorite sci-fi characters
Everyone Gets Divorced: Like "Always Sunny" and "How I Met Your Mother" had a baby on your Kindle

Sean lives in Austin, TX with his wife, daughter, and son.
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Reviews

[Teipu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great series!
I especially like the world building. While technology has a huge part in everyones life (thanks to the Beam), it isn't as oppressive and controlling as in many other SF works.

[Dylan Hearn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Things are starting to hit up. The journal pieces about Crumb could have been dull but instead added heft to the growing drama. Best episode so far.

[Blaine Moore · Rating 4 out of 5]

We're starting to learn more about Crumb, and that's a good thing.