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KATE BARRETT

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Full Name: Kate Barrett
Nationality: Australian
Organization: Viribus
Occupation Agent

Creator: Cam Shaw
Time Span: 2023 - 2024

ABOUT THE SERIES

Kate Barrett is an agent with Viribus.

She will be, at least, soon after we meet her but becoming an operative with this independent group of counter-terrorist fighters - branded vigilantes by a lot who do not approve of their tactics or perhaps they are just embarrassed that Viribus is successful. When we first are introduced to her she is a nurse, quite a different profession from what she will become.

If you are a tad confused right now, you are not alone. Barrett is one very confused woman, too, as is her husband, an airline pilot named Solomon, Sol to friends. They were living very normal lives working what they considered normal jobs until they suddenly weren't.

Head of a nursing team in a ward at the Royal Brisbane Women's Hospital. Out of the blue she gets a call from the main nursing federation in Australia with a request to fill a suddenly vacant slot at a nursing convention in Dubai. She is shocked because picking a ward nurse to be a representative was unprecedented. She is excited about the opportunity, up until things go sideways.

And it is all because of a major in-the-shadows war between Viribus and White Cloud.

As one Viribus operative tells us, "White Cloud is an organisation who operate under the guise of being environmentally friendly. They call themselves White Cloud to represent 'being everywhere' or some shit, and apparently use the colour white to symbolise purity-like the Virgin Mary. They say it portrays an image of clean, pure, neutral, and all those other clinical types of things. It's a bulls**t name, set up to deceive."

Fighting White Cloud is Contra Viribus (Latin for against forces, Viribus for short). It will be for Viribus that Barrett will start working and become a very impressive operative.

BOOKS

Number of Books:3
First Appearance:2023
Last Appearance:2024

1 Skies of Destruction Skies of Destruction
Written by Cam Shaw
Copyright: 2023

"When Kate Barrett, is kidnapped by the ruthless international terrorist group White Cloud, she is thrust into a deadly game of manipulation and betrayal. Kate quickly discovers the group's sinister agenda and realises they are using her to blackmail her husband, Sol, into utilising his aircraft expertise and aid them with a plan that threatens humanity.
Kate is rescued from their clutches by Viribus, an underground group of vigilantes, who decide to help save Sol from descending into evil and prevent White Cloud's heinous plan from coming to fruition. In a race against time, Kate finds herself torn between duty and love, facing an impossible choice that will determine the fate of humanity and stop White Cloud from raining destruction upon the world."
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2 Skies of Defiance Skies of Defiance
Written by Cam Shaw
Copyright: 2023

"Some battles are worth fighting more than once to win…As the newly appointed leader of Viribus, a formidable vigilante group, Kate Barrett is thrust into action as the nefarious White Cloud alliance threatens the very existence of humanity.
With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, Kate rallies her loyal followers from all over the globe and sets out to hunt down the mysterious leader of White Cloud. Despite overwhelming odds, Kate remains determined to take down the new and improved White Cloud, for the sake of humanity's future. But as she delves deeper into the dark heart of the enemy, Kate soon realizes that the threat she faces is greater than anything she could have imagined"
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3 Skies of Darkness Skies of Darkness
Written by Cam Shaw
Copyright: 2024

"On the verge of losing her husband forever, Kate Barrett assumes control of Viribus, a vigilante group committed to hunting down the global terrorist network, White Cloud. With their assistance, she embarks upon a daring mission to free Solomon and bring him home.
Kate soon discovers that Tao, their one remaining leader, has access to weapons of mass destruction, and to achieve his heinous objective and defend his organisation, Tao is preparing an extraordinary army to unleash chaos and devastation upon the already fragile remnants of civilization."
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NOVELLAS AND SHORT STORIES

Number of Stories:1
First Appearance:2023
Last Appearance:2023

1 Skies Of Deception Skies Of Deception
novella
Written by Cam Shaw
Copyright: 2023

A Prequel to the Kate Barrett series dealing with the early days of Viribus and White Cloud.
"Sam Rosenberg and Jimmy Garcia are two highly skilled individuals who form an unbreakable bond during their CIA pilot training. Their future looks bright as they are posted to an elite SR-71 Blackbird Squadron. However, what Sam doesn't know is that his closest friend has a hidden agenda."

MY COMMENTS

If you have any interest in conspiracy theories mixed with your spy fiction, this is a good one for you. The writing is pretty smooth and I was only left a bit in the dark - which I am sure was totally planned and desired - and was learning things right alongside the main characters. The nice thing I liked about the way that author Cam Shaw handled this 'unknowing' was that I never got a sense of 'what did I miss'.

Now, most conspiracy theories require more than a little paranoia and that is in these stories in spades. I got to thinking I (okay, the main characters Kate and Sol) should not trust hardly anybody. I am not a big fan of paranoia, mind you, but here it kinda works.

GRADE

My Grade: B+

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