The Tides of Men

The Tides of Men is an epic account of the deception of Global Power from a broad perspective. It is a story of commitment, hopes and dreams of real people, comprising a complex scope of characters, plots and locations. From a funeral in an Irish country churchyard the characters retrace their steps, from 'mercenary wars' in Nicaragua to a terrifying flight from China, a return from Southeast Asia and from America. Among them is Terry Sai, a fugitive from the student revolt in Beijing. The tragic departure of Aija Tsi compels Terry to carry her beloved friend's exceptional philosophies through the sordid world of the opium and weapons markets to Anna Yao in Northern Laos. Terry hears Anna's story of the keys, of Paddy Finucane, a survivor of the Vietnam War and agent for British MI5. During her friendship with Anna Yao, Terri is exposed to terrors of unspeakable magnitude. Terri is again a fugitive, under the watchful eye of An Luc, a Hmong tribesman. Paddy Finucane attends a meeting at the British Embassy with Michael Weatherby and others from MI6. The world of Admiral Mahan's Middle East emerges, the 'world dominion' of an arrogant, corrupt, corporate plutocracy with their covert Imperial agenda. The legend of Alexander's 'world of conquest' is reborn, people once again victims of 'men in private clubs drawing lines on a map of the world'. Under growing world tensions, threat of a nuclear Armageddon emerges. Jack Edwards returns to Belfast, Northern Ireland from America to lecture on "Alternatives to Violence", becoming dramatically drawn into the ongoing conflict. Worldwide attention focuses on this longest enduring Colonial war. Ensuing events coincidentally bring Paddy's former Vietnam comrades together, following the trail of the seven keys, the path of the mysterious Braderakan.