Rebellion (Book One of the Hacker Chronicles)

It is 1643 and England is engulfed in the bloodiest civil war in its history.

It is a conflict that will lead to the downfall of a king, the creation of a republic, an explosion in religious freedoms – and almost two decades of fear, retribution, betrayal and slaughter.

But it is also a time for heroes, for men and women to prove their worth to their country, and the God they serve.

Francis Hacker, a leading Parliamentarian soldier, is one such hero.

Hacker is a respected Militia commander, a notable Captain of Horse and a friend and trusted supporter of Oliver Cromwell. And, as one of Parliament’s leading officers, he is always in the thick of the action.

As the Parliamentarian armies lurch from one crisis to another against their Royalist foe, Hacker is persuaded by his superiors to lead an audacious plot to topple the King – by placing a puppet prince in his place. It is a decision that will lead Hacker into a world of danger and deceit – and ultimately leads to him risking losing everything he holds most dear.

Rebellion is a blend of fact – Francis Hacker is a real historical figure, tried and executed for being one of the regicides of Charles the First – and fiction.

It is a fast-paced story offering a window into some of the most important events that shaped the Seventeenth Century, seen through the eyes of a man who played an active part in defining the age.

And it’s got a real sting in its tail…