Twentieth Century Limited Book One - Age of Heroes: A Novel

Jan David Blais is an American author, lawyer and aviation consultant. He is the author of FLIGHT PATH - A NOVEL, a thriller set in the chaotic early days of airline deregulation. New York's BellAir, one of the world's great airlines, fights for survival while a stubborn regional resists its takeover schemes. An ambitious young protégé challenges BellAir's founder for control, propelling the story through strikes and sabotage to a surprising conclusion.

To be released in mid-October, his TWENTIETH CENTURY LIMITED is a historical novel in two Books, the story of a courageous newsman who dares to speak out about the partisan division plaguing America.

Overcoming disabling injuries, Vietnam vet Paul Bernard becomes an award-winning journalist and television newsman. Known for holding a mirror to American society and long critical of the radical right, after 9/11 Bernard attacks the Bush administration for Osama bin Laden's escape and leading the nation into a disastrous war. On assignment in Iraq, he is killed under suspicious circumstances. Interwoven with the account of Bernard's life is an interview of his mentor, Professor Augustus F.X. Flynn, by a magazine writer profiling him. Frustrated by Washington's inaction, the two set out to discover who is behind the killing.

BOOK ONE ~ AGE OF HEROES, tells of Paul Bernard's Canadian immigrant roots, the patriotic and religious intensity of the early years, his coming of age. Then through the devastation of Vietnam to recovery and return, immersion in the New York newspaper scene. By now a noted commentator on Big Oil and critic of America's Middle East dependency, Bernard's experiences as a correspondent in Paris and Moscow are related in BOOK TWO ~ AGE OF RECKONING, his coverage of the great year 1989 in Europe, the Gulf War and the growing partisan divide in America. Bernard's move to TV news is marked by bitter clashes with the radical right, culminating in his controversial stance against the Iraq War and the dramatic final events of the story.

Jan David Blais is married, has two children, and lives in Watertown, MA. See his website www.jandavidblais.com for more information and updates.