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Amduscius
Vanda Denton, Tom Denton
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They came to this world from another realm, with the sole purpose
of making humans good. Once here they dwelt amongst the natives in
various ancient societies until they found satisfaction and
like-minds with the Cathars of southern France. Thus, they adopted
much from the Cathar lifestyle as ascetics, Credentes and Parfaits.
Once labelled as saints and their works miracles, they turned their
skills to more mundane matters. Centuries of this pedestrian
lifestyle left them ill-equipped for dealing with the only enemy
aware of their existence in the modern world. When hell came to
earth, it was a man they rejected, Guy Edrich, a half-breed they
judged unworthy of them, who became the only capable defender of
humankind.
What will you be doing tomorrow? Catching the 6.45 to Paddington?
Taking the kids to school? Or will you wake up to a new world. One
in which you find yourself threatening to slit the throat of a
fellow inmate? Discover the galaxy that is ruled by the Vinctalin.
Lies, propaganda, forced addiction, slavery, culling and torture
have been the rule for countless millennia. Earth has ripened and
will no longer remain untouched. Except this time the Vinctalin
have made an error. In this complex and thrilling fifteen-part
post-apocalyptic sf series enjoy an intriguing introduction to the
unexpected heroes who will alter the course of galactic history.
In this dark hour the Earth needs a saviour. Only a few humans have
survived the initial invasion and for the first time in the long
history of the Vinctalin Tajats have fought back, even taking
prisoner the fabulous humanoid agent of their cruellest tyranny:
the Emperor, Pakow Lam Chenden. The clandestine masters of the
invaders unleash their fury on the slave armies who have failed
them. While those vast battalions of Guards are being annihilated
in vicious punitive attacks the valiant little amateur corps of
English men and women embark on a final battle that should see the
truth carried forward by an intrepid few.
It is not by accident or inefficiency that there always are a
number of survivors of a Vinctalin harvest. And it is not only the
Vinctalin who can make use of them. Saved by Mettle, the remaining
humans of the world are being gathered into a secure haven, but for
what real purpose? Questions and resentment abound as the
increasing population is forced to aid in the never-ending fight
against the Vinctalin. But it is only at the release of the
magnificent alien Emperor that Jonathan's suspicions are confirmed
and he begins to understand just how dirty the tactics of the
Disciples have become.
Eighteen months ago Earth was thriving. Now it is reduced to a
deserted wilderness containing one oasis of frenetic activity: the
town in England newly named Foundation. Earth's valiant hero,
Benjamin Stanzini, has sacrificed his all and lived long enough to
see the survivors safe. At last he can let go, but while he's in
free-fall Earth's leaders come to realise that their saviours are
not all they claim to be. The magnificent Emperor, one-time slave
to the Vinctalin, joins forces with the Earth humans in the fight
against the beasts. With growing trust the leaders of Earth's tiny
community are forced to re-evaluate old enemies as well as
new-found allies.
With their home world taken, their people being hunted down and a
massive new challenge soon to take place, the Advanced Humans are
close to defeat. But an injection of the fighting spirit of the
primitives of Earth reignites their zeal. While these courageous
new combatants join forces with the Vinctalin's only viable enemy,
the peace-loving psychiatrist Dr. Alexander Byefield is left with
what should be the positive task of rebuilding society on Earth.
They are told that the Vinctalin don't return to their harvested
worlds, so how could they have guessed at the horrific fate
awaiting Alex and their vulnerable partners?
The glorious Emperor, ex-slave to the Vinctalin, could prove to be
their one enemy capable of destroying them. And he does not think
small. Believing he has the means to save humanity, to say nothing
of wreaking vengeance on his evil tormentors, Pakow Lam Fellen
leads an attack on the Vinctalin Home World. Only the raving,
traumatised psychiatrist can see the flaw in his plan, because only
he has come to understand the nature of the beasts. The retaliatory
strike on the Vinctalin increases hugely in complexity and scale,
and horror, as a simple surgical strike turns into a mass attack on
a number of solar systems.
He is a magnificent Emperor, a stupendous hero and a technical
genius, and he is surfing on the crest of victory breaking on the
ocean of freedom. On their return to Earth, Pakow finds himself
presiding over two new Emperors and vast battalions of displayed
Guards, all of whom he needs for the construction of his Planetary
Defence System. But these are powerful beings with ambitions of
their own. When he discovers that one of the Emperors has chosen to
emulate the beasts with a view to trading with them, Pakow deals
with him, permanently, but not in time to prevent a great deal of
suffering.
In an attempt to be accepted as Vinctalin, Zondex has sent a
message deep into space, offering for trade the very items that
could maintain world security. While Pakow leads his fleet in
defence of Earth, Stanzi must take charge of the battle against
Zondex's remaining super-Guards who are trying to take over the
world independently of their creator. Meanwhile the inhabitants of
Earth's one functioning town have scattered in evacuation unaware
of the danger of one small ship that slips though Pakow's defences
in search of a piece of technology with a value the custodians can
hardly guess at.
So-called allies seem to be almost as much a threat to Earth's
alliance as the Vinctalin themselves. Secrets, lies and false
histories have been the order of the day - for millennia. Who
really runs the AHS Home World? What are they hiding? What is the
truth regarding the massacre of hundreds of thousands of Pakow's
Guards? And what did Zan discover on that strange device, the
Ovinka? Determined to get the answers to these questions Jonathan
hatches his most audacious plot yet. In the process he takes
Veekenites and Vinctalites one step closer to understanding their
origins, while Alex uncovers the truth about Veekerens.
Having fought off many Vinctalin attacks, vanquished them in their
own domains, ousted the Veekerens from fraudulent power, and
constructed a full and comprehensive Planetary Defence System, the
United Citizens of Earth are ready to make plans for the future.
They are barely into devising their outline manifestos ready for
the very first post-invasion elections, when disaster strikes.
Astonishing revelations reveal one species of beings as more alien
to Earth Humans than the grey beasts, while Alex encounters a new
race of Vinctalin best described as halfway to human, who seem to
proffer friendship.
There are two new and mysterious races of Vinctalin on Earth. While
Pakow Lam Fellen launches a spectacular retaliatory attack on one
group, the other covertly observes the scene of awesome vengeance.
When those conflicts finally are resolved, the United Citizens of
Earth re-establish the scheme for integrating Vinctalites and
Veekenites in one harmonious society. Fate conspires against them
in many forms ranging from a very real and horrific reason for that
old Vinctalite taboo, through outrageous theories of treason, to an
abominable, unthinkable religion.
For the first time ever Pakow sacrifices prudence in favour of the
fervour of a quest. And two entire worlds pay the price. One is
utterly destroyed while the other is saved by a spectacular
long-shot scheme put into action by one man who no longer follows
the old rules.
Who is the enigmatic beauty worming her way into Alex's life by
caring for his son? What is the true identity of Jacob's old friend
who seems to know more about his hallucinations than he does? And
who has the ability to revive the dead? All these puzzles rest
uneasily with the allies as Pakow begins a war the like of which
this galaxy has never before seen.
They have heard so many stories now that the humans of Earth are
understandably sceptical when told their ancestors did not in fact
originate on this planet. However, there is an unsettling ring of
truth tying that claim to the notion that Jacob Stanzini is
attracting a spectral being who may be merely an initial scout for
a potentially annihilative incursion into this world.
This is not a story of chance but one of the legacy of a
bio-engineer who made one colossal error. When Halbolival created
its own slave armies it failed to realise the nature of the source
of the majority DNA utilised in that diabolical project. And it was
ignorant of the existence of that same DNA in one planet harvested
by its clan. By bringing together the slaves created in its
laboratories with the progeny of ancient settlers on Earth,
Halbolival set the scene for the only creditable resistance to
Vinctalin rule in the galaxy.
Set five thousand years in the future, planet earth has become a
sparsely populated, arid wilderness. Most of the people have joined
pacifist sects flying under the banner of heroes from the past who,
they believe, fought off an alien invasion. One of these
peace-loving sects is at odds with the others, adhering to the
belief that the terrible conditions endured on earth are a result
of human negligence. The remaining humans are an alliance of
non-pacifist, non-believers who have been pushed to the desolate
fringes of the habitable region. Aggression turns to war with the
sects uniting in defence of what has become a reasonably good life.
The dramatic climax reveals the truth of who was responsible for
the apocalypse.
Following Meltdown is presented in a multiple narrative style. It
features a dystopian atmosphere in the wake of global pandemics
including one started by the fad of keeping Congo rats for pets.
Psychological aspects include violent reactions to abuse. The vet,
Gabriel Harrison, who has been conscripted into teaching in his
local High School, finally decides to opt out of a society growing
in violence in defiance of stringent laws and constant
surveillance. In spite of his reluctance to help others a small
group, on realising his ability to survive by bushcraft, join him.
Unanticipated consequences push him into a position of becoming
aware of an insane individual behind the current global suffering
and leads to the formation of the World Liberation Army: something
of a coup in psychological manipulation.
So, this is Christmas...and what have you done! This is the story
of one man's fight against the evils of product placements. Hugh
Brent is a man at the end of his tether. When the boss fires him
just before Christmas his life changes. His son needs him but Hugh
gets drawn into the dark underworld of sneaky advertising and so an
intriguing story begins...you will love it or hate it!
This first Pagan book is a story of ancient genetics, parallel
evolution, hive minds and a clandestine bid to take over the human
world. Set in the present day, humanity is unwittingly approaching
an apocalypse. The vast majority of people are unaware of the
existence of a mysterious century's old war broiling and bubbling
beneath the surface. Within the world's societies are ancient
families pursuing a quest the exact nature of which has been lost
even to them. Jean-Louis Rusch and Ruby Dean know only that an evil
lurks at the heart of some of the most ordinary businesses around
the world. There is talk of witches, ghosts and demons but with no
real concept of their enemy they are referred to only as 'them'.
Rusch is forced to accept what Ruby has tried to tell him: he was
created for the purpose of defeating their enemy. And those who
made him, expecting to control him, find that they made him too
well.
This Pagan novel is a sequel to The Rise of the Haliorunnae. It has
themes of witchcraft, Christian knights, rioting and mob justice
with violent consequences. Jean-Louis Rusch has financial control
of the world. Humans, ignorant of the existence of the haliorunnae,
are trying to understand how their standard of living has
nose-dived. On being challenged for his power the King of the
Haliorunnae approaches a secret order of knights whose ultimate
purpose is to aid in a future, much bigger fight. However, Louis
rightly judges that their courageous Marshal must aid in his cause
in order for the knights to continue in any meaningful quest of
their own. In the midst of attempting to court the woman he was
betrothed to as a child, and who he has managed to avoid for some
years, the Marshal finds himself up against an enemy unlike any he
could have imagined.
DCZ, written in a multiple narrative style is a work of speculative
eco-fiction featuring a London setting, released zoo animals,
global control and a mysterious, powerful organisation. Gaia can
and will solve the problem of climate change as opposed to living
in the ensuing disaster. And humans are not very important in the
scheme of things. They will, like all else, be accounted for in the
calculations as a part of a global eco-system. This is a story of
reversing and preventing the problem rather than one of living with
the dire consequences of it. Except from the human perspective this
is a holocaust.
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