The
Collective will embrace several types of Black Arts as it grows and
faces unusual challenges. These once belonged to the realms of
Science Fiction but are fast becoming a reality in the emerging new
world.
This
is a series of Whodunits set in the future.
Seb
Cage Begins His Adventures
The
Dreadnought Collective Book 1
by
Terry Tumbler
Genre:
YA SciFi Fantasy
Seb
and his younger brother Bart customarily spend all of their long
summer holiday in Spain, with their grandparents. Gradually, as they
all become older, relationships are strained, as the old folk try to
find things to keep the boys amused.
It
is not long before the grandfather, Tumbler, who is a retired
detective, is using Seb as a trainee investigator to keep tabs on the
movements of a sector of the local town who he thinks ‘don’t fit
it in’ – they are in fact dwarves of alien origin.
Soon,
Tumbler and his apprentice are rumbled, and Seb is invited to join a
summer campus. Coincidentally, this is run by the dwarves and has
only recently been set up, virtually on the Tumbler’s doorstep!
At
the campus, it gradually becomes apparent that Seb and his classmates
have been chosen beforehand, by genetic engineering. They find that
they possess special abilities, which have been implanted in them at
an early age, and realise that these are now being developed in a
matter of weeks.
Whatever
plans they may have had for the future, their chosen destiny now
awaits them.
The
Inlooker: Full Length
The
Dreadnought Collective Book 2
This
is a ‘black humour’ science fiction story set in the near future,
where a man finds that he has a very special talent. It is to take
over other people’s souls and thus possess their bodies as if they
were his own.
As
he becomes increasingly aware of his abilities, he first uses them to
mete out justice to mentally warped criminals, and then to undertake
sexual adventures.
Growing
tired of what are, in the scheme of things, trivial pursuits, he
embarks on a life of crime intent on accumulating serious amounts of
money. Whilst fleecing the wealthy, he comes across an alien hiding
amongst us, and is impressed by the seamless transport system on its
own planet, so he decides to emulate it on Planet Earth.
With
a colleague recruited from The Lockheed Skunk Works in America, he
develops a vehicle based on UFO technology, and uses it as a stepping
stone to power. His motivation soon goes beyond his revolutionary and
hugely successful transport system, and extends to a serious attempt
at population reduction. For this he requires even more prominence on
the world stage, as he battles aliens to prevent annihilation of the
expanding human race.
This
book charts his progress, as he strives to achieve the impossible. It
also monitors the impact on his family life, where he eventually has
to decide whether to opt for mortality or immortality.
If
all you want to read about is sexual adventures, and cannot be
bothered with the future of mankind, this book is not for you. It is
intended for those who like to ponder the value of life as we lead
it, and what it could be like if we chose to take up the challenge.
The
Time Slipsters
The
Dreadnought Collective Book 3
A
group of friends who have drifted apart decide to reunite and take a
trip together. It is the near future, and their intention is to
travel on the latest type of transport, in order to visit the ancient
sites in Turkey.
They
want to do this in luxury, and the travel company they selected has
done its best to accommodate their desires. They are lost for words
when they first cast their eyes on the spectacular, gleaming new
vehicle waiting for them. It is in fact alien in technology, and far
more of a futuristic craft than a mere ground-hugging coach.
Unwittingly,
they are entering a world where time travel is a reality and machines
can cater for individuals as well as the masses.
Soon,
they embarking on a sightseeing tour like no other they could have
imagined, and meeting a time-travelling stranger who takes them under
his wing.
More
than one person has a hidden agenda, as they realise when reach a
highly protected secret location. It contains hybrid creatures on
which the Gods of mythology are based.
The
Deaduction Agency
The
Dreadnought Collective Book 4
Witness
at first-hand a group of specialist investigators, as they set up and
run a new, innovative crime fighting agency. They are dedicated to
the resolution of criminal cases using paranormal assistance. This
will be a new, innovative and emerging brand of policing designed to
protect the citizens of our country.
Read
how they deal with the anti-social, disturbed behavior of a wayward,
divorced husband, who is on the verge of destroying the lives of his
ex-wife and their two young sons.
Read
how they identify the members of a murderous ring of pedophiles from
relatively few clues, and bring them to justice.
Read
how they move from ineffectively resolving one case at a time, and
onto tackling multiple cases with far more beneficial results to
society.
Read
thereafter how they clear the penitentiaries of criminals, starting
with the most dangerous inmates, using novel means to cleanse their
souls of sin, and equip them for new roles in life in special
clearing centers. The objective is to reintegrate them into society,
rendered capable of performing straightforward tasks and genuinely
purified, via the novel process of atonement.
Read
how they find one talented young man who was lost, presumed dead, and
reunite him with his family. Thereafter, as agents of change, they
help launch him on the path to stardom.
This
is not a simple, gory, two dimensional book, but an exploration into
the timely use of mediums in crime detection. It can pay dividends in
assisting the fight against crime.
They
use the latest techniques and technology in a future world that is
not far removed from that which exists today.
The
Sightseers Agency
The
Dreadnought Collective Book 5
The
first recruit to the new Sightseers Agency is a remote viewer who
actively seeks the resolution of events threatening world security.
Both
his fledgling agency and that of The Deaduction Agency are members of
The Dreadnought Collective.
The
term ‘Dreadnought’ is based on a type of battleship introduced in
the early 20th century, larger and faster than ever before and
equipped entirely with large-caliber guns.
It
applies in this instance because the cerebrally talented agents who
enter its portals are expected to fear nobody and be scared by
nothing in the performance of their duties.
They
pursue those who indulge in criminal and seditious activities in the
modern meritocracy using unorthodox techniques.
Excerpt:
The
Deaduction Agency
Richard and Honey sauntered across to the
struggling pair, and Hugh instructed him, “Remove the handcuff-cord from my
waist, and put it on the accused, one wrist only. I want his hands behind his
back.”
Richard paused to study the new style
‘handcuff’ with interest; it was of a type that he’d never seen before.
“Is this what you mean?” he asked, holding up
a single length of thick cord, which he had pulled off the belt. He noticed
that it was highly flexible, and woven with glittering, gold-colored metallic
strands.
“Yes,” Hugh confirmed, glancing over his
shoulder. “That’s my ‘cuff-cord’. Drape it over the wrist I’m holding, then
I’ll place his other one next to it.”
He looked at Richard, who was studying this
new-style restraining device with fascination, and snapped, “Take your time,
why don’t you!”
The man was making a ruckus like a hippo
bellowing, and the front doors of the surrounding houses began to stream light
as the occupants craned their necks to see what was happening.
Richard jerked out of his reverie, and
complied as demanded. It was a wonder to behold, as the golden cord slithered
like a snake around the wrist that Hugh was holding and then wrapped itself
around the other that Hugh pulled roughly back, to join them in a single loop.
The two flat-ends seemed to fuse together
invisibly as they met, to the fascination of Richard and Honey.
When Richard positioned the ‘cuff-cord’, he
made contact with Jack’s bared wrist and involuntarily shivered. He had read
his mind, and experienced the insensitive, mental brutality that oozed from
him.
“What’s your name?” Hugh asked, allowing the
man to straighten.
“Jack, Jack Lestrange,” he spluttered loudly.
Honey muttered, “Surprise, surprise!”
The Sightseers Agency
There was no doubting her anger; she was
seething with it.
“Scumbag!” she hissed, picking up a heavy onyx
pencil holder from her desktop and hurling it at her protégé. Adrenalin fueled
her strength.
He held his head high as he strode towards the
door. He had his back to her, and he should have been unaware of the object
aimed at the back of his head. It could have killed him, but it stopped
mid-flight and dropped to the marble floor, where it broke into sizeable pieces
and cut into the surface.
He paused, turned, and fixed her with a steely
gaze, which chilled her to the bone. Coming to her senses, she realized how
vulnerable she was to her former employee if he decided to retaliate. The room
was soundproof, the two guards outside unaware of what was taking place, and
the man she had tried to assault could attack with impunity; he didn’t need to
use visible, physical force.
The woman was Tara DiCaprio, an angular
blond-haired, smooth skinned woman with a jutting jaw and athletic physique.
She was in her forties, and her formidable presence was consistent with her
role as a ‘Black Ops’ Associate Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
The man who had antagonized her was special agent
Richard Pencil, a tall, slim dark-haired man in his thirties who kept himself
fit by practising martial arts in his spare time. Her anger was justified, and
was the main reason he was exercising self-restraint.
Richard was a very special
agent, as had been proven when he instinctively protected his back with an
invisible shield. He knew Tara might attempt to attack him, having read her
intentions.
To
give you some idea of my background, I was born in 1944, retired in
2004 and now living with my wife in Spain, amongst the Spanish. For
over 30 years I was in the computer industry, some of which were with
IBM before I got itchy feet, even though I was well regarded.
Afterwards, I worked as an Organisation & Methods specialist and
came up with some cracking ideas before I moved into mainstream
computing and became involved in programming, analysis and
management.
At
school, I gained a string of school level certificates before leaving
and gaining a commercial apprenticeship, an Advanced Certificate in
Business Studies, and professional qualifications in Personnel
Management and the Institute of Company Secretaries and
Administrators. During my time, I have used desk top publishing and
spearheaded the writing and publication of two detailed, technical
manuals, one of which was regarded as the administrative bible by a
(then) major force, British Olivetti. The other manual was used by me
as a resident teacher of electronic data interchange (EDI) for a
specialist software house, where it was distributed as a tour de
force.
I
took up writing at an advanced age simply because I had the time and
desire, and the first hand enjoyable experience of helping my younger
daughter to tame her two mischievous boys.
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