Bad Blood
A little introduction
Coronavirus has ravaged the world, with the Committee exposed and Edward on the run, hidden in one of his secret servers, Cassia discovers the ‘Dream Walker’ files of Senator Silberman, and uncovers a terrible secret, that could mean the end of the world, and now needs to help from the Dream Walker team to change the past.
However, faces from the past come back to haunt them. The question is, can they save the world, or will their past catch up with them?
My notes
As we continue to push our boundaries we venture into new sciences. We sometimes convince ourselves that the barriers we breech are for the good of all mankind, but who are we kidding.
This story looks at the massive surge in nanite technology
Nanites are the microscopic machines that were created by the scientists during the Nanite Project. At the time of the explosion five years ago, the nanites entered the atmosphere and spread across the globe. Nanites now exist within every living being and are bonded to their molecular structure.
A few of the main characters
David Carmichael
British Chemistry Professor (40 ish)
Loved up and living in paradise, our British professor has finally found happiness with his eccentric girlfriend
Special skill – Chemistry genius
Cassia Nilsson
American Black hat Hacker (40 ish)
Our talented hacker takes centre stage, this time she has government support in stopping a rogue supercomputer from preserving the species
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Special skill – World-class hacker
Nick Colletto
Ex American Special Forces (40ish)
Nick and Sarah are now together and only want a peaceful life, trouble is life doesn’t work like that, now they have to step up one more time to save everything they value most.
Special skill – Wet work (killing people and special operations)
Sarah Conner
Ex South African special forces (40’s)
Tired of running around and saving the world, all she wants is to live in Paradise pods and shut the world out, but this time she doesn’t have a choice
Special skill: Hand to hand combat, peacemaker
Robert Johnson
British Prime Minister (48)
The first black Prime Minister and he is about to enter his second term. He is from a working-class background, down to earth, but a bit of a loner, totally focussed on his career, and still single. He constantly struggles with his confidence but is a gifted speaker.
Special skill: People believe him
Katie Rayner
American Journalist (40 ish)
Tough war reporter fiercely independent and will go to extreme lengths to dig out a story. She has no time for relationships, in search of the truth, she is Cassia’s best friend, and will do anything to help her out, but has a secret she is trying to hide.
Special skill: Connections, she has a wide network of connections
Alex Walker
Librarian
After his exploit in the Dream Walker project, the Alex has found his slice of happiness re hiding out on a remote island with the love of his life, Olga.
Now if he is to save the world again, he will have to overcome his greatest fear, that is that Olga is too good for him
Special skill – Alex can enter your mind, read, and influence your thoughts.
Olga Samilinov
Russian Scientist
Olga is a very resolute scientist, dedicated to her work, hyper-intelligent, and incredibly beautiful. That said she actively discourages attention and prefers to be judged on her work.
Now she is in love and living in peace with Alex
Special skill: Olga is a shapeshifter she can take the shape and identity of anyone she chooses.
A few final thoughts
When ethical and emotional parameters are taken out of the equation, you are only left with logical ones, which in truth means, there are too many humans and too few resources, the only real, logical choice would be to thin the population
The last point…
This fourth book in the series poses several difficult questions, which is our reality. A reality that none of us has the stomach to face. Whilst it is fictional, the truth is that we are really not that far away from its realisation.
Are we capable of changing our ways, before it's too late, or do we still press on in the name of progress and ignore the warnings?
