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Part 2 - Fires of Fury
In part 2, James Lightwater wakes from a startling and vivid dream about fires to continue his adventure. He makes a
diversionary trip to pre-historic Earth to put his pursuers off his trail - although a close encounter with a dinosaur
almost ends it before he can escape. Nevertheless, the story takes him to ancient Egypt around 2250BC where he has to
discover and capture the next crystal.
However, his dream has not been forgotten and he soon finds himself in London in 1666, the year of the Great Fire, where
he visits underneath the Tower of London to continue his quest.
Was that the fire in his dream? Or could there be some other explanation? Read the book.
Characters
Rejected artwork idea for the cover of Part 2
Some of the characters you will encounter in the book:
- James Lightwater. In a chain of unforeseen and dramatic circumstances, twelve year old budding amateur scientist
James Lightwater has been reluctantly hurled into a quest to save the world from being taken over by an evil
secret society and their alien masters.
- Maximus-Prime (Max). an ugly living computer from 100 years in the future, who emerges through a doorway in time
opened by accident. A time door opened by the power generated from the mysterious black gas in James's everlasting
light bulb experiment.
- TALON (Tracking And Locating Organic Navigator). A metallic cricket ball sized talking locator device. Inside
the device there are a tiny organic brain and an ancient Egyptian coin showing the coded locations of all 12 crystals.
Unfortunately the Dark Zodiac briefly captured TALON and is now able to track it when it leads James through time and
space to get the other crystals!
- Dark Aries. One of the many genetically enhanced super humans created by the Dark Zodiac's sinister scientists.
He is the deputy leader of the secret society. Dark Aries is an older man of giant proportions. At least three meters
high, covered with rippling muscles and covered in black and red high-tech armour. On his head he has a battle helmet
and two large metallic horns.
- Dark Leo. One of the many genetically enhanced super humans created by the Dark Zodiac's sinister scientists.
Dark Leo is a teenage girl wearing tight fitting black body armour. Tall and athletic and the strange outfit makes
her look like a living statue. On her head she wears a helmet shaped like a scowling lion. Attached to it was a lion-mane
head dress which is a mass of wild red hair.
- Davius. The ancient British High Priest who has control over the Aquarius crystals powers and is able to project his
ghostly spirit body across time to help James.
- Libra-mono. Protector of the Libra crystal and friend of James.
- Dark Libra. One of the many genetically enhanced super humans created by the Dark Zodiac's sinister scientists.
Possess remarkable powers which are used to fight james to get the next crystal.
- Dark Taurus. One of the many genetically enhanced super humans created by the Dark Zodiac's sinister scientists.
Possess even more strength than dark Aries. An unstable incomplete superhuman who is out of control.
- Royal Gemini twins and mysterious Sphinx. The prince and princess from ancient Egypt who guard the Gemini crystal!
The mysterious Sphinx has its secrets and defends against all enemies!
- Family. Mum Christine is a nurse in a local hospital. Dad is a local doctor, and teenage sister Mary is a
total pain in the ***!
- Hunter-killer Robots. Alien robots designed and created specifically to hunt down and eliminate their pray!
(Including James!)
Rejected artwork idea for the cover of Part 2
The Garden Shed
James's laboratory is his garden shed - but readers outside Britain may not be familiar with the Garden Shed - a peculiarly British phenomenon. Perhaps a word of explanation
would be in order.
The garden shed is normally a small wooden building in which the house owner can store garden tools - lawnmower, fork, rake etc.;
garden chemicals - weedkiller, fertiliser etc.; pots and other garden trivia. However, there are many stories (some true - some perhaps
not) of garden sheds being used for other purposes - like a place to hide, somewhere to store secret things or (as in our story)
a place to perform scientific experiments.