'Are you telling us,’ said John, finding it hard to control himself, ‘that you have a brother out there, flying around in a home made spacecraft tied together with bits of wire mesh and tape, and that these all powerful aliens can’t harm him in any way?’
'Precisely!’
The wheel was invented in Mesopotamia around the year 3500 bc. George Stephensen designed a steam locomotive called The Rocket in 1829. Henry Ford produced his first experimental car in 1893; and in 1903, at Kitty Hawk, the Wright brothers made their first successful flight in an aeroplane.
Mankind’s genius for technological advancement never ends. In London’s suburbs, in Trevor’s woods, in a sheltered clearing, two young brothers have built The Cloud - the first ever flying-saucer.
On their maiden trip they soon discover that the stars crawl with aliens, and that many look towards Earth’s vast and untouched energy resources with envy. One alien species set up a processing factory in Earth’s orbit and begin extracting the very life from our planet, arrogantly ignoring humankind’s feeble attempts to protect their world.
That is, until the two young brothers from London and two NASA astronauts from America are unintentionally thrown together, and show the aliens what earthlings are truly capable of…
'Gathering Clouds...' a soft Science-Fiction novel for young adults between 13 and 90.
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Download PDF version here.
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'Precisely!’
The wheel was invented in Mesopotamia around the year 3500 bc. George Stephensen designed a steam locomotive called The Rocket in 1829. Henry Ford produced his first experimental car in 1893; and in 1903, at Kitty Hawk, the Wright brothers made their first successful flight in an aeroplane.
Mankind’s genius for technological advancement never ends. In London’s suburbs, in Trevor’s woods, in a sheltered clearing, two young brothers have built The Cloud - the first ever flying-saucer.
On their maiden trip they soon discover that the stars crawl with aliens, and that many look towards Earth’s vast and untouched energy resources with envy. One alien species set up a processing factory in Earth’s orbit and begin extracting the very life from our planet, arrogantly ignoring humankind’s feeble attempts to protect their world.
That is, until the two young brothers from London and two NASA astronauts from America are unintentionally thrown together, and show the aliens what earthlings are truly capable of…
'Gathering Clouds...' a soft Science-Fiction novel for young adults between 13 and 90.
Read the first three chapters free!
Download PDF version here.
Or buy this book
Available for immediate sampling and sale in multiple ebook formats, readable on virtually any ebook reading device, at Smashwords.com
Also available at: Amazon.uk Amazon.com WHSmith. B&N. Diesel. kobo Goodreads.
