The world waits....

They are coming back....

But how ?

As friends ?

 Or enemies ?

Have they understood the truth ?

Or made a devastating mistake ?

Should Earth prepare for an interplanetary war, or prepare to welcome a new age of science and technology ?

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                                                                            A sneak peek into Lex Talionis

This little tête-a-tête was disturbed by a sudden electric tension in the room. The Brigadier, myself and Willie glanced at the corner of the room at the same moment, as did every other person in the room. Time stopped for a moment as some sixty people all turned to stare at one spot. The spot was a radio operator and he was clutching his headphones to his head as if his life depended on them. It dawned on me that the cue for this mass examination of one man was his agonised, half strangled shout which had permeated our consciousness a mere three seconds ago.

The operator turned to face the room. His face was white.

            “Corrections!” he said hoarsely. He swallowed and tried again. “Corrections to earlier reports. Spheres numbered two and six have not, I repeat, not been destroyed. They --” he gulped and took a deep breath.   “They dropped below radar level and hedge-hopped. They are now travelling in opposite directions towards each of the Polar ice-caps.”

The Old Man, Willie and I stared at each other.

            “Dear God!” Willie’s face blanched and he gasped for breath. “It’s uninhabited there!  If the vapour is released……..those huge areas of ice and water !…….” 

Reviews of Lex Talionis

Kokuro wrote:- I just completed reading your fiction : Lex Talionis (Book Two of The Visit), and I really liked it.    I enjoyed your writing style and character development.