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Nothing is as it seems in Steven Lancaster's gripping debut novel, The Red Dust. This white knuckle thriller will leave readers breathless as it takes them on a frantic journey around the World to save what could be humanity's last hope.Dr Jacob Hunter, a brilliant marine biologist, is called on by the Australian Government to investigate the site for an upcoming French nuclear test. The concerns expressed by the countries near the test site are confirmed by his report. His scathing report is supressed and friends from his University days set out from New Zealand to protest near the test site.The French are determined to proceed and with the help of Dr Isman Zucker, one of the leading Israeli nuclear and bacteriological scientists they feel assured of success.What follows is beyond anyone's imagination. The nuclear test goes horribly wrong and unleashes a deadly cloud blown by weather patterns towards the coast of Queensland. The suspected radiation sickness doesn't eventuate but something totally unexpected and far more deadly appears to threaten the whole country.In an effort to control the contagion Australia submits to a period of total isolation. No one can enter or leave the country. No trade or any contact, other than electronic, is allowed between Australia and the rest of World for what is hoped to be a short time, but as the time extends, pressures start to build and eventually the country tries to stop civil war from breaking out. The vaccine so desperately needed to save the Australian population from starvation; if they remained isolated, has not yet been developed. It is a race against time. Save Australia or risk the release of the virus to the rest of the World.This epic thriller will keep readers glued to the edge of their seats from the opening paragraph to the very last page. Lancaster's The Red Dust expertly blends political, social, and economic fears to contrast a masterpiece of suspense, one that cleverly demonstrates the destruction and mayhem that humans often unwittingly unleash on themselves.

When Detective Sergeant Alfred Hill retired from the police force, he ended his long career in disgrace. But when he finds the body of an unconscious man in the same spot where he investigated a suspected suicide in 1962, Hill has the opportunity to redeem his reputation-and crack the unsolved mystery that has haunted him for nearly forty years. The man in question appears to be the same person whose suicide Hill investigated all those years ago, and when he regains consciousness, everyone claims he is, indeed, the missing Jacob King. The only problems are that Jacob King has no recollection of anything-and that he hasn't aged a single day in the past forty years.Unable to reconcile the facts of the case, the police appoint Detective Constable David Sommer to help Sergeant Hill in his investigation. With powerful American pharmaceutical companies and the CIA interested in their suspect, Sommer and Hill have their work cut out for them. And it isn't until Jacob King himself makes a startling revelation that Hill and Sommer understand how important this case is-not only to their careers, but to the future of all humanity.

Five years after the death of Jacob King, the mysteries surrounding his forty-year disappearance and subsequent murder continue to unfold. The CIA has confiscated the video of Err's message, but when it learns that another recording exists, operatives are dispatched to secure it. The information the agents receive, however, is misleading. They think they're fighting terrorism; they don't know that they're suppressing evidence of alien contact. Grieving Jacob's death, his partner, Scott Mulligan, finds a renewed sense of happiness with the birth of his daughter. But that happiness is short-lived. The forces that killed Jacob and took the video of Err also try to rob Scott of the one true joy in his world when they threaten his daughter's life. As the operatives and those they recruit carry out their missions in the interest of national security, they discover that the motives behind their orders are not as just as they believe. What in Err's message is worth going to such extrordinary lengths to conceal?When Hasheed Viaz the man in charge of the operation finds out the truth behind his mission he is engulfed in a tragedy of conscience. Wanting to show that an American Muslim could be as patriotic as the best American he finds his efforts have led to the most horrific murders imaginable. Do good motives modify in any way the guilt of the crime? Who is ultimately responsible? The people following orders thinking they are fighting terrorism, or the people formulating those orders even if in the long run their efforts might save countless lives. And, if they turn out wrong what happens then? For every action there is a reaction. Consequences always ensure. Scott and the following books Da-vid and Erron examine what can happen and take the reader on a journey. It is unexpected, exciting and perhaps prophetic. You will meet some wonderful characters exposed to these situations. How they cope can be a lesson for all of us.

Err, the benevolent ruler of the planet Acootulum discovers a beautiful planet in the Solar System which he calls Icalay, meaning an uncut jewel. Another Alien group also very interested in the progress of Icalay is the Sirasusians, or Alphas, who, in 1947 offered new technology to Colonel Buddy Armstrong, whom they thought ruled the planet. Global warming has become a serious concern for the alien races observing Earth. The Alphas intend on preserving the planet by way of controlling the population through Collective Will - theirs. Err, believing in the potential of the human race, has an alternate solution: to help humanity raise its level of consciousness such that the planet moves into the 5th dimension. Err pleads with The Great Council to bring another human to Acootulum to train them in the knowledge and implementation of a pollution free energy source: Electro- Magnetic- Energy (the energy source of all interplanetary travel) that will ultimately rid the need for fossil fuels. He is given permission to bring a youth to Acootulum, Da-vid, a 17-year-old musician who just graduated from Cannes Academy of Music. Powerful forces on Earth, led by 'The Lady', oppose Dav-id's untimely return and his insistence of following Err's tenets (to be compassionate, forgiving, and non-judgmental) to help move the Earth into the 5th dimension. This fourth installment of the Jacob saga poses some vital questions for the type of civilization and direction we want to create as a people. In a time of worldwide anger, confusion and disorientation, Lancaster invites us to question the depths of our humanity, our purpose, and rethink our place in the Universe.