In a former life, I was an attorney that handled
many types of cases, some of which might seem as fighting impossible odds. Those odds were often fighting a well-funded
establishment.
To begin with, for this fictional story, I asked
myself, what is a seemingly impossible task that I might be able to accomplish?
The idea came to me to put the Dalai Lama back into
his Tibet, overcoming the might of the Communist Chinese Government, and which task
the civilized nations of the world have not been able to do.
I came up with a solution. Implementing it required intensive research
in so many areas that it took several years to put together. The story leaves out no relevant details.
Tibet has only two races, the native Tibetan and now
the Han Chinese moved there by the Communist Chinese Government to dilute the
Tibetan population.
My method is to create a race-specific Ebola that will
only attack the Han Chinese race that occupy Tibet.
To do this, I found experts that assisted in putting
together a workable method of how to do it.
The place to make it, the medical equipment, medical procedures, lab animals,
needed samples, expendable test subjects and from where and how to get them, and
the characters that could do it, are all
explained. It is like a “how to do it”
primer.
I also found a place where it could be done as it is
dangerous. The place exits in Kazakhstan.
Funding cannot come from a country, as that would be
war. So, I came up with a method of
funding as well as the motivation.
Although having nothing to do with the Ebola, I
added an alien anthropologist that comes to Earth incognito to observe and evaluate
us as a species as to whether we should be allowed to come into space or be eradicated
as a threat. How she gets around is hopefully
entertaining. She intended to land her
gliding shuttle in the middle of the US, in Kansas, as she learned English for
the mission, but due to a military test over White Sands, New Mexico, she is
detected and moves her shuttle over to Europe where she lands in rural Poland. Homeland security tracked her and chases her
as a threat, although unaware she is alien.
In Poland, she meets an international arms merchant,
a Baron, who becomes her host and guide while on Earth. He is undertaking the task of creating the
race-specific Ebola. How he is hired,
the funding, and his contacts make up the story. There is also romance between the two as the
alien is human like.
The reader might find him or herself looking at
humans from an unbiased point of view as does the alien as to whether or not we
should be contacted and invited to enjoy the wonders of the universe, or,
should we be eradicated as a warring threat of a species that has no business
in space.
In writing, I think research is half the fun. Do you enjoy the research you’ve done for
your writing?
Brent Ayscough or
Ace, as he is known to friends, retired from the practice of law and lives in a
house overlooking the sea in Southern California. He has always loved machines,
from airplanes to motorcycles, structural design, and other interests. He has
enjoyed the acquaintance of diverse and interesting people, and is widely
traveled. Bits and pieces of characters he has known, places he has been,
seasoned with the spice of his imagination, help him create unusual stories and
characters. Extensive collaboration with experts and sources, hopefully, make
his stories credible and interesting.
The Visitor by Brent Ayscough ISBN-13: 9781626942356, Black Opal Books , Trade paper/ebook February
2015 $12.99
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