The Legend of Things Past (Beyond Pluto SciFi Futuristic Aventures Book 1)
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“How could I say no?”
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Character Guide
Donovan Knight: An Army Specialist whose job it is to find and eradicate cells of the terrorist group x5 The Liberation Contingent. His grandfather, Tobias Knight, raised him. Tobias taught Donovan the ins and outs of the sciences, especially physics, quantum physics, and astronomy. He was really good—a child prodigy—but preferred not to be a scientist like his grandfather.
Tobias Knight: A scientific genius, known worldwide as the greatest mind since Stephen Hawking. He is the inventor of the modern teleportation machine (publicly) and inventor of the time machine (secretly). He grew up in a bad neighborhood and in an abusive home, but science was his refuge.
Nona Knight: Donovan’s wife. She grew up in the slums of Bakersfield. She is a geneticist working to reintroduce extinct species into the wild.
Lamar Knight: Donovan’s youngest son. He grew up in the wealthy city of Santa Monica and now runs a non-profit organization which caters to the needs of the poor.
Jason Knight: Donovan’s oldest son. He grew up in the wealthy city of Santa Monica and now works as a designer for Liao Inserts.
General Hesekiel McGregor: The General in 2258, a Colonel in 2180. He is a computer systems specialist—the brightest mind in the field.
Captain Brian Umar: A very talented biologist and geneticist. His status in 2176 is unknown.
General Cornelius Umar: The General in 2180. His status in 2176 is unknown.
Tracee Patricia Parker: Tracee is an Army Specialist in 2180. She specializes in combat as well as teleportation and space navigation.
Society Guide
Global Climate Change: From August 2078 to October 2081, scientists worldwide united in daily meetings in order to solve the problems of global climate change and environmental destruction. This group called themselves the Scientific Community United for Earth (aka SCUFE). As a result, there are international laws that protect the environment and they are strictly enforced. Factory farms are prohibited and only local farming is allowed. Hunting any animal of any kind is illegal.
Clean Energy: Also as a result of the SCUFE meetings, petroleum was outlawed. Scientists discovered a powerful source of clean energy on a planet in a nearby galaxy. Once, it was harvested from the planet every ten years. By 2180, after Tobias Knight invented teleportation, humans have access to the planet any time they need it. It was the beginning of unlimited clean energy. It powers the skycars, the skycycles, the jetcars, and all technology running on electricity.
Landfills and Waste: SCUFE sent all of the waste and garbage on earth to another planet (1000 plus degrees) to be destroyed. This “cleaning of the planet” happened over a span of twenty years—2078 to 2098. Plastic was banned in 2081. In 2258, the time period that Donovan Knight lives in, you can drink from a stream without fear of getting sick.
Endangered Species List: The species of animals that were endangered have all recovered with the help of biologists and geneticists. Scientists have even made an effort to bring back extinct animals using DNA from fossils.
Crime: People still have their vices. Though humans saved the planet with modern technology, the earth has not become a utopia by any means. People consume technological products at a rate three times that of their 2015 counterparts. There are almost unlimited resources but limited access to them. Those in power keep the resources to themselves. As a result, there are wealthy cities like Santa Monica, as well as slums like Bakersfield. There is still murder and theft. New recreational drugs exist that are far more dangerous than the drugs that existed one hundred to two hundred years ago.
Creation Concept
The Legend of Things Past began with an idea:
An Elite Army Specialist is recruited to travel back in time to an unknown destination that will take him to a different planet in order to stop a catastrophe here on earth in the present. What he does not know is that for him to succeed, it will require him to travel back in time to kill his evil grandfather. The question is will he go and do what he must do. It would mean his own wife may never have met him in the future and his own two children may not have been born. The stakes have never been higher for civilization as his grandfather is the creator of a gene, which he carries, that will wipe out the human race once fully matured. He has less than three weeks to come back with the cure. The year is 2258. What he could not have known is that his grandfather anticipated as much and created clones whose descendants are on the very planet he is heading to. Their objective is to destroy the people on Earth and inhabit it for themselves.
Acknowlegments
I would like to thank the following people who loved and helped me over the years and who have believed in my talents: Theresa Sheppard Alexander, Arthur Theodore Sheppard, Lintonia Sheppard, Lois Winona Sheppard, Patricia Ruth Sheppard, Phillis Isabella Sheppard, Lois P. Quillian, Hattie Booker Peterson, James Mitchell Sheppard, Uncle James Mitchell, Thomas Linton Quillian. They are always there in the most trying of times.
These business people have steadfastly supported me, on this journey, over the years and have trusted me and helped me in crucial times in my life: Mr. Aaron Cooperband and Mr. Dan Zuckerman, Theresa Sheppard Alexander, and Michael H. Alexander.
Thank you to these very special friends who support me: Joseph Tillman, Holly Hoffman, Philip Smith, Glenn Richards, Lesley Bracker, Keith Finkelstein Kat Endorsson, Benjamin “Coach” Wade, Ryan A. Corillio, Bobby Mason, Diane Hardy, Ellen Cohen, Wendy Kram, Jodi Taylor and David Hume Kennerly. A Big Shout Out to the entire Survivor family, fans and CBS Television.
I would also like to thank author, editor, and publisher of Neworld Review, Fred Beauford, who appointed me Associate Publisher and has me write columns in his magazine, “A Man About Town.”
About the Author
Phillip William Sheppard is a reality TV star in Santa Monica, California who is famous for participating in two seasons of the hit TV show Survivor™. His reputation as a celebrity gave him more than 100,000 Twitter™ followers. Learn about his journey as a famous personality and book author.
Leaving home at the young age of sixteen, he joined the US Army and later on became a federal agent. He also worked in technology enterprise sales for the last eighteen years of his career. He is a Former Federal Agent and US Army Veteran.
While roller-skating in Santa Monica, he was discovered by TV network CBS to become part of the 22nd season of Survivor called Redemption Island. He also made a second appearance in the show's 26th season, Survivor: Caramoan Fans vs. Favorites. "It's all pretty heady stuff, but I'm never content just to be satisfied. It's not in me. I always look to engage the fans, too. They're really what it's all about," said Sheppard in a recent interview.
On Survivor Redemption Island, Jeff Probst, Executive Producer and host, credited Phillip with creating a legendary and iconic character in "The Specialist." Phillip has been very thankful for the network and its production crew for giving him several opportunities to appear on the show. Survivor has given him a way to do other things in life like writing a book, giving back to charities, and having a chance at fame and fortune.
Phillip is the only Survivor to have written a fictional novel about his persona "The Specialist" while still a contestant on the show. He is also an author and Associate Publisher at NeworldReview.com™ where he writes two columns, “A Conversation” and “A Man About Town.” Phillip is one of twelve siblings which include his twin sister. He is a single parent and currently lives with his son and his dog named Spike. The only thing that he wants now more than ever is to entertain and to bring happiness to his fans the world over.
Find Phillip on Twitter: @PSheppardTV
www.PhillipWSheppard.com
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