Cosega Source: A Booker Thriller (The Cosega Sequence Book 5)

by Brandt Legg

  In the weeks that followed, Trynn and the Arc both kept a constant eye on the Terminus clock, and based their decisions on its rising and falling numbers.

  END of Book Five

  To be notified of future Cosega releases

  Sign up here or follow me on Amazon here

  The next installment

  coming next

  Cosega Strike

  Book Six of the Cosega Sequence

  Glossary

  Airsliders – Jet-propelled scooters equipped with laser munitions.

  Annjee – Government scientist, old friend of Trynn.

  Avery – Caretaker at Old North Church in Boston.

  Blaxers – Booker Lipton’s private army of operatives.

  Blox – Ability to stop myree, an ancient form of telepathy practiced by Etherens and some others.

  Booker Lipton — World’s wealthiest man. Rip’s sponsor. Searching for Eysens and related artifacts.

  Brite lite birds – Type of bird that glowed like fireflies, with colored feathers that instantly burned flesh on contact. Staring at too many at once could lead to temporary blindness.

  Camsoen – Etheren settlement.

  Cardd – Trynn’s assistant.

  Change-point – Moment in time when an unknown event changed the trajectory of Cosegan civilization from advancing to even higher enlightenment and technological wonders to that of a primitive reset that became humanity eleven million years later.

  Chief – Head of guardians

  Cira – Rip and Gale’s daughter.

  Clastier – An early recipient of an Eysen.

  Cloud sweeper – Bird with gray and white coloring and thirty-foot wingspan.

  Cosegans – Rip and Gale’s name for the people and society that existed on earth eleven million years ago.

  Crying Man – Rip and Gale’s name for Trynn.

  Draycam – Cosegan wanted for a horrible crime, he had been entertaining the thought of killing the Arc and over throwing the entire Circle.

  Dream Senders – Etherens who had deepened their meditative and myree talents to the point where they could send thoughts into the dreams and, in certain cases, meditative minds of people in the far future.

  Dreemelle – Provider of Revon.

  Earliests – Cosegans term for their ancestors.

  Epic-seam – a space-time tear located inside the spectrum belt that allows the Imazes to travel to the far-future and back.

  Eternal Falls – three thousand foot waterfall, one of the natural wonders of the Cosegan world.

  Etherens – Part of the Cosegan population who practiced deep meditation, lived with nature and mined globotite and other natural minerals and herbs.

  Eysen – A basket-ball sized sphere which contained a complete record of all existence. Named for an ancient word meaning, “to hold all the stars in your hand.”

  Eysenist – Another name for Eysen makers, scientists who create and study Eysens.

  Far Future – Cosegan term for period of time when modern humans such as the Egyptians, Leonardo da Vinci and Rip and Gale live.

  Finebeale trees – A type of tree in Cosegan time.

  Flyers – Guardians wearing jet packs

  FlyWatcher – A self-propelled flying camera with 360 degree view.

  Fray – Imaze member on mission flight with Shanoah.

  Globotite – Rare air mineral required in Eysen making and insertions.

  Goeze – Triangular vehicles of light that enlarge depending on the number of passengers and payload can fly or drive. Sometimes called “light energy vehicle,” or LEV.

  Grayswa – Etheren elder, the oldest living shaman.

  Guardians – Cosegan security force.

  Guin – Trynn’s late wife, mother of Mairis.

  Havloses – People on the other side of Earth during Cosegan time.

  Health-lounges – Cosegan social gathering spot where natural juices and infused mineral waters are served.

  High-peak – Trynn’s secret lab.

  Historics - Holographic pop ups which display the history or facts of a subject, person, or place.

  HITE – Hidden Information and Technology Exchange, the covert technology handler for the US government.

  Huang – Colleague of Rip’s and brilliant Eysen researcher.

  Imazes – Part of Cosegan population who live and work in space. They attempt flights to the far future.

  Infer-gun – Laser weapon capable of inflicting death or merely stunning depending on the setting.

  Insertion – Act of placing Eysens into the far future.

  ISS – Imaze Space Summit on a high and massive plateau.

  Jenso – Woman who helped design the Cosegan light cities, and Circle member, sometimes called “the moon mystic.”

  Joefyeser – Etheren globerunner.

  Julae – Etheren globerunner.

  Kalor Locke — A deadly rival of Booker’s and the Foundation for Eysens. He used to run a secret government agency.

  Kavid – Etheren, Prayta’s friend.

  Kaynor system — A part of the universe near the spectrum belt.

  Light woman – Dreemelle, provider of Revon.

  LightShaping – Cosegan method of manipulating various forms of light for manufacturing and construction.

  Lumen Tower – Location of Markol’s lab in Solas.

  Mairis – Trynn’s daughter.

  Malachy – Saint Malachy an early recipient of an Eysen.

  Mind-crystals – Cosegan computers (a million times more advanced than PCs and Macs.

  Missing-Time – Period between the end of Cosegan time and beginning of modern human history.

  Mistwave Forest – Coastal forest around High-peak.

  Myree – Ability to read thoughts and in some cases communicate through minds.

  Nashunite – Mineral required in Eysen making.

  Nogoff trees – A type of tree in Cosegan time.

  Nostradamus – Sixteenth century seer.

  NSA – The US National Security Agency.

  Oordan-field – An area of space, sometimes considered part of the spectrum belt.

  Ovan – Old scientist who does equations to help decide who gets Eysens in the far future.

  Prayta – Etheren woman who supplies Trynn minerals.

  Predictive League – An affiliation of thousands of Cosegan scientists researching the Far future and Eysen effects.

  Pulsers – Colored asteroid-like energy masses that can threaten ships in or near the spectrum belt.

  Quatrains – Prophecies written by Nostradamus.

  Revon – Cosegan herb that, at the risk of serious side effects, substantially increases cognitive performance.

  Roemers – Giant butterflies with three foot wingspan.

  Salvator Mundi – Painting by Leonardo da Vinci, depicting Jesus Christ.

  Savina – Colleague of Rip’s and brilliant Eysen researcher.

  Screamer gun – Lethal laser rifle, named for the loud sound it made when fired.

  Seismic-seven – Imaze desperate technique to “reboot” ship during spectrum bombardment.

  Sennogleyne – Mineral required in Eysen making.

  Shank – Powerful Circle member.

  Shanoah – Imaze commander – Trynn’s girlfriend.

  Skyways – moving, floating and ever changing sidewalks, also skyway energy project Trynn had been leading.

  Slights – Places in Cosega cities where light and surveillance does not reach.

  Sodew – Herbal infused mineral water.

  Solas – Largest Cosegan city and also the Capitol.

  Spectrum belt – Section of space that must be crossed to reach the Epic-seam.

  StarToucher trees – A type of tree in Cosegan time that grow to five hundred feet tall.

  Stave – Imaze and Shanoah’s late husband.

  Strandband – Cosegan command center worn on wrist that can access and project continuous stream of data.

  Teakki trees – A type of t
ree in Cosegan time.

  Teason – Etheren settlement where Grayswa, Julae, Prayta, Kavid and Mairis reside.

  Terminus clock – Linked algorithm displaying the time remaining until the Terminus Doom destroys humanity.

  Terminus Doom – Mysterious prophesied end of humanity.

  The Arc – Leader of Cosegans, one of the oldest women.

  The blind – Cousin of a black hole, a place in space where communications and electronics fail.

  The Circle – Cosegan council of elders. The leaders of the Cosegan society.

  The Enders – Subgroup of the predictive league. Enders studied all aspects of alternate insertions, and sought to establish other avenues to utilize the Eysens in anti-Doom efforts, and defeat the end times.

  The Foundation – The Aylantik Foundation is a secretive organization with seemingly unlimited funding, employing futurists, scientists, engineers, economists, as well as former members of the military and intelligence communities.

  The Reach – A 3000 foot building of light and sound. Tallest occupied building in Solas.

  Tracer – Field unit leader of the guardians. Second in command under the Chief.

  Trynn — Also known as “Crying Man.” He is the most important Eysen Maker. Shanoah’s boyfriend.

  Tunssee – Cosegan city.

  Twistle trees – A type of tree in Cosegan time.

  Varvara Port – Regional trade port of the Havloses.

  Visuals – Marble-sized floating cameras that could be deployed by the thousands.

  Weals – Personal spy for the Arc. Former guardian.

  Welhey – Circle Member and friend of Trynn.

  Wild Wandering River – A 2900 mile river that ended at the Eternal Falls.

  Acknowledgments

  Cosega has been with me longer than any other story, decades before it found a presence on paper. It is my most popular series, and if I was pressed, I would admit it is my favorite (at least this month). Originally planned to be a trilogy, I must thank all of you wonderful readers who have asked (and sometimes demanded) more. Now this series sits at five books, and there are more coming. It’s because of you that I have gotten to continue to visit these special characters, to look into the Eysen, and to hold all the stars in my hands.

  Thank you.

  As always, there are the extra special people who assist me in getting the stories into their finished forms.

  To Ro and Teakki, who helped with so many parts of this saga—the character traits, the world, the twists and turns. We find much of the magic during long drives, on mountain hikes, and in tents pitched by glacial lakes.

  And to my mother, Barbara Blair, locked down for a year. Happily, she loves to read, and even pretends to be objective about my work. (Moms can’t really be objective about their kids, it’s against the rules, but that’s a good thing.)

  Special appreciation to Melanie C. Hansen, Gil Forbes, and Joan Osborne for their excellent minds. Thanks to Jack Llartin, my copy editor, for all he does, including his magical ability to defy deadlines. I’m always excited to get a new book published, and part of that is so the world can see the latest cover created by Elena at L1 Graphics. Her knack for capturing a part of the adventure is always fun to experience.

  And, finally, to Teakki, who patiently waited to talk scripts, or play chess, until I finished writing each day. Check!

  Most of all, I can never express enough gratitude to my readers. To all the ones that have read everything I’ve published, to the ones who have just finished their first Booker thriller or Chasing adventure, it means the world to me that you’ve decided to spend your money and time on my stories. Please drop me an email anytime – responding to reader emails is one of my favorite parts of the day!

  I’d also like to mention a few fellow authors who are important to me for many reasons: Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle, Mark Dawson, Nick Thacker, Ernest Dempsey, Eric J. Gates, Dale DeVino, Phil M. Williams, Jennifer Theriot, Haris Orkin, Michelle McCarty, Mollie Gregory, and Zoe Saadia.

  A special thanks goes out to the following readers and members of the street team for either their support, kindness, reviews (I love reviews), suggestions, and/or encouragement. (If I left anyone out, I apologize. Please forgive me, and let me know, I can fix it!) In no particular order:

  Cid Chase, Mick Flanigan, Martin Gunnell, Tony Sommer, Derek Redmond, Kathy Troc, Brian C. Coffey, Consuelo Ashworth, Diane Whitehead, Mike Brannick, Paul Gyorke, Douglas Dersch, Karen Mack, Rob Weaver, Ken Clute, Tricia Turner, Nigel Revill, John Nunley, Linda Loparco, Ernest Pino, Diane Whitehead, Patricia Ruby, Douglas Meek, Kathleen Robbins, Glenn Legge, Glenda Dykstra, Pam Gilbert, Ernest Manpino, Cara Johnson, Carol M, Kat Heyer, Ken Friedman, Joan Osborne, Rob Zorger, Robyn Shanti, Bob Browder, Chis Bond, Melanie C. Hansen, Chet Keough, Sue Steel, Jacky Dallaire, Adam Tanner, Frank Murphy, Gil Forbes, Blake Dowling, Sam Rhoades, Karen Markovitz, Kyle Dahlem, Christine Moritz, Tom Strauss, Irene Witoski, Martha Heckel, Sandie Parrish, LA Dumas, Bob Dumas, John Nicholson, Peggy Gulli, Randy Howerter, Ingo Michehl, John McDonald, Kathy Creecy, Susan Norlund, Liz Miller, Cheryl Olson, Jan Dallas, Chuck Gonzalez, Justin Lear, Rick Ferris, Janice Gildea, Vivienne Du Bourdieu, Elaine Dill, Sharon Moffatt, Jean Sink, Julie Price, Judith Anderson, Terry Myers, Carl Howard, Chris Tomlinson, Judy Hammer, Satish Bhatti, Christopher Bowling, Michael Ferrel, Susan McGuyer, Bill Borchert, Samantha Jackson, Debra Harper, Dennis Lowe, Cathie Harrison, Marcel Roy. Gerry Adler, Brian Schnizlein, Mike Lauland, Mark Perlmutter, Frank Fusco, Gene Leach, Ron Babcock, Leslie Royce, Michael Picco, Gillian Charlton, Sam J. Rhoades III, Stephane Peltier, and a double-extra thanks to whoever the reviewer “Serenity” is! And always special gratitude to the remarkable Grady Harp!

  There is a goal among some authors to turn readers into fans, fans into super fans, and super fans into friends. I am fortunate to have been able to achieve that goal on numerous occasions.

  Thank you.

  A Note From the Author

  Thanks for sharing the adventure!

  Please help spread the word

  click here to post a review (even a few words).

  Reviews are the greatest way to help an author.

  And, please tell your friends.

  I’d love to hear from you

  Questions, comments, whatever.

  Email me here. I’ll definitely respond

  (usually within a few days).

  Join my Inner Circle

  If you want to be the first to hear about my new releases, advance reads, occasional news and more, click here.

  About the Author

  USA TODAY Bestselling Author Brandt Legg uses his unusual real life experiences to create page-turning novels. He’s traveled with CIA agents, dined with senators and congressmen, mingled with astronauts, chatted with governors and presidential candidates, had a private conversation with a Secretary of Defense he still doesn’t like to talk about, hung out with Oscar and Grammy winners, had drinks at the State Department, been pursued by tabloid reporters, and spent a birthday at the White House by invitation from the President of the United States.

  At age eight, Legg's father died suddenly, plunging his family into poverty. Two years later, while suffering from crippling migraines, he started in business, and turned a hobby into a multi-million-dollar empire. National media dubbed him the “Teen Tycoon,” and by the mid-eighties, Legg was one of the top young entrepreneurs in America, appearing as high as number twenty-four on the list (when Steve Jobs was #1, Bill Gates #4, and Michael Dell #6). Legg still jokes that he should have gone into computers.

  By his twenties, after years of buying and selling businesses, leveraging, and risk-taking, the high-flying Legg became ensnarled in the financial whirlwind of the junk bond eighties. The stock market crashed and a firestorm of trouble came down. The Teen Tycoon racked up more than a million dollars in legal fees, was betrayed by those closest to him, lost his entire fortune, and ended up serving time for financial improprieties.

&nb
sp; After a year, Legg emerged from federal prison, chastened and wiser, and began anew. More than twenty-five years later, he’s now using all that hard-earned firsthand knowledge of conspiracies, corruption and high finance to weave his tales. Legg’s books pulse with authenticity.

  His series have excited nearly a million readers around the world. Although he refused an offer to make a television movie about his life as a teenage millionaire, his autobiography is in the works. There has also been interest from Hollywood to turn his thrillers into films. With any luck, one day you’ll see your favorite characters on screen.

  He lives in the Pacific Northwest, with his wife and son, writing full time, in several genres, containing the common themes of adventure, conspiracy, and thrillers. Of all his pursuits, being an author and crafting plots for novels is his favorite.

  For more information, please visit his website, or to contact Brandt directly, email him: Brandt@BrandtLegg.com, he loves to hear from readers and always responds!

  BrandtLegg.com

  Books by Brandt Legg

  Cosega Search (Cosega Sequence #1)

  Cosega Storm (Cosega Sequence #2)

  Cosega Shift (Cosega Sequence #3)

  Cosega Sphere (Cosega Sequence #4)

  Cosega Source (Cosega Sequence #5)

  Cosega Strike (Cosega Sequence #6)

  The Last Librarian (Justar Journal #1)

  The Lost TreeRunner (Justar Journal #2)

  The List Keepers (Justar Journal #3)

  Chasing Rain

  Chasing Fire

  Chasing Wind

  Chasing Dirt

  Chasing Life

  Chasing Kill

  Chasing Risk

  Chasing Mind

  Chasing Time