“Down on the beach the three children stood unmoving in the late afternoon gloaming, their arms linking them together, watching transfixed while the tall grey man approached them with a steady step. He carried a long pole with what at that distance resembled an old-fashioned lantern at its tip. As he drew close to the trio the lamp brightened, enveloping them in its glow. Then suddenly and silently the light was extinguished, leaving only the grey man standing motionless on the sand.” ActionImaginationDramaConflictScience FictionSci FiFast PacedEspionageSuper HeroSuspensful Book:Cerberus Source: Cerberus
“Oh,” answered the vet, “I’m Francis, or—” He rapped his knuckle against his temple. “Perhaps I should say Frances.” “You just did,” said Shaggy, who’d already been wondering if there was something wrong with this human, he had dark lines around his eyes that looked as though they had been painted on, and his lips were a bright shade of pink.” FictionHumourWeaponsAiSci FiFast PacedGrippingAndroidsCreatureColonies Book:Cerberus Source: Cerberus
“Well,” sighed Toby, “I’m not really much of a hunter. Retrievers retrieve things, you know, things other folk have hunted. Other than that I’m a lovely boy, that’s what my human said, and I do enjoy being lovely.” Garth cringed and, to change the subject said, “There’s a rabbit now. It’s sitting up sniffing the air and not picking up our scent. Could you catch it, do you think?” “Oh, look at him,” chuckled Toby. “what a sweet little chap.” HumansEarthHumourAliensDryCompellingIntrigueFast PacedStrugglesAction Packed Book:Cerberus Source: Cerberus
“The answer to your first question is simple. The human race had become too dangerous. We are aware that the means for interstellar flight have been developed here on Earth, almost to the point of application. But we cannot allow this bellicose and destructive species to infect space beyond your own star system...” HumansEarthHumourAliensDryCompellingIntrigueFast PacedStrugglesAction Packed Book:Cerberus Source: Cerberus