Alastair Mccaig

Twist of Evolution: Book 1 - the Mclaren Chronicles Alastair Mccaig

Twistof Evolution is a contemporary novel with a science fiction/fantasy twist. It follows the diverse fortunes of James, his brother Freddie, Meisha andTrafur - four individuals whose fates are bound together by an incredibletruth. JamesMcLaren is a normal teenager who lives on the west coast of Scotland. He andhis younger brother Freddie are anything but ordinary. While James has vivid,waking dreams of people and places he neither knows nor recognises, Freddie isunaware that he is different until a chance encounter with two old ladieschanges everything. James discovers the truth about his family's past and whyhe and his brother are so special. The answers lead them on an incrediblejourney of self-discovery with perilous consequences for them and their family. Meishaand Trafur couldn't be more dissimilar. She is the daughter of the Chancellorof a renegade colony while he is a hapless farmhand. However, as Meisha's onceprivileged and ordered life turns to chaos when she becomes embroiled in akidnap plot, Trafur embarks on an adventure where he will learn about thedesperate plague which afflicts his world and the mysterious Cleansings whichclaimed his father's life. AsMeisha, Trafur, James and Freddie are unwittingly drawn into a deadly game ofpolitical skullduggery and lethal conspiracy, they begin to discover someincredible truths about themselves and each other which will bind them togetherand affirm their improbable destiny as potentially the only ones standingbetween the human race and its ultimate extinction. Twistof Evolution is the beginning of a tremendous adventure encompassing diversecivilizations who share a common heritage and will pose disturbing questionsabout humanity's dreadful ancestry and its ultimate destiny. Can humanity avoidthe mistakes of the past or is it doomed to annihilation.