War and Space
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The Bad Boy Cycle
So far there are seven books in the Bad Boy Cycle.
The first four are the novels which are 99 cents each.
These 4 books tell the story of the Human race from 1995 to 2214, mostly told from the perspective of successive generations of the Jones Family and their friends. At each stage the technology is that of the period. The first part is in the recent past, so the technology is what we are familiar with. In the early parts of the 21st century, the technology is largely based on extension of the current technology. Later in the century, there are some basic new inventions.
This means that the cycle become science fiction although this only starts to become obvious about four fifths of the way through the first book when the effects of Global Warming become quite different from the predictions.
A Bad Boy
A Bad Boy is a novel in 5 sections:
1. Sam O’Reilly is a juvenile delinquent. Andy Jones is a shopkeeper with his own problems, but tries to prevent the Sam from turning into an evil man.
When Sam at 18 pleads guilty to raping a 13 year old girl, Andy believes he has failed. Eventually Andy is persuaded to investigate.
2. Andy finds love for the second time, but the course of true love is rarely completely smooth.
3. Andy and Sarah go on their honeymoon in Europe with the children. This section has illustrations. Andy displays several of his hidden talents and becomes a hero.
4. Sarah's son Peter falls in love with his cousin and also becomes a hero winning the Cross of Valour.
5. Peter joins the navy: Civilization as we know it ends.
Ali the Peacemaker
This is the second Book of the Bad Boy Cycle. Ali, the Bangladeshi Orphan survives extreme danger and reaches a surprising place of safety. We follow his life as he becomes known as he battles disease, war and ignorance. Ali discovers several things about himself and has a very strange dream which might be a lot more than a dream.
ExtraSolar Menace
The Third book of the Bad Boy Quadrilogy; following on from "A Bad Boy" and "Ali the Peacemaker".
Ali has to deal with an unexpected threat from interstellar space. Although Ali, Jack and Pete save most of the Human race, the Menace causes both tragedy and opportunity.
Ali himself requires saving.
Ali meets the first Extraterrestrials, and makes the second contact with an intelligent unhuman species; after have totally failed to recognise the First Contact.
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
The Fourth book of the Bad Boy Quadrilogy. The Interstellar Exploration Ship, "The Highway to Heaven" ranges widely through the universe in its search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.
The multispecies crew discover many planets with life including one with more evolved life than the Earth. The landing party on the Planet B2 has its shuttle destroyed and are threatened by the native animals.
In 2208 they are contacted by a totally unexpected being.
After that is a non fiction book containing both science and speculation:
The Science of the Bad Boy Quadrilogy
This free book discusses some of the more controversial aspects of the scientific basis of the Bad Boy Cycle.
This includes questions of:
Are heading towards a much warmer world or another ice age?
Can Humans can hybridize with Apes?
Is Faster than Light Travel possible?
Could Parallel Universes exist?
Are Comets made of Antimatter?
Would self replicating Nanomachines be safe?
Did Unknown Civilizations exist before the most recent glacial period? And other several other questions.
Then there are the three Novellas if the War Trilogy.
Other Books Published by Steve Challis
Luna the Autobiography of a Super Cat by Luna Challis
I am a Cat who has had a lot of experiences in my 4 years. In my FREE Autobiography with 21 pictures and 5000 words you can meet my friends like Michael, the local mob and the kind farmer, hate my enemies like the Big Fat Ugly Dog, the Bad Man and the Satanic Cat and laugh at the terrible ideas of the enigmatic Bad Boy.
You can share my grief and my joy.
Michael says that I have delusions of Grandeur. He is wrong, I don't have delusions; I am Grand.
Suitable for people aged from 10 to 110 to read, but could also be read to younger children.
The Old Firm by Richard F. Challis
The Old Firm is the story of how the genial, generous and gregarious George Charlesworth, master painter, manages to find enough work to feed his family and keep his men employed during the Great Depression of the 1930's. This is closely based on the Author's own father and his company. One difference is that Gregory Challis had 10 children.
Time and Chance by Richard F. Challis
Time and Chance is the business autobiography of Richard F. Challis, covering his life from when he was 15 and became a management apprentice until he was 36 and was his company's area sales manager for the north of England. The author describes the cutthroat politics of the office.
When Angels Travel by Richard F. Challis
When Angels Travel is a fictionalized account of the international business travels of Richard F. Challis during the 1960's. It starts with his visit to Moscow. He visited many countries in 4 continents. His style is very personal and easily readable. This story follows on from his business autobiography, "Time and Chance".
Interludes by Richard F. Challis
The author spent a month's holiday each year staying with his grandmother in rural Suffolk from the time he was ten to when war broke out when he was fifteen.
This is a collection of six true short stories only totalling about 5700 words in which the author is able to capture the society and atmosphere of 1930's country England, and convey images of a bygone era.