Ancient Origins: Books 4 - 6 (Ancient Origins Boxset Book 2)

Deployment: Classified

  Current location: Sanctuary Proper

  Skill set:

  Overt military action / Multi terrain warfare

  Covert military intervention / Sniper tactics and marksmanship

  Hostage retrieval and counter terrorism

  Close quarters and unarmed combat

  Leadership and management / Strategic planning / Reconnaissance

  Captain Radcliffe

  Darklight Officer

  Nationality: American

  GMRC Clearance – Level 7 Beta

  Designation – Civilian / Private Contractor

  Deployment: Classified

  Current location: Unknown

  Skill set:

  Overt military action / Reconnaissance

  Covert military intervention / Close quarters and unarmed combat

  Leadership and strategic planning

  APPENDIX N - OTHER PERSONS

  Professor George Steiner

  Ex-Director General of GMRC Subterranean Programme

  Nationality: American

  GMRC Clearance – Level 10 Alpha (Suspended)

  Designation – Civilian

  Deployment: Unknown

  GMRC Division: Subterranean Programme

  Skill set:

  Subterranean structural engineering

  Management and leadership

  Planning, design and development

  Mathematical modelling and forecasting

  Computer programming and software development

  Jessica Klein

  BBC Newsreader and TV Presenter

  Nationality: English

  Profession: Journalist

  Relatives: Daniela & Victoria (daughters) / Evan (husband)

  (Pseudonym: Eliza Sterling)

  Eric Wolf

  Computer Hacker

  Nationality: German

  (Pseudonym: Das Gespenst, the self-proclaimed Ghost)

  Brett Taylor

  FBI Special Agent

  Nationality: American

  Profession: Federal Agent

  Relatives: Colonel Samson (father)

  Bic / Da Muss Ich

  Computer Hacker / Cyber Terrorist

  Nationality: Unknown

  (Pseudonyms: DMI / Da Muss Ich / Because I Can /

  Deforcement Insidious / D’Force / Elusive D / Oyakata / B.I.C.)

  Ophion Nexus

  S.I.L.V.E.R. Operative (Taskforce Leader)

  Nationality: Classified

  GMRC Clearance – Classified

  Designation – Civilian / Private Contractor

  Deployment: Classified

  Skill set: Classified

  Tyler Magnusson

  Pilot Commander (acting Captain of Archimedes)

  Nationality: American

  Rank: Commander

  NASA Clearance Level: AMBER 1 (Segregated Personnel)

  Deployment: U.S.S.S. Archimedes

  Selene Dubois

  Deputy Governor (Central Bank - USSB Sanctuary)

  Nationality: Unknown

  Profession: Banker

  GMRC Clearance – Unknown

  Designation – Civilian

  Deployment: U.S.S.B. Sanctuary

  Unofficial occupation: Member of ‘The Committee’

  Skill set: Unknown

  Alexander Konstantin

  Leader of the Knights of the Apocalypse

  Nationality: Russian

  Rank: Lord Commander

  Patrick Flynn

  FBI Director

  Nationality: American

  Profession: Federal Agent

  Evan

  Jessica Klein’s Husband

  Nationality: English

  Relatives: Daniela & Victoria (daughters)

  Mia Chen-Takei

  Explorer / Tomb Raider

  Nationality: Australian-Japanese

  Profession: Explorer for hire

  Farish

  Explorer / Tomb Raider

  Nationality: Malaysian

  Profession: Explorer for hire

  Keira Jones

  BBC News correspondent

  Nationality: English

  Profession: Journalist

  Suzie Maddox

  News anchor

  Nationality: American

  Profession: Journalist

  APPENDIX O - TERMINOLOGY

  USSB – United States Subterranean Base

  GMRC – Global Meteor Response Council, aka the Council

  The Committee – Secret organisation / society

  Darklight – World’s largest private security contractor

  Terra Force – Special Forces Subterranean Detachment (SFSD)

  S.I.L.V.E.R. – Elite military unit available to the highest bidder

  Deep Reach – Special survey team working within the SED

  SED – Sanctuary Exploration Division

  Sanctuary – Ancient underground structure

  USSB Sanctuary – A man-made base built within the Anakim creation, from which the U.S. Subterranean Base took its name

  Anakim – an extinct species of Hominid, Homo giganthropsis

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  Swiss Guard – Catholic military unit based in Vatican City

  Holy See – Government of the Roman Catholic Church

  Vatican City – Independent city state located in Rome, Italy

  The Vatican – Informal term for the Holy See, or Vatican City

  Knights of the Apocalypse – Catholic fundamentalists

  Ancient Origins is dedicated with love to my parents Maureen and Terry, without whom these books would not have been written.

  Acknowledgments

  As ever, my greatest thanks go to my parents who have once again helped me stay on the path, and to my copy editor, the wonderful and patient, Julie Lewthwaite.

  Robert Storey

  2018

  Addendum

  Fuse Books partnered with Terry and Maureen Storey, following the tragic death of their son Robert. It is our privilege to bring his Ancient Origins series to new readers.

  In these books, Robert lives on.

  As Rob himself noted above, and we can confirm from our time working together, these books would not have made it to publication without the support of Terry and Maureen.

  Wonderful, devoted parents who could not have done more for their son.

  James Blatch & Mark Dawson

  February 2020

  First published in Great Britain in 2020

  Copyright © T J & M R Storey 2020

  1st Edition

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