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
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In these books, Robert lives on.
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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
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