Books with author D. B O'Callaghan

This all happened a long time ago.When there was North.And there was South.And in between, there was the Line. No one from the South had ever crossed the Line, or even heard of someone crossing the Line, but Tom and Mary-Anne are determined... they will jump the Line!Similar in style to an Aesop's fable, John O'Callaghan tells a charming story about facing the unknown, not being afraid of ‘others' and how sometimes, when you do nothing, you do something.

by Geoff O'Callaghan ISBN 9781846930300 Published: 2007 Pages: 183 Description PLANET MINERS Minasterco is a gigantic asteroid mining corporation operating outside the law. It uses street kids from impoverished areas to work as asteroid miners. They use less oxygen, food, and water - as well as being unpaid. Solar Patrol is aware of the child slavery racket, and sends Major Ivan Storm to deal with it. "Stormy", as he is known, was genetically modified for space before he was born in a clandestine laboratory. Commander Tom Hutch rescued him from the clutches of authority and reared him as his own son. Stormy is about the size of a twelve year old - an ideal person to work undercover as a boy slave at the asteroid mine. At the remote asteroid mining station, Ivan Storm must get the boys on side and deal with his nemesis, Mogul, the mad scientist who created him. Mogul tries to destroy Earth by pushing a gigantic asteroid into the planet's path. With the help of the young planet

by Geoff O'Callaghan ISBN 97818446930256 Published: 2007 Pages: 140 Description Tektite Steven Marshal, and his little brother, Frankie, is in a loving family. Tragedy strikes, when a cycling accident renders Frankie brain injured and comatose. Graham Marshal, a geologist, gives Frankie a tektite - a small meteor found in Australian deserts. The tektite contains an alien life form, Tek, who is a magical plasmoid, able to take on any form. Tek flows into Frankie, and heals his wounds. Normally, Tek appears as a small boy, and he joins Steven and Frankie in their games and at school. Tek's existence is discovered by the press, and the family has to flee in order to protect Tek from a desperate public, and corporate criminals, anxious to get control of Tek and his healing powers. Tek, Steven, and Frankie flee to a huge meteorite crater in order to take Tek back to his family of plasmoids. One step ahead of the corporation, Tek uses his magic to fly the boys to the crater. There, the aliens manage to summon their mother ship and leave Earth. The boys, still magical, head for home. About the Author Geoff was born in Jersey, then under German occupation, during World War II. Soon after the war, his family moved to Brisbane, Australia. He was educated at All Souls' School, Charters Towers - a rather traditional boarding school after the English style. What knowledge one didn't learn through the ears was well and truly belted in through the rear end, complete with blood blisters. His first contact with the cane was for not running around a sports oval fast enough. He now prides himself on a complete disinterest on sports and knows nothing about cricket. This led to his creative and artistic sides developing. He had a way with words, and was a skilled debater. After secondary school, he took to teaching, graduated, and then obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Aboriginal Education. For the next thirty years, he lived with remote aborigines in the Great Western Desert, firstly as a primary school teacher, and later as a School Principal and Administrator. During this time, he took up writing, mostly short stories and film scripts. It was a good way to while away lonely hours in the desert evenings.

by Geoff O'Callaghan ISBN 9781846930195 Published: 2007 Pages: 174 Description Jaunter When Seven year old Brian Hedley's mother is gunned down in an office shooting, the youngster is also threatened. A moment later, he is on the desk behind the shooter, hitting him on the head with a computer keyboard. How did he get there? How did he move objects through space? The Government wants to know, so do members of a Terrorist Cell called "Group Zero". The Americans think he is a threat to National Security and want him 'neutralised'. It seems that everyone is against him. About the Author Geoff was born in Jersey, then under German occupation, during World War II. Soon after the war, his family moved to Brisbane, Australia. He was educated at All Souls' School, Charters Towers - a rather traditional boarding school after the English style. What knowledge one didn't learn through the ears was well and truly belted in through the rear end, complete with blood blisters. His first con

by Geoff O'Callaghan ISBN 9781846930263 Published: Jan 2007 Pages: 383 Description Yanada A story in three parts. 1. The Tree 2. The war with Yanada 3. Scion The Tree Daniel Rex Masson (Drex) travels with his parents, Julie and Philip, to survey a remote planet with a view to having it terraformed as a tourist resort. The planet is supposed to be devoid of life, but it has a colony of slime-mold trees that have a strange relationship with a group of boys who shouldn't exist. They call the tree "Yanada". The planet had a violent history, and the trees seem to be a genetically altered organism capable of creating and destroying life. When Drex is killed by a tree, the expedition leaves and sterilizes the planet with nuclear radiation. Meanwhile, Drex is taken back in time to learn the origins of Yanada which seems to be an intelligent organism that owns the planet. The War with Yanada Julie and Philip return to Yanada which has been opened as a resort owned by Gannon Corporatio

This all happened a long time ago.When there was North.And there was South.And in between, there was the Line. No one from the South had ever crossed the Line, or even heard of someone crossing the Line, but Tom and Mary-Anne are determined... they will jump the Line! Similar in style to an Aesop's fable, John O'Callaghan tells a charming story about facing the unknown, not being afraid of ‘others' and how sometimes, when you do nothing, you do something.

I was supposed to see my Mum today. I waited at the park with Simon all morning. But Mum didn't come.Where could she have been? Maybe she is a spy and was off on a secret mission? Maybe she is secretly a Princess and a nasty Witch has locked her in a tower. Or maybe she discovered an underwater city full of mermaids! If my Mum was an explorer, maybe I could be too! Swinging through the trees in the jungle, finding ancient ruins, meeting different tribes, and riding canoes down waterfalls with my Mum...What an amazing adventure that would be!