The Tower

Kaleem has given up the love of his life in order to protect her. He now lives and works on Zandra.A sudden landquake, not known on the planet for many years, destroys many of the forests his father has planted to bring life back to the planet. The new relationship Kaleem has helped to establish between the Terrestrans and the Zandrians is also under threat.A third party gets involved and Kaleem has to use all of his diplomatic skills to keep everything on track. Mistakes cost him dearly and he looks set to lose Rozia for a second time.The Babel Tower mystery, others mysteries and sadness plague him.Can he find a way through to fulfil his role as the Peace Child? The Peace Child trilogy is a young adult coming of age story set in a dystopian future where good old fashioned magic and modern artificial intelligence make even more complex the social issues that Kaleem faces as he reaches out to those others call aliens. Each story within the trilogy has its own arc but a bigger story forms as you read all three. A fourth is on its way. See below. Interview with the Author So, what makes the Peace Child series special?I’ve been told that it’s great for getting girls interested in Science Fiction. It also has many of the characteristics of the normal young adult novel – above anything else it is a bildungsroman, a story of growth, a story about how Kaleem finds his identity. It also deals with some topics that are important to everyone: nationalism versus globalism, an aging population, monetary crisis and politics that make you despair. What order should I read the books in? Each book is a complete story on its own and contains a glossary of terms that may be useful if you don’t read them in order. So, we have: • The Prophecy• Babel• The Tower• The fourth has no title yet. At the time of posting I'm 20,000 words into the first draft. I hope to publish in early 2018. Kaleem is facing a political situation that is very similar to the one we are facing in 2017 on Earth. It strays into the area of New Adult. Possibly you are growing up with Kaleem. So why should I give these books a try?You’ll fall in love with Kaleem and / or Rozia, the girl he falls in love with. They behave just as you’d expect young adults to. All three novels contain the pace, tension and emotional closeness we’d expect in a young adult novel. In book four they gain some maturity. Do you have any other books for young adults? I most certainly do. Why not pop over to my author page and check them out? Thanks for reading.