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Starweb is now available from Amazon Kindle! The first of a new trilogy which continues where the 'Dyason' series ended. This is the unpublished title which fans have been asking for all these years!

Starweb is now available from Amazon Kindle!

'Our story begins on that fateful day of March 15th 2045, the day all those on Earth learnt for the first time, that we are not alone in the universe,' the anchorman's voice narrated over images of the original Dyason 'domes' floating in orbit. 'In a matter of a short few days, our world was invaded and enslaved by a military dictatorship more viscous and evil than any regime ever seen here on Earth.'

The screen was filled with images of cities devastated by Dyason attacks, slave factories full of starving workers and dark ash-filled skies which had entirely blocked out the sun's warmth.

'It was some two years later in 2047, that resistance fighters, inspired by the now legendary Moss Pendragon and Paul Jenson, raised the ancient starship Excalibur and finally defeated the Dyason fleet in the Battle for Liberation,' the anchorman continued as the news footage changed to computer generated scenes of the infamous space battle. The vast bulk of Excalibur moved across millions of holographic receptors in homes across the world. CNK News could be received in every continent on the planet and was by far, Earth's most popular satellite channel.

'As the skies cleared and the people of Earth began to shift through the rubble, it was hoped that the nightmare was over, that the sword given to us by unknown ancestors would protect our world from any future attack.

'We all know that hope was in vain, and our first contact with a human race from another star system was only the beginning of the most incredible saga in mankind's history.

'An expeditionary group sent by Earth's World Defence Force to the Dyason homeworld discovered a planet ravaged by years of industrial waste and pollution. The race who had so recently invaded our world, had done so because their own was on the verge of environmental collapse. Our team led once more by the telepathic Moss Pendragon and ex-resistance leader Paul Jenson helped the people of Dyason overthrow a cruel and corrupt Imperial military government.'

The news footage changed to show library material of the Dyason peoples own super-starship taking part in the second great space-battle above their homeworld.

'The most incredible event of this time was the launch of a sister ship of Excalibur named Dominator. Identical in design and layout to our own ancient starship, Dominator was final proof that the people of Earth and Dyason came from a common ancestry.'

'Dominator and her mixed crew of Imperial officers, mutant resistance fighters and WDF marines were lost in a bizarre space-warp at the end of the second Dyason War. It wasn't until much later, that the fate of the ancient vessel and her crew became known.'

Once more computer-generated images showed viewers scenes of Dominator being engulfed by a huge structure floating in the depths of space. The now familiar shapes of alien crustaceans swarmed across the interior of the planetoid, intent on swamping the gallant multi-race crew of Dominator.

'Extremity Station,' Bruce Quaid continued, 'was built at the edges of our galaxy by an ancient race of humanoids called the Samarcions. It was designed as a staging post for exploring uncharted areas of the universe, far from their civilised and technologically advanced worlds. Equipped with an artificial intelligence, extremity station was designed to be self-sustaining, able to communicate with the rest of Samarcia via a network of other computers. Similar in concept and operation to our own global network—the Internet—these super computers were able to communicate via the sub-ether and were collectively known as the Starweb.'

The narrative was now illustrated by more computer-graphics, this time showing artists impressions of what the Samarcian civilisation may have once looked like. For those who had studied the subject, the CNK designers had taken great liberties with known facts. The news station vision of the Samarcian culture bore a remarkable resemblance to classical Greek or Roman civilisation, but this was holovision and even CNK had to occasionaly distort the truth to attract audiences.

'Brilliant in concept and execution, the Starweb must have seemed to the Samarcians the perfect solution to their communication needs. After all, their civilisation had spread across hundreds of light years.

'Who could have anticipated that the collective artificial intelligence that was Starweb would turn against it's creators? Who would have thought artificial intelligence could create it's own bizarre religious cult?'

The CNK anchorman, being the professional he was, lowered his voice ominously then informed his spell-bound audience, 'We can only speculate as to the reasoning behind the Starwebs actions—only the bare facts are available to us. However, what we are certain of, is that the collective artificial intelligence decided that all Humans are vermin that must be eradicated from the universe!

'The Starweb labelled itself the Guardian of God and set upon a war of genocide against its creators. The Samarcians, unaware of what was happening until it was too late, were slaughtered in their millions!'

The scene changed to the final great space-battle above the Dyason homeworld. The great starships Excalibur, Dominator and the Heligsion ship Valvia battled against a fleet of ships of unknown design, whilst masses of small fighters engaged in violent dog-fights.

'The Starweb having wiped out human races from virtually the entire galaxy, followed the Dyason starship back to her homeworld and engaged the new three-race alliance. Thanks to the courage of the World Defence Force, Dyason Freedom Fighters and the survivors of the Heligsion race, the Guardians of God were defeated in the last great space-battle of the Dyason Wars. It was a desperate struggle which eventually lead to the realisation that all humans must learn to live and work together if we are to defend ourselves from the warped and evil Starweb. Our very survival as a species depends upon it!'

The computer-generated images faded and the face of Bruce Quaid filled the screen once more. His earnest and serious expression earned him a six-figure salary and he was certainly earning his pay-cheque that evening.

'That all happened nearly five years ago now,' he told the millions of viewers across Earth. 'Since then we have all had to adjust to the fact that we are not the only human race in the universe. We are part of a family that includes the Dyason and Heligsion people. Who knows how many other races, if any, have survived the acts of genocide carried out by the Starweb?

'Scientists, politicians, churchmen and philosophers argue daily about how our new knowledge affects our preconceived notions of evolution and religion. But for the majority of us, life goes on and the world is now largely preoccupied with the rebuilding of our towns and cities.

'There has been no word or sign of the Starweb since their defeat above Dyason, and perhaps we have all become a little complacent—secure in the belief that our brand-new Three-World-Fleet of super battle-cruisers will defeat any new attack by the Guardians of God .

'However, whilst we have been getting on with our day-to-day lives, new evidence leaked to us by a Masorack operative, suggests that we are indeed under attack by the Starweb. But this attack does not come in the form of starships and space-fighters; this attack is far more subtle than that!

'Tonight here at CNK, we prove to you that the enemy is within!'