The Good Troll Book One Falling Down

By Thomas Krantz

After Tommy had a mild stroke he begins to dream of a better future. In his dreams he visits a city of opulence and a world that is completely controlled by robots and something called the global consciousness. But his dreams becomes more and more real. Is he going mad, or is it a vision of a possible future?
This is the first of three books.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thomas Krantz
• Release date: Mar 16, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370919307

Thomas Krantz

The aim of my writing is to arouse curiosity about new technologies and simultaneously view on a possible future. Perhaps it is not the future we want, but still not as bleak as in some films, such as Terminator or the like.

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The Good Troll

A possible future?

Book One

Falling Down

By: Thomas Krantz

Copyright © 2016 by Thomas Krantz

English translation assisted by: Google

English editor: Charlotte Fogelquist

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Chapter 1: A Star is Falling

This doesn’t feel right, Tommy whispers to himself. Where am I? What’s happening to me?

The snow is whirling in front of his face. He rises up to his knees and rests his body against a big ball of snow. It is a dark winter's night and the only light he can see is coming from a house nearby. He notices a young girl rolling another snowball, then stopping next to him.

How’s it going Elsa? he hears himself ask; his focus returning. He is in their backyard building a snowman with his daughter. How could he have forgotten that?

It's Saturday, and the snow has been falling since Thursday evening. Gothenburg has been completely paralyzed by the huge and sudden blizzard of sleet and snow.

Daddy, can you pick up the middle snowball please, asks Elsa, it's too heavy for me!

Eleven years old and can’t lift a tiny snowball! Tommy teases and grips the large snowball. He takes a deep breath, braces himself and immediately feels a sharp pain in his neck.

You’re 46 years old and as weak as a little girl! Elsa teases back. Tommy’s world starts to spin. He falls flat on his back in the snow and stays there. Despite the falling snowflakes, he can see a shooting star. You just going to lie there or what? asks Elsa.

We’d better go back in now. I feel a bit weird.

When they get inside, Tommy sits himself down on a chair in the hallway to have a rest.

Have you already finished the snowman? Tommy’s wife Sara calls out from the kitchen.

Sara's father Lennart is visiting, having just had a meal with his daughter, he is sitting on the couch in the living room.

Have you had an accident, or something? asks Lennart, noticing that Tommy seems uncomfortable.

I think I’ve just sprained my neck! Tommy groans.

Sara, could you help me get my my boots off please? Whatever this is, it doesn’t feel too good. It’s radiating up and around my ear, too, says Tommy, searching Sara’s face.

Dear God, your pupils are two different sizes! cries Sara, fear and surprise in her voice.

Lennart, a retired military man, leaps from the couch. He rushes out into the hallway and peers into Tommy’s eyes.

Sara, he says, with a stern voice that Sara recognises from when her father is serious, call for an ambulance! Lennart turns to Elsa. Elsa, go in the kitchen and get a glass of water. Turning to Tommy, he asks, Are you alright with aspirin?

Eh? Yes, I can take any painkillers says Tommy, keeping his hand over his ear.

Tommy, look at me and give me a big smile - good! Now stretch out both of your arms, while telling me your full name and address, Lennart says sharply.

Hm...Tommy Jan Andersson, Snowflake Road, number 12 Tommy almost sings.

The ambulance is on the way! Sara’s voice is shaken.

Good, says Lennart. Have you got any Aspirin? When Sara brings the Aspirin, Lennart tells her to give two to Tommy. I’m calling Tommy's mother, says Lennart, and points to Sara. You go with Tommy in the ambulance! I’ll take care of Elsa.

After what seems like an eternity, there is a knock at the door, and Sara goes to answer.

The ambulance is stuck in the snow, says a female nurse who enters the hall and immediately attends to Tommy. You think you can walk a bit in the snow?

It will probably be fine, he says and gets up from the chair. Everything starts to spin, and it feels like the snow from the blizzard is flooding into the hall. You'll have to support me; I do not want to fall over in the snow. Not again.

Lennart puts Tommy's arm over his shoulders. Lean on me. I'm as steady as a rock.

Outside, there are several neighbours shoveling the ambulance free of snow. Tommy and Sara climb into the back of the