The Prophet Wars (Volume 3): Battle In The Caves

By Thomas Emson

"This is a gripping book, and I read it in one sitting. If you liked The Paradigm trilogy by Ceri Lowe, or IBoy, you will enjoy this" — Zombie Inkpot

It’s 2026, and the world teeters on the edge of catastrophe.

Storms, earthquakes, and floods assault our vulnerable planet.

Young prophet Billy Kingdom has survived his horrifying plunge into the freezing waters of the River Thames, and a brutal battle with his once close friend Tawny Lang and the other psychic warriors created by the ruthless organisation, Project 9:6.

But now he faces a do-or-die situation.

His mother and pregnant sister, Daisy, have been kidnapped and trafficked to London by Project 9:6.

Its founders believe Daisy carries in her womb a “saviour” foretold by a message that originated in the far reaches of the universe, which was picked up by SETI, the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence.

Now Billy must forge an alliance of angels and gangsters to break into Project 9:6’s underground lair and confront the immense power of the young prophets, led by the heartbroken Tawny.

If they fail, Daisy will be sacrificed in an ancient ritual — and the universe and all within it will be destroyed by the very force that created it...

This is the thrilling third Volume of Thomas Emson’s action-packed and gripping YA story. Make sure you catch the first two volumes. And the fourth and final instalment will be available in September 2020. Buy this first, then pre-order Volume 4.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thomas Emson
• Release date: Mar 2, 2020
• ISBN: 9780463756591

Thomas Emson

Thomas Emson has published eight horror thrillers, including Maneater, the Vampire Trilogy (Skarlet, Krimson, and Kardinal) and Zombie Britannica. He's also self-published The Trees And Other Stories on Amazon, as well as How To Write A Novel In 6 Months, a guide to helps aspiring authors achieve their writing goals. You can contact Thomas on Twitter @thomasemson or on Instagram @thomasemsonhorror. His latest book is the novella Ironbones. You should also sign up to his newsletter at thomasemson.com and you'll receive two free books.

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THE PROPHET WARS

Praise For Previous Volumes

This is a gripping book, and I read it in one sitting. If you liked The Paradigm trilogy by Ceri Lowe, or IBoy, you will enjoy this

—Zombie Inkpot

Gets going quickly, and leaves you waiting for the next one

—Andy, ebook reader

This wasn't my usual sort of read – but I was gripped

—Beth Tolson, ebook reader

You won't be able to stop reading. The characters are fantastic

—Ebook customer

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Thomas Emson has published eight horror thrillers, including Maneater, the Vampire Trilogy (Skarlet, Krimson, and Kardinal) and Zombie Britannica. He's also self-published The Trees And Other Stories, as well as How To Write A Novel In 6 Months, a guide to helps aspiring authors achieve their writing goals. You can contact Thomas on Twitter @thomasemson. He'd be more than happy to come and talk to your writing group about his books and can teach you the ins and outs of his writing method in a couple of hours. For updates, news, and a free story, sign up to his newsletter, here.

THE PROPHET WARS

VOLUME 3: BATTLE IN THE CAVES

THOMAS EMSON

THE PROPHET WARS: BATTLE IN THE CAVES

Copyright © 2020 by Thomas Emson.

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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places, events and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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IT’S 2026. The world is falling apart. Wars and natural disasters blight the planet. Many predict the end is coming. But teenagers like Billy Kingdom and Tawny Lang can see it coming. They’re dreaming about catastrophes before they happen. It’s a gift — or maybe a curse. Because someone knows about these kids. Someone knows they have psychic ability. One night a secret organization called 9:6 kidnaps all the teens and transports them to an underground compound known as The Caves. Run by the Bleak family, 9:6 claims to want to harness the youngsters’ powers to help save the planet. But in truth they have more sinister goals in mind. 9:6 has picked up a signal from a distant star — a signal that contains an ancient prophecy about a saviour who will heal the world.

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WHEN she is at 24 weeks, we’ll carry out a caesarean, said Ruby Bleak. The child must be born; we can’t wait full term.

Her nephew Robin looked through the window at the girl lying on the bed.

Billy Kingdom’s sister.

Daisy Kingdom was wired up to monitors. Tubes ran from her mouth and her nose. They fed her oxygen; they fed her barbiturates. A medic hovered about in the lab where Daisy lay. He was checking her heart rate, checking her blood pressure; checking the baby’s vital signs.

It had been seven days since they had returned from the north-east. Daisy had to be sedated straight away. Her erratic behaviour, her threats of violence, had endangered not just technicians, but herself and her baby too. Her own safety wasn’t that important, of course. Only while she carried the foetus. After it was born, she would be of no use to them. And Robin was itching to get rid of her. It would feel like revenge on Billy Kingdom.

He had been a thorn in their side from the beginning. After the incident at the Thames, when Billy had thrown himself into the water, Robin had thought he was dead.

But no. He came back, somehow; lived through