Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

The Fourth Caution
The Fourth Caution
The Fourth Caution
Ebook378 pages5 hours

The Fourth Caution

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

The Fourth Caution
Synopsis

Adam Kingston is an apprentice motor-mechanic with a love of cars and equally keen on Tania, another apprentice in the repair shop where he works. Then Adam hears another girl’s voice in his head calling him to come to her. Adam is unaware that he is part of a ‘mission’ of four babies, sent from a future time to be fostered and brought up where the environment is healthier. At the age of sixteen, the mission is recalled to take up pre-set roles in a future world. One of their implanted skills is to thought-read, which Adam can’t do, although, and bewilderingly, he can receive thoughts from others in the mission.
Adam’s problem is the implanting process, carried out when he was a baby, didn’t work, like a vaccination that doesn’t ‘take’. Adam knows nothing of the things he should know — in particular, he doesn’t feel a strong attraction to Louisa, who claims him as her ‘bond’, which is another feature of missions — to send two boys and two girls as pairs, bonded for life.
Adam has to shield the other three members of the mission, hide them from his parents and the police, provide food and shelter, move them about, then help them return to the future. He’s expected to go with them, but engineers his way out of the return then looks forward to a peaceful life where he can better get to know Tania.
In Book Two, ‘Yesterday’, Adam finds himself an unwilling time-traveller to Australia of 1839. He thinks it is a form of punishment called Timelock — locked in time. But he has a job to do — to recover a stranded mission.
In Book Three, ‘Tomorrow’, Adam is transported to a future world, ravaged by pollution, global warming and conflict. This time the Auldern, who control things, have brought Tania with Adam. They need Tania because no one can read her mind.
Something nasty is happening amongst the future dwellers and the Auldern want to know what it is. And thereby hangs the third adventure.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateMar 21, 2021
ISBN9781005363895
The Fourth Caution
Author

David McRobbie

David McRobbie was born in Glasgow in 1934. After an apprenticeship he joined the Merchant Navy as a marine engineer and sailed the world, or some of it. Eventually he worked his passage to Australia, got married and settled down for a bit only to move to Papua New Guinea where he trained as a teacher. Subsequently he found work as a college lecturer, then a researcher for parliament. Back in Australia in 1974 he joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as a producer of radio and television programs for young people. In 1990 he gave up this work to become a full time writer for children and young adults. He has written over thirty paperbacks, mainly novels, but some are collections of short stories, plays and 'how-to' books on creative writing. Three of his novels were adapted for television, with David writing all of the sixty-five scripts — the first being The Wayne Manifesto in 1996, followed by Eugénie Sandler, PI then Fergus McPhail. These shows were broadcast throughout the world, including Australia and Britain on BBC and ITV. The BBC adapted another of David's novels for television — See How They Run, which became the first BBC/ABC co-production. At the age of 79, David is still at work. His most recent paperback novels are Vinnie's War, (Allen & Unwin) published in 2011, about childhood evacuation in the second world war. This was followed by To Brave The Seas, in 2013, a story about a 14-year-old boy who sails in Atlantic convoys during WW2. Both books are available online.

Read more from David Mc Robbie

Related to The Fourth Caution

Related ebooks

YA Poetry For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for The Fourth Caution

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    The Fourth Caution - David McRobbie

    s cbook_preview_excerpt.html}˖GUSGy.J:ENh@8P G{;YKkdzQ*2p7ǵkfίWic:S_ojߌi~羅psHUƧMuncV?E*uucj҄Vv&jW j M_iSe߆q/qS_#t 6q>N_awïWC_M 60U0}Èa}OGAk9Ƕg<$9v M]5?:6GveS k&{ >za*Ó "OX)"goN;EJ)6۵d5 |?>c#8Xopx>6b]‰x^_vic!rlط~ OX rИM?vXEpj|Wq }O mY>P {Kya/[| )Rx>t 3QGm,71P˱&5x nr_ij:ilv綂SQ+ ^`qkv䇻1P Lop0i_m]> X1T8~52z0W?Mvc+>aVWa`F&Rըi/?6̉涼QυuƇ+/m'dABҝzS@ڐ߮] 7@*J'5MQ/,wCOZ0sr?.->jN%OC:_u9Ul0@i!׆E烈6̰ 7A6:PI6tcs&h=KL\MEov8㩉;{~I׆P}0RH 75i-Hʝg7HwЇ"#tu| |8ZG}L-7q0.h[U@ vqgƳʮ_o+_|XǦ.i#zrA@2L'R%"@HZwKM}> P4=]ȲKGӹR밥A7Cxy0 @Mh}w=<;+⍜MU:7{ppD \Ǖ*-=s03=õ|9ŝb/)נaw^(ϏS_K1 ި/1IJskn¿g'xa7?Bgx,nc@kѻ 'i!0=ۡ>\2ukW_e3ǺόpZ- +w摬pe;3s -@uP)agh?F,z3?M bmn*a SD'8m B9=o\F*Mr%d^6N=LR(VlNV'``v%M9ReVgO1 *q65`o9<psڷtpXqNUlcWm/m1)usŦ2TXCx .qZ1yYVx!0 C(,o<$5Qŝ]3EW-ѤL7\;ATz,QA_7Wdv7Ѧ_LN |D8=Ü=?꾊y_ymT}7dB*Q({`DR Ƀ &!Q1VI\:fcqz:KzGQHpvcE<ҫwntbU+%QxdCvj1-{>n|?)^;zFq#c=1%" iyjmt']Э6?d9O ELo, V)J9@DҮ*r,sZ彫pƒ7q:Gs`l.GLȼ 6|\X(R.\-229жùY%`O^ҀE.|fex܏wf+\Aٞ)E;q;HRdettwwMm冥Kq~{IN5@`a?t@ ̯9#%TEM=7,/evmD"Cyn0$7fY+,lK9 0##L92d 1A./\fHYhE%]){{}CۤɝYN^~pa9anR>4pO`bc!a*^ʷaeŒ7QVtܞ/HNn呯_,@.ڧ+Y<y7~" TF0(rp)m%@>~z5J φ}6yɒxI3K[Y10^X~RBec|F]$h`j8H}m(oḲkƑGP; ?v9开\8!d,:e/MkF5>XxIp ZCv'Gd.^M~p_YU[^gG!O\&#kώ3O1b[1Jb 3Ϛ[J( g(VTvGm}NыO׶>5_ Ulx JO+R/e} L37؅eN86JC5z R9,̫$P J*͵r:by` G 2iI-f!u" % Co2Gb1ƻ:iZ 8CVi\ϩ*p^3O`T/K?00eGP7,~P^ԩ;m;#,B9@f#9E_}{ZB2 u(qOVqoKZJ]tt! /ň>_$֌nSRw/QO0DMmP aK \>{b(np` 4RfVu]J-!_æ=_^@jk d0 [\2.+˅&_̆B{k b5dTu:HaWf~k }$sR*ffZfuG3X+ Kbn7am.Z d+Nn٤pY6FRac|"4|':+'[*)Qs@[UG콛JO,Qc)[4Xg̣ؖD>ү+rP%HvFb#9ZZgJ^vp緸K7}2i:/cMaNZQd4[? imKΥR@D+ %4a.1u'U, \?96ZV3mCf4\hFI\ Y⠱0I$L{^q26'*b&ߟIմ8ƪqq$uV4fl.̿ϊOt91ސ':[UИ - -*ωHz~zvL Фyg#9Չ"B K:ǽ[ u?CWR9f:C*cfMɿJPwsa^Fٙcz mTƾAT]usCbpX5տ7 V4e%l$ sjW?4e/Y>(q'}E&~x:1"6M7,CY<6u} v+ViZ4Flp6sgW!y.)OaL`n>VAfJVt4;'kEk3׏[sԚ \ wOT67b1VXo ꇻ.sD[,H&E)}ѷ&d,)Omm`M"UO:ȿVOi::bvS36؇}k-h] F|ToUF^hV9'*z:+̡LIki%`^˧$N 5)2r\Y/(xKǪ57@ޥoΊɻB%0iiNqE\5z,}M[#X1C}I1㻍֞ *gׁX z9Gy+sch濁 U;U7T&&zsjqH=eRꧢ*<]oj/ytj”NBHP` At1ANpPJւRksvQ1,%ĴlWKV96ЙM(9On5`0o7zk|8lw6xTs<據QL(tv$&,H鬻|/Ъ˫rUk( ,RRttߨ%K.5>,7_"܍Rn~"bW|eȆ+ip7ّzHTŽN / -7Ќu9ƒ^^OK6z|qOY }_}c=ݙǞ!{S7wx>2_wK$c,640wlZT2 WzE!.JW;۟KJ<*>fTLAw6#gZY$|mvum+>1}Br&e4ul+#/FbdM CoxN$stZX} L BY8 O,,jƘ$M)7͈Hsu$y:Fph|,/-YE~晥XȖZwmXUd^Ql!(ç#K#`cR,d4F\1 hw֋-X}$0c 1s] l2!IMyv꜋$A̮zn>1 e>nyl5h (ei7zKkb}]az߯,ڃFN1zgɰ ?YE:v8,j|H~gm}KޙҢ%>Y%#2fX[<̇ݻ%:j|;2*vE܆dmoS=O^quèܥ8['p[NM7W)Kj RZ3hXgGF[b5ʼnN!"3` ad19w$ cV}6@ЈõeI-_кb?H/.<8ﳹ˸ TcZorL4N+t-XO^'Z2:VMEx|YE3goȤo>!5|vB5+t8з̅1oAis&7 R6.d>d{RNYG& YA솉 fLsxrYo&Si<?SO_2hV߳ ݄Wbm9iMO4-,854/m1ntЂi6FF|MEyf=rZ~cIp%¯i2˂o`zI{ncAC2φD*4:~Gk%ϰsLZ, Hl}ʛ(Acpuv3dRUФYE?ė?G'uvwأ3Qľ6>ԙH-} 4t軏7+>ޚQZ~JsTԕZE,L8Ūύ&}FȺ >~ݤ,UU˗Baʫf"k1BA/n62VZ%֪ IJ܅@nj߱6Mލy:;˟Dxc. oK,+{{Y9Q93c 0=Vdzjfhrfg]+C- G6ddЛ{C"F~5Z޲}O@ޕ8_Tռ?N*q+,@/qZiW)ד|f1qD|T_52b| ڌSc8㏆Zr\ͩ9`uMs6 QJSȐF$^s%qW79lUŮ-8p3:,(F1|1 aElgѱmj>֫ ! Kg!iKY͓ԤUŒe> u̡$69*;/Bv`. y?rr[pn#gc&9[ 9ϻ{P*B۰ݶ\7++Y:[g"s,Cm\7(lIdA\oRT:?[Wuq?Zв^ѲL0 >wD',MjVN Gy-?ĔD֊eYmGXoZܬny<^)+q%X+hp1%*\e} ܭgeE/Il*GUaxA |4i6>H;&CB'kIY` IB_7i0}HgE n4s;6+k'odK18tp=nJu)]3k!.R ڕ$eyd`ե~#y4K qP*)̹;e&O߉b6 )k lY'%y.2l<I5xJY<冱kJFNv&s~$ՅdfUEYyFT:o|m*t"K|SТihF9pJm,%=؞o[Yj_D`nV}98!^Rѭ\e¢@Ji&E'PfAYoWn1i])E\U񋃜#дrz:G78Qy]d-fa?:Hɛ_X&OEЃ,'yr2Xxwf6&B5ӰKǩ|Yas }U6cu P_!94Le`T-cu^wVK)34JCzVm_KO銐@V}9Uۙ0#'N*Rq,xjCXE֝F=d7̱k)rփr]u%J([<䐮uU\lJ|9t DoWEr`鼋g#o> 5sY_axgʇc85Z_:M;$]iZ{X$O  +BjB.zm1UZkk9.3͕!g_UwbD^8Z] _(ca8:g ڣ ]&W\9Pe&B)B[w4Æ5ٿP.Bm~O8U`l|U0yK{5->7d8e*mPK/.C_:I?uMݎlx k2F%K=ݑl'c+RnrOjc! Kd՘ڍߤZ[nUQ㐯 ,';Is(*t){Y\Fjz^ ؈3y*9w[k=$[Da25~#o麽Etp Zn2_H.ԝ|>szh ֱ0fۥ3濒R[KljʀX%MuXpU{\M#h.Fb*Ro#2 5 L4#s۹`?Ko:A]9}2DqpYG8LnqU~eἙ*п[1&*u.]ު[ѺoH߶rް"5-ݜU/ nAy\ƫy,PDQHݢ/Ui_u g
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1