Hominine by Lewis Evans is a story that strides continents, from the US to Africa to Afghanistan. It exposes the game superpowers play with the world when they decide on joining forces to create the ultimate weapon of destruction. The scenario is bleak, the resources of the planet are almost depleted, there is economic upheaval everywhere, affecting the administrations and economies of several countries, add to this political chicanery and the world is on the verge of a major collapse. Ideal time to bring out the real solution – lethal, can be launched with precision, and the targets cannot be defended.
This is a story of when ideals are sacrificed and desperation makes governments misuse knowledge. The experiment going wrong is captured on video and surfaces on the Internet: Men, women, children…They looked like a simple peasant community living in the hills. Some had similar holes in the lower part of their chests; others had been hit in the throat or the head. Many still had items in their hands – baskets, tools, a skipping rope, a toy. There were no signs of violence, no fear registered in their faces. It was as if they had been going about their business and suddenly dropped dead.
David Arbuthnot (R Butt) is a geek, has moved from England to the US, and lands a rewarding job with many perks before he realizes who his real bosses are. He is shown the video and draws the attention of his boss, Troy King to it. David who already has enough problems with his wife, born of affluence and a baby with Down Syndrome, finds himself in the middle of horrors in the remote mountains of strife-ridden Afghanistan. King, who has been until now consigned to a desk, with past military and personal failures tormenting him, moves to unravel the secret and gets caught in the thick of things. But he is determined to get to the bottom of it all.
Senator Griffin Kirkland, a Middle-East specialist riding the tide of success and adulation for job well done, suddenly finds himself out of favour of the US president and cut adrift. His best friend and colleague goes missing. He is entrusted with the task of finding a solution.
Political intrigue, terror, the tragedies of innocent victims, high tech crookedness, make this big book a downright interesting read.
Hominine
by Lewis Evans
Zorba Publishers
Rs.350