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Red Mist
Legends endure for a reason. Sometimes they survive to impel our cultural hubris. Occasionally they endure because they instil a sense of focus on what was and perhaps a vision of what will be. They are always a reminder. When they come back to haunt us, things start to get interesting.
A couple in Iceland, very much in love, visit a historic site and suddenly he throws himself into a volcano, burning to a crisp in front of her eyes, and thereafter, it is always raining.
The dwindling North Sea Oil supply is suddenly rejuvenated with a new discovery, a huge oil field of light, sweet, crude worth billions. Exploration, drilling and pumping begin to breathe life into a faltering industry and just as things seem to be going well, the oil is polluted with radioactive thorium.
US Army Special Forces operators in Iceland on an exercise are drawn into a crisis and as NASA withdraws, they boldly face the challenge. All but one are rendered insane and the memory of Red Mist turns into a quest for answers – that the CIA already has.
In Texas, a political fixer is called on to deal with a situation and finds himself completely out of his depth.
In England, a psychologist’s life is turned upside down as a skald makes a disturbing prophecy.
In China, aggressive experiments into neutrino research create a completely unforeseen disaster and portend a global cataclysm of Biblical proportions.
Just when you’re sure that you have all the answers and are confident that the science is settled, it isn’t.
A couple in Iceland, very much in love, visit a historic site and suddenly he throws himself into a volcano, burning to a crisp in front of her eyes, and thereafter, it is always raining.
The dwindling North Sea Oil supply is suddenly rejuvenated with a new discovery, a huge oil field of light, sweet, crude worth billions. Exploration, drilling and pumping begin to breathe life into a faltering industry and just as things seem to be going well, the oil is polluted with radioactive thorium.
US Army Special Forces operators in Iceland on an exercise are drawn into a crisis and as NASA withdraws, they boldly face the challenge. All but one are rendered insane and the memory of Red Mist turns into a quest for answers – that the CIA already has.
In Texas, a political fixer is called on to deal with a situation and finds himself completely out of his depth.
In England, a psychologist’s life is turned upside down as a skald makes a disturbing prophecy.
In China, aggressive experiments into neutrino research create a completely unforeseen disaster and portend a global cataclysm of Biblical proportions.
Just when you’re sure that you have all the answers and are confident that the science is settled, it isn’t.
244 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 5, 2021
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About the author
Jules Smith
61 books14 followersGender: Cynical slick chick.
Age: New age, old school.
Height: 1.70 m
Low: Running out of cappuccino sachets.
Bio
My personality test described me as a spontaneous idealist and I have to agree. I am at my best and liveliest when playing with new, creative ideas. I’m a great believer in freedom to express without restraints and being passionate about your work. If what you do doesn’t bring you joy then you shouldn’t be doing it; you’ll never do it well.
I am a creator with two passions: writing and photography which I combine together to create art philosophy.
Writing: Whilst I have had many freelance roles in this field writing for tabloids, magazines and businesses, my preferred style is of a whimsical nature. I like to observe people, life and situations and find the humour within. I enjoy reaching into the deeper emotions of readers and making them feel. I write in a storytelling fashion that enables me to engage with the reader and paint a visual picture that they can relate to, or empathise with.
Photography: I am never without a camera as I can always spot an opportunity for a great shot. I am often found in the most odd positions to get the result I want. I’m a very visual person and can find the banal interesting and the ugly, beautiful. I like unusual angles, macro and texture in my pictures. To me, photography is like instant art with the most spectacular results.
Strengths: Accidental life coach and practicing mentalist.
Weaknesses: Bad hair days but sexy hair made me what I am.
Dreams: Floating above castles in the air, from a pipe.
Realities: What? Again?
Likes: Hammocks on beaches with a margarita in each hand, Apple products to an alarmingly, unhealthy degree, junkets, travel, reading, exploring, bacon, freedom, red lippy, chess, backgammon and word games. Would like to be best friends with Tyrion Lannister, Stephen Fry or David Walliams.
Dislikes: Hierarchy, control, English weather, black pudding, long queues, strawberries, maths, internet failure and spiders.
Synopsis: A free spirited, quirky soul with a passion for the fanciful, that won’t go out in the rain unless there’s a tarantula in the living room.
Age: New age, old school.
Height: 1.70 m
Low: Running out of cappuccino sachets.
Bio
My personality test described me as a spontaneous idealist and I have to agree. I am at my best and liveliest when playing with new, creative ideas. I’m a great believer in freedom to express without restraints and being passionate about your work. If what you do doesn’t bring you joy then you shouldn’t be doing it; you’ll never do it well.
I am a creator with two passions: writing and photography which I combine together to create art philosophy.
Writing: Whilst I have had many freelance roles in this field writing for tabloids, magazines and businesses, my preferred style is of a whimsical nature. I like to observe people, life and situations and find the humour within. I enjoy reaching into the deeper emotions of readers and making them feel. I write in a storytelling fashion that enables me to engage with the reader and paint a visual picture that they can relate to, or empathise with.
Photography: I am never without a camera as I can always spot an opportunity for a great shot. I am often found in the most odd positions to get the result I want. I’m a very visual person and can find the banal interesting and the ugly, beautiful. I like unusual angles, macro and texture in my pictures. To me, photography is like instant art with the most spectacular results.
Strengths: Accidental life coach and practicing mentalist.
Weaknesses: Bad hair days but sexy hair made me what I am.
Dreams: Floating above castles in the air, from a pipe.
Realities: What? Again?
Likes: Hammocks on beaches with a margarita in each hand, Apple products to an alarmingly, unhealthy degree, junkets, travel, reading, exploring, bacon, freedom, red lippy, chess, backgammon and word games. Would like to be best friends with Tyrion Lannister, Stephen Fry or David Walliams.
Dislikes: Hierarchy, control, English weather, black pudding, long queues, strawberries, maths, internet failure and spiders.
Synopsis: A free spirited, quirky soul with a passion for the fanciful, that won’t go out in the rain unless there’s a tarantula in the living room.
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