The Boy Who Fell from the Sky by Jule Owen (grave mercy .TXT) 📕

“I’d never thought of it like that.”

“My father is always saying that the West is degenerate, and your schools and universities aren’t a patch on ours. I’m always arguing with him that he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Please don’t let him be right. Look, why don’t you at least try and concentrate on improving the dragons’ minds and behaviour? Give them some higher reasoning, a personality, even? You must have done some personality-typing courses?”

“Yes, but I hated them.” 

“There’s a surprise. Anyway, what do I know? They’re your dragons, and it’s your world, for however long it takes them to burn everything to a cinder. Next time you decide to go in there, can you make sure you check the time difference, though?” Eva yawns. “You wouldn’t want to be toasted while I’m asleep. It could be an uncomfortable eight hours. I’m off to bed. Night, Mathew.”

“Night, Eva. And thanks,” he says, but the armchair has gone.

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Notes

The Boy Who Fell from the Sky and the other books in the House Next Door trilogy represent my version of the future, inspired by non-fiction books by Michio Kaku, Martin Rees, K Eric Drexler, George Friedman, Alan Weisman, James Lovelock and James Hansen, amongst others. My full list of sources can be found on my website at 

http://juleowen.com/futurology-resources

We are now living in the Anthropocene age, the first period in geological history when humans have had a significant impact on the earth's ecosystem. One direct result of this is climate change. We are also living in a time of exponential technological innovation. It is an extraordinary and frightening time to be alive. My stories are my way of coming to terms with this and exploring possible futures. Find out more about the background to my stories here http://juleowen.com/futurology/

WITH THANKS

I think the point when I realised that I needed others help to complete this book was the point when it became possible. 

Thanks to my editors Jill Mason and Lynda Thornhill. You have saved me many blushes. Any blushes I consequently have are entirely of my own making. 

Thanks to Tommy Nakamura for reading and commenting on an early version of this book. Thanks also to others who were generous with their time, either by reading my book or supporting me on Wattpad. 

Thanks to Alexis Garnaut-Miller, Bella Zenesco and the my12for12 crew.

Your friendship and support this year has mattered more than you could possibly know. 

I owe a huge debt of gratitude to Mark Speed, who was kind enough to read early versions of this book, edit and offer invaluable feedback. He took me under his wing and has been a constant source of encouragement and useful advice. Mark is the creator of the wonderful Doctor How series, the real story behind the Doctor Who myth. For those of you who like some comedy with their sci-fi, Mark’s books are a tonic. The first in the series, Doctor How and the Illegal Aliens: Book 1: The Doctor Who is not a Time Lord is available to buy on Amazon.

Thanks to my Dad, John Owen, for always being there, no matter what. 

Most of all, thanks to Lauren for your endless patience, support and kindness. This book would never have been written without you.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jule Owen was born in the north of England and now lives in London. She spent many years working in online technology, latterly in the video games industry. 

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