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A first novel · Free science fiction

The Emergence of Khan

Book One · Hugh Azmi

Science fiction · Mystery · Adventure

At six years old, Daniel Ashcroft rebuilds a broken model he should not understand, and someone watching takes notice. Years later, a murder investigation and an ancient artefact begin drawing strangers together across continents. They have each encountered something impossible. Now they must find out what connects them.

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Before you begin

Some discoveries ask more questions.

Daniel Ashcroft has always had a way of seeing how things fit together. What begins with a broken model in a school science room will take him far beyond anything he knows.

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Inside the book

  1. 01Opening
  2. 02Continuation
  3. 03Chicago
  4. 04Johannesburg
  5. 05The Museum
  6. 06Museum Exit
  7. 07Sterkfontein Lead
  8. 08The Journey
  9. 09Sterkfontein Arrival
  10. 10The Hidden Chamber
  11. 11The Artefact Calls
  12. 12Vale and Lindiwe
  13. 13Covert Removal
  14. 14The Hotel Encounter
  15. 15Lindiwe’s Memory
  16. 16The Shared Creation
  17. 17The Hotel Evening
  18. 18La Silla: First Night
  19. 19Return to the Caves
  20. 20The Second Chamber
  21. 21Leaving the Caves
  22. 22Kane: The Calling
  23. 23Towards Istanbul
  24. 24La Silla: Second Night
  25. 25Istanbul: Arrival and Banquet
  26. 26La Silla: Third Night
  27. 27Istanbul: The Chamber
  28. 28Hertfordshire: Arrival
  29. 29The Memory of Avar
  30. 30La Silla: The Ghost Helps
  31. 31Hertfordshire: Three Days
  32. 32The Call to La Silla
  33. 33Chile: Arrival
  34. 34The Urgent Briefing
  35. 35The Ghost Speaks
  36. 36The Retrieval and Rescue
  37. 37The Six Complete
  38. 38The Emergence of Khan

About the author

Hugh Azmi

Hugh writes Post-Social, exploring how technology and modern life affect our relationships, independence and the world we pass on. The Emergence of Khan is his first novel.

© Hugh Azmi. The author retains copyright in the book.