A Lick of Immortality

A metaphysical sci-fi romance set in rural Australia. The good guys are the Malakim; immortal, higher dimensional, warriors, sages and scientists. 100,000 years ago they headed out to stop the planet being enslaved by an opportunistic reptilian species that wanted out of the purgatory they call The Between. The Malakim lost that first encounter and have been biding their time, waiting for humanity to evolve so they can be the allies and the lovers they need if they are to tip the balance back in their favor. Sally, the local town vet, isn't a warrior like her friend Tyra. Naturally she's a healer with a strong affinity with animals. When the local cat licks an accidental cut in her hand her life changes forever. An urge to roam the night has her turning up the doorstep of the John, a retired Army Major, who helped the town in their recent skirmish with the Din. He's still training civilians and military in public security and survival skills but he's moved his base of operations to Boswell. He and Thex plan to build a survival training camp at the old crater where Thex used to be imprisoned. Only trouble is he's had some bad news. Now he must face facts and put his trust in Thex and hope he survives.