{"id":3812,"date":"2026-09-27T14:09:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T13:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/priceworldnovel.co.uk\/?p=3812"},"modified":"2026-09-27T14:09:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T13:09:37","slug":"price-world-excerpt-from-chapter-5-space-virgin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/priceworldnovel.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/09\/27\/price-world-excerpt-from-chapter-5-space-virgin\/","title":{"rendered":"Price: World – Excerpt from Chapter 5 – Space Virgin."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cSo the experiment was a success?\u201d Mate continued. \u201cYes, I was successful in creating a miniature fusion reactor. Un-limitless power whenever I need it, but something that could be perverted into an awful weapon in the wrong hands\u2026\u201d \u201cor used to hold nations to ransom\u201d added Mate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Well, you\u2019re going to see for yourself\u201d said Adam. \u201cYou\u2019ve arrived in the nick of time. I\u2019m pretty certain that a major foreign power was having me watched in Scotland. I don\u2019t know how much they\u2019ve been able to guess from recording what I was doing in the Lab. Of course, much was for show, to throw them off the scent, but I\u2019d rather be certain\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut first I could do with a hand, fixing a satellite\u201d. Adam laughed at the quizzical look on Mate\u2019s face, as he led him further down the dim corridor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Here we are\u201d, said Adam, opening a large heavy door into what looked suspiciously like a garage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the middle stood a gleaming silver BMW i8. \u201cThat\u2019s an i8\u201d stammered Mate. \u201cThey only built like a handful of these. Experimental electrically powered supercars\u2026 but range was their downfall. All that power & speed quickly used up the batteries\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes\u201d replied Adam, \u201cwhich is why this one has been modified to run on energy created by a small version of my fusion reactor. Range isn\u2019t a problem anymore, plus I\u2019ve more than enough for 1 or 2 extra modifications I\u2019ve carried out myself, as you\u2019ll discover\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mate looked again at the i8 and now noticed that both the front & rear of the car were even more aerodynamic than BMW had fashioned them.. almost rocket-like in their streamlined curves & creases. And the sporty side skirts looked slightly larger and more substantial than the polycarbonate body kit BMW had fashioned for the original car, which sat on large diamond cut wheels with ultra low profile, puncture proof tyres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJump in\u201d invited Adam, himself walking round to the drivers side door, swept upwards and open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mate climbed in to the passenger seat. The car \u2019s dash and central column was a maze of screens and polished touch surfaces. \u201cNo cup holders?\u201d asked Mate grinning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adam smiled back and told him to \u201cbelt up\u201d using the simple lap belt fitted. With a single press of the \u2018Start engine\u2019 button, the i8 came silently to life in a light-show of neon blues and violets, as screens activated, some displaying technical data, others more classical engine gauge representations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The centre screen seemed to be some sort of navigation panel, into which Adam input some brief co-ordinates, by tapping quickly on the surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adam spoke quietly to the car. \u201cHow are we looking AMIe?\u201d \u201cThe road and air-space is clear. You can exit the garage\u201d the car replied cooly. \u201cIt talks\u201d said Mate. \u201cI do\u201d, replied the car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAmy\u201d? Asked Mate. \u201cA.M.I.e\u201d replied Adam. \u201cAdvanced Machine Intelligence experiment\u201d. A very capable learning AI program, that\u2019s picked up some unique idiosyncrasies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adam slid the selector to \u2018Drive\u2019 and applied the accelerator. The i8 moved quickly and silently up a long tunnel, lined with metal panelled walls, quickly gathering pace. A small green light appeared in the tunnel ceiling ahead, as Adam said \u201cfinal radar check\u201d. \u201cAll clear\u201d came the same, cool female reply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They burst out into the semi-dusk of the hot day, on what appeared to have once been an old section of railway track, the rails and sleepers long since removed. \u201cThe local farmer had a passion for steam engines & locomotives\u201d explained Adam, \u201cand had over a mile of private track lain down to pursue his hobby with. The remaining flat gravel bed makes an ideal private runway\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that they were clear of the tunnel, Adam touched one of the icons on the main screen in front of him, and Mate saw on the small monitor, Delta shaped wings folding out from the side skirts he had noticed earlier, small, shark like tail stabilisers folded out of the rear quarter-light panel between the rear window and rear hatch. The front of the car became more sleek & aerodynamic as the bumper elongated and stretched and twin apertures opened on the rear skirt to reveal two jet like engine cowlings. If you could have seen under the i8, you\u2019d have noticed twin air intakes opening in the floorpan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wheel arches shimmered as an invisible polymer shield surrounded them, making them completely stream-lined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The structural transformation made the car dart-like. \u201cWings locked\u201d confirmed AMIe, as suddenly, Mate was thrown back into his seat by an enormous boost of speed as the car shot up into the air, leaving a faint bluish tinted trail behind, which quickly evaporated & disappeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re, we\u2019re, we\u2019re flying\u201d said Mate in disbelief. Adam laughed and said \u201cI\u2019ll explain everything later. Right now we have a satellite to catch\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope you enjoyed that little excerpt from Chapter 5 of Price: World – my debut novel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Price: World, the follow up adventure Price: Polestarr and the newest Dr Adam Price Adventure – Price: Dark Crater are all available to purchase from Amazon in e-book, paperback and Kindle Unlimited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’ll also find paperback versions on sale at Scriveners Book Shop (High St, Buxton, Derbyshire) and Bow Books (Angel Pavement, Royston, Herts).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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