I.Q. Trilogy

In a future world where people can buy and sell intelligence, citizens are each allocated 100 1. Q. points at birth. When they turn sixteen they can make a choice either to remain as 100s and be cared for by the state, or they can gamble with their intelligence. Those who succeed become high I.Q.s and enjoy all of the benefits this brings, those who fail lead squalid lives and some eventually become I.Q. 30 glidiots, battling in the Glidiot Games in a pop-up maze where they kill one another for I.Q. points and for public amusement. 100s are not taught to read or write and believe that Corporate City is the last city remaining on Earth after an earlier war. The city is surrounded by The Great Wall, a ten storey construction that encircles the metropolis and separates it from the nuclear Wasteland beyond. Joseph and his typical 100 family are attending the Glidiot Games, when he recognises the winner of the night. Having been haunted by nightmares involving this man, Joseph abandons his usual 100 caution to find out how their lives are connected. Together, they go beyond the Great Wall.

This is the second book in the I.Q. Trilogy. It occurs 150 years after Book One - Beyond the Great Wall. It is 2410 and the world cities have reunited. Democracy has returned to Sydney, but thanks to the genius of his serum, so too has the tyrant. Democracy gives way to dictatorship as, step by step he reclaims his throne, and ruthlessly brings about a return to the I.Q. system. Only one small band of people stands in his way. This gruesome tale, where Sweeny Todd meets Alfred Hitchcock, ends with a twist of Greek Tragedy.

It is 2415 and Corporate City is in the vice-like grip of its dictator. Social division based on I.Q. is marked by coloured overalls. A new Great Wall is under construction to keep lower I.Qs isolated from the world. But a major problem arises for the tyrant who must seek an answer in London. Treachery abounds and plans for world domination are afoot and a nasty surprise is in store for delegates of world cities invited to a meeting in the Great Southern Land. This final story tells of a battle for control of the city and for its place in the wider world. Good versus Evil comes to crescendo with satellites and mass destruction as a dictator seeks world domination, opposed only by a small group of scientists.

The I.Q. Trilogy Book 1 – Beyond the Great Wall 2290 In Corporate City people can buy and sell intelligence. Citizens are each allocated 100 1.Q. points at birth. A 1000 I.Q. tyrant controls the city. Book 2 - A Vile World 2410 With a vicious sidekick beside him, the megalomaniac tightens his grip upon Corporate city and eliminates all opposition. Only a small group of scientists oppose him. Book 3- Two Jumped Out of the Lion's Mouth 2415 A battle for control. Good versus Evil comes to crescendo with satellites and mass destruction as the genius dictator seeks world domination.