The Monitor Ritual

About the Book

Toliver’s adventure begins when he is abducted and swept away from San Francisco on the first day of his senior year summer vacation. Strange things begin to happen to him as he discovers that he possesses supernatural powers that enable him to harness the physical energy surrounding him and empower him to do fantastic things – unimaginable things. Just as a child learning to walk, Toliver stumbles a few times as he learns to use his new abilities and attempts to understand their limitations. Eventually he makes progress, but not without the help of his best buddy, Whip, and his heart throb, Copper, but even they could not protect him against the mysterious organization called the CENT - his captor. Toliver’s mother, Renee, and Copper are also kidnapped by the same group that holds Toliver against his will and they use the two women to force Toliver to do their bidding. Toliver is committed to rescuing them and avenging the atrocities committed by the CENT. Thousands of years ago the members of the CENT were referred to as Wise Ones, Clerics and even Wizards. Countless stories are etched in lore of the strange powers and unimaginable control these talented, yet dangerous, individuals utilized. Who could have known that they would eventually unite and organize under one leader – who could have known that their ancestry was tied, inexorably to a single family tree; the roots of which were not from this Earth? Who could have known that their former leader, The Monitor, had died many years ago and left them without direction – capable of both good and evil? As always, these forces of good and evil are pit against each other but this time the evil forces within the CENT were gaining strength and Toliver was the only one who could stop them. Who could have known?

About the Author

Cliff Taylor with Silver’s 1966 Ford Mustang at his home in Rural Georgia.