1 of 302  1 2 3 4 5 6      Destiny Press Presents THE FOURTH WORLD By Laurence Moroney Book One of “The Legend of the Locust” This book is dedicated to my family: Rebecca Moroney, my wife and confidant; Claudia Moroney, the first person ever to read this book, and a seriously wonderful daughter, and my Son, Christopher, who is just an awesome dude. This is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents and dialogues are products of the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Copyright © 2009 by Laurence Moroney. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotes embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, please contact Destiny Press: enquiries@destinypress.net Cover Art by: Bradley Wind Special Thanks to: Liz Tipping who backed this book right from the beginning.