The Island of Dreams

In 2107, twenty-four year-old Gary Loman is disillusioned with life. There are scant opportunities in the capitalist world that surrounds him. When he receives a prestigious invitation, Gary knows that the change he has been waiting for has finally arrived; it's a ticket to fame and glory as a skater. Leaving the old world behind, Gary embarks on a new adventure on The Island of Dreams, led by the world's newest monarchy, where he is introduced to the woman who will become his wife and a wildly different social order, one which has evolved over the previous seventy years by virtue of a slow, quiet and largely unnoticed revolution. By 2107, however, The Island is poised to become one of the most powerful states in the world, acquiring, most notably, the territory of Kamchatka. The Island Queen, Queen Katie of Kamchatka, with the help of her devoted Prime Minister and her faithful staff, then attempt to educate and train the 240 receivers of the distinguished Queen's Ticket, both for their roles as skaters and within the Kamchatskiy organisation, for whom they will be working under a completely new concept in political economy, based on quality rather than profit motives, and which is replacing Marxism as the world's rival to capitalism. As Gary progresses on The Island, and as its Queen seeks out her new King, the world is on the brink of a breath-taking transformation.

Gregory James Clark was born in Lancashire, England, in 1962. Educated at the Reading Blue Coat School he gained a BSc Honours in Maritime Studies (International Transport) from the University of Wales (Cardiff) in 1988 and an MBA from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2008. He was Editor of the Quality Matters Newsletter from 1989 to 2000, which was later compiled into the book 'Quality Matters: The Decade of Quality 1989 - 2000'. He has recently worked as a teacher/trainer in Quality Management for the Chartered Quality Institute Certificate and Diploma in Quality Management, and helped to design and present The Programme for Global Quality Promotion (PGQP) in Russia and the African nations from 2005 to 2010. He also assisted in the publication of 'Deming and Juran: Gift to the World' at Bradford University in 2007. He is currently Editor of The Electron Newsletter for the Institution of Electronics. Recreations have included ice dancing, ballroom dancing, golf, chess and snooker. Languages spoken include Dutch, German, Portuguese and Swedish.