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HENRY GALLANT AND THE WARRIOR
by H. Peter Alesso
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BLURB:
In the 22th
Century, the people of the Solar System have banded together against an alien
invasion. Unfortunately, they’re losing—badly.
As the only Natural remaining in the genetically
engineered officer corps of the United Planet’s fleet, Henry Gallant has unique
mental abilities that have proven essential to the defense against the Titan
invaders. Nevertheless his fellow officers lack faith in him, and worse, he has
angered prominent men by speaking truth to power.
Despite this, Admiral Collingsworth has given him
command of the Warrior, the most advanced stealth warship in the UP arsenal,
and ordered him to the alien’s main base to spy, intrigue, and disrupt their
war capacity.
Gallant’s mission leads to risky battles and
painful choices, but no choice is more personal, or intimate, than the choice
to face one’s own death. And for Henry Gallant—a flawed young man in a hopeless
situation against overwhelming odds—a dreadful decision looms before him.
He has only one saving grace—he is unafraid.
EXCERPT:
Lieutenant Henry Gallant walked along the
cobblestone streets of New Annapolis—head down, mind racing . . .
My orders say take command of the Warrior immediately
. . . but no promotion . . . Why not?
He pondered the possibilities, but he already knew
the answer. Though he had steely gray eyes, a square jaw, and was taller than
nearly everyone around him, what distinguished him most was not visible to the
naked eye—he was a Natural—born without genetic engineering.
By the time he reached the space elevator, the
welcoming breeze of the clear brisk morning had brightened his mood and he fell
into line behind the shipyard personnel without complaint.
Looking up, he marveled; that cable goes into the
clouds like an Indian rope trick.
When at last it was his turn, the guard scanned his
comm pin against the access manifest.
The portal light blinked red.
“Pardon, sir. Access denied,” said the grim faced
sentry.
“Call the officer of the guard,” demanded Gallant.
The officer of the guard appeared, but was no more
inclined to pass Gallant through. He touched the interface panel and made
several more entries, but the portal continued to blink red.
“There’s a hold on your access, sir.”
Gallant asked, “A hold?”
“Yes, sir. Your clearance and authorization are in
order, but SIA has placed a hold on your travel movements. They want you to
report to SIA headquarters, ASAP.”
“I need to go to the shipyard and attend to
important business before going to the Solar Intelligence Agency,” clarified
Gallant, but even as he said it, he knew it wouldn’t help.
“Sorry, sir. Orders.”
AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
As
a scientist and author specializing in technology innovation, H. Peter Alesso
has over twenty years research experience at Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory (LLNL). As Engineering Group Leader at LLNL he led a team of
scientists and engineers in innovative applications across a wide range of
supercomputers, workstations, and networks. He graduated from the United States
Naval Academy with a B.S. and served in the U.S. Navy on nuclear submarines
before completing an M.S. and an advanced Engineering Degree at M.I.T. He has
published several software titles and numerous scientific journal and
conference articles, and he is the author/co-author of seven books.
You
can visit his Web site at: http://www.hpeteralesso.com/Default.aspx
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