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.
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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.”
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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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