Commander Henry Gallant
by H. Peter
Alesso
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GENRE: Sci-fi
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BLURB:
Despite
his sorrow, he goes on a dangerous mission to an invading aliens’ home world in
the Gliese-581 star system. There he uses a neural interface to penetrate their
communication network and steal a high ranking alien’s identity. Through this
artifice he learns about their history and society, and discovers a way to
hinder and possibly defeat them.
A
side-effect of linking into the alien network—which was created for autistic
savants—is that Gallant’s mind was stimulated and enhanced to the point where
he begins to experience superintelligence abilities.
Upon
returning from his mission, there is concern that Gallant might pose an even
more serious threat than the aliens. While he struggles to fend off those who
doubt his loyalty, he fights to win back Alaina.
This is
the fourth book of The Henry Gallant Saga, but it can be read as a standalone
story.
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EXCERPT:
Alaina Hepburn strolled across the walkway,
smack-dab in the middle of Halo’s well-trimmed verdant garden park, lavish with
diverse foliage and a flowing water fountain glistening under a brilliant
summer sun. Several bronzed statues adorned the area attracting a glanced from
pedestrians as they passed while an occasional car flew overhead. However, it
was Alaina’s eye-catching outfit and radiant youthful vitality that captured
the most attention of those around her, not merely because she was
attractive—though her blond hair, blue eyes, and well-tanned skin accented her
appealing figure—and not because her behavior was so unusual so as to stir
excitement. Everyone who passed offered her a warm greeting—for she was
well-known to the people of Elysium. No, what attracted the curiosity of those
nearby was her bearing—with shoulders back and head held high, she led one to
wonder what adventure she was just returning from—or, better yet, was just
about to embark upon.
When Gallant entered the park on his way to a
meeting at the town hall, the impact of seeing Alaina again struck him like a
shock wave. His reaction was unlike what might be expected from the methodical
logical captain who so recently fought a battle from the bridge of the Warrior.
Now he was simply a man rediscovering his lover—filled with the joy of her
presence, the relief of her safety, and the sensuality of her being—the
emotional tizzy seething beneath the surface was enough to cause the fringes of
his vision to grow hazy, excluding all others from sight. He felt a sense of
well-being flood over him, creating the desire to seize and hold her. Despite
his wish to run—he walked toward her along the intersecting walkway.
When she noticed him, she came to an abrupt stop
and turned to face him. The surprise on her face couldn’t have been more
pronounced. He could only guess that her emotional state was as heighten as his
own.
Any passerby might have assumed that they were two
old acquaintances meeting casually to exchange friendly greetings, but his
heart was pounding and his palms were moist. A gust of wind blew a tangled lock
of his hair across his forehead causing him to swipe it away mindlessly.
“Henry!” she said, biting her lower lip.
Her exclamation was short and sharp, giving Gallant
a start. As it invariably happened, he was mesmerized by her. He stammered, “I
. . . I said, ‘I’d be back.’”
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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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