HENRY GALLANT AND THE WARRIOR
by H.
Peter Alesso
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.”
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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