Earth II-"You Have No Honor"

Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Synopsis

A suspicious virus has wiped out almost all of the human race. The few survivors in the U.S. Government and Military know who caused the virus and they are fighting the last battles on the planet to save the survivors. The military fights for survival in the air and on the sea. They are faced with an opponent that outguns them and can attack from any direction. It becomes a war of attrition, a war the world is losing. Two Super Thinking Computers were released when their programmers died because of the virus. They have no controls and one is programmed to help the humans and the other has its own agenda. They seek the source of the virus, one is intent on returning and ultimately dealing with those who threaten it. The other must deal with the bad computer and still fulfill its programming to help the humans. This is the end of Epoch 1 of the SIMPOC (Bk 1 & 2) and Virus (Bk 1 & 2) series. SIMPOC focused on how the computers evolved and became important within the larger story. Virus focused on the effect of the virus on the world and the fate of astronauts on the Space Station Oasis, the moon colony Desert Beach and the Mars Colony Red Dirt.

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Author Biography

Ray was born in New Hampshire, received his Bachelors of Science in Aeronautical Engineering from Arizona State University, and now retired from an influential, multi-decade career in aerospace, Ray realized there was a niche that was calling him as he began to write deeper characters, create more sophisticated stories and realistic situations for Sci-Fi fans to relate to. Initially attracted to heroic characters with powerful weapons taking on hundreds of aliens, Ray began his literary career with a desire to extrapolate Sci-Fi stories with a touch of everyday reality that most of us experience in work and our everyday lives. His literary work is thoughtfully enriched by his decade long experience in the US Air Force where he flew C-130s on missions to 27 countries, and T-38s while training the best pilots in the world, as well as the first female US Air Force pilots. During his 28 years at Northrup Grumman, Ray worked on some of the most top-secret military aircraft projects in the world including the F-23, F-35, B-2, Global Hawk and many more that can’t be named. He is grateful to his wife, Charlene and his two daughters, for her support on this new journey.

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Author Insight

Artur-They're after me

I like to have some interesting 'evil' in my stories. With Artur he was one of the 'sick' evil guys. He was a little paranoid and a lot of creepy. His morality was non-existent and I had fun playing with his character. To me the better the evil, the better the hero.

Book Excerpt

Earth II-"You Have No Honor"

Things were happening fast for Artur. The crew from Thurmont had already moved and they were setting up in one of the meeting facilities. The trucks out harvesting the healthy people would be arriving shortly. Artur felt good, his army was coming together and once the camp was secure, he would feel better.

When the sonic boom sounded, Artur didn't react immediately. When the sound subsided, he thought for a moment and then thought, "What the hell was that?"

He looked to the west and saw a bright object in the sky. At first, he was afraid that the military had fired a missile at him, but the object didn't look like a missile. Even though it was getting larger, it was descending in the sky and Artur suspected that it was going to hit the ground some miles to the west.

I'd better check that out, he thought.

Fortunately, Willard was walking by, looking at the same object descending.

"Willard, I want someone to find that thing and find out what it is. Send someone right now."

"Yes Artur, I'll go myself." That will give me a great excuse to get out of here for a while, Willard thought, who knows I might even stumble across one.

"Good, go now. I don't trust them. They tried to kill me once and maybe they're trying to do it again."