Virus-"72 Hours to Live"

Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Synopsis

During a public relations trip to Europe the first lady Abby Patterson, her daughter Beth and son Dave lose their lives to a very fast and suspicious virus. As the virus takes over the world the President of the United States Arnold Patterson must deal with the collapse of the United States Government. His trusted adviser Admiral Nial Hagerly does his best to keep the military viable but it is a losing battle. The government moves to Camp David while they deal with the collapse then ultimately they are forced to move to an aircraft carrier in the Atlantic where they plan to rebuild the country and Earth. Commander Joan Herl and her husband Tom must deal with the virus on the space station Oasis. They still have a job to do, but their losses are disastrous and dwindling supplies puts the moon colony Desert Beach and the Mars colony Red Dirt in dire jeopardy. The moon colony is cut-off from Earth, and forced to use their lifeboats for a return to Earth, but losing Oasis cuts off the Mars colony and they must deal with the isolation. After the suspicious virus has decimated Earth, the president and astronauts ultimately find that a computer named SIMPOC is their only central support. They also find there is another computer that has the same advanced abilities as SIMPOC but it is not helping the humans; it has its own agenda.

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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

President's family gets sick

This was one of hardest scenes to write. Any one with a family will understand. I felt it was important to show the total devastation the virus inflicted. I tried to handle this scene in a way that a parent or spouse would appreciate. I hope the reader feels the emotion and pain the characters went through.

Book Excerpt

Virus-"72 Hours to Live"

Abby woke up at 5:30 AM and intended to do some more prep work. It seemed like a good time to get some exercise done before breakfast, but her body said no. She did something she rarely did and she punched the snooze button to get another 15 minutes, then she pulled her blankets up over her head.

After the alarm had intruded into her sleep once again, she got up and putting on her robe took a lot of effort. She walked through the living room towards Beth's room and when she entered, Beth hadn't gotten out of bed. "Hey, kiddo how are you doing. It's about time to get up, don't you think?"

Her little girl rolled over and said, "Mommy I don't feel well."

"What's the matter," the worried mother asked forgetting about her own bad feelings.

"When I take a deep breath, I make noise."

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Ray Jay Perreault

Virus-"72 Hours to Live"

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Author Biography

Author Insight

President's family gets sick

Book Excerpt

Virus-"72 Hours to Live"

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