Advances of the Ancients
- 192 Seiten
- 7 Lesestunden
The incidental discovery of an ancient artifact leads the crew of the USS Heaven on a race to locate the home world of the long extinct Forzak Empire... and the ultimate weapon in the galaxy.




The incidental discovery of an ancient artifact leads the crew of the USS Heaven on a race to locate the home world of the long extinct Forzak Empire... and the ultimate weapon in the galaxy.
The title says it all…This collection of short stories would make Rod Serling proud! From twisted plots to bizarre endings, each story is based on the author’s real life experiences. From mind altered tours to police interrogations to strange hospital visits, life happened and, with the author’s imagination running amok, here is the end result. Delve into these stories for a jaw-dropping, head-scratching good time.
When a virus threatens to destroy one of the founding planets of the alliance, and billions of people throughout the quadrant, it is up to the crew of the Heaven and a team of scientists to go to a small planet on the far side of the galaxy and manipulate the lifeforms there in order to save their world. In their way; an unknown environment, hostile aliens and morality!
An Egyptian sphinx as a Civil War memorial? A bridge as a Civil War monument? How about a Union monument designed and paid for, in full, by a Confederate soldier? Or even a horse trough as a monument? These are just a few of the unusual monuments and memorials highlighted in this book, a companion to Rhode Island Civil War Monuments: A Pictoral Guide.