Frank Dravis

Broschiertes Buch

The Foundry

Beschreibung

A storm of greed and a desire for global domination is rolling across the planet Dianis. The assault crashes against the walls of Wedgewood, an idyllic mountain town. Over the walls, Paleowright soldiers and their troglodyte allies climb and meet the human defenders. In a staggering retreat, the defenders fight the first battle to save their planet from tyranny and galactic exploitation. Outnumbered, the citizens and mercenaries of Wedgewood stand shoulder to shoulder and send a rallying call to their brethren. For IDB Chief Inspector Achelous, if Wedgewood falls, the plans to protect the planet from Nordarken Mining collapse as well. Those plans rest on the forge in Wedgewood's foundry. Ruthless in its insatiable demand for a rare mineral, Nordarken Mining ignores federation law, the Universal Law of Unclaimed Planets (ULUP), that protects the isolated, primitive planet. Destroying whole cultures to satisfy the Nordark avarice is just the cost of doing business. Not so for Achelous, a ULUP enforcer; it's his job to protect the defenseless. The politics authorizing ULUP are complex, and the Nordarks are masters of manipulation. Ordered to leave Dianis, Achelous and his team face an excruciating dilemma: obey orders or go rogue and become what they fight against, extrasolars. In a twist within a twist, Achelous learns he is not alone against galactic and Dianis global powers. Marisa, a trader princess, and Christina, an Ascalon Defender, respond to Wedgewood's rally call, but as unlearned provincials, they are ill-accustomed to stellar intrigue. The defense of liberty starts here, in The Foundry.

Autor

Living on the banks of the Mississippi River, Frank Dravis has leveraged his many life experiences to write the Dianis, A World in Turmoil chronicles. He was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan where he and his father cruised the Great Lakes. They often chose to go out on only the roughest days when there was no traffic. Frank spent six years in the US Navy chasing Soviet submarines. His love of the sea is reflected in the chronicles, a love he has shared with his wife and two girls. A hunter, Frank has taken game with a variety of weapons, including the bow, rifle, shotgun, and muzzleloader the weapon developed by Ogden on Dianis the tool of choice in the fight against galactic extrasolars.  Frank aids his wife in her passion for horses as stable hand and riding partner of Suzette, his paint. Equines regularly appear in the Dianis series, not as horses, but as eenus. Frank's care for Earth and the stewardship of their land in Wisconsin are reflected in the culture and ethos of the Timberkeeps. He has two degrees, a Bachelor of Computer Science, and a Master of Business Administration. Those degrees have been integral to his other career roles from software engineer to marketing executive, to chief information officer. The technical and scientific acumen he gained through those endeavors is demonstrated in the series in the effort to make the Dianis brand of science practically possible somewhere in the galaxy today.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Six Factors Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 530
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. November 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 562g
• ISBN-13: 9780999688649
• ISBN-10: 0999688642
• Artikelnr.: 68502056