LYCCYX Episode 1: The Declaration

By Brian Barber

Reviews for LYCCYX: Episode 1 -

"I'm a military guy. Okay, so I'm not IN the military, but I love all things military. I also love Science Fiction. This series is the advanced genetic lovechild of things-Military and things-SciFi. What I also love about this format, is that it's the perfect quick read that doesn't bog you down, (great for waiting room scenarios), and yet it still tells the story you CARE ABOUT. I'm expecting exciting things on the "lunar" horizon from this series!!!

Buy it. Love it. Go! (That's an order, Recruits!)

HOOAH!" - 5 Stars (Amazon) GxKnight, author of the Metal Deep series

""LYCCYX" is set in the future when Earth's energy and resources are becoming rapidly depleted because of the rise in population.

So, colonization on the Moon or Mars might be the way out of the problems. Mining Asteroids also can answer the call for raw materials

Luke Xander is a young man eager to strike out on his own. Becoming a kick-ass, take names, military man, Luke goes on distant missions always thinking about his girl at home, Kate.

Something like an H-Bomb goes off and all hell breaks lose with an altering DNA which will transform humans into monsters. Some of those even being his friends and comrades... who know all of Luke's tricks in the books.

There is a cure... but will it be welcomed?

Will Luke have to battle the devil in his friends to control the epidemic?

Will Luke survive the assault?

My Thoughts:

"LYCCYX" by Brian Barber is an awesome book which kept me hitting my arrow key on my Kindle.

What a ride folks! The book is a great and clean read. It had action and adventure in it.

Certainly the Sci-Fi was present but a lot of the Paranormal aspects were there too.

"LYCCYX" is a technical read, and I was fascinated at the exact and military language the author used. Mr. Barber has analytically thought out each piece of the puzzle.

Also the pictures were excellent too. As far as my black and white Kindle goes, they came out pretty detailed and well structured.

I would imagine that Young Adults would love this book as well as us Baby Boomers. "LYCCYX" will not disappoint. I hope you will dive in!

For this and so much more, I give "LYCCYX" Episode 1, Collector's Edition 5 Stars!" - (Amazon) Emily E Guido, author of the Light-Bearer Series

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brian Barber
• Release date: Oct 15, 2012
• ISBN: 9781301405749

Brian Barber

Brian Barber (Linux+, MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, CNE, CNA-GW) works for the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) as a project manager and architect for CDIC's IT service management program. He first started using Linux at home with Red Hat 5.1 and since then he has been a staunch advocate of open source software, belonging to the Ottawa Canada Linux User Group (OCLUG) since 2001 and the Ottawa Python Authors Group. His primary areas of interest are operating systems, infrastructure design, multiplatform integration, directory services, and enterprise messaging. In the past he has held the positions of Principal Consultant with Sierra Systems Group Inc., Senior Technical Coordinator at the LGS Group Inc. (now a part of IBM Global Services) and Senior Technical Analyst at MetLife Canada.

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LYCCYX: Episode 1 – The Declaration

Brian Barber

Copyright 2010 by Brian Barber

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This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used whatsoever without the express permission of the author except for brief quotation necessary for review.

All characters in this publication are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

To learn more about the world of LYCCYX visit lyccyx.us

To my sweetbabe.

Table of Contents

LYCCYX

Beginnings

A Letter Home

Race for the Cure

The Golden Coin

Parent’s Reply

Something in the Food

When it all fell apart

Heaven

The Birth of Pure Evil

The Life You Save

No Place to Raise Your Kids

Reaching Out

A Declaration of Independence

Freedom Reigns

Embracing Death

Liberty and Justice For All

The Inscription

The Challenge

Beginnings

January 7, 2041 – We have known for some time that petroleum would not last forever. We have now realized that all of our clean energy initiatives were about fifty years too late. The world’s population has now grown to nearly thirty billion and our food production cannot keep up. Wars and skirmishes have broken out in various regions over natural resources. Since NASA was disbanded in 2022, we knew our hopes for a colony on Mars would not come from a government project and that the private space sector had so many various agendas and no real direction that even a one-way journey there was out of the question.

However, there is a possible, albeit temporary solution for both our lack of resources and the population problem: colonize the moon. Scientists believe our moon contains more than enough resources to make the trip to Mars possible someday and can also serve as a temporary base while other colonization options are explored. Back in the late 20’s, when NASA’s remaining personnel found themselves out of work, a group of them - along with a few military contractors, established the Asteroid Mining Corporation with the intent to capture and mine near-earth asteroids for precious metals and other valuable elements. With the backing of several technology firms, AMC began operations and grew at an alarming rate. Their exponential growth enabled them to quickly acquire nearly every remaining aerospace and defense contractor and their assets grew to approach