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The starship was plain to see even in low earth orbit. It was roughly the size and shape of Manhattan Island.
"Please understand...we never wanted anything like this to happen." The Attorney General was sweating from more than just the summer heat. "This was the act of a madman! We're sincerely sorry!"
The new alien reared back. "We understand our envoy was killed the moment it appeared on your world, while offering our good wishes and expressions of friendship!"
The time is now; the place: New York City. The Universe has finally arrived - and lays dead in Central Park, gunned down live on world wide television. Now the aliens demand answers, and Washington scrambles to placate them. But there are those who would use this crisis for their own political advantage, and will stop at nothing to achieve their ends. The world watches nervously as the murder trial turns into a political circus, and the rising tide of chaos threatens to plunge the nation into revolution. The aliens grow increasingly impatient as the conspirators advance their plans. Which is the greater threat?

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PublisherRobert A Boyd
Release dateDec 17, 2014
ISBN9780983800224
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Robert A Boyd

I have always been a compulsively creative sort, notorious for my lunchtime projects. Now that I'm retired, I give vent to my creative urges as a self-published author of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. I established 'The Written Wyrd', a non-profit literary trust in Washington State, to promote self-published and small press authorship in speculative fiction. All proceeds from sales of my works go to support the Spec Fic community. I especially like to explore new genres and sub-genres in the Spec Fic field, and my works run from humorous adventure to apocalyptic horror to political thriller to mystery/romance. I am noted for my over-the-top sense of humor, as reflected in several of my works.

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