Unknown Alien Language
By R. Richard
()
About this ebook
The Admiral says, “As you know, the Grand Alliance is currently involved in a war with the Favellian Empire. The war isn't going well for the Grand Alliance and our resources are severely limited, at this time.”
The admiral then leans forward and speaks in a low voice, “A patrol ship of the Grand Alliance, on a routine patrol of the outer edges of Grand Alliance controlled space, found a strange spacecraft that hadn't been observed during the last patrol of the area. What had been previously observed was a large piece of space rock, nestled among other space rocks. Apparently whatever had caused the strange ship to look like a space rock had ceased to function and the ship was now plainly visible to the patrol ship. The patrol ship crew did a very brief investigation of the just found ship. The matter was reported, as per orders, and then bucked up the Grand Alliance chain of command. The matter finally came to rest with me.”
Commando says, “Since you're very interested, I presume that the strange ship is a warship.”
The Admiral nods yes and says, “Subsequent, more thorough, investigation revealed that the unknown ship is apparently a warship. It's of at least Battlewagon class. The ship is of unknown manufacture.”
Commando says, “Battlewagon class! A ship of that size and capability could turn the war in favor of the Grand Alliance, all by itself.”
The Admiral nods yes and then continues, “Normally a strange ship of that size would have been promptly and thoroughly investigated by professionals. However, there are two problems. First, the strange ship is located near the edge of territory controlled by the Favellian Empire. Second, the Grand Alliance doesn't have a lot of spare ships or available personnel to do the investigation.
Commando thinks, (My people are available personnel. If we can get to the strange ship, we might do very well, not only for the Grand Alliance, but also for Software Commandos. It's an opportunity, a dangerous opportunity, but it might be one well worth pursuing. I definitely need to consider pursuing the situation.)
The Admiral continues, “I had an initial investigation team dispatched to find out what they could about the strange ship. Their initial findings are that the strange ship is apparently an ancient but fully operational warship. In addition to its own capability, the strange warship also carries tactical fighter craft. I'm told that your people do a lot of work with tactical fighter craft.”
Commando says, “Tactical fighter craft are our specialty! If the strange warship has a tactical fighter craft aboard, then you definitely need the skills of Software Commandos.”
The Admiral says, “Well, there are some definite possibilities here and the ancient warship appears to have an enormous capability. However, it was designed and manufactured by an unknown race. Unfortunately, all of the documentation in the ship is written in an unknown language. The probability of the strange ship being useful in the immediate future is quite low, but a ship of the apparent power of the strange ship could provide either information or fighting ability that might tip the balance of the war with the Favellian Empire in the favor of the Grand Alliance.”
Commando replies, “It would appear to me that the investigation of the newly discovered ship is of primary importance to the Grand Alliance. I presume that, despite the danger, you'll take the risk of sending in skilled people to evaluate the find.”
The Admiral says, “Yes, given the situation in which we of the Grand Alliance find ourselves, I have to take that risk. I'm going to send a volunteer force to investigate the strange warship. The ship that transports the investigation team out to the ship will also take the strange warship under tow and try to bring the big ship into Grand Alliance controlled space where a safer and more leisurely investigation can be done.”
R. Richard
I'm the co-author, with Sunset Thomas, of Anatomy of An Adult Film.I have 48 novels and over 299 short stories currently published.I spent my early years in the part of Los Angeles known as the South Central. I was known as Whi' Boy, which was sufficient to identify me in that place. I'm a skilled Kung Fu player, using a system that I learned from a Korean I knew only as 'Pak.' It would be easier to tell you the places that Pak wasn't wanted by the police, rather than the places where he was wanted by the police. Pak's Kung Fu system, augmented by some bits and pieces from some Chinese practitioners is quick and effective, or I wouldn't be alive today.My early education was mostly obtained by stealing books from the public library (I always returned them and the Librarian even began to provide me with reading lists.) I did go to high schools, but I never really learned anything there. I eventually graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles, UCLA, with a degree in mathematics.I work as a Systems Analyst and also make a part of my living as a professional gambler (legal in Nevada.) I write science fiction and erotica. My published novels are:Anatomy of An Adult Film (With Sunset Thomas)1. Second Chance: God Killer2. Second Chance: Sky Pirate3. Second Chance: Scroll Seeker4. Second Chance: King of The Islands5. Second Chance: King of Zaya6. Second Chance: Duke of Averon7. Second Chance: King of Golomon8. Second Chance: King Of The Sky9. Second Chance: Warlord of Ifrequeh10. Second Chance: King of Ariby11. Second Chance: King of Mesodania12. Second Chance: King of Avuls13. Second Chance: King of Kemet14. Second Chance: King of Zorran15. Second Chance: King of Two Worlds16. Second Chance: King of Averon17. Second Chance: King's Duties18. Second Chance: King of The New WorldAdventurer: Simulation ProblemAdventurer: Pannar ProblemA Programmer's GambitAmateur StripperBeach MurdersBondage HouseCorporate Sex SlavesFriday NightGo Naked In The SoftwareGrasshopper WinterInvoluntary NudeLayoffNot A HeroPirates of The KeysSummer of SexThe LakeThe Last Moon DanceThe Nude Adventures of Plain JaneThe Secret Life of Wanda WilsonTails of the Pussycat LoungeTo Keep A JobTopless RestaurantToy WhoresVix: The MarineWayward BoyShort Stories:A Christmas Visit
Read more from R. Richard
Anatomy of an Adult Film Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5PAYPAL® E-Mail Access Recovery Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Ballad of Eleanor Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWife’s Revenge Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Night Killer Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAdverse Possession Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Voyeur Trap Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRepo Man: Saucer Theft Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEscape From Poverty Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHot Rod Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Repo Man: Truck Repo Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Rainy Days Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsParanormal Talent Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsValley World: Hired Hand Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTall Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWarrior In Hiding Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Beach Dealers Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Unknown Alien Language
Related ebooks
The Beach Slaves Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRich Man Returns Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAn Even Break, Vol. 2: Concerning the Nature of Command: An Even Break, #2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsProject: Dragonslayers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Introduction to Xarrok Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTechnical Assistant: Entry Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOn Writing A Low Budget Screenplay Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Patmos Paradigm Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChange by Design Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLoser - Life of A Software Engineer Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Florentine Deception: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Dictate a Book: Author Level Up, #14 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Not Quite A Hermit Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSINClair 2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNot Quite Alone At Christmas Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Secret Martian Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Mission: Defender Series, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSpy King & Spy Queen Save Christmas Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTemp Worker Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Me? Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow JavaScript Works Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsImpact Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsObfuscation Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Vanity Trap Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Guide for Every Screenwriter: From Synopsis to Subplots: The Secrets of Screenwriting Revealed Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Being a Codemage: Programagic, #0.7 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsReturners Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEscape From Exile Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThirds Aflame: The Nebula Tales Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAurealis #124 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Science Fiction For You
The Silo Series Collection: Wool, Shift, Dust, and Silo Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wool: Book One of the Silo Series Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Warrior of the Light: A Manual Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Psalm for the Wild-Built Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This Is How You Lose the Time War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Flowers for Algernon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Alchemist: A Graphic Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Institute: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England: Secret Projects, #2 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Annihilation: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Troop Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sarah J. Maas: Series Reading Order - with Summaries & Checklist Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How High We Go in the Dark: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Shift: Book Two of the Silo Series Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Animal Farm And 1984 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I Who Have Never Known Men Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Frankenstein: Original 1818 Uncensored Version Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Authority: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5We Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dust: Book Three of the Silo Series Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Contact Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rendezvous with Rama Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5That Hideous Strength: (Space Trilogy, Book Three) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Oona Out of Order: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I Am Legend Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Unknown Alien Language
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
Unknown Alien Language - R. Richard
7 <