Tank

By Carl Martin

Short story about a much needed breakthrough. If the scientists didn't get this right, they would lose the war. And losing meant death for all of humanity. The enemy didn't want to conquer; they wanted to annihilate. Welcome to the 32nd century. Humanity had already spread to the stars, but this new competitor wanted to disinfect every human planet.

Could you take the pressure? Could you come up with a solution to save all of humanity?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tharsis Highlands
• Release date: Sep 22, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463536940

Carl Martin

Carl Martin is the fiction pen name of Rod Martin, Jr.Rod Martin, Jr. was born in West Texas, United States. He has been a Hollywood artist, a software engineer with a degree summa cum laude, a writer, web designer and a college professor.Rod Martin's interests have ranged from astronomy to ancient history, physics to geology, and graphics arts to motion pictures.He has studied comparative religion, worked as a lay minister and spiritual counselor, and taught ethics in college.While doing graphic arts in Hollywood, he also studied electronic engineering. In 1983, as Carl Martin, he published his first novel, "Touch the Stars: Emergence," co-authored by John Dalmas (Tor Books, NY).Later, switching careers to computers and information technology, Mr. Martin worked for Control Data, Ceridian Payroll, Bank of America, Global Database Marketing and IPRO Tech. He also created "Stars in the NeighborHood" 3D astronomy space software.He currently resides in the Philippines with his wife, Juvy. He has taught information technology, mathematics and professional ethics at Benedicto College, in Cebu. He continues to teach online and to write books and blogs.

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Tank

A short story

Carl Martin

There are no dumb questions

Originally published in the anthology, Entropy’s Children.

Smashwords Edition

September 2019

Published by Tharsis Highlands Publishing

https://tharsishighlands.wordpress.com/books/

Copyright 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019 Carl Martin

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Acknowledgements

Cover photos: Nebula and planets by Yuri_B (CC0) Pixabay, circuit board by Geralt (CC0) Pixabay, and tank circuit (LC parallel, simple) by First Harmonic (CC BY-SA 3.0). Cover design: Carl Martin

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