Darkest Hour: Liberation War Book 1
Darkest Hour
Liberation War
Book 1
John Walker
Copyright © 2019 John Walker
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, business, places, events, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. This story contains explicit language and violence.
Blurb
A massive sphere appears near Earth, defying all attempts to communicate or understand its purpose. Power outages plague key cities and military bases, causing wide spread panic and chaos. Only the Space Agency seems to have a grasp on the situation but with all their combined resources, they’re baffled.
Captain Warren Miller races to join his colleagues in the Agency headquarters, hoping to convince his superiors to launch their latest space craft, the battlecruiser Leviathan, which may be able to defy this intruder. In the absence of communication, he hopes a little intimidation might bring about a conversation.
But then smaller objects descend upon the Earth, grabbing up people from all over the globe. Captain Miller never makes it back to base, forcing the Agency to scramble for a response. With the weight of an expectant world beating down on them and the alien threat looming above, they have no choice but to engage the enemy or simply witness history in the making.
Table of Contents
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Epilogue
Prologue
“Breaking news!” Dirk Reidel always wanted to be a news anchor, to deliver stories to millions of people. He never imagined he would be the voice of the world, bringing to light one of the most important events in human history. His first reaction was to feel honored but fear replaced it quickly enough.
“We have received reports of some sort of object entering our solar system.” Dirk fought not to clear his throat, struggled with the fact he’d gone dry. He’d never sipped water while on camera but this time, he made an exception. The cool water soothed him enough to go on. “We’ll have some photos to show you shortly but at this time, we don’t know what it is.”
He quickly read over the next portion of his report and directed his gaze at the camera. “Several parts of the world are reporting power outages in metropolitan areas. If you’re listening to this on a radio, please know that crews are working on the problem. It may seem logical to blame the object but we do not have evidence of its involvement at this time.”
One of the assistants stepped on camera and handed him a new stack of papers. Dirk nodded a thanks to them and looked down, reading as quickly as he could. His eyes widened, despite the fact he’d been trained not to react to information on a page. He couldn’t help it. Every new detail that came in was more and more shocking.
“I’ve received an update,” Dirk said, “the object is described as round, too smooth to be a naturally occurring rock or asteroid. Sources say it is stationary, sitting halfway between Earth and the moon. We are waiting on a press conference with our Space Agency officials. I’m sure I can speak for the world in saying, I hope they can provide us with some answers.
“At this time, people are being asked to stay in their homes and to not panic. We do not have enough information to make sense of what we’re seeing or if it may even be a concern. Authorities urge everyone to remain calm. They are working quickly to make sense of this—wait. We’re cutting to the press conference now with Wyman Jacks, Space Agency Administrator.”
Dirk turned to watch the screen to his left. An image of an older man appeared standing behind a podium.
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