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Mr. Pierce has written numerous pieces on a variety of subjects and issues published in a number of e-zines and newspapers, including the New York Post, Washington Times and Free Republic. He has two e-books on Amazon, "Larger Than Life" is a mini-bio of three high achievers about whom most people have never heard, which was cited in an MIT doctoral thesis; and "Autres Temps, Autres Moeurs," a collection of short stories.
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Lighthouse Prometheus
by Alex Pierce

Overview


A World Caught Between Light And Shadow This is the story of billionaire Michael Solaryn and a quest he has been on since he was 10 years old Owner of Hyperion Optics and inventor of a world altering technology, Solaryn's quest leads him to the northern California town of Camelot, which nearby derelict lighthouse he has chosen as the site to shakedown his invention—code named "Prometheus"—over the course of a grueling seven-day testing schedule. However, the leaders of Camelot—its municipal government a union of religious conservative church and postmodern liberal city hall—deem Michael and Prometheus a threat to the welfare of the town and set about to destroy it. And have Solaryn and his VP of R&D, the woman he loves, thrown in prison. Or killed. He has seven days. · Rejected by over 65 literary agents and 13 publishers · Too provocative I was told—to both the traditional and the postmodern · Now you, the reader, can decide for yourself
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As The World Teeters On The Edge Of A New Dark Age Abyss One Man Dares Illuminate What Lies Beneath Billionaire Michael Solaryn, owner of Hyperion Optics, has created a world altering technology he has code named, "Prometheus." He plans to install his invention on his own specially designed lighting towers around the globe. But first he must shakedown his prototype. Solaryn and his leaders establish a grueling seven-day testing schedule and choose as test site a derelict lighthouse along the Northern California coast near the town of Camelot Camelot, hailed by the press as "America's First Holy City," is co-governed by conservative Reverend Martin Papen and postmodern liberal Mayor Dalton Fuchs. When a mysterious illness breaks out in the town during Solaryn's tests, its leaders blame him and his device. With the future of his company hanging in the balance—as magnates of the world's largest shipping concerns nervously fidget awaiting results, with competitors hot on his heels and hundreds of millions of dollars in play—Michael Solaryn must succeed in his tests of Prometheus while dealing with the corrupt tyranny of a town thrown back into the Dark Ages, its leaders intent upon destroying his invention and having him and his VP of R&D, the woman he loves, thrown in prison. Or killed. He has seven days. · Rejected by over 65 literary agents and 13 publishers · Too provocative I was told—to both the traditional and the postmodern · Now you, the reader, can decide for yourself
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Overview


A World Caught Between Light And Shadow This is the story of billionaire Michael Solaryn and a quest he has been on since he was 10 years old Owner of Hyperion Optics and inventor of a world altering technology, Solaryn's quest leads him to the northern California town of Camelot, which nearby derelict lighthouse he has chosen as the site to shakedown his invention—code named "Prometheus"—over the course of a grueling seven-day testing schedule. However, the leaders of Camelot—its municipal government a union of religious conservative church and postmodern liberal city hall—deem Michael and Prometheus a threat to the welfare of the town and set about to destroy it. And have Solaryn and his VP of R&D, the woman he loves, thrown in prison. Or killed. He has seven days. · Rejected by over 65 literary agents and 13 publishers · Too provocative I was told—to both the traditional and the postmodern · Now you, the reader, can decide for yourself

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Description


As The World Teeters On The Edge Of A New Dark Age Abyss One Man Dares Illuminate What Lies Beneath Billionaire Michael Solaryn, owner of Hyperion Optics, has created a world altering technology he has code named, "Prometheus." He plans to install his invention on his own specially designed lighting towers around the globe. But first he must shakedown his prototype. Solaryn and his leaders establish a grueling seven-day testing schedule and choose as test site a derelict lighthouse along the Northern California coast near the town of Camelot Camelot, hailed by the press as "America's First Holy City," is co-governed by conservative Reverend Martin Papen and postmodern liberal Mayor Dalton Fuchs. When a mysterious illness breaks out in the town during Solaryn's tests, its leaders blame him and his device. With the future of his company hanging in the balance—as magnates of the world's largest shipping concerns nervously fidget awaiting results, with competitors hot on his heels and hundreds of millions of dollars in play—Michael Solaryn must succeed in his tests of Prometheus while dealing with the corrupt tyranny of a town thrown back into the Dark Ages, its leaders intent upon destroying his invention and having him and his VP of R&D, the woman he loves, thrown in prison. Or killed. He has seven days. · Rejected by over 65 literary agents and 13 publishers · Too provocative I was told—to both the traditional and the postmodern · Now you, the reader, can decide for yourself

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Book details

Genre:FICTION

Subgenre:Literary

Language:English

Pages:304

eBook ISBN:9781098346362


Overview


A World Caught Between Light And Shadow This is the story of billionaire Michael Solaryn and a quest he has been on since he was 10 years old Owner of Hyperion Optics and inventor of a world altering technology, Solaryn's quest leads him to the northern California town of Camelot, which nearby derelict lighthouse he has chosen as the site to shakedown his invention—code named "Prometheus"—over the course of a grueling seven-day testing schedule. However, the leaders of Camelot—its municipal government a union of religious conservative church and postmodern liberal city hall—deem Michael and Prometheus a threat to the welfare of the town and set about to destroy it. And have Solaryn and his VP of R&D, the woman he loves, thrown in prison. Or killed. He has seven days. · Rejected by over 65 literary agents and 13 publishers · Too provocative I was told—to both the traditional and the postmodern · Now you, the reader, can decide for yourself

Read more

Description


As The World Teeters On The Edge Of A New Dark Age Abyss One Man Dares Illuminate What Lies Beneath Billionaire Michael Solaryn, owner of Hyperion Optics, has created a world altering technology he has code named, "Prometheus." He plans to install his invention on his own specially designed lighting towers around the globe. But first he must shakedown his prototype. Solaryn and his leaders establish a grueling seven-day testing schedule and choose as test site a derelict lighthouse along the Northern California coast near the town of Camelot Camelot, hailed by the press as "America's First Holy City," is co-governed by conservative Reverend Martin Papen and postmodern liberal Mayor Dalton Fuchs. When a mysterious illness breaks out in the town during Solaryn's tests, its leaders blame him and his device. With the future of his company hanging in the balance—as magnates of the world's largest shipping concerns nervously fidget awaiting results, with competitors hot on his heels and hundreds of millions of dollars in play—Michael Solaryn must succeed in his tests of Prometheus while dealing with the corrupt tyranny of a town thrown back into the Dark Ages, its leaders intent upon destroying his invention and having him and his VP of R&D, the woman he loves, thrown in prison. Or killed. He has seven days. · Rejected by over 65 literary agents and 13 publishers · Too provocative I was told—to both the traditional and the postmodern · Now you, the reader, can decide for yourself

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About the author


Mr. Pierce has written numerous pieces on a variety of subjects and issues published in a number of e-zines and newspapers, including the New York Post, Washington Times and Free Republic. He has two e-books on Amazon, "Larger Than Life" is a mini-bio of three high achievers about whom most people have never heard, which was cited in an MIT doctoral thesis; and "Autres Temps, Autres Moeurs," a collection of short stories.

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