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    The Zeta Grey War: How it Began: The Zeta Grey War
    The Zeta Grey War: How it Began: The Zeta Grey War
    The Zeta Grey War: How it Began: The Zeta Grey War
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    The Zeta Grey War: How it Began: The Zeta Grey War

    By DF Capps

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    This is not a full length novel. It is a short story that sets the stage for the popular Zeta Grey War Series, in particular book 1, New Recruits, and introduces some of the main characters.
    A young navy lieutenant proposes to the love of his life, only to have things go horribly wrong. A decades-long struggle ensues to find justice and the means to overcome hopelessly advanced alien technology.
    The Zeta Grey War series is a look at the covert world of secret space programs, extraterrestrial intervention in our world, the arrival of help from other human races in the galaxy, and stunningly advanced technology already present today.
    The methods and agenda of a predatory alien race is also explored through the research of some of our planet's more advanced scholars and scientists.
    For the military, technology has progressed far beyond what we have imagined. Through the characters in the series, we also discover that we are not alone through contact with two other human races, whose visionary mission is to help us transform our world beyond the control of greedy corporations and their secret conspiracy to control the government, and our progress into a higher level of technology and civilization.

    This science fiction thriller is not your ordinary alien invasion fantasy. The aliens are not monsters, but intelligent beings with an undisclosed agenda. This conflict is going to be long and hard. It is a time for true heroism and sacrifice to rise up against the overwhelming odds.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDF Capps
    Release dateNov 16, 2017
    ISBN9780999359402
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      The Zeta Grey War - DF Capps

      Prologue

      Thirty-two years ago

      Navy Lieutenant Howard J. Hollis knelt on one knee in front of Ellen McKinnon and opened the tiny box. His heart was beating wildly and he was so nervous he had to remind himself to breathe. Ellen stood there with a wide grin on her face as a tear raced down her cheek. She looked so happy, he couldn’t help but smile.

      Ellen, I can’t imagine living another day without you. I love you more than life itself. Will you marry me?

      He blinked and swallowed hard. He had rehearsed this over and over for the last several weeks, only to forget half of the things he intended to say.

      Yes, yes, yes! she said, as she did a little jump. She bounced up and down with such joy he almost started laughing. She held her left hand out, fingers quivering in anticipation.

      He pulled the diamond ring from the cleft in the velvet box and slid it gently on her ring finger. She squealed in delight as she held the diamond up to the light. As he stood she threw her arms around his neck and kissed him passionately. He wanted to remember this evening forever.

      Ellen insisted that they stop by her parent’s house so she could make the big announcement. Her parents were thrilled. They talked for an hour and then left. He brought her back to her small suburban bungalow and walked her to the door.

      Can you stay? she asked.

      He smiled and glanced down at the porch. I’d love to, but I’ve got to be on the carrier at six for weapons inventory.

      She sighed slightly. It’s okay. This has been the most wonderful day of my life. Tomorrow night?

      He grinned. I can be here at eight. We can celebrate all night long.

      She smiled. Love you.

      He kissed her gently and squeezed her hand before leaving. Love you.

      * * *

      His mind was drifting to all of the wonderful times ahead with her as he drove back to Long Beach, California. He looked up at the red traffic light and realized he needed to stop in a hurry. He slammed on the brakes and came to a screeching halt three feet past the crosswalk. Something fell to the passenger side floor. He leaned over to get a better look. It was Ellen’s white beaded clutch purse. She must have forgotten it in the car.

      He drove back to Ellen’s bungalow trying to figure out if he should wake her or just slip her purse through the mail slot in her front door. As he pulled onto her street a bright light from behind Ellen’s home cast a ragged shadow out into the street. He stopped in the middle of the pavement and got out.

      What in the hell?

      A bright glowing object hovered just above the back of her house. It was just over fifty feet across, fifteen or sixteen feet in height, and disc-shaped. The top rose up at a steeper angle than the outer edge of the object and appeared to have rectangular windows just under an almost flat top. The bottom extended below the angular edge in two rounded steps, or stages. The bottom of the saucer was also flat, but smaller in size than the top.

      Panic filled his chest as he raced to her front door. The saucer bolted into the night sky and was

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