[Dinner guests, it’s Laketa. Aren’t you being overly dramatic, Alizar. You make it sound like it’s life or death for us with no reincarnation.]
[Dinner guests, It’s Alizar. That’s exactly the message I wanted to covey. It’s life or death with no rebirth ever for us. The end.]
[Dinner guests, it’s Jane. I agree with Alizar. We’ve got to be prepared to go into the high council meeting tomorrow and put forward ideas to solve our problems. The whole hive, as you say, is depending on us.]
[Dinner guests, it’s John Prymuus. That’s the situation. Let’s meet again at the 6th hour of the next dawning. We’ll have some breakfast and decide on what we’re going to tell the high council meeting. Thomas, do you and John Kaatoe need any help getting back to your rooms.]
[Dinner guests, Thomas. No, I think we’re fine. See you in the dawning.]
List of Characters
Omegas:
Ensign Sebold Wacahoota LXXXIV – a junior officer on the original expeditionary ship.
Ensign Daribeth Wootelbom LXXVIII – another junior officer on the original expeditionary ship.
Chief Biologist on the original expeditionary ship.
Captain of the original expeditionary ship.
Captain Moozoog – Captain and pilot of one of the supply ships
Alphas:
Alizar el Shelamus XCVII – Our hero. A mathematical philosopher, companion to Walter Karnaugh/John Prymuus XLIX, discoverer of Shelamus’ Law and moderator of the high council meeting
Elith Alimay Botarus LIII – She-who-released-the-soul of Alizar el Shelamus XCVII
Warus ben Shuster CCCLIII – Another mathematical philosopher
Narithe Qarus Marithus II
Marus Dithnar CCII – A renowned recaller and the greatest pathfinder in all the lives. He is a good friend of Alizar.
Alicona Del Oleetheonus XI – a black furred she-Person. An apprentice temporal recorder.
Laketa Godeswanger XLIX – A tabby colored she-Person who is the companion to Elizabeth “Liz” Mosby/Jane Ceekundah XXXII
Malusian Del Ronilus LXXVI – He is snow white with just a touch of black fur on his forehead. Malusian was a watcher.
Roelien Lanvus Careenus XXXVII. She is a hunter.
Lindelon Byn Athanna LXXVII - Lindelon is a temporal recorder.
Nirpaul Hassan LXXXIX – Companion to Don Baldwin/Dick Draakoe XXVII the sheriff of Felix County.
Moemen Dascur LXXIII – Companion to Jared Coleman/Thomas Adolphus LIX – Council Chairman on Ganymede station
Marc-Andre Blenheim – Companion to David Carson/David Cletus XXII
Betas:
John Quaker/Paul Riparian LII – Water mine foreman on Ganymede station
Walter Karnaugh/John Prymuus XLIX – He-alien awakened by Alizar. Chairman of the high council.
Claude Applebee/Paul Acacius LIX – Managing Partner in the law firm of Woodward, Woodward and Leumond
Elizabeth “Liz” Mosby/Jane Ceekundah XXXII – Associate lawyer in the law firm of Woodward, Woodward and Leumond
Sabian Wolfe/John Kaatoe XXXVIII – Mine owner on Ganymede station
Jared Coleman/Thomas Adolphus LIX – Council Chairman on Ganymede station
Ku Chang/Paul Eratus XXXIV – Agent for the People in Inner Mongolia
Meng Li/Jane Alcanda XL – Wife of Agent for the People in Inner Mongolia
Dan Baldwin/Dick Draakoe XXVII – Sheriff and Coroner in Felix County, Montana
David Carson/David Cletus XXII – Station manager and supervisor of the Felix County space station and warehouse compound
Gammas:
Gunter Eikel XVI – Lives with his wives and offspring in the woods and badlands in Felix County. Helps supply security for the space station.
Aliens:
Bradley Williamson – A water miner on the Ganymede station
Mary Williamson – one of the wives of Bradley Williamson
Jill Williamson – One of the wives of Bradley Williamson and a nurse at the orphanage on Ganymede station.
Kevin Williamson – One of the husbands of Bradley Williamson and a miner
Mine office clerk
Cynthia Applebottom – Receptionist and secretary to the Station council chairman on Ganymede
Thomas “Tom” Hanson – Charter Jet Captain
Nigel Northrop – Charter Jet First Officer
Saryellis “Sary” Johnson – Charter Jet Flight Attendant
James – the butler in the Presidential suite of the Grand American hotel in Salt Lake City.
Afterword
In recent years my bride and I have been trying to clean out our Wyomissing, PA house. In a box in the attic I found a short-story manuscript written 15-20 years ago and never published. It was the beginning of Alizar’s story. This book is an expansion of that story.
I would also like to thank my beta readers, my wife, Ernie Daley, my sister, Margaret Daley, my grandson, “C.J.” Daley and particularly noted author and lean operations consultant, Alan R. Severance, whose helpful suggestions were greatly appreciated.
I would also like to thank Daribeth, Laketa, and Saryellis, young ladies at Publix super market in Hunters Creek, Florida, for letting me use their names.
I hope you have enjoyed this story. Please go to Amazon and do a review. Amazon sets great store by your review and promotes books by the number of reviews. So please, post a review.
“The Beginning” is book 1 in a planned series of at least 3 books. Book 2 will be subtitled “The Crisis.” Book 3 will be subtitled “Revolt on Ganymede.” I’m always glad to hear from my readers. My email address is [email protected]. I try to answer all my messages. If you’d like me to email you when the next story is ready, please let me know. Did I mention that I’d like you to post a review?
Darnall Daley
Wyomissing, PA
Table of Contents
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
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
List of Characters
Afterword
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