Prequel in the Alcantaran series.What happens when a damaged space ship lands in your backyard? Would the aliens be friendly? What if you could help repair the space ship? What if a corrupt President and a handful of crooked advisors wanted to take over the area around the space ship so they could bring in their own scientist to exploit the technology in the space ship for their own personal gain? See how Pete and Linda Collins meet these and other challenges as they deal with the news media and swelling crowds around their house with help from the Kalispell, Montana community, some other loyal Americans and the three alien Traders from Dar Es Salaam. Terry Compton has raced stock cars, rode horses across the Scapegoat Wilderness, fished and hunted most of his adult life while working at several different jobs. He is an Air Force veteran and served in the Air National Guard for several years. He is currently retired from being the owner, chief welder and installer for an ornamental iron business where he has made several award winning metal creations and is now turning this creativity to writing.Terry loves to read science fiction, westerns and mystery stories. Some of his favorite authors are Clive Cussler, Robert Ludlum, Tom Clancy, Andre Norton, Poul Anderson, Robert Heinlein, Louie L'Amour, Zane Grey and Anne McCaffery. He is currently learning about 'indie' authors who are publishing e-books.Terry currently lives in Missouri with his wife and a dog who thinks she is a short furry people.
