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H. Peter Alesso

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I love words, but that wasn't always true. I grew up with a talent for numbers, leading me to follow a different path. I went to Annapolis and MIT and became a nuclear physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Only after I retired was my desire to tell stories reawakened.

In recent years, I have immersed myself in the world of words, drawing on my scientific knowledge and personal experience to shape my writing.

As a scientist, I explored physics and technology, which enabled me to create informative and insightful books, sharing my knowledge with readers who sought to expand their understanding in these areas—contributing to their intellectual growth while satisfying my own passion.

But it was my time as a naval officer that ignite ...more

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	Midshipman Henry Gallant in Space (The Henry Gallant Saga, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 1,872 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lieutenant Henry Gallant (The Henry Gallant Saga, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 973 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Henry Gallant and the Warrior (The Henry Gallant Saga, #3) 4.23 avg rating — 737 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Captain Henry Gallant (The Henry Gallant Saga, #5) 4.47 avg rating — 663 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Commander Gallant (The Henry Gallant Saga, #4) 4.18 avg rating — 671 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Commodore Henry Gallant (The Henry Gallant Saga, #6) 4.34 avg rating — 570 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Henry Gallant and the Great Ship (The Henry Gallant Saga, #7) 4.39 avg rating — 538 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rear Admiral Henry Gallant (The Henry Gallant Saga, #8) 4.39 avg rating — 457 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Henry Gallant Saga (The Henry Gallant Saga, #1-4) 4.17 avg rating — 409 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Henry Gallant Saga Books 1-3 4.37 avg rating — 282 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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By Any Other Path (By Any Other Name) by H. Peter Alesso

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By Any Other Path

He stole a captain's uniform. Now thirty-seven ships are counting on him to bring them home.
The Gap is forty-eight hours of dark space where no fleet can reach you and the hyperspace lanes tear apart. The alien Krug hunt there unseen, cloaked inside the currents of dark matter. Captain Elias Thorne of the elite Special Operations Service must lead Convoy CE-7 strai Read more of this blog post »

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Autobiography of a Yogi: The Original 1946 Edition plus Bonus Material

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“Revolutions are born in the hearts of the disillusioned and disenfranchised, but they are fomented through the discourse of public opinion.”
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“To politicians, perception trumps reality.”
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“The goal was to create a distorted reality—a misinformation disease. And like any disease, it would spread. The only question was, ‘What would be the nature of this infection?”
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“Youth is fleeting—old lasts a lot longer.”
― H. Peter Alesso, The Henry Gallant Saga

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“Revolutions are born in the hearts of the disillusioned and disenfranchised, but they are fomented through the discourse of public opinion.”
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“To politicians, perception trumps reality.”
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