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Alpine Destiny
Centuries after the Plague on terraformed Luna, recovering humanity faces its greatest threat, an orbiting asteroid colony prepared to destroy them.
Using his beamship to explore the far reaches of the forested world of Luna was a joy for Charles-being on the other side of the world put him out of the reach of the people who were trying to kill him. But duties at home called him back to Stampz, where a new Alpine refugee had appeared with a bad attitude and a ready blade when she felt threatened. Plus, he really didn't mind making deliveries for Duke James who had provided a safe refuge for his people, but getting back into the public eye put him back in danger, and when he barely escaped destruction again, it seemed a great idea to play dead. But was that wise, or was letting his enemies think they had succeeded actually the worst thing he could have done?
Alpine Destiny is the third and final book of the Lunar Alpine trilogy .
Henry Melton has been crafting the Project history line since the 70s, building an alternate history of mankind that stretches from the current day to a new destiny among the stars.
Using his beamship to explore the far reaches of the forested world of Luna was a joy for Charles-being on the other side of the world put him out of the reach of the people who were trying to kill him. But duties at home called him back to Stampz, where a new Alpine refugee had appeared with a bad attitude and a ready blade when she felt threatened. Plus, he really didn't mind making deliveries for Duke James who had provided a safe refuge for his people, but getting back into the public eye put him back in danger, and when he barely escaped destruction again, it seemed a great idea to play dead. But was that wise, or was letting his enemies think they had succeeded actually the worst thing he could have done?
Alpine Destiny is the third and final book of the Lunar Alpine trilogy .
Henry Melton has been crafting the Project history line since the 70s, building an alternate history of mankind that stretches from the current day to a new destiny among the stars.
258 pages, Paperback
Published March 15, 2022
About the author
Henry Melton
60 books13 followersHenry Melton is often on the road with his wife Mary Ann, a nature photographer and frequently captivated by the places he visits. This has inspired his latest series of novels; Small Towns, Big Ideas. Formerly a programmer specializing in database work and web design, he pioneered Internet use for a Fortune 500 company until the tech bubble collapse. In the early days of home computers, he created one of the earliest commercial word processing programs, and built his own computers back when that meant wiring the chips together by hand to his own schematics.
Henry's short fiction has been published in many magazines and anthologies, most frequently in ANALOG. Catacomb, published in DRAGON magazine, is considered a classic, and by the continuing fan mail twenty years later, a formative influence among modern computer gaming programmers. Many of these are available for free on his website.
Other than an occasional short story, most of his time is spent writing science fiction YA novels. Currently being published by Wire Rim Books are the Small Towns, Big Ideas series of books, where high school aged heroes of the here and now are confronted with classic science fiction themes. The first, Emperor Dad, was the winner of the 2008 Darrell Award for Best Novel.
Sharing what he's learned about the art, craft, and business of writing has been an on-going part of his life, from grade school readings to teaching formal classes and veranda coaching for the students of George Benson Christian College in Zambia during his 2007 trip to Africa.
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Henry's short fiction has been published in many magazines and anthologies, most frequently in ANALOG. Catacomb, published in DRAGON magazine, is considered a classic, and by the continuing fan mail twenty years later, a formative influence among modern computer gaming programmers. Many of these are available for free on his website.
Other than an occasional short story, most of his time is spent writing science fiction YA novels. Currently being published by Wire Rim Books are the Small Towns, Big Ideas series of books, where high school aged heroes of the here and now are confronted with classic science fiction themes. The first, Emperor Dad, was the winner of the 2008 Darrell Award for Best Novel.
Sharing what he's learned about the art, craft, and business of writing has been an on-going part of his life, from grade school readings to teaching formal classes and veranda coaching for the students of George Benson Christian College in Zambia during his 2007 trip to Africa.
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January 1, 2024
Three years after The High Quest the Serenites are upping their war efforts against the Hercs. And they’re getting help from the [now] orbiting Mt. Ural. Meanwhile there’s a new Alpine girl at the farm in Stampz and she doesn’t get along with anybody. Charles and Sharra are thrown together quite a bit. She is an Alpine girl so there is no restriction on them getting together.
Fast read. Adventure, action, intrigue, romance. Charles gets along with the Duke, but everyone else is out to get him. He doesn’t want to needlessly kill people even after they drop meteors from orbit onto cities. Charles seems to have a knack for security with the ship, but seems like he’s a bit too trusting at other times. 4.6 stars.
I misinterpreted a scene. Charles talks with a friend of the preacher. He tells him he read a story from the Bible about Philip and the Eunuch and knows what path he wants to take. The farmer said OK we can head over to the canal. Next scene. I was thinking did he get castrated or whatever to become a eunuch? That seems extreme. I plead prior ignorance, I did a search and see it was Baptism.
Fast read. Adventure, action, intrigue, romance. Charles gets along with the Duke, but everyone else is out to get him. He doesn’t want to needlessly kill people even after they drop meteors from orbit onto cities. Charles seems to have a knack for security with the ship, but seems like he’s a bit too trusting at other times. 4.6 stars.
I misinterpreted a scene. Charles talks with a friend of the preacher. He tells him he read a story from the Bible about Philip and the Eunuch and knows what path he wants to take. The farmer said OK we can head over to the canal. Next scene. I was thinking did he get castrated or whatever to become a eunuch? That seems extreme. I plead prior ignorance, I did a search and see it was Baptism.
May 27, 2025
I do love this author, but am not particularly happy with this book. Even after terraforming the moon and creating a paradise there, humans are still willing to kill each other for land, power, and, of course, for money. But, this is probably realistic as Melton is...
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