The Immigrant

by Arnold Inzko

When Ben Neidermeier was 19, he and his father met an American general from the AS. (American States). Ben, code-named Gordon, owned a gun shop in Ferlach, Austria, and with the help of the General, moved across the Atlantic. Now, in 2012, Ben and his father, Paul Neidermeier, live in North America, and Ben works on a project to protect the freedom of the AS. The adventurous science fiction story surrounding his pursuit and the covert operations the author vividly tells in The Immigrant, a novel available at amazon.com.Ben, an expert gunsmith, is the only one to complete the projects given to him. A general asked him to develop a silent laser stun gun to fight rebels and keep their European counterparts from getting their hands on the valuable element Tybium, located in the hills of Pak-India. Ben works on this project, stretching his knowledge to come up with a solution. While working on the covert operation for the CNAS’s (Secret Home Department Ministry), he and his father both become romantically involved with two women, who marry them. Ben’s wife, Malika, and Paul’s wife, Hilda, learn that they are expecting children. (The Neidermeiers hail from Sumerian ancestry, which boasts the trait of exceptional fertility).A unique story of international politics, future worldwide weaponry, and upcoming everyday technology, this suspenseful story incorporates technology, philosophy, sociology, heredity, and romance. A fast-moving fiction novel offers an enthralling look into the lives of one family and how they fit into a futuristic world. When Ben saw the man pulling his pistol, he reached for his harpoon, ripped it from the front of his leg, dove forward and while he was airborne he aimed the harpoon in the direction of the man and fired it. At the same instant, the man fired his pistol. Because Ben dove forward, it saved his life. The bullet creased Ben’s ear, blood dripping on his shoulder. The man, however, wasn’t that lucky. The harpoon curved toward the man at a velocity of forty-five hundred feet per second, armed with the heat sensing cell and found its way to the warmest part of the man’s body - his heart. The point of the harpoon was made of a chrome-molybdenum stainless steel alloy and it was designed by Paul to afflict maximum damage to the unfortunate receiver of this vicious weapon. First, it cut three ribs in front of the heart. Then it penetrated into the heart, splitting open, three of the four chambers. The fourth chamber was still pumping blood. Blood was exiting the man’s body, about one foot up into the air, with every stroke of the heart. By the time Ben rose to approach the man, the man was dead.

315 pages, Paperback

Published March 27, 2020