Perpetual - Hardcover

Huey, Brian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1436308429 ISBN 13: 9781436308427

Publisher: Xlibris, 2008

Synopsis

"No government or corporation 

will control perpetual energy. 

My discovery will be free for the world, 

or nobody gets it at all!"

His own words haunt Dr. Jackson after his wife’s suspicious death. Can a reclusive man at a Lake Michigan compound, surrounded by security tighter than the White House, protect his son and himself from ever-powerful enemies? A generation later, an all-American whiz kid named Matthew Eaton learns the answer to that question. Who, if anyone, will control Dr. Jackson’s miracle of science?   

The Perpetual series bursts off the first page when Matthew witnesses three men gunned down before his eyes. But not before he and Maria are handed the keys to solving one of society’s greatest dilemmas—how the world can fuel its insatiable energy demands. Drawn by a chance encounter into the life of a charismatic stranger called Cracker Jack, Matthew is soon dodging bullets from evildoers—to whom profit trumps life. 

While Matthew and Maria take flight along the East Coast in a battered VW Bus, seemingly unrelated events unfold around the globe, some set in motion decades before Matthew was born. Can Matthew trust those closest to him? Can he trust the FBI? Can he trust anyone?

Pitted against daunting forces—U.S. government-trained assassins, the oil industry, and Middle Eastern Islamic extremists—trouble abounds for Matthew and Maria at every turn. Their allies, a disheveled FBI agent and a mysterious philanthropic tutor, may be helpless to save them. Matthew faces choices that inevitably alter his fate and the future of all those around him, choices that could change the entire world.

About this title

About the Author

Brian is from Westlake, Ohio, and agraduate from UNC where he competed in swimming and diving. Having ownedbusinesses in advertising, manufacturing, and finance, he says that Perpetual is about love and life, aboutthe inventor's quest to create against all odds. Brian paraphrases Mark Twain,saying that reality truly is stranger than fiction. He has worked as a trademagazine writer and editor, and written short stories, screenplays, and TV pilots. He lives near Charlotte, North Carolinaand is working on additional Perpetualnovels and a new adventure suspense series based in the Adirondacks. When weasked him about Cracker Jack, he winked and said, "Stay tuned."

Review

Filled with interesting characters and plot twists ... will have you thinking about the future of energy and our natural resources, and the difference one person with a vision can make ...--Jerry McGuire/Charlotte NC

Perpetual is a fast paced intricate, suspenseful, intelligent read--all wrapped around a love story born in the North Woods of Maine. As Brian says, "Enjoy the ride."--Shirley Reading/ Literary Agent/ The Scotland Agency, retired/ Charlotte, NC

Filled with interesting characters and plot twists ... will have you thinking about the future of energy and our natural resources, and the difference one person with a vision can make ...--Jerry McGuire/Charlotte NC

The new Robert Ludlam. Perpetual is a plot-twisting, time-shifting, fascinating read. Detailed ... and treats you as a sophisticated reader.--Linda Franco/CFO/Lakeside Education North Wales, PA

A thrilling ride across the Eastern Seaboard of the USA. I could not put it down!--Robin Banks/ Proprietor/ Coruisk House/ Elgol, Scotland, UK

About this edition

• Publisher: Xlibris
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1436308429
• ISBN 13: 9781436308427
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 400