Lightning | Origins: Strategic Multiverse Operations (1) (The Lightning Saga)

Lightning | Origins is the first book in The Lightning Saga. Taking place in the the year is 2238, humanity is now bringing an end to a 50 year long interplanetary war against extremist rebels on the frontier colonies. Due to the length of this war, Earth Government had poured all of it's resources into ending it as soon as possible in order to continue humanities expansion into space. However, now that the war is coming to an end, their isn't much initiative left in exploration until one day a mysterious man named Gehnarne radically introduces himself to the leaders of earth government, the council of seven, and reveals to them new ways to not only continue the exploration of their own universe, but how to venture into other universes as well through universal rifts. With the councils approval, he creates a para military force tasked to not only seek and destroy rebel remnants that mite have escaped the battle fields of the colonies, but to also launch an expedition beyond the border of the unreached worlds and explore other universes as they find new rifts. Before this new effort in humanities expansion can begin, Gehnarne recruits scientists, technicians, and soldiers from the previous war like Raymond "Gunslinger" Reynolds, a soldier with a dark past, and his friends from United Special Operations Division. Raymond, his team and other personnel to be recruited along the way must learn to become explorers, and peacekeepers as they face a deadly new threat hiding in the shadows of conspiracy. This fast pace action packed science fiction techno thriller is the beginning of Strategic Multiverse Operations and how they earned the name Lightning.

Antonio Reyes Jr. is a veteran citizen soldier in the US Army National Guard with overseas combat
deployment experience as an Infantry Mortarmen in Afghanistan and multiple domestic deployments
during hurricane Irene, New York State's increased security response after the Boston Marathon
bombing with Task Force Empire Shield, and Operation COVID-19. He is a fan of anything Science
Fiction, Anime, Movies, and Video Games where he draws his inspirations for creative writing and
is also an avid Paintball player. Antonio has studied criminal justice at Norwich University, The
Military College of Vermont, and Cinematography at The College of Staten Island where he
graduated with an associates degree in Liberal Arts. In his civilian life he is an Access A Ride bus
operator for MV Transportation where he assists the elderly and disabled. He currently resides at
home in Staten Island New York where he continues to write the Lightning Saga.