Alien Empire: When the aliens came, the world changed forever, but not even they imagined how. - Tapa blanda

Professor Haral Karden is wry, skeptical, and the longstanding leader of his field - the history of first contacts between cultures. When aliens arrive in a fleet of beautiful ships, with benevolent words, and offering amazing technological gifts, he asks the simple question - what do they want in return? As ambitious politicians attempt to use the situation to seize power, they instead plunge the world into chaos. Karden and a group of quirky brilliant warm-humored friends uncover the true nature of the aliens, the weaknesses of their ancient galaxy-spanning civilization, and what they will do if their offer is refused. In the process, they become the unlikely leaders of a revolution.

The child of hippie adventurer parents, I was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and spent my early childhood, sequentially, on my father’s sailboat, an island in the territorial waters of Costa Rica, a school bus refurbished as a home, and a ramshackle house near the Ft. Lauderdale shore with a leaky roof and a sand yard. Something in all that made me decide to join the military at 18, and then get a degree in History, a diploma in Accounting, and an MBA while pursuing a career in finance and management. In a family of bohemian writers and performers, I suppose inevitably there would be a black sheep. Now, I'm putting my muse to work, and I hope you enjoy the results!