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Cataclysm: Survival in a Barren World
by Robert F. Lundrigan
Genre: SciFi Fantasy
The story is told from two points of view. The Clark family finds
themselves seemingly alone on a barren planet while an alien named
Pzx is in charge of the fleet looking for a home. She is under orders
but would prefer to communicate with other beings. This is a tale of
the struggles of both of them as they seek to survive in a barren world.
Robert F. Lundrigan is a certified member of APICS and former Manager of
Materials at General Electric. A native of Massachusetts, he
graduated from Lowell Institute in Mechanical Engineering and later
attended technical and creative writing workshops at Harvard. He has
helped several companies as a consultant to improve profits by using
the theory of constraints, with great success. Bob has written
numerous articles for professional journals, this is his second novel.
My granddaughter, Amy, was pregnant with her second child in 2011 when her doctor told her
that the baby needed to be aborted because its heart didn’t develop properly and was only half
a heart. Her own heart was broken but she was determined so she went to a specialist at
Boston Children’s Hospital, a place where miracles are performed every day. It was a long hard
pregnancy with less than one percent probability of survival, but Amy was determined. When
the proper time arrived the surgeon took the baby by ceasarian section and within the first hour
of its birth performed a life saving open heart surgery on the tiny heart, followed by two more
open heart surgeries before little Sammy was two. He never ate solid food until he was three,
but was fed through a plastic tube directly into his stomach. It’s a miracle beyond imagination,
but little Sammy is a happy, healthy little guy with a smile for everybody he meets. To know him
is to love him. I am donating all proceeds I receive for Cataclysm to “It’s My Heart, New
England”, a charity to help the children and families of CHD in non medical ways. On June
24th of this year there will be a family walk and picnic at Endicott Park in Danvers
Massachusetts. For details go to walk.itsmyheartnewengland.org. Sammy will be here and so
will I. Here’s a picture of Sammy sitting amongst a former years picnic tshirt
that the baby needed to be aborted because its heart didn’t develop properly and was only half
a heart. Her own heart was broken but she was determined so she went to a specialist at
Boston Children’s Hospital, a place where miracles are performed every day. It was a long hard
pregnancy with less than one percent probability of survival, but Amy was determined. When
the proper time arrived the surgeon took the baby by ceasarian section and within the first hour
of its birth performed a life saving open heart surgery on the tiny heart, followed by two more
open heart surgeries before little Sammy was two. He never ate solid food until he was three,
but was fed through a plastic tube directly into his stomach. It’s a miracle beyond imagination,
but little Sammy is a happy, healthy little guy with a smile for everybody he meets. To know him
is to love him. I am donating all proceeds I receive for Cataclysm to “It’s My Heart, New
England”, a charity to help the children and families of CHD in non medical ways. On June
24th of this year there will be a family walk and picnic at Endicott Park in Danvers
Massachusetts. For details go to walk.itsmyheartnewengland.org. Sammy will be here and so
will I. Here’s a picture of Sammy sitting amongst a former years picnic tshirt
I enjoyed getting to know your book; congrats on the tour, I hope it is a fun one for you, and thanks for the chance to win 🙂
I like the cover
Very interesting cover, makes me want to read it!
Congrats on the tour and I appreciate the book description and the great giveaway as well. Love the tours, I get to find books and share with my sisters and now my twin daughters who all love to read. We have found some amazing books for everyone. So, thank you!