Frankenstein
Chapter One
In the beginning (Daniel said) there was a young man with a position on the faculty at Princeton University. A licensed physician, he had a family in Waterford, Connecticut, with whom he kept in semiregular touch, a few friends -- mostly colleagues on campus and one or two old comrades from his time in the service -- and a quiet, respectable life.
A life that was turned on its ear on the eighteenth of June in 1971 when he was summoned to the naval shipyard in Anchorage.
As you may have guessed, Father, I speak of myself. It seemed innocent enough. I had served for six years in the U.S. Navy, primarily working in research and development, and someone there remembered me and my work enough to request that I be detached to the USS Granger for an expedition to the Arctic. No details were forthcoming, only that I had been highly recommended by Admiral LaManna, my former CO. Having frankly had my fill of the quiet, respectable life I'd lived post-Navy, I decided to accept. I saw it as an adventure.
Upon arrival in Alaska, I was handed a manila envelope. It was sealed, and stamped DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. ... read full excerpt from Frankenstein: The Legacy ebook
