The Guardians--A Novel

The third major alien race that is encountered In The Guardians is the Aitans. Ever since I read Jurassic Park I wondered and played with the idea of “what if velociraptors or one of the other breads of raptor had evolved to be the dominant species on earth? What if they became intelligent like humans or more so? The Aitans are a journey down that road of thought. Physically they are a meter to a meter and a half tall velociraptorians.

As the entire story of The Guardians takes place in the Aitan’s star system, this fictional race of people obviously play a major role in the story. As a culture, I designed them on the peoples of earth that gave me the idea behind this novel: The Somali and the people of the Solomon Islands. Both nations have had a history of a rich cultural heritage and of falling on civil unrest and a failing government. These two nations have faced civil collapse.

The Solomon Islands was able, so far, to pull away from the vortex of becoming a failed state. This was due to the efforts of an international peacekeeping force—also an inspiration behind this novel. Operation Helpem Fren (also known as the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands) has been a strong influence in keeping the Solomon Islands from becoming another Somalia.

Somalia, on the other hand, has become a disaster despite the efforts of the various international peacekeepers, the UN, and others. This is a story of woe that should break the heart and stand as a warning to all of civilization. Somalia once was one of the important hubs of commerce and learning. At one time they were the center of several trading empires. They were once a melting pot of cultures that now has fractured between outlaws, pirates, religious zealots hungry not for the spread of their religion but for power and domination, and caught in the middle are the innocent, the people of various religions who want to live by their beliefs, and the disposed who cannot see the dawning of hope and believe they are in the midst of the long night.

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