The Past Instructs the Future

In the threat of nuclear war, the President orders USS Constitution, America's oldest continually commissioned warship, to escape, hoping Old Ironsides will survive to inspire a post-apocalyptic world. On the eve of her sailing, her master disappears, taken on a fantastic voyage through space and time.

Alan Ables served around the globe, from Asia to the Middle East, as a public relations adviser and speech writer at major military commands. After retiring from the Navy he continued writing for a number of print publications and the Associated Press. He was a consultant for LIFE Magazine during the first Gulf War. He also continued to write speeches for nearly a dozen admirals and generals, including the Air Force Chief of Staff. His behind-the-scenes relationships with personalities ranging from U.S. Presidents to world-class entertainers has shaped his fiction. Ables takes real events from recent and far-distant history and crafts them into fast-paced action/adventure stories. Decades as a speech writer have shaped his writing style; readers are treated to a narrative that reads like the spoken word.