Gatemaster: The Gate to anywhere by James F. Essick (English) Paperback Book

Description: Gatemaster by James F. Essick Jim Hoffman, age 70, has had two small strokes. He then discovers he can open a GATE from where he is to other places on the planet or in space or the moon. He wants to avoid entanglement with the Governmen so works with a corporation offering his services as a private contractor.Hoffman begins at NASA, starts a Moon colony, places satelites in orbit and performs other commercial work. He is forced to approach Government agencies through the Director of National Intelligence, . A Team is formed and he opens a Gate to help the FBI rescue a kidnap victim, help the CIA with an agent rescue, and the Army with a rescue from Afghanistan. The priorities of the Government Agencies and the Corporations colonization and space and moon efforts are at odds. The characters, their conflicts, the Teams missions and the unusual properties of the Gate make this book a fun read. BUY at amazon.com or e-stores FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography BIOGRAPHY OF JAMES ESSICK, Born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1934. Graduated from John Adams High School 1951. Education: Cleveland State Univ English Degree Case Western Reserve Univ. Masters in Library Science. 1963 Employment: Forteen years in Public libraries. 17 years in Academic Libraries 2 years in Legal Library. 1963 I worked 8 years at a large public library. In 1972 I moved to New Mexico and at a University as Director of Libraries, Audio visual Dept. and Building manager and Stage manager of both University Auditoriums for seventeen years and have much experience with a thousand seat auditorium and a 250 seat smaller one. I have written and produced my own plays. In 1987 I was appointed director of the Town Library for nine years. Served four years in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War then circumnavigated and also served 18 years in U.S. Army, active and reserve. Recalled to serve in Desert Storm. Retired Master Sgt. Business: Owned and operated Voices Music Store for three years in New Mexico After retirement I decided to do what I like best.Writing and Show Business. I started Voices Productions, with the help of friends. Voices now has two completed films. "Weedwhacker Massacre" and "Long Gun of N.M." they are listed for purchase at Amazon. I have been reading Science Fiction since 1940! e-mail is Details ISBN1448628067 Author James F. Essick Short Title GATEMASTER Pages 224 Language English ISBN-10 1448628067 ISBN-13 9781448628063 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Year 2009 Publication Date 2009-08-08 Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Subtitle The Gate to anywhere Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:72205525;

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