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Eight books by Nathan Gregory.

Chromosome Adventures — The Complete Boxed Set: An Epic Science Fiction Adventure

Unlikely heroes join friendly aliens to battle cosmic threats to save the universe. Embark on a thrilling journey through the cosmos with the captivating four-book science fiction series. In Book 1, Chromosome Quest, Fitz, an unemployed cybersecurity nerd, stumbles upon a mysterious recruitment advertisement that leads him to a tropical planet teeming with fertility-challenged, free-loving humanoids. What starts as a nerd's dream soon turns into a nightmarish battle against bloodthirsty dinosaurs and a villainous AI set on cosmic genocide. In Book 2, Chromosome Conspiracy, Fitz becomes the protector of his alien friends as they evade capture by the government and a new villain named Gharlane. Together, they embark on a wild cross-country road trip, employing Fitz's unique cybersecurity skills to outsmart their pursuers. Can they escape Gharlane's clutches and return the aliens to their distant home world? Book 3, Chromosome Warrior, introduces Jill, an improbable warrior who finds herself thrust into an interstellar war after the tragic loss of her beloved. With her exceptional abilities and an unbridled need for vengeance, she becomes a pivotal player in deciding the fate of human civilizations across the Universe. Will Jill survive the dinosaurs, defeat the superhuman Gharlane, and discover true love once again? Finally, in Book 4, Undercover Alien, Ritz, a neurodivergent cyber warrior, battles his own anxieties and OCD while navigating a world of cybercrime. When a new Director takes charge, Ritz becomes entangled in a clandestine realm of dark alien villainy. With his extraordinary cyber warfare skills and the help of friendly aliens and a young sidekick, Ritz must confront humanity's would-be oppressors. Can he don the White Hat and save the day? Prepare for an epic saga of adventure, love, and cosmic conflict as these four unlikely heroes face unimaginable challenges to protect their worlds and fulfill their destinies. The boxed set is a masterful blend of gripping storytelling, thrilling action, and thought-provoking themes that will captivate readers from beginning to end. WARNING: This book contains ancient castles, carnivorous dinosaurs, forbidden passions, libidinous lesbians, lusty aliens, nugatory nudity, ribald humor, and super-powered villains. It will make you cringe one moment and laugh out loud the next.

Securing the Network

Commercial use of the Internet was a new and radical concept! We know about ARPANET, the cold-war networking research initiative which grew out of the US Defense Dept reaction to Soviet nuclear weapons. But ARPANET entered a world where wide-area commercial networks were already a reality. The period of the late 1960s thru the early 1970s was a period of wild experimentation and insane growth. ARPANET was not public, nor was it commercial. It was a highly restricted, government-funded network playground for the government, military, and academia. It had a stringent “Acceptable Uses Policy (AUP)” which prohibited anything personal or commercial. In 1991, the Internet was owned and operated by the National Science Foundation. It was an expensive toy, with no supporting customer revenue. We paid for it with our tax dollars, and the government subsidy was fading. The NSF had a vague idea that the network might somehow transition to commercial operation, but no one was sure how. Many thought it would simply fade away without government funding. Those in the Internet community believed that when IBM teamed with Merit and MCI to form a partnership, they would win a contract to be a new commercial Internet. They believed the new company would act as the government’s gatekeeper. They bristled at this prospect! This new Merit/IBM/MCI company was called Advanced Network and Services (ANS) and operated the Internet NOC in Ann Arbor, Michigan. MCI was pushing their MCI Mail product, and saw email as the killer app for the new Internet. Beyond email, commercialization of the Internet was a murky proposition. Ideas of streaming media, Internet store fronts, and massive cloud-based applications were a scant gleam in the eye of the most advanced visionary. Meanwhile, there arose many commercial entities jockeying for a piece of the existing network pie. They called themselves ISPs, but the acronym was not the same as we know today. It stood for IP Services Providers, and they were looking to use Internet technologies to cannibalize the many dedicated corporate networks, as well as the pre-existing commercial public packet-switched networks with a less expensive alternative. Chief among these was UUNET, founded in 1987. These ISPs profoundly disliked ANS! They considered ANS a threat to the openness of the Internet. This collection of scrappy upstart ISPs united for the formation of MAE-East and drove the creation of the long-haul Commercial Internet backbone with MFS Datanet. From there, the Commercial Internet developed and grew, and became the Internet we know today. The book “Securing the Network” tells the story of how this happened and the roles of many people who made it happen. Learn the forgotten side of Internet history. Buy Securing the Network today!

The Tym Before ... The Untold Origins of Cloud Computing

Do you remember Tymnet? A worldwide network of online services existed long before the Internet. Before the modern “Cloud” there was time-sharing. The earliest computers were very expensive, single-task machines devoted to running a single program at a time. Each program loaded from a stack of punch cards, and ran its course without interacting with the outside world. Running payroll, for example, meant that the system was unavailable for any other function until the payroll was complete, the checks printed, the books balanced, and updates written to new punch cards and stored for the next run. This very expensive machine spent most of the time waiting on the peripherals, the printer, the card reader, and the card punch. This was “Batch Processing.” Multitasking was a brilliant innovation, allowing multiple programs to run simultaneously, sharing the expensive computer across multiple simultaneous batch jobs. Time-sharing soon followed, allowing multiple users to interact with the computer in real time. Several companies arose to offer “cloud-based” applications available remotely using mechanical terminals, a time-shared computer, and a network. One such company was Tymshare, and the network Tymshare created to deliver remote computer services was Tymnet. Tymnet began operations in late 1968 using a stylized cloud logo that claimed the first “Cloud” services—precursors to today’s pervasive cloud infrastructure. Read about the earliest computers. Explore the cold-war origins of time-sharing and networking. Study the development of commercial, cloud-based network services of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Read how these services combined with the successors to ARPANET and created the Commercial Internet we use today. Educate yourself on the true history of networking: Buy The Tym Before … The Untold Origins of Cloud Computing.

Cicada Serenade: Bloodlust and Desire Under Texas Stars (Chromosome Adventures Book 5)

Scorching Texas sun by day, murder by night! A Texas scorcher has engulfed the Hill Country, but the rising death toll isn’t because of the heat. A vicious bloodsucker is leaving behind gruesome murder scenes and terrified neighbors. As panic spreads, Sheriff Jack grapples with the mystery, and his lingering guilt for a relationship that never should have been. With the temperature and body count climbing, baffling clues hint at an otherworldly menace. Stranded in the rural community, former Agency ‘White Hat’ Rithwick Jahi Pringle (Ritz) and his cyber-savvy teen-aged sidekick Milner Fitzroy Stone (Fitz) join the hunt. Amidst the chaos, criminologist Sam Parker finds herself torn between her long-time unrequited crush on Sheriff Jack and her growing attraction to Ritz. CICADA SERENADE offers a heart-pounding blend of alien intrigue, bloodsucking monsters, and otherworldly alliances. If you crave suspenseful adventures that keep you on the edge of your seat, this is a must-read! Buy now to discover how our heroes face the heat, the horror, and the flames of romance.

Undercover Alien: The Hat, The Alien, and the Quantum War

He wants to be a superhero! She needs a champion! Can they stop a deadly invasion? Rithwick Jahi Pringle, a.k.a. Ritz, has a keen imagination, vivid dreams, and unparalleled cyber skills, but his neurodivergent brain is out to get him! Paralyzing anxieties, symmetry-demanding OCD, and unbridled geekiness hobble his superhero missions. He wears a White Hat for the Agency by day but patrols the shadowy dark-web realm by night, dispensing Superhero Justice to those beyond the Law's reach. When a new, otherworldly Director takes charge of The Agency’s cyber warriors, he finds himself captivated, seduced, and drawn into a shadowy world beyond cybercrime, a deep underworld of dark alien villainy. Allied with a friendly Alien faction and a budding young sidekick, his near-supernatural gift for cyber warfare is a powerful asset, but is it enough? Can the Hat turn the trick against humanity's would-be oppressors? Join in this action-packed tale of Hackers and Spies; Aliens and Earthlings; Superheroes and Hats. Read Undercover Alien today! There has never been a superhero like The Hat!

Chromosome Warrior: PSI, Dark Energy, and the Alien Ragnarök

Superhuman aliens. Civilization in peril. An unlikely savior! Petite, Chinese, and pretty; an improbable warrior. She buried her name with her parents, lied about her age, and became an authentic G.I. Jill. Her fierce determination plus her exceptional speed and strength earned her the respect of jarheads twice her size and the attention of “The Agency.” But when the love of her life died in her arms, her world shattered. Revenge is an act of passion, vengeance one of justice. Mere mortals die from mortal wounds; that she survived bespeaks a superhuman will and unbridled need for vengeance. Jill finds herself thrown into an interstellar war, an ultimate conflict that will decide the fate of all human civilizations throughout the Universe. She needs more than her innate gifts. She must tap the living energy of the Universe itself. Will she survive the Dinosaurs? Can she vanquish the evil, superhuman Gharlane? Will she ever again find true love? WARNING: This book contains ancient castles, carnivorous dinosaurs, forbidden passions, libidinous lesbians, lusty aliens, nugatory nudity, ribald humor, and super-powered villains. It will make you cringe one moment and laugh out loud the next. If bare skin, furry humans, various sorts of sex, puerile humor, lesbian romance and love triangles, or the prospect of being eaten by a dinosaur offends you, then perhaps this book IS NOT for you! But if you are confident in your maturity and laugh at trigger words, then download Chromosome Warrior TODAY for a rollicking fun visit to an alien planet—or several, in fact. Chromosome Warrior is the third novel in the action-packed Chromosome Adventures Series. If you like fast-paced adventure, off-beat heroes, ribald humor, and evil villains, then you’ll love this high-voltage adventure series. Join the readers already obsessed with Chromosome Quest and Chromosome Conspiracy. Click Buy Chromosome Warrior to witness Good vs. Evil, the final triumph!

Chromosome Conspiracy: The Aliens, The Agency, and the Dark Lensmen

One dead alien! Two live extraterrestrials! The Men in Black on their trail! Terrified of the secretive organization, Fitz panics and bolts, frantic to keep his alien friends out of government hands. Narrowly escaping government clutches, he eludes capture by taking them on a wild, desperate cross-country road trip. His unique cybersecurity skill set confounds the Men in Black at every turn, but he soon realizes the government agents aren't the only ones chasing them. So when he exposes a new villain named Gharlane, the Men in Black suddenly seem almost cuddlesome! Can he protect his furry friends? Can they escape Gharlane's evil clutches? Can he return his alien friends to their distant home world? Warning: This book contains amorous aliens, hysterical hacking, macabre murders, nugatory nudity, high intentions, and low humor. It will make you cringe one moment and laugh out loud the next. If bare skin, furry humans, sex, romance, and love triangles offend you, then perhaps this book is not for you. But if you are confident in your maturity and laugh at trigger words, then check out my Chromosome Adventures series TODAY for a rollicking fun visit to an alien planet. Buy Chromosome Conspiracy to save humanity today!

Chromosome Quest: Daring, Dinosaurs, and the Clockwork Apocalypse

From Cyber Zero to Cosmic Hero: A Nerd’s Journey of Triumph and Discovery. Fitz is desperate to make rent when a naked redhead and bizarre recruitment ad upend his world. Whisked to a tropical world of fur-bearing humans and carnivorous dinosaurs, Fitz lands in a stone-age society that strips away his norms and taboos. But he hasn’t just escaped his mundane life—he’s plunged into a mission of cosmic proportions. Fitz must navigate a fractured world where libidinous, free-spirited aliens and nightmarish creatures coexist, while a rogue AI plots the extinction of humanity. Naked but for his wits and newfound allies, Fitz faces grueling trials and steamy encounters that push him beyond his limits. Warning: This tale packs dinosaurs, alien love triangles, ribald humor, and uninhibited NSFW content into a shocking adventure that will keep you cringing and laughing from the first jot to the last tittle. Buy Chromosome Quest today for a sci-fi adventure like no other!