Product Description
by Rayment Hugh Rayment (Author)
This book tells an exciting series of adventures by a group of University studene who are convinced that there is another planet in our universe that will support life the same as Earth. The story takes place a thousand years from now where there have been huge advances in space travel The group of 10 take space travel training and embark upon a mission to find their planet. They suspect that it is on the opposite side of the sun and in the same orbit as Earth After a 300 day journey they do indeed discover the new planet, Dooma. It is populated with people very similar to ourselves. They are far advanced into a way of life that dispells all the troubles we have on Earth. The story is not without romance, adventure, and discover. There is no profanity in this book -- fit for all ages.
Author Biography
Hugh grew up on a small far in north central Alberta. He was astory teller from a very young age when his siblings pleaded with him to tell them a story. he was doing a man's work by age 13 and knew how to operate every piece fo farm achinery as well as look after livestock. He joined the Army in 1943 and seved as an infantryman in the front lines with the Algonquin Regiment in Belgium and holland. On his return to Canada he worked at Vancouver Airport where he took his flying lessons and graduated as a novice pilot. In 1947 he moved to Edmonton and worked in the applianc busines for twenty years. He married Elsie Lyons and they had six children. At age 40 he went to the University of Alberta and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Education. He taught in the vocational department for 15 years before retiring at age 63, He and Elsie moved to Vernon, British Columbia where he took up writing. He wrote many newspaper articles and had the following books p ublished. 1. The House. The Cradle of Destiny autobiography 2. Camp Verno, A Century Of Canadian Military History 3. The House At The End Of The Lane Novel 4. Outer Space And Beyond Science fiction At age 84 he considers continuing to write.
