The Aviary

by Thomas Settimi

Pamela Devereux and Grandson Jason watched the feathered visitors swoop down to the old weathered aviary on the deck of her Southern California mountain home. The aviary door had disappeared long ago, and the birds could come and go freely, attracted by the bowls of fresh water and birdseed that Pamela refilled daily.When a young Rock Pigeon returns to the aviary again after several recent visits, Pamela recalls the strange events that began twenty years earlier: How a visitor to the aviary from another time helped to save her son, the father of Grandson Jason.THE AVIARY is a tale of alternate history and the unintended consequences that follow as countries in conflict race to develop terrible new weapons of war.

206 pages, Paperback

First published September 3, 2015

About the author

Thomas Settimi graduated from the Institute of Technology at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis and holds a Master's Degree in Physics from the University of California at Riverside. For much of his early professional career he was engaged in technical writing and engineering for the Department of the Navy and defense-related firms. As a youth, Thomas enjoyed Robert Heinlein, especially THE DOOR INTO SUMMER and EARTH ABIDES by George R. Stewart. His current favorite fiction works include 11.22.63 by Stephen King and THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE by Philip K Dick. Thomas resides in Brookings, Oregon, with his wife, Charlotte.