title: The Antares Codex
author:  Bob Cooper 
description: Bob Cooper worked in the Information Technology field for the majority of his career where he developed a love for all things technical. Gifted with being able to Spin a good Story, he pursued writing later in life and learned all he could about his new craft. With his life experiences and his over-active imagination, he has completed his first Novel, The Antares Codex. Bob resides in Tucson, Arizona.
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  The Antares Codex
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Book 1
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The Antares Codex Series
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  By Bob Cooper
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Dirk Saunders was fumbling through the class lists when the tower bell chimed.
  Not wanting to be late for lecture, he took a last sip of coffee and stuffed
  the lists into his worn leather satchel. Heading out for the cadet wing of the
  Academy, the pungent smell of the creosote bush after an early morning monsoon
  rain made him inhale deeply to savor the clean desert air. Approaching the
  inner campus, the hubbub of a new school year became quite noticeable. New
  students wandered through the labyrinth of buildings looking for classes as
  monitors incessantly flashed maps and directions, and administrators swarmed
  to do what they could to ease the confusion.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  It had been a long time since Dirk felt their anxiety, but to him, it was just
  the other day. He envied them, thinking how much 