Book excerpt: From the author of Deadline Earth comes Alien Storm, this is the second book of the Dark Planet science fiction and fantasy trilogy. Alien Storm sheds light on the events of Deadline Earth while telling its own story. In Alien Storm, Earth is under attack, and the human race, as we know it, is at stake. The Davis family of four and an alien foe join forces to save the human race and bring peace to an alien nation torn from years of war. In the midst of this alliance, there is one who is born that holds the fate of the heavens in her hands. This book is dedicated to the loving memory of Roger Rudolph.