Daniel and Job

Jessica Drake's first job as an investigative reporter was to penetrate the cloak of secrecy surrounding the Rev-Tech Bionics Corporation. Everyone saw the government trucks going in and out of that facility. It was her assignment to find out why. Little did she know that one photograph taken there would send her life on a tangent far beyond her wildest imaginings. She would be chased, attacked, rescued and finally engulfed in a relationship with a mysterious and remarkable young man - and his rather sizeable dog - either of whom might just be connected with aliens... from outer space! While convalescing in Daniel's home, Jessica finds 4 old leather-bound booklets which provide the back-story for Daniel, Job and the alien characters: Kandar, Shahlaya and the Vargon. Although the premise is pure science-fiction, the story is also equal parts adventure and romantic-comedy. There are several love stories playing out: between the boy Daniel and his dog Job, between Daniel and Jessie and also between Daniel and his adoptive father. Eventually, it takes an alien to show us what he is willing to sacrifice for love.

William Rich grew up in a near-west suburb of Chicago. His primary interest - since elementary school - has been rock & roll music. He took drum lessons for 9 years & eventually wrote lyrics for original songs. He taught himself to play guitar for the sole purpose of putting his words to music. He graduated from Loyola University with a Bachelor of Science, Honors degree magna cum laude and received the departmental award for mathematics. He earned a full departmental fellowship to Northwestern University's Graduate School to pursue a doctorate in math. Midway through his first year, he left NU in the hopes of making a living as a songwriter & musician. He taught high school briefly [for a paltry salary] and eventually took a temporary job with the US Postal Service. He recorded and self-published a CD of original music titled "EcLECTrIC SONGSMITH" in 1996. "Daniel and Job" is his first novel.