I have a diploma in geology and a degree in theology, and I am currently working in engineering systems at a large petrochemical facility. I have been an avid shooter since age fourteen, a passionate motorcyclist for thirty years and I practice traditional Shotokan Japanese karate. I have been a student of history in general and military history specifically all of my life.

I am currently working on books two and three of my ‘Element’ trilogy and my collection of short stories detailing life from the saddle of a motorcycle is in the submission phase.

My wife Pat and I live in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada and in my spare time I enjoy riding, shooting, kayaking and playing with my granddaughter and four grandsons.

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Something stirs in the darkness on the planet Zilith.  A team of physicists working on a black INTEL project code named ‘Element’ has vanished. A SEAL recon team has been inserted to find out why...

Stalked by empathic night creatures and hunted by a hunter-killer platoon of Caldarian assassins known only as the Black Order Legion, Jackson and his team move toward an ultimate confrontation as they attempt to recover the ‘Element’, an anomalous, crystalline matrix discovered by a long range geophysical probe on the outer rim of charted space.

The frigate USS Hancock is suddenly destroyed by an unknown class of Caldarian cruiser, leaving Jackson and his team stranded on the planet’s surface with only the Hancock’s attack shuttle for support.

Jackson must terminate the Caldarian hunter-killer platoon before he can find the hidden underground lab and complete his mission. But the Caldarian platoon has captured Commander Debra Lewis, the Hancock’s navigation officer, and will soon have the final piece of the puzzle they need to find the parent ore body of the Element and the technology they need to sweep aside the Confederate forces blocking them. Jackson is ordered to terminate the remaining members of the Black Order platoon and if necessary, the woman he loves in the process.

Extracted by the battle-damaged HMCS Haida and pursued relentlessly by the Sipedesis, they race for the USS Lexington and Battle Group Six, positioned as a blocking force in front of the main Caldarian Armada. There is one final task they must complete. Jackson and Weapons Specialist Michelle ‘Doc’ Hearst must breach the security perimeter around the Caldarian command ship, the Shimmering Wind, and assassinate the Caldarian High Admiral.

Fifteen thousand feet below the surface of the planet Zilith, deep within the planet’s core magma chamber, a guardian awakens...

Please take the time to visit a friend's website - Major Michael Farmer, United States Army, the bestselling author of Tin Soldiers, Iron Tigers and War Dogs, Penguin Press. Michael Farmer is an active duty Major in the U.S. Army. His past jobs have included Tank Platoon Leader, Armored Cavalry Troop X.O., and Tank Company Commander. Major Farmer is currently a member of the J-2 staff of United States Central Command, Tampa, Florida. You can find him by clicking his link on the left. Mike was gracious enough to take the time from his busy schedule to read my manuscript and write the following review.

"An action-packed page-turner to the final page. In ELEMENT, Chris Besse has given new meaning to the phrase “military science fiction”. It’s Heinlein meets Clancy…sit back and enjoy the ride. You’ll be begging for more." - Michael Farmer