Albert Corne writes in “Cajun Country” in south Louisiana, where his roots are, and where he enjoys the superb food, the friendly people, and their lively lifestyle and music. When he’s not writing, he enjoys a game of disk golf with his friends, traveling, or making a big pot of chicken and sausage gumbo when the weather turns chilly.

A veteran of many hurricanes, including Katrina and Rita recently, he keeps a watchful eye on the Gulf of Mexico, and like all the residents of low-lying gulf coastal areas, he understands the dangers inherent in the rising waters and incrementally powerful storms promised by global warming. Experiencing Katrina, particularly, led him to write the chapter about the destruction of New Orleans in this novel, a distinct possibility if current trends are not reversed.

An avid astronomer studying the night sky as a young man, he often asked the question, “Are we alone?” which ultimately led him to Dawn on Earth, in which he gives us his thoughts on the subject. Actually, on one of those stargazing nights, he saw two UFOs flying overhead, and realizing that nobody was going to believe a sixteen-year-old (he half didn’t believe his own eyes), he ran into a nearby building and shepherded as many people outside as he could. At least a dozen adults confirmed his observation, but while they were thunderstruck, he only asked himself the same question again.

While this is his first published work, he has long enjoyed writing as a hobby, and currently he is working on a sequel called Kukulkan. Like Dawn on Earth, it takes place in the not too distant future, and explores our lives and attitudes after the discovery that we are not alone in the universe and that some of those with whom we share existence are kind and benevolent, but as is the case on Earth, others are hostile and dangerous.

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