T.E.N.S.: Book One - Alo'n: (For The Good of Mankind)

It is a rags-to-riches-like tale of an engineer who loses his job as a Research and Development Section Head; goes on an extended and well deserved vacation out of the United States; finds a strange and ancient artifact in a cavern which, subsequently, result in him to set out on a ten-day trek. His vacation then extends into an adventure filled with danger and intrigue.