The Last Acquisition, which includes the follow-up story to Arrival of the Eye Creatures, is done. Good story, if I do say so myself. However, I have no plans at present to self publish. I might send some queries out to some publishers, but if rejected, it will likely stay on my computer unless a sudden demand materializes. If you have read Arrival of the Eye Creatures and liked it, I’m sure a positive review certainly could not hurt the cause. The book includes the full text of Arrival of the Eye Creatures along with 161 pages of new text for a total of 235 pages in a 6” X 9” screenplay hybrid format. A Ebook version of AOTEC is available free of charge at Lulu.com (see link below).
Back cover: An aquatic alien has been duplicated here on Earth, and has wasted no time in taking hostages. Is he here as an enemy, or is he Earth’s last hope against an alien invasion? As the alien’s deception mounts, a small group of human insiders wrestle with their own conscience and intuition regarding the creature and his deeds. As the truth slowly unfolds, a group of five teenagers learn that the fate of the world might truly rest on their shoulders, and whether or not they can crack an ancient, Old Testament code in time to spare Earth from, the Last Acquisition.
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Back cover: Some teenagers vacationing in upstate New York uncover some strange goings on that seem to center around a relic from the cold war. Bizarre creatures are prowling the woods around their cabin. Against what some would consider better judgment, they refuse to leave the situation alone, and literally end up in over their heads.
There was a B-movie released in 1965 titled simply The Eye
Creatures, which is usually regarded as one of the worst
movies of all time right behind Plan Nine From Outer Space.
This is not intended to be a book version of the movie. I simply liked
the idea of a creature that could be called an "eye creature" prowling
around in the darkness. The rest is just my idea of a good science
fiction story. I wrote the story to more or less stand alone, but also
as an introduction to a longer story, which I hope to have completed by
2011. This is an adult science fiction story, and I would not recommend
this book for young readers. Write time: 1 year. Story is 71 pages long
in a 6" X 9" perfect bound, screenplay hybrid format.
Lulu.com - Arrival of the Eye Creatures
Lulu.com - Arrival of the Eye Creatures - Ebook
Reviews
By dale (verified AOTEC purchaser)
"fun sci-fi read"
read this book, once i started i only put it down once because i had
to. fun read, it was like modern sci-fi hardy boys / scooby doo mystery
thriller. i would recommend this book and i hope there is a sequel.
Notice: For the record, my creator revenue is set at $1 for the hardcopy version of AOTEC and $3 for The Pegasus Mission (hardcopy and download). The Ebook version of AOTEC is available free of charge. Lulu ultimately has control over the final price of the books they sell, of course, and all other pricing is beyond my control. Lulu does, however, make some great looking books.
Back cover: In the latter part of the 21st century, a probe is sent to investigate the source of radiation recorded by Voyager 1 decades earlier at the very fringes of the sun’s influence. The probe discovers a strange object, assumed to be artificial, entering the outer solar system on a course trajectory for the inner solar system. Earth has assembled a manned mission utilizing parts left over from NASA’s long-retired Space Shuttle Program, to intercept the object before it intersects the orbital path of Saturn. During the journey, the ship is lost, but little do the members of the five-person crew realize that they have not seen the last of the space shuttle Pegasus. Nor do they realize just how much their two-year adventure will change the course of humanity.
I would best describe The Pegasus Mission
as a
science fiction/mystery novel. Aliens....maybe, but no slimy space
monsters in this one; my goal was to create a science fiction adventure
that included a genuine space shuttle named the Pegasus as my own
prerequisite. In brief, the story is about the adventures of
the five-person crew of the space shuttle Pegasus, which must travel to
the outer solar system on an investigatory mission. Although the story
may contain several sub-plots, a few plot twists and a far-reaching
concept or two, the story centers around the idea that perhaps there is
no magical, yet-to-be-discovered method of faster than light space
travel that is usually the norm in science fiction, and intergalactic
travel remains a challenge even for advanced civilizations. Although
the book as a whole may be too esoteric for young readers, there is no
content that I would deem particularly unsuitable for any age group.
Write time: 4 years. Story is 270 pages long in a 6" X 9" perfect bound
format.
Lulu.com - The Pegasus Mission
Lulu.com - The Pegasus Mission - Ebook
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