The Golden Age of Flying Saucers: Classic UFO Sightings, Saucer Crashes and Extraterrestrial Contact Encounters
by Frank G. Wilkinson
Price: $3.99 USD. 27340 words.
Published by New Paradigm Press on March 16, 2010. .
This informative, fast-paced, Gosh-wow joy-ride through the Golden Age of American flying saucer history profiles contactees Richard Shaver, George Adamski and Truman Bethurum, as well as famous events like the 1947 UFO crash at Roswell, New Mexico. Includes more than 20 photographs, an extensive glossary, a recommended reading list, and seven "Flying Saucers Year by Year" reference fact pages!
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Books tagged: flying saucers
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Rocket Science
by Jay Lake
Price: $4.99 USD. 72000 words. Published on May 15, 2010. .
A novel of flying saucers, family secrets and conspiracy in WWII Kansas. A return to classic science fiction with action, adventure and some good old-fashioned sense of wonder, all rolled into an fast, easy read.
Price: $4.99 USD. 72000 words. Published on May 15, 2010. .
A novel of flying saucers, family secrets and conspiracy in WWII Kansas. A return to classic science fiction with action, adventure and some good old-fashioned sense of wonder, all rolled into an fast, easy read.
The One That Got Away
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $0.99 USD. 4200 words. Published by WMG Publishing on July 8, 2010. .
The regulars at Spirit Winds Thursday night blackjack tournament never call attention to themselves. Some are retired, some are a little shady, some have seen too much. But none of them believed in UFOs. Until that night when the lights went out in the middle of the tournament…and something very, very strange happened. Something eerie. Something…alien.
Price: $0.99 USD. 4200 words. Published by WMG Publishing on July 8, 2010. .
The regulars at Spirit Winds Thursday night blackjack tournament never call attention to themselves. Some are retired, some are a little shady, some have seen too much. But none of them believed in UFOs. Until that night when the lights went out in the middle of the tournament…and something very, very strange happened. Something eerie. Something…alien.
The Being
by Dick Claassen
Price: $0.99 USD. 11660 words. Published on August 14, 2010. .
They wrapped the being in their jackets, and, shivering themselves, they set off for their campsite. When they arrived, they laid the being back on the blankets and Helen watched it while Jake rebuilt the fire. Jake pressed the light on his watch: it was 4:30 in the morning. Dawn would be breaking soon. He didn’t know what they were going to do with this being, but he would think of something.
Price: $0.99 USD. 11660 words. Published on August 14, 2010. .
They wrapped the being in their jackets, and, shivering themselves, they set off for their campsite. When they arrived, they laid the being back on the blankets and Helen watched it while Jake rebuilt the fire. Jake pressed the light on his watch: it was 4:30 in the morning. Dawn would be breaking soon. He didn’t know what they were going to do with this being, but he would think of something.
Death by TOP SECRET
by Sean Patrick O'Mordha
Price: $0.99 USD. 73930 words. Published on October 6, 2010. .
On 11 Jun 1951, the United State Government established what is now called the Nevada National Security Site located sixty-five miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. This fourteen-hundred square mile area is pockmarked from the detonation of 1,021 nuclear devices tested in the area. There was a reason for so many nuclear tests at this location, beyond the obvious. How better to protect Top Secrets
Price: $0.99 USD. 73930 words. Published on October 6, 2010. .
On 11 Jun 1951, the United State Government established what is now called the Nevada National Security Site located sixty-five miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. This fourteen-hundred square mile area is pockmarked from the detonation of 1,021 nuclear devices tested in the area. There was a reason for so many nuclear tests at this location, beyond the obvious. How better to protect Top Secrets
The Intelligent Man's Guide to Flying Saucers
by T. M. Wright
Price: $2.99 USD. 66820 words. Published by Crossroad Press on October 8, 2010. .
This book, the first ever by T. M. Wright, is an extensive, probing survey of the state of UFO experiences circa the late 1960s. It is a thoughtful, well-written book with photographs. Contents Include: 12 Questions Most Often Asked About Flying Saucers Classic Cases -- Twenty Cases Typical of the UFO Phenomena Explanations Flap Periods Contactees A Summary
Price: $2.99 USD. 66820 words. Published by Crossroad Press on October 8, 2010. .
This book, the first ever by T. M. Wright, is an extensive, probing survey of the state of UFO experiences circa the late 1960s. It is a thoughtful, well-written book with photographs. Contents Include: 12 Questions Most Often Asked About Flying Saucers Classic Cases -- Twenty Cases Typical of the UFO Phenomena Explanations Flap Periods Contactees A Summary
The Talisman of Elam
by Jim Mastro
Price: $2.99 USD. 88940 words. Published on February 16, 2011. .
When twelve-year-old Jason Hunter discovers a spaceship buried in the woods behind his home, his world is turned upside down. He is forced to flee the Earth on a desperate mission to rescue his parents and prevent an alien invasion. If he can't find an ancient talisman hidden among the stars, the consequences will be horrific. The only trouble is, the thing might kill him when he touches it!
Price: $2.99 USD. 88940 words. Published on February 16, 2011. .
When twelve-year-old Jason Hunter discovers a spaceship buried in the woods behind his home, his world is turned upside down. He is forced to flee the Earth on a desperate mission to rescue his parents and prevent an alien invasion. If he can't find an ancient talisman hidden among the stars, the consequences will be horrific. The only trouble is, the thing might kill him when he touches it!
Wesle's Tale
by Alfred D. Byrd
Price: Free! 4210 words. Published on February 24, 2011. .
An epic of UFO's in Anglo-Saxon times. Wesle the Weakling, a hapless herdsman watching the woman he loves about to become a warrior's wife, seizes a chance for change when star-men come in a shining shield-ship to carry out a cattle-raid. Roswell meets Beowulf? Also contains the short poem, "The Gold's Dragon." Cover composed by Helen E. Davis
Price: Free! 4210 words. Published on February 24, 2011. .
An epic of UFO's in Anglo-Saxon times. Wesle the Weakling, a hapless herdsman watching the woman he loves about to become a warrior's wife, seizes a chance for change when star-men come in a shining shield-ship to carry out a cattle-raid. Roswell meets Beowulf? Also contains the short poem, "The Gold's Dragon." Cover composed by Helen E. Davis
Groom Lake Area 51 Nevada
by peter dancey
Price: $1.99 USD. 10270 words. Published on May 2, 2011. .
Groom Lake commonly known as Area 51 is probably the most interesting military facility in the world. A world of secrets and mystic and 'Black Programs' some that eventually such as the U-2 and F-117A emerged into the daylight and many others that never did. With a 6-mile long runway many 'black' planes leave in the dead of the night on long-range test flights some to the UK. UFOs land there too!
Price: $1.99 USD. 10270 words. Published on May 2, 2011. .
Groom Lake commonly known as Area 51 is probably the most interesting military facility in the world. A world of secrets and mystic and 'Black Programs' some that eventually such as the U-2 and F-117A emerged into the daylight and many others that never did. With a 6-mile long runway many 'black' planes leave in the dead of the night on long-range test flights some to the UK. UFOs land there too!
Invasion of the Orb Men
by Paul Lagasse
Price: $0.99 USD. 22030 words. Published by Channel 37 Publications on June 11, 2011. .
In 1952, a secret Air Force spy balloon is mistaken for a flying saucer. The balloon project’s security chief thinks the young writer who broke the story must be a communist agent — but the writer is convinced that the security guy is an alien sent to silence him! It’s up to the Air Force’s chief flying saucer investigator to sort out the mess before the writer gets arrested for espionage.
Price: $0.99 USD. 22030 words. Published by Channel 37 Publications on June 11, 2011. .
In 1952, a secret Air Force spy balloon is mistaken for a flying saucer. The balloon project’s security chief thinks the young writer who broke the story must be a communist agent — but the writer is convinced that the security guy is an alien sent to silence him! It’s up to the Air Force’s chief flying saucer investigator to sort out the mess before the writer gets arrested for espionage.