Truths, Half-Truths and Lies
by Sami Salkosuo
Price: $2.99 USD. 61560 words.
Published on December 1, 2011. Fiction.
In early 1947, a long-awaited message finally comes and the meeting between Commander Johnson and aliens, the Greys, is scheduled in Roswell, New Mexico. The meeting, and the deal made there, are the first steps on a journey that takes the Commander through the great conspiracy, over a thousand years to unified Earth, to distant worlds and through the first portents of a great war.
Location: Finland
Member Since: March 29, 2010
Sami Salkosuo
Biography
Sami Salkosuo was born 1973 in Finland. He graduated as Engineer in Information Technology in 1997 and after one year assignment in Germany, he joined IBM Finland where he has worked since 1999.
Sami is IBM developerWorks Contributing Author and has written several articles about programming and IBM technology. He is also author of "DWR Java AJAX Applications" and co-author of an IBM Redbook: "Portalizing Domino Applications".
A twenty-year dream of writing science fiction began to realize in late 2007 when an idea surfaced about stories that take place in a parallel universe: The Strangers' Universe.
Sami is IBM developerWorks Contributing Author and has written several articles about programming and IBM technology. He is also author of "DWR Java AJAX Applications" and co-author of an IBM Redbook: "Portalizing Domino Applications".
A twenty-year dream of writing science fiction began to realize in late 2007 when an idea surfaced about stories that take place in a parallel universe: The Strangers' Universe.
Where to find Sami Salkosuo online
Website: http://sami.salkosuo.net
Twitter: SamiSalkosuo
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Blog: http://sami.salkosuo.net
Twitter: SamiSalkosuo
- SamiSalkosuo: #SciFi 209/221: Susan kept an eye on the survivors, and as her yacht had told her earlier, they couldn’t rebuild... http://t.co/5Qyaie1F
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- SamiSalkosuo: #SciFi 210/221: She closed her eyes and sensed the Strangers on Hwzeenn worlds. She tried again to sense her fat... http://t.co/7R21wxKD
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- SamiSalkosuo: #SciFi 211/221: The Rg’Tkeen were the closest, but they’d never liked the Hwzeenn. And the Hwzeenn had never lik... http://t.co/VjEfzscm
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Where to buy in print
Books
Stories from the Strangers' Universe
by Sami Salkosuo
Price: $1.99 USD. 35130 words. Published on December 3, 2010. Fiction.
This is a collection of three stories, in chronological order, from the Strangers' Universe: End of an Era, Dawn to Dawn and Just Another Scout. End of an Era tells a story of a vast battle long ago, Dawn to Dawn follows a miner named Nick during a single day and night when everything changes and Just Another Scout tells about Alex who is on a scout mission five years after the Revelation.
Price: $1.99 USD. 35130 words. Published on December 3, 2010. Fiction.
This is a collection of three stories, in chronological order, from the Strangers' Universe: End of an Era, Dawn to Dawn and Just Another Scout. End of an Era tells a story of a vast battle long ago, Dawn to Dawn follows a miner named Nick during a single day and night when everything changes and Just Another Scout tells about Alex who is on a scout mission five years after the Revelation.
End of an Era
by Sami Salkosuo
Price: $0.99 USD. 11960 words. Published on November 24, 2010. Fiction.
Long ago, the Hwzeenn Empire, the oldest civilization in the Milky Way, is going into battle against an enemy known as the Strangers. They expect an easy victory, but the Hwzeenn do not know the enemy. And those who do know better have decided not to warn the Hwzeenn; a decision that will have grave consequences for the Hwzeenn Empire. This story is set in the Strangers' Universe.
Price: $0.99 USD. 11960 words. Published on November 24, 2010. Fiction.
Long ago, the Hwzeenn Empire, the oldest civilization in the Milky Way, is going into battle against an enemy known as the Strangers. They expect an easy victory, but the Hwzeenn do not know the enemy. And those who do know better have decided not to warn the Hwzeenn; a decision that will have grave consequences for the Hwzeenn Empire. This story is set in the Strangers' Universe.
Dawn to Dawn
by Sami Salkosuo
Price: Free! 10890 words. Published on November 22, 2010. Fiction.
"Good morning! Today is Tuesday, May 27th, 2927." Nick, a mineworker in the mining station KCap16 in the Kuiper Belt, has another day ahead of him. He's going to work on the asteroid field during the day and then spend his evening in the pub—like he does every day. He couldn't know it, but his life would change forever before the next dawn. This story is set in the Strangers' Universe.
Price: Free! 10890 words. Published on November 22, 2010. Fiction.
"Good morning! Today is Tuesday, May 27th, 2927." Nick, a mineworker in the mining station KCap16 in the Kuiper Belt, has another day ahead of him. He's going to work on the asteroid field during the day and then spend his evening in the pub—like he does every day. He couldn't know it, but his life would change forever before the next dawn. This story is set in the Strangers' Universe.
Just Another Scout
by Sami Salkosuo
Price: $0.99 USD. 13160 words. Published on May 8, 2010. Fiction.
It is five years after the Revelation. A lone scout ship with a crew of five is on a routine mission to explore habitable planets for colonization. The routine is about to end when the ship enters a seemingly normal system and discovers an unidentified radio signal from one of the planets. This story is set in the Strangers' Universe.
Price: $0.99 USD. 13160 words. Published on May 8, 2010. Fiction.
It is five years after the Revelation. A lone scout ship with a crew of five is on a routine mission to explore habitable planets for colonization. The routine is about to end when the ship enters a seemingly normal system and discovers an unidentified radio signal from one of the planets. This story is set in the Strangers' Universe.