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Tommy Masek
Biography
In his early career, Tommy worked as an engineer and scientist, having degrees from the University of Colorado, and MIT. He worked for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Rockwell International, and Hughes Research Laboratories, with a primary focus on ion propulsion for spacecraft. In later years, he manufactured coal stoker heating equipment.
The Journals of Zaleem Series will be six novels in the science fiction genre. In Part 1, Xacs Omathe is abducted by an alien race and must deal with survival on an alien planet. Eventually, after nearly three centuries of living and traveling with the Aanbollth race, he will be returned to Earth to publish his memoirs before his death.
Tommy has also written The Alexander Affair, The Quixote Files, The Whistler Agenda, and The Heiress and the Black Monk. The last three of these novels follow political reporter Martin Cosgrove as he unravels mysteries and dodges bullets.
Tommy has been married to his high school sweetheart, Claudia, since 1962. They reside in Oxnard, California, with their Yorkie dependents, Oscar and Theo.
The Journals of Zaleem Series will be six novels in the science fiction genre. In Part 1, Xacs Omathe is abducted by an alien race and must deal with survival on an alien planet. Eventually, after nearly three centuries of living and traveling with the Aanbollth race, he will be returned to Earth to publish his memoirs before his death.
Tommy has also written The Alexander Affair, The Quixote Files, The Whistler Agenda, and The Heiress and the Black Monk. The last three of these novels follow political reporter Martin Cosgrove as he unravels mysteries and dodges bullets.
Tommy has been married to his high school sweetheart, Claudia, since 1962. They reside in Oxnard, California, with their Yorkie dependents, Oscar and Theo.
Books
The Journals of Zaleem: Part 8 - The Return
by Tommy Masek
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 83,260.
Language:
English.
Published: January 26, 2022
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Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » General
As the result of an accident aboard their ship, Xacs Omathe, a California avocado grower, is inadvertently abducted by an alien race which has cultivated life in our galaxy and the greater universe for billions of years. He lives and travels with them for nearly three centuries, experiencing what the future may hold for the Human race.
The Journals of Zaleem: Part 7 - Affirmation
by Tommy Masek
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 76,400.
Language:
English.
Published: September 3, 2021
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Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
As the result of an accident aboard their ship, Xacs Omathe, a California avocado grower, is inadvertently abducted by an alien race which has cultivated life in our galaxy and the greater universe for billions of years. He lives and travels with them for nearly three centuries, experiencing what the future may hold for the Human race.
The Journals of Zaleem: Part 6 - New Vistas
by Tommy Masek
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 76,980.
Language:
American English.
Published: June 22, 2021
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Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
As the result of an accident aboard their ship, Xacs Omathe, a California avocado grower, is inadvertently abducted by an alien race which has cultivated life in our galaxy and the greater universe for billions of years. He lives and travels with them for nearly three centuries, experiencing what the future may hold for the Human race.
The Journals of Zaleem: Part 5 - Growth
by Tommy Masek
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 69,770.
Language:
English.
Published: May 2, 2021
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Categories:
Fiction » Romance » Sci-fi
In Part 5, the Magistrate obtains permission from the overall Aanbol government to support a pilot program to demonstrate the need for Aanbollth communicators with the Other Life. As an alien, Xacs has often been criticized in legal forums as being unreliable.
The Journals of Zaleem: Part 4 - Exploration
by Tommy Masek
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 72,110.
Language:
English.
Published: December 18, 2020
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Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » General
As the result of an accident aboard their ship, Xacs Omathe, a California avocado grower, is inadvertently abducted by an alien race which has cultivated life in our galaxy and the greater universe for billions of years. He lives and travels with them for nearly three centuries, experiencing what the future may hold for the Human race.
The Journals of Zaleem: Part 3 - Adaptation
by Tommy Masek
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 59,810.
Language:
English.
Published: December 18, 2020
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Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » High tech
As the result of an accident aboard their ship, Xacs Omathe, a California avocado grower, is inadvertently abducted by an alien race which has cultivated life in our galaxy and the greater universe for billions of years. He lives and travels with them for nearly three centuries, experiencing what the future may hold for the Human race.
The Journals of Zaleem: Part 2 - Renaissance
by Tommy Masek
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 69,500.
Language:
English.
Published: July 31, 2020
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Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
As the result of an accident aboard their ship, Xacs Omathe, a California avocado grower, is inadvertently abducted by an alien race which has cultivated life in our galaxy and the greater universe for billions of years. He lives and travels with them for nearly three centuries, experiencing what the future may hold for the Human race.
The Dark Labyrinth
by Tommy Masek
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 81,950.
Language:
English.
Published: October 14, 2015
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Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Romance » Suspense
Martin Cosgrove has been away from the newspaper reporter scene for two years, as the manager of a charitable foundation in New York City, when the FBI asks him to consider helping them with a huge serial murder case. He soon realizes that their motivation is not to utilize his investigative skills, but more probably to set him up as a patsy.
The Journals of Zaleem, Part 1
by Tommy Masek
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 55,260.
Language:
English.
Published: May 2, 2014
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Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
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Xacs Omathe, an avocado grower, awakens on an alien space ship with a seemingly dead crew and a dying Captain, Zaleem Aah Ju Amahahah Ess. After a serious accident, the ship has automatically set sail for the home planet some two million light years away. One female crew member, Oelphia, sleeps through the disaster in her bunk, but manages to pilot the ship to a transfer port.
The Heiress and the Black Monk
by Tommy Masek
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 68,270.
Language:
English.
Published: February 25, 2014
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Categories:
Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
The mysterious disappearance of a long-forgotten heiress leads intrepid journalist Martin Cosgrove into the murky and dangerous world of high-stakes international money laundering, political campaign finance corruption, and an intricate scheme for financing terrorist operations. The heiress’s trust has been corrupted for these nefarious activities, but she’s missing. Working for the Baltimore
The Whistler Agenda
by Tommy Masek
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 82,660.
Language:
English.
Published: November 26, 2013
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Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary
As a sequel to The Quixote Files, The Whistler Agenda follows Baltimore Times reporter Martin Cosgrove on the story of progressive Presidential candidate Robert X. Stoneman’s confrontation with conservative foes determined to stop him at any cost. Stoneman’s plan to make high speed transportation, using Maglev technology, the keystone of his administration has inspired outrage from pol
The Quixote Files
by Tommy Masek
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 83,110.
Language:
English.
Published: October 27, 2012
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Categories:
Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense, Fiction » Romance » Action/adventure
The quicksand morass of high-stakes Washington, D.C. politics threatens to bury Martin Cosgrove, a reporter for the Baltimore Times, as he pursues a kidnapping story. An explosive mixture of radical conservative politicians, a progressive presidential candidate with a potentially winning agenda, a blackmailing lobbyist, and a missing female congressional staff member form the backdrop.
The Alexander Affair
by Tommy Masek
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 90,260.
Language:
English.
Published: May 3, 2012
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Categories:
Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller
Max James collides with the forces of evil as he finds his wife and daughters being kidnapped in Hawaii by agents of a deranged ex-CIA officer. The battle intensifies as Max discovers a plot to destroy the Three Gorges Dam in China, risking life and limb to protect his family and defeat his adversary.
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