ABOUT
THE AUTHOR:
Justin
Oldham is a legally blind writer who lives in Anchorage, Alaska. He holds
bachelor's degrees in political science and history. In addition to writing
short fiction, novels, and fact-based books, he is a political essayist,
blogger, and part-time radio commentator. His other works include the novel
Politics & Patriotism: The Fisk Conspiracy.
For
more information about Justin and his various projects, please visit his
website at www.justin-oldham.com.
S I L V E R
T H O U G H T P R E S S
independent publisher of speculative fiction
TALES
FROM THE
KODIAK STARPORT
—by Justin
Oldham—
[read
excerpt: "Real
Money"]
"(Tales
from the Kodiak Starport) is definitely on my recommended reading list!"
Thomas R. Case, Lt.Gen. USAF (Ret.)
President & Chief Operating Officer
Alaska Aerospace Development Corporation
Tales
from the Kodiak Starport
is a collection of science fiction stories chronicling the efforts of adventurous
Alaskans to facilitate mankind’s move toward space-based commerce, stepping
from the Last Frontier into the final frontier. Each tale, set in a different
period, explores an aspect of the space industry and its impact on the economic
and ecological well-being of the people of Earth.
In today’s
world, Kodiak Island, Alaska is home to the Kodiak Launch Complex (KLC), a
3,717-acre rocket launch facility. The KLC is a joint venture between the
state of Alaska and the investors of the Alaska Aerospace Development Corporation
(AADC). At this point, KLC's services are geared to the safe launching of
polar-orbit satellites and sub-orbital research payloads. In time, the complex
may grow into an entity similar to, or even better than, the facility depicted
in these stories.
From the
pioneers who build the businesses supporting the various launch activities
of the complex and those who defend the facility from a close encounter of
the government kind, to the man who’s just trying to keep his family’s
business running, the perseverance and tenacity of the Alaska business community
is put to the test. Some stories explore the potential of the site, its customers,
and those involved in its day-to-day operations, while others provide a glimpse
at the impact of scientific advances on relationships between individuals
and society and the effects of international politics on the environment and
the facility’s role in reversing them.
Welcome
to the Kodiak Starport—gateway to the future.
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TALES
FROM THE KODIAK STARPORT
by
Justin Oldham
Publisher: Silverthought
Press
ISBN-10: 0-9815191-1-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-9815191-1-1
240 pages
paperback: $11.99
$12.99 + S/H
e-book: $5.99
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