Suicide by UFO

When the world’s political situation becomes so bad that a young would-be astronaut loses faith in just about everything, he considers checking out, but not in the way you might expect. Because a person with nothing to lose has everything to gain by trying any wild-hair notion with even a ghost of a chance for success. Even if that means masqurading as a cow in a cold Wyoming pasture and waiting for a flying saucer to come along.
“Suicide by UFO” is the 22nd volume in the collected short stories of Jerry Oltion. Jerry has had his short stories published in most of the major science fiction venues and has had several successful novels, including four highly acclaimed Star Trek books. He has become the most published author in the history of Analog magazine. His stories have won the Nebula award, the Endeavor award, the Seiun award, and have been nominated multiple times for the Hugo award. His stories are often humorous, with likeable characters using intelligence and competence (as opposed to force and violence) to solve their problems. His style harks back to the golden age of science fiction, yet with a modern sensibility and relevance. Even his earliest works hold up well today — and on into the future.
For a complete listing of Jerry’s canon, and for a glimpse into his other life as an amateur astronomer, visit Jerry’s website at www.jerryoltion.com
NOTE ON PRINT LENGTH LISTED BELOW: That number is calculated automatically by Amazon’s software and includes several pages of bibliography after the end of the story. This story’s actual length is about 8,500 words, including introduction, for about 28 book-sized pages of reading.


Genre: Science Fiction