First Communication

Nelta #1

by J.P. Osterman

Today is Monday, August 23, 2060, and humanity is threatened by an extinction-level event. A mysterious opening appears in the atmosphere. People panic! What is this strange phenomenon? Some kind of reply to Thornton Manning’s massive cosmic cry for help into the universe? The atmospheric disturbance appears as a hurricane with a silver lining--a window! “I’m beginning to believe this is a real alien contact…a first communication,” Dr. Elisa Holton says. After the signal is confirmed by scientists, our global leader, Regent Thornton Manning, prepares to greet aliens. Everyone “Can this advanced species from Nelta heal Earth? If so, what might they demand in return?” Thornton, now a hero, has plans for the alien technology—not completely legal under the new United Earth Constitution. It’s often “New technology invites new dilemmas.” Humanity begins to experience rapid radical changes! Elisa Holton is a genius researcher in the new burgeoning field of Nano-Robotics and Genetics. Thornton makes her famous, but he faces exposure with all her knowledge. Not everyone trusts the Global Regency government, and some people are still just bent on hating… The terrorists begin hiding off-Earth, and a new group of protestors begin a covert mission of sabotaging popular technology. When attacks from these two foes threaten the vital help we need from the Neltans, Thornton asks Elisa for help, and orders an elite crew of spacecraft fighters to crush the opposition before our communications link with the Neltans collapses. It’s a race against time as humanity struggles to seal a special Pact... The Nelta Series begins!

432 pages, Paperback

First published April 24, 2014

About the author

First Communication, Astrocity Sagan, and Battlefield Matrix are my new sci-fi novels. More sequels are in progress. I'm a Research Scientist and author, and I read everything about technology, quantum computing, space travel, and colonizing Mars and exoplanets.

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I graduated from the University of San Diego with a B.A. in English (Emphasis Writing), and I have a Master's Degree in Education. I attended Texas State University where I studied graduate psychology. I also won the prestigious Rupert Hughes Award at the Maui Writers' Conference and First Place at the Southern California Writer’s conference for my one-act play, The Man Next to Me. Most recently, I was one of five finalists for the Brevard Library Foundation's Literary Award for my short story, "Winter Retrieval," now available at Amazon.

For eight years, I taught high school English near Los Angeles.

I currently have several sci-fi novels available at Amazon:
Cosmic Rift,
First Communication,
Battlefield Matrix, and,
Astrocity Sagan.

I have a collection of short stories entitled: Commuter Collection.

My sci-fi short story collection, Pareidolia, is now available as well at Amazon.

Also, check out my newest sci-fi Martian short story, "The Mons Genius."

As we evolve, will we change all that much?

Nineteen-year-old June Merk is a 6th generation Martian. Her father George becomes trapped in a lanthanum mine while her stepmom Rona mysteriously disappears. Meanwhile, June discovers several evolutionary enhancements occurring with her quantum-computer processor. When the Earthens invade, can these enhancements save Mars?

J.P. Osterman

When I'm not writing sci-fi, I write mainstream fiction, such as, Pete's Crossroad, and, Corporate Revenge.