Just a note to express my feelings after reading your books "Saucer" and "Saucer: the Conquest". These are the first of your books I have read and am very surprised that I haven't found your writing earlier. I must say I felt a kid again, as if reading the "Tom Swift" novels. These were some of my first reads and I haven't quit yet.
I look forward to reading more of your books.
Bruce Mauraides February 19, 2009
hi sir my name is egg i've been interested in ufo's all my life be have a good knack at seeing through the lies and looking at things from both points of view i read saucer and find it very interesting i feel it was a way for you to tell a story which u could only put down in a fiction novel and i think i understand why. nkawtg....nobody if you would like to contact me my mobile number is 07599433203 ps if this sound crazy and it probabaly doe's take no notice thanks for ur time.
Christopher Goldsbrough, aka egg December 28, 2008
Steve,
I just read Saucer. All I can say is FANTASTIC! I could not put it down. Just started on Saucer The Conquest. Another book I cannot put down. Please keep the series alive and well. Please add more books to the series. Also when will the movies be coming out. The books are a natural for movies and TV series. I can imagine Rip taking over for Captain Kirk and Star Trek.
Thanks for the entertainment.
Joe Boncek December 22, 2008
I have read both of the Saucer books and am awaiting something titled... Mothership, The Reawakening... or maybe just another reason fo them to take the little saucer out and have some more adventures with it. There has not been enough hardware oriented science fiction in DECADES, and whether you meant to or not, you seem to have singlehandedly rekindled interest.
Thanks for the fun.
David Lewis December 22, 2008
I just read your book,saucer,great read,could not put it down, would make a great film, will now be reading more of your books, thanks stephen.
lee rodgers,sheffield uk September 30, 2008
Really enjoyed your novels Saucer and Conquest (as well as your other books) but was confused about an apparent hole in the plot - where did the Roswell saucer come from, did it land in 1947 and if so what happened to the crew, or considering that the two events are possibly 100,000 years apart, was it found like the original saucer buried in rock (that wasn't explained). At the end of conquest, you wrote that parts of a mother ship were found in Australia under the Great Barrier Reef - is this a lead in for another Saucer novel? I can only hope so as I'd like to read more about the connection between the people who flew them and their colonisation of Earth.
Keep writing and I'll keep buying.
Regards,
Bernie Cooper, Adelaide, South Australia, August 26, 2008
Mr. Coonts,
Just wanted to say thank you for all the great books you've written (and are writing). Your stories and writing style pull me into the novels like no other author. I
actually have to limit myself to how much I'll read in a day (so that I don't read the book too quick).
Thanks,
Colin Pelletier July 26, 2008
Hi Steve
I have read most of your books and have now read Saucer and Saucer The Conquest for the second time. You just have to complete a trilogy around the Australians finding the "Mother Ship' in the Great Barrier Reef. What a story that would make, especially if you provide more detil of the ancestors that built the saucers and provide an answer/plausable speculation as to what happended to them. I am a 63 year old prestige real estate agent that lives in the Lower North Shore of Sydney Australia so you would have to be careful with any damage to the Reef/enviroment/ecosystem etc etc. Keep Charley and Rip in the story although Rip has to grow up a bit and become more mature.I love all Techno Thrillers and I know you do excellant reasearch so keep the detail comming and realistic. I am a Science Fiction fan as well so you can imagine how much I enjoyed the 2 Saucers. What a movie project!!Just look at the success of Star Wars/Trek and Indianna Jones. Saucer is a combination of both, you would leave them for dead and appeal to all ages. Thank you for all your wonderful stories/publications I enjoy them so much.
Kind Regards,
Andrew Spencer June 22, 2008
Steve:
Keep the Saucer Series going. ( the Austrailian mother ship ? ) ABSOLUTLY LOVED - the first two ! Anti- matter weapon, cool !
What a writer you are !
Thanks,
Leonard Muller June 9,2008
Hi Steve -
I recently finished your two saucer stories. I started the first earlier but--long story. Anyway, I cannot look at the night sky without thinking about Saucer and Saucer The Conquest. Thanks for the wonderful stories. I have also read all of the Jake Grafton series and I am glad to see another book coming out. Keep them coming!!
Frank Bower, May 24, 2008
Dear Mr. Coonts,
About 4 yrs. ago I discovered your works and promptly read everything. You left the door open for the Mothership in Austrailia in the two saucer books. and I am
waiting anxiously for some sort of sequel, as many of your fans are, I'm sure.Do you have any timeline for more nifty saucer stuff? Ordinarily we wouldn't read things in the S.F. genre, but your approach is a huge exception. Please hurry with the further adventures in that arena."
Your fan, Michael Boynoff May 10, 2008
Hi, I'm new to you as an author but recently picked "Saucer" at an Oxfam shop in England. I've given up on the book after 150 pages, sorry, it's not for me. I do have one question of writing style though. I've just come through several pages where you say "Rip Cantrell did this and rip cantrell did that" almost every other line. Why use the full name all the time? This gets very annoying. "He" or "Rip" would alleviate this? Is this a particular writing style? Also, for a spaceship to achieve even quarter light speed, acceleration has to build over a period of flight of months. Instantaneous Picard-type acceleration would vapourise the flight crew. Seat belts? your ship has seat belts? Why?
Good luck with your future books.
Paul Catharell May 6, 2008
Steve, I am a huge fan and I have really enjoyed Saucer the most, are you writing another "Saucer" book soon? I am a pilot with my own plane a Piper Comanche, PA-24-260 and I have had a few interesting experiences while flying. I have over 800 hours in the Comanche, other planes including a B-737-100 in the left seat. Many times I wonder about man's role on this planet and I share the belief that man came here from somewhere else that is why Saucer is the best
book that I have read in years. I have read all of your other books and love them all. Keep up the great work as you make life very interesting.
Lou Roman May 5, 2008
Steve, I want to thank you for writing such a great thriller as "Saucer." I was familiar with your other thrillers, and happened to find a like-new copy of "Saucer" in a second-hand store for a mere 50 cents. What a treasure the story is! I have to say that you wrote the most interesting and believable story I've ever read! I have already read most of the other thrillers of your genre. I've communicated with Mark Berent a couple of times, and always considered him #1 ... but after reading "Saucer," Mark is now #2 on my favorite list (sorry, Mark, and to Danielle [DA] also). I'm now off to search for a copy of "Saucer: The Conquest."
Thanks again ... you're the greatest.
Dan Walters May 2, 2008
Hello Mr Coonts, just wanted to thank you for a great Read!!!! The book Saucer and the Second one have been a great read!!! Your writing kept the book interesting and action packed!!!Good Job Thanks keep up the good Work!!!!
Steve Zorio April 28, 2008
Another Cussler fan speaks!...Coincidence! Today, I too bought and read "Saucer" for a change of pace and loved it. I can't wait to fly with Rip and Charley in "Saucer:The Conquest" Thank You for a really fun read.
Gerald Smith April 5, 2008
I have been reading Clive Cussler books and bought Saucer for a change of pace. It is the first of your books that I have read. I am now a fan, I loved it.
I am looking forward to the Jake Grafton series...
Jack Sheehan April 5, 2008
Why oh why haven't those Saucer books been made into the best and most outrageously fun TV series ever? Not film, too short to get in all the good stuff. A great show, like Battlestar Galactica. These books are so much fun that even my eldest daughter's husband, who is a Romanian with six languages and a Master's in programming and doesn't read anything not considered a Classic (I sent him Dan Simmon's "The Terror" for Christmas, let's see him get through that!) read them and loved them. So send off some copies to some cool filmmaker like Carpenter, and please, reserve your rights and even write the screenplays if possible. If old Dallas (Jack Ketchum) can get three of (or maybe four) his books into film, you certainly can.
Make all us Saucer fans even saucier and get somebody to pick up on this amazingly wonderful story.
Christine Menendez February 28, 2008
Steve, thanks for providing us with some fine reading. I've read several of your Grafton novels. What I have enjoyed the most are the two Saucer novels. I read them first, and then read them out loud to my family. Great stories. Fun characters. Thanks a bunch. I would like to encourage you, pretty please, to write the third book in the series. Gotta know what they found off the Great Barrier Reef!:
Rick McMichael January 6, 2008
Dear Mr. Coonts I have read your book Saucer 5 times and it gets better each time. I was wondering if you have ever thought about turning the book into a movie.My choice for the producer would be Steven Spielberg or Georgr Lucas. I also thought Saucer II was excellent.
Stephen Johnson November 26, 2007
dear mr coonts,just a short note from a rainy & chilly u.k having been so entertained by saucer i'm now re-reading both saucer & saucer conquest, please write a follow up soon as the nights are long & dark & the t.v is trashy....! your books are refreshing & absorbing thanks & best wishes.
Graham Burgess October 28, 2007
Just read the 2 "Saucer" books, to start with I thought that no1 was a bit too "easy" to read but it really gets you hook, line & sinker before long. By the time you finish no2 you want no3 straight away sooo, were is it , come on pull the finger out & get going ok. I'm an avid science fantasy reader who gets into a bit of Clive Cussler (got 21 of his) & now I can safely say your there as well, & I have read 1 or 2 of yours prior to these.
All the best & get going alright.
Steve Steel, "Steelo" October 8, 2007
I read Saucer some time ago and just finished Saucer the Conquest, both "can not put down books". The reason that I found your site, I was looking to see if you had released the next book about the mother ship. Yes, I read the FAQ about the third book--my vote is YES YES YES and I will express my vote by buying it. Keep up the good work.
Hope you write the "Saucer, The Mother Ship".
Craig September 30, 2007
Hello Stephen,
just wante to thanke you for your series of Jake Grafton and the Sauccer series. Love them both! Being legally blind and hard to read i been listening to the series on audio tapes and from my veiw (hearing the books) it is well very entertaining and the story becomes a movie in my mind! Are there another Sauccer story in the works for the series? or another Jake Grafton comeback ? thanks for keeping me entertained!
Eddie Lopez September 18, 2007
Steve,
I have recently finished Saucer, subsequently reading Conquest..... for the 5th time round! I must congratulate you on a masterpiece! Talk of a 3rd book excites me. As an actor I see REAL potential to evolve these stories into screenplay. I also see myself as a Rip Cantrell!! I have and will continue to recommend these works to everyone I know in England.
Nick Marshall September 17, 2007
My husband has read your books for years. When we found SAUCER he bought it because he know it was something both of us would like. We have now read SAUCER THE CONQUEST. We just can't put them down. We went to a Half Price Book Store and bought 3 more copies of SAUCER because we had so many friends that wanted to read it. Now we have all of them hooked as well. Please tell us that you are going for a "book 3". We are dying to read more. We suspect that someone is going to find the one that went down in the Pacific in The Conquest. I'm a slow reader, but once started on a Saucer book, I can usually finish it in a day. I agree with some of your other readers that it would make a good movie - go for it! Please keep the SAUCER series coming. Thanks for giving us so much enjoyment!!
Sharon Hartupee August 30, 2007
I just got Saucer: The Conquest from the library here in Indianapolis. I started reading it & could not put it down!!!!! What an incredibly fun writer you are!! Thank you for this book. I read it cover to cover in a single sitting & then ordered Saucer from the library. I guess I read them in reverse order but I don't think that will be a problem. Thank you so much your wonderful storytelling style! It is perfect for me!
I am 67 year old retired Math teacher still missing the teaching. You have given me wonderful mnemonic experiences. I also read Flight of the Intruder. You are best selling author for a very good reason.....you WOW me & thats the name of the game!
Be well & write on!
Steve Like July 31, 2007
You are now one of my favorite writers after reading your book Saucer. I am a retired high school teacher who shall make it a point to read all your books. Its been a long time since I was so moved by a book. Couldn't put it down. You are some writer.
Robert Smith July 17, 2007
Just re-read your 2 Saucer books this weekend. At the end of book 2, Charley and Rip hear that the Australians have just unearthed a mother ship. Surely that's a segue into more stories. When can I expect the 3rd installment? I'm sure I'm not the only woman these books appeal to. Most other writers in the "action-adventure" genre seem excessively oriented toward weapons and brutality, but yours--especially the Saucer books--are more technically/scientifically detailed and humanistic. I've read some of your other stuff, but prefer the Saucers. Keep them coming.
Stephanie Herder June 28, 2007
MR. COONTS,
I'M AN 82 YEAR OLD GUY WHO DOES NOT READ A LOT, BUT AFTER READING BOTH BOOKS ON THE "SAUCER" PLEASE-PLEASE-PLEASE- CONTINUE IT WITH THE "MOTHER SHIP" AS WAS MENTIONED AT THE END OF THE LAST BOOK. THANK YOU SIR...
WILLIE DANCER June 5, 2007
Why hasn't "Saucer" been made into a movie? It would outsell any Star Wars. I'd be the first in line at the show and the first to buy the DVD. It is the kind
of book a person can read again and again. By the way, when is Saucer III coming out--with the Mother Ship?
Bill Kissell May 4, 2007
Saucer brought me back to the days of the pulps, when old fashioned, action-packed adventure was so popular. I enjoyed the book so much that I purchased a set of thirty-five for my 10th grade English class. Some of my kids who've never completed a book in their lives took to this one immediately.
Thanks for the hours of enjoyment, from me and my students.
Russ Alberti April 3, 2007
the saucer series to date has been a wonderful "nantucket sleigh ride". all of my adukt and younger children (15yrs) is the youngest have read and extolled the virtues of your creation of such interesting heroe and heroine and have passed the word to their respective friends. being an amateur rock hound and interested in planetology you've sparked an interest in the possibilities that could or might happen sometime in the future. wonderful effort and please write another to complete the series.. thanks again,
rick cowles Feb 26, 2007
I haven't read one of your books in years. Probably has to due with raising my children during that time. I found your book "Saucer", purchased it and I
cannot put it down. Great to read one of your novels again. Love the SciFi plot. Thanks for the great reading! Best and kindest regards!
Ross Jackson February 25, 2007
Having read most all of your books, I didn't think you could top yourself until I read Saucer. What a story!!!! This would make a helluva movie........
Bob Skophammer October 23, 2006
I just finished reading 'Saucer' which I picked up at a library sale. While I've read many, many fine novels, this is the first one where I so thoroughly fell into the main character, Rip, that I hated to reach the end. This is also the first time I've ever tried to contact a writer to tell him so.
As an amateur writer, I hope to someday sell a novel (I've written four), but in the mean time I practice honing my craft editing and writing short stories. Stories about time and time travel (140,000 year old saucer buried in sandstone) always catch my interest.
Take Care, Mr. Coonts.
David Erickson September 29, 2006
Just finished 'SAUCER' and just loved it. A good book for teenagers, like my grandson, who I will give my copy. I love all your books, but some just activate my imagination, like 'Saucer'. Keep on doing what your doing.
Maureen Schmidt, September 25, 2006
Just finished reading "saucer"...........what a FANTASTIC story! truly LOVED the book..........i read an average of 4 books weekly (minimum), and i don't, as a rule, write to authors, but this one DESERVED to be recognized, and i felt u might enjoy the praise? i'll be watching for the movie (haha). I do think it would be a great movie, if hollywood could do the saucer as you describe it! keep up the good work, and i'm going to the library now to search for one of your other novels.
rhonda m johnson September 2, 2006
"Hello Mr. Coonts I know you hear this all the time but this is a first for me. I am almost 3/4 done with Saucer and want you to know that my husband of 46 years said "Honey I think you will really like this book". Boy was he right. It took me back to E.T. and how I long to see this book up on the big screen in it's glory. Call Mr. Spielberg and see if two talents with youthful thoughts can get together and make a great movie from a great book. Thank you for letting you hear from my wonderful husband and myself." -- Sandi Wagner April 5, 2006
"Have read all your books and thoroughly enjoyed every one. Did not think I would like Saucer but picked it up anyway and immediately was immersed in it. Read both it and The Conquest over the next three days recently. Any plans for a third book in the series or are you headed off in other directions?" -- Bill Erosh January 29, 2006
"Hello from another retired Naval Aviator......Couple of comments. First, FLIGHT OF THE INTRUDER was a great book and movie. I have read several of your other books. Great job. Finally, I just read SAUCER. Good Book. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It may sound strange, but I have always had the personal opinion that "we" may have come from another planet many years ago. Although fiction, your book describes what could have been and may have answered many questions regarding the "evolution" of the human race. Hope this doesn't sound too out there, and yes, I did breathe 02 at altitude. Thanks for the books." Lou Di Lullo, USNR-Ret. September 1, 2005
"I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed reading "Saucer" recently. I have been an avid Coonts reader since the original "Intruder" novel, having been a pilot myself many years ago, and being good friends with an old Intruder pilot, nicknamed Baaaa, because he supposedly came back from one mission with wool in the intakes, direct from the sheep he clipped. Well, that's beside the point. It is rare for me to find a book, even yours, that simply cannot be put down. But "Saucer" was a real surprise, and yes, I just couldn't put it down. I couldn't believe that I cared about what happened to characters named Rip and Egg Cantrell, for God's sake! And what's with the goofy names novelists give their characters, anyway? Nobody has names like Stone Barrington or Dirk Pitt or Toad Tarkington, why do we find these silly names in novels, and why do we care? I'll never know. Anyway, thanks for all the great stories, and my compliments on "Saucer". It was very much better than I ever expected it would be. It ranks up there with my 3 or 4 favorite books of all time, and I read about one book a week, and have for decades. Keep them coming, Mr Coonts. And hello from Colonel "Baaa" Washburn as well." -- Steve Bass May 18, 2005
"Hello there....I ran across your book SAUCER about 3 days ago and I began reading it out of interest....unable to put the book down, I continued to read throughout the night...i ended up reading the entire story that same day....I have read many books in my time, but this one was one of a kind... actually felt as if were INSIDE the story with Rip and the other characters.....anyways, the main reason I decided to email you was to ask you if you ever had any thoughts of maybe putting this great story into a non-stop action movie??....I and many others I'm sure of, would really enjoy watching this in the big screens. I'm sure without a doubt this story would hit it big and touch the lives of many people...well I will end it here for now sorry for taking up your time on my thoughts......I will continue to read many other great novels of yours in the future!!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!" --Marty Cormier age:19, April 7, 2004
"Mr. Coonts, I've been a big fan ever since I read FLIGHT OF THE INTRUDER 6 years ago, and have loved reading all Jake Grafton's adventures up to the latest. However I must say SAUCER, which I read only recently, was so refreshing and entertaining to read, I couldn't put it down (read it all in 1 sitting). Being an Australian and living in Penrith at the foot of the Blue Mountains (only 80km from Bathurst) I was quickly able to see the geography of the area in question. Don't know if you have ever been to Australia and this location in the story? But I can tell you I know a place along that stretch of highway which is similar to what is described in your book. Can't wait for your next story." --Matthew Thompson, Feb 10, 2004
"Mr. Coonts, While I have read and enjoyed a number of the Jake Grafton stories, I have to say that I was completely taken with SAUCER! It's some of the most intelligent SF I have ever read, and growing up as a dedicated SF reader, I have come across some of the best. I've also tripped over some pretty awful stuff, too, but never mind about that..... At any rate, reading SAUCER was such a remarkable experience that I find myself hoping very much that you might consider doing some more. Whether or not you do, I am still very glad to have read this book." --Bob Henley, January 22, 2004
"When I saw this book on the shelf, I was like, "I gotta read that book." I didn't even read what it was about. I just knew that I had to have it. I went out and bought a first edition and started reading it and couldn't put it down. Without a doubt, this was one of the best books I've read in a long time. Everything that happened to Rip---the entire adventure, from cover to cover was just so friggin cool!! It made me wish that I was the one flying that thing. You did a great job on this book. Don't ever stop writing." --Dave Robinson III, December 7, 2003
"Steve, I have just finished SAUCER in one reading, I had to give up at 2am this morning but finished it off over breakfast. What can I say that has not already been said, what a work of art you have created. I have read all of your books but have never seen Saucer on the shelves until yesterday, I have missed out for too long on such an enjoyable and thought provoking story. Being an Australian I think that the down under connection was done to perfection. Characterization such as those in the book will not be taken with offence here but with an admission of "too true mate", there are a few characters in real life who would probably go further if the stakes were truly so high. I have often mused over the idea of what a person may do if he or she were to stumble upon a new technological idea that would provide cheap and safe energy for all. How far would governments and commercial organizations go to control, destroy, or hide such a technology. Global economics and the reliance on fossil fuels to drive them mean that the stakes are too high to let such a discovery into the public domain and how could an ordinary person in possession of such knowledge hope to survive long enough to be able to do the right thing and share the information with enough people considering that all channels of communication are controlled by a few people in power. Once again thank you for creating such an enjoyable book and I look forward to many more of your efforts in the future." --Stuart Jones, October 4, 2003
"Dear Steve, I have read most of your books and always enjoyed them. Being Ex Australian Army and RAAF and also born in 1946 I must have similar wave lengths. So naturally I picked up SAUCER as soon as I saw it, it would be an understatement to say it's different, I read it in one day and thoroughly enjoyed it. It was amusing to see us Aussies as the bad guys, I never knew we had it in us. Both my children were born in Bathurst and your description of it leaves a little to be desired, after all it has a large university and hosts one of the worlds largest car races, and I can assure you they do not eat kangaroo steaks when they have some of the finest beef in the world. You need someone to advise you on life in Oz should you ever write about this part of the world again and I wish to volunteer my services. Should you ever visit Australia I absolutely insist that you look me up and have a cool amber lager or two, we currently live in Rockhampton on the Tropic of Capricorn and you would enjoy this part of the world. Thank you for the enjoyment you have given me by reading your books." --Mike Boulton, September 1, 2003
"All right Steve, I have a copy of every single book you've published, so I had to pick up this copy of SAUCER. I thought, "What the #%&, no Jake, no Toad, no Rita, who cares!" But I got the book anyway. I'm emailing to tell you it was GREAT. I honestly couldn't put the book down and read it in one sitting. At first I thought maybe you had sort of just written for your own pleasure and St. Martin's published it. That thought didn't last long and I was actually sorry to come to the last page. Well done, yet again! Thanks for the great read." --Captain Mike "Crash" McCamish, USN (Ret), August 30, 2003
"Hi Stephen, I have just read your book SAUCER and as a avid reader of really good science fiction I pass on my congratulations on a really great read, like every book there are bits that do not quite hit the mark and for me the Australian Hedrick and his mob were my nemesis. I have also just finished reading Arthur C Clarke and Gentry Lee's series (Rama) which is the epitome of Science Fiction for me, and Stephen Baxter's ORIGIN which was another great read and SAUCER is right there with them. This would be a great story for Stephen Spielberg to turn into a movie. Your time with the Air Force and the American military really came through and made the saucer technology very convincing. I look forward to your next effort with S/F with anticipation. Thanks for a great read." --Kevin Hunt, New Zealand August 13, 2003
"My name is Charles, NASA employee and I am an avid Sci-Fi reader and truly enjoy Greg Bear, James Rollins, Matthew Reilly, Gregory Benford, Steven Baxter, and my favorite Robert Doherty with his Area 51 series. My question is will you be writing any future novels similar to the Saucer? I loved that book and only hope you will write more." --Charles, August 7, 2003
"Very unlikely I will get a reply to this... you must get thousands of emails/letters etc. In short ... never read any of your books til SAUCER... Now read a lot of the Jake Grafton novels.. FANTASTIC Thanks!!! I was wondering though whether you have any plans in the future to follow up on the Saucer book in any way.. either a prequel or a direct sequel? Maybe even a tangential book based after SAUCER? The other books were great but SAUCER is the one that started me off reading your books. Cheers, and many many more thanks !!" --Marc Goodman, August 1, 2003
"Unlike many of your readers it seems, SAUCER is the first of your books I have read; being more of a sci-fi fan myself. However I have now just started reading AMERICA. What a great read SAUCER is. You are responsible for a terrible days work as I found that I had finished reading in the middle of the night as I couldn't put it down. Just to the end of the next chapter , I thought. Then the next, then the next....... I see on the site this is a departure from your usual work but perhaps more in a similar vein? Surely the government aren't going to let it rest in a museum? Where is the mother ship ? What about the existing saucer, is it the same kind? Oh the possibilities !"--Ray Smith Plymouth, U.K., July 12, 2003
"Dear Mr. Coonts: I have been an avid reader of your writing since the age of 12. After FLIGHT OF THE INTRUDER was made into the movie I happened by a paperback copy of it in a book store and begged my mother to buy it for me. Since that afternoon (which was spent in my room with my face in a book instead of outside playing with the neighborhood kids) I have always found myself in the grocery store novels section or in the mall book stores near the C's looking for yet another Stephen Coonts book I haven't read. After going through the initial Jake Grafton books, I ran across SAUCER and immediately grabbed it. I was very impressed that I could get into yet another book, but this time without my favorite hero Jake. After plowing through it in about 2 days my girlfriend at the time went out and found me CANNIBAL QUEEN. I loved it! I cannot tell you how enjoyable this last decade of reading has been. Thank you for bringing your ideas and creativity to the people of our world. It has made a wonderful difference in my reading life... I look forward to diving into LIBERTY as soon as I can find it!" --Jim Holden June 2, 2003
"I am a rather new reader of your books. I bought DEEP BLACK and really enjoyed it. I then bought SAUCER and I have to tell you that was the best book that I have ever read. I am now reading CUBA but find it hard to get into. I do like the story I just can't get my mind off of SAUCER. I wish that I didn't read it so fast. I really enjoy your writing and I plan on reading LIBERTY as soon as I can. I used to read only the Deathlands series by James Axler but now that I have read your books I don't think any other author would even come close to the writing that you do. I was just wondering if there will be a sequel to SAUCER or a book similar to it? Or if you have written a book similar to it already? Thank very much for the great books." --John, May 29, 2003
"Dear Mr. Coonts, My name is Miranda. I'm 15 years old, and not long ago my father let me read all of your books. I love to read the kind of books that you write. After I read FLIGHT OF THE INTRUDER I asked my father to lend me another one of your books, and so on. I finally purchased two for myself. (Saucer and Deep Black) I absolutely LOVE your books. Once I start reading them I can't put them down. I am actually in the process of reading the whole set for a third time. My favorite of your books is SAUCER, though, my favorite characters in your series would have to be Jake Grafton and Toad Tarington. If you could e-mail me back in your spare time it would mean a lot to me. Thank you for reading my e-mail none-the-less, Mr. Coonts, and thank you for keeping my interest with all your wonderful books." --Miranda, May 27, 2003
"SAUCER is a wonderful pilot's wet dream. Reminded me a little of John McDonald's "The Girl, the Gold Watch, and Everything". Not what he or you usually write, and the same sort of quirky humor. Not many can do it. I don't mean you should abandon the military adventures. Few can do that either, the way you do. I guess the only answer is for you to write faster." --Lynwood Wilson May 21, 2003
"Dear Stephen, just a few lines from the UK to say how much I enjoyed the first of your books I have ever read (Saucer). I have an operation scheduled for tomorrow and couldn't seem to settle to any work, I found your book in my son's bedroom and haven't stopped reading it until this evening when I finished it! It isn't the sort of thing I usually read, but the descriptive writing was so good I could visualize the characters and the saucer, many thanks for making a difficult day go a little easier..." --Sue Horn, April 16 2003
"Dear Steve, I've just finished reading SAUCER. I have not had such an enjoyable read in many a moon! As always, once I finish one of your books I am having the post-read let-down. Not your fault of course, but this story cries out to be pushed further! What happens with this torrent of new technology that Egg and Rip have poured into our world? Do we find out more about ourselves in re-creating the technology that we once had? Do you have any plans to take up this excellent yarn again? Please let me know!" --Andy Sims, March 31, 2003
"Mr. Coonts; I am a 65 yr. old male reader that has enjoyed your books for many, many years. I have read every one of your books and have enjoyed them all. I've been a Jake fan from day one but your novel SAUCER was/is outstanding! I look forward to your next book. thank you for giving me hours and hours of enjoyment. again, thank you very much." --e.d. "al" hummel, March 31, 2003
"I have read all of your Jake Grafton novels and love them. I just read Saucer and could not put it down. I wish you had ended up giving her age though kind of like him saying "now that we have gone through all of this exactly how old are you anyway". It was a great book with lots of action with romance filled in. Thank you for all your great books and look forward to each and every one in the future. Not that it matters but I am almost 54 so I am no kid either." --Ron Tuell Sr., March 13, 2003
"Dear Steve, Just finished SAUCER. I literally had to read it in one sitting as it was that good. Well ok there was 2 potty breaks, but that was it. It was as near a perfect book as I have ever read. It has everything in it. Mom, apple pie, boy meets flying saucer, boy meets girl, bad guys , etc , etc, etc , It is perfect. Can we see Rip and Charley in another book? You have brought back the all-American hero types. I really liked the uncle Egg character. I will be looking forward to more of your works when they come out in paperback. Have a blessed day," --Rev. Donald J. Heinke Sr., February 17, 2003
"Steve, just wanted to tell you what a fantastic book SAUCER is. Read the book in about one day total. Hope to read more books about Rip. I would put the book in my top 10 best books I've read. Between you and Tom Clancy most of them are yours and his. The late Jerry Carroll is the other author that is in my top 10 list. Keep up the good work." --Keith Brent, Feburary 16, 2003
"...I have been a fan of yours for quite some time, with the Jake Grafton stuff. I bought your book, SAUCER, with great anticipation, to see if you could pull off a move to a slightly different genre. You did, with grace and style. Congrats! I have tried to write and know how hard that is. I have seen many others, once successful, begin to write with a shallow, facile pen. You gave me a good value, once again. Thanks!" --Bob Cook, February 16, 2003
"Have enjoyed some of your earlier books, but SAUCER is a terrible hodge-podge of literary clumsiness. The story line had great potential and could have been an enjoyable adult read ala FLIGHT OF THE INTRUDER. SAUCER gives one the impression that you were up against a deadline and the publisher bought a concept which you never polished or finished. I want my money back!" --Don Blackwell, February 12, 2003
"I recently picked up SAUCER while on a layover in Albuquerque. I finished it later that evening :) It was nice to see a flight of fancy spun into an interesting techno-tale. As I read it, I remembered reading another flight of fancy, The Cannibal Queen. I have only read it once, many years ago. I picked it up in the ship's library onboard USS Truxtun (CGN-35), while on station in the Persian Gulf. At the time, it was a most welcome diversion from the reality of steaming in harm's way. I'm not sure if it was the book itself, or the circumstances under which I read it, but I will always remember where I read it and how it made me feel. It also rekindled my own love of flying, and after I got out of the Navy, I became a commercial pilot and flight instructor, both of which I still actively do today. Thank you for your words. They will always be a part of my personal and professional life." --Mason Leach, February 8, 2003
"Dear Mr. Coonts, Just finished SAUCER--in one day. Looks like you just invented a new genre--military sci-fi techno thriller. It was like Heinlein with balls. Enjoyed every one of your works but this one was impossible to put down. Loved the way you tore into the politicos with such saber like wit..." --Gerry Gioia, February 7, 2003
"I have just finished reading saucer and I just wanted to drop you a line to say I thought I was the best novel yet, I will be reading it again soon I hope just to make sure that it is as brilliant as I initially think it was. Anyway please write some more very soon because I'm waiting on tender hooks for the next one." --Neil Burton, February 7, 2003
"I have read every one of your books, many of them several times. I remember when the Toadman was a J.G. Your latest, SAUCER so far surpasses all of the others and the others of this genre that it is truly on its own. I have not enjoyed a book this much in years. The trouble is it only lasted three nights. Thank you for so many years of great, clean, exciting entertainment. I heard that you appeared with Dale Brown. I also have read every one of his books, many also several times. What a team you two could make. If they make a movie of SAUCER I would like to play Egg." --Jim Huber,February 7, 2003
"Hello Mr. Coonts, I want to start off by thanking you for writing this book, I have been an avid fan of sci-fi for over 35 years and reading your book took me back to those wonder years that I thought were lost to me. SAUCER had me unable to put the book down and reading at breaks at work. Like others who have read your book I felt like I was right back with Heinlen in the glory years. I hope you keep up this series for a while. We never did get an answer as to what the "Second Path" was that Rip's uncle Egg was referring to after he had spent some time with the ship's computer. Will Dr. Soldi play a role in bringing this answer to light?" --Eddie at Exxon, January 29, 2003
"I just this minute finished reading SAUCER and I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it. You covered all the bases, humour, sadness, life, death, betrayal, love, corporations and government against the little guy with the little guy coming out on top in the end, and, getting the girl (or older woman as Rip would say). The bit at the end where you have the Air Force admitting that it already had a saucer was a great touch. When I saw your website address in the back cover I had to write this note to make the request to you to have someone make this book into a movie! It would be a great action flick with lots of laughs, suspense, drama and with some of the space shots you could put in, the special effects would be fantastic. I know it's not up to you to decide which movies get made, but I really do think this could be a great one. Keep up the wonderful writing, I think I'm out now to try and find a copy of CUBA." --Tracy Armstrong,January 29, 2003
"Steve: You are probably my favorite author, and I have been a big Jake Grafton fan, but you outdid yourself with "Saucer". I read the book constantly. I even took it with me to lunch. I finished it faster than any book I have ever read (and that's a lot). I can not wait for a sequel. Speaking of Admiral Grafton, when does he shove off again? Keep up the good writing." --Brantley Watkins
"I finished reading SAUCER early this morning. Once into it, I couldn't put it down. I loved the humor that you wrote into the story. I think it would make a great movie, especially if it maintains some of the lightness that you have written into it. Thanks for the adventure." --Verne Harper,January 27, 2003
"Dear Steve Coonts: I have just finished reading SAUCER. Once I started it , I couldn't put it down. Bravo! You are still my favorite aviation writer..." --Bob Schlumpf, January 25, 2003
"Dear Mr. Coonts - "Jean and I just finished Saucer... Her favorite character was Uncle Egg, mine was "kickass" Charlie. We loved this book because you gave it just the right touch. The saucer was, strangely, absolutely believable--no teleporting, disappearing, right angle turns--just basic physics and orbital velocity is the same now as 140,000 years ago. Even the anti-gravity rings seemed to make sense and were put to excellent use. I have read all of your Jake Grafton works as they came out and enjoy his, Callie's and Toad's progress through life. It's refreshing to have characters that evolve--the ambassadorial Jake is just as exciting and decisive as the Intruder Jake...Jean and I do hope that Rip, Charlie and Uncle Egg will have an encore but whatever you have in store for us we have just one request, please write faster." --Dennis Magnusson & Jean Cowieson, January 25, 2003
"Hello Stephen, I have been a fan for many years and have always looked forward to the next Jake Grafton adventure. I just finished SAUCER and felt the need to drop you a note and let you know it was fantastic!" --Alan Ferrigan, January 25, 2003
"Dear Mr. Coonts: What a wonderful book! It has reminded me that ideas are the most powerful thing in the universe. I haven't been read such a thought provoking book in decades! I've enjoyed your writing since first reading FLIGHT OF THE INTRUDER years ago. Jake Grafton is a great character and always fun to follow through your books. But, SAUCER is a creative idea of the first order. Well done. Thanks." --Craig H. Smith January 26, 2003
"Saucer was one of the best books I read in along time. I couldn't wait to see what happened next. I finished it in one night. The only other book I did that with was the Intruders. Keep up the good work and I can't wait to read what you write next." -- Jonathan Gasperecz June 5, 2002
"Mr. Coonts: I picked up the copy of "Saucer" with some trepidation. Last month I read (until the 3rd chapter) Patricia Cornwell's "Isle of Dogs." Like you, she was doing the "leopard-changing-her-literary-spots." But unlike you, she did so poorly in her new approach. "Saucer" was wonderful. While I've followed Jake Grafton's career, and looked forward to the next episode, you have scored big with me with your new novel. Thanks for making a couple nights most pleasant for me. I hope that you continue to do both Jake's escapades and Rip too. If Bill Butterworth (W.E.B. Griffin) can change from military historical to a half dozen hilarious MASH sequels with equal proficiency, I look forward to seeing Steve Coonts do the same." -- Gare' LeCompte, May 23, 2002
"Hi Steve, I have read all of your books (some of them twice, since I'm so old, I can't remember what I have read). Actually, only 66 and a retired AF E-8. About ten minutes ago, I finished reading Saucer. I can't even begin to tell you what a fantastic book this is. It's not the book you usually write. I actually cannot wait for your next book to come out, as I am a great fan of Jake Grafton. Are there anymore "Saucers" in the future. I certainly hope so. You have done a great job with this one. You must be proud." -- Bobb Krasny May 6, 2002
"Hi Stephen, Paul Schatz in Birmingham, Al here. This is the first time I have corresponded with an author, not even Ludlum or Clancy. As a 60 yr. old ex US Air Force enlisted man, I really am a fan of your adventure stories. I just finished your latest book "SAUCER" and want to give my thanks for your story telling ability. I like down to earth Si Fi, and immensely enjoyed the story. It quickly came through to me that YOU ENJOYED the writing of it as a story as much as I enjoyed reading it, you had FUN doing the book. Please come up with a sequel to it." --Paul Schatz May 1, 2002
"Dear Mr. Coonts, I'm an avid reader of all your books - Jake Grafton is great! I picked up "Saucer" today and finally put my finger on why I haven't been able to get into a novel these past few months - even my favorites, Dale Brown, Robert Ludlum, Jack Higgins, etc. - is it, maybe, because they've become somewhat predictable? I look forward to the same characters however, Jake, Dirk, Nero & Archie (or is it Archie & Nero?), and Mr. Bond, always entertaining. Not sure if it's my rut or the authors - it's almost as if everyone is running out of original ideas. And then I find your book "Saucer" today and just wanted to say Thank You. Not only for your years of hard work and hours upon hours of enjoyment you've given me but for a refreshing look at Sci-Fi and adventure." -- Robert Gurganious April 17, 2002
"I've read most of this book and I have really gotten a bang out of it. I was about a third of the way through it when I finally figured out why the book appealed to me so much. I always enjoy your Jake Grafton novels because I'm ex-Navy and taught at NAMTRADET 1008 at Miramar (F-14 TARPS and Com/Nav type equipment) so I really identify. I picked up SAUCER on a whim, thinking "this isn't like Coonts and I don't know if I'll like it but what the heck." Was really getting into it and bam! It hit me. I felt like I was reading an early Heinlein space opera. "Have Spacesuit Will Travel" or "Rocket Ship Gallileo." All I can say is, keep going with this theme. I will buy every one of them. Thanks for writing such absorbing novels and keep them coming." -- Ellen Morin, April 17, 2002, Madison, WI
"Sir: SAUCER took me back to the glory days of speculative fiction...when I was young and at my imaginative, wondering best. I am a government employee in a law enforcement capacity, working for the dept of defense at a nerve gas storage site. I needed your book. Of course, I have read all your books, but for some reason, SAUCER, at it's simple best, brought back a little of that 'I wonder if' component of my make up that I have been sorely lacking." --Cole W. Cordray, April 12, 2002
"Sir, I just finished reading Saucer. I couldn't put the book down. Please give me more like Saucer. Thank you." --Buddy Seiden April 9, 2002
"Steve, I have read a number of your books and I have always enjoyed them quite a bit but 'Saucer' takes the cake for pure fun reading! At first I didn't like the exhaust pipe and rockets and such because I thought anything like that would be totally beyond our technology and rockets would not be part of it...still do...but this is one fun read! Thanks!" -- Teltron, March 29, 2002
