Books by Gordon Eklund

Do you remember Tommy Bloome, our beloved Leader who led the revolution that kept America out of World War II and established the workers' state?No? Then perhaps you may remember Tommy Bloome, the alienated kid who tried to assassinate our heroic General Norton in 1947? Not him either?Well, never mind. You may recall still another Tommy Bloome who...But maybe you had better read this account that Gordon Eklund has put down of the Americas that might have been, of the ambitions of one idealistic young man who tried to make our country and our world "better" and what happens when he bucks the invisible tides that sweep relentlessly through the courses of human events. It may be Eklund's finest novel-it is certainly science fiction far out of the usual paths.

It's October 1962, at the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis. High schooler Charlie Gundy wonders if there will be a tomorrow for him to wake up to. When he sees his father standing in the rainy backyard with hammer and saw, Charlie can't imagine what his father is building. As Charlie negotiates the ups and downs of teenage life and encounters the colorful characters of early science fiction fandom, his father's creations grow larger and larger: two wooden starships, looming over the family home. What is his father going to do with these starships? After all, they'll never fly… Or will they? Long-time science fiction master Gordon Eklund takes you on an unforgettable journey to the past… and future!