Bob Bello: 11 books

EPISODE 1&2: In 1886, a steamship is mysteriously stranded without fuel in the dense fog of the Mediterranean Sea. There is a private detective on board called to investigate, but unless he shakes off his cynical skepticism and starts fighting fire with fire, he won’t save anyone from the inevitable. (PG-13)

EPISODE 5: In 1943, a mysterious woman visits a Creole teen with a proposition that will change both their lives to an extent only one of them comprehends in full. The question is whether the visitor is a German spy or an undercover US Navy Intelligence agent on a mission of a lifetime. (PG-13)

EPISODE 11: In 1460 New Time, an alien world awakens to the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy, warning of an apo­calyptic disaster. Can it be stopped or prevented? Can it be survived? Why else would a prediction be given to a people, if not to help them in any way? (PG-13)

EPISODE 3: In 1977, a concerned mother takes her teenage son to a psychiatrist. The boy is an artist, who constantly talks about hardcore sci-fi and contingency survival plans. Unexpectedly, his futuristic philosophy changes the old shrink’s worldview.

EPISODE 4: In 2100, after Earth is ravaged by a Space War, a habitable planet is discovered in Canis Major, bringing new hope for a new home. They have the technology, the volunteers, and the guts to check its livability conditions. Yet 3 years later, a mysterious virus threatens to kill the members of the expedition. And with it, all hope for Earth 2.

EPISODE 6: In 2038, a New York college student of cybernetics falls in love with a Russian girl, who works at the public library. She had just won the Green Card Lottery but is secretly homeless. He invites her to be his valentine and offers her a place to live. However, when trouble strikes, they must flee to the ends of the world.

STORY 8: In 2047, an unidentified intruder appears in the Asteroid Belt right after the end of the Space War. A quick-response unit is sent to intercept, and secure the perimeter. The mines between Mars and Jupiter are the last resource for the survivors of the global holocaust, who now live in Rescue...

EPISODE 9: In 2020, a US Navy pilot disappears in the Mexican Gulf during a test flight. When the aerospace plane lands back on the aircraft carrier without him, the theories spin out of control, but no one is ready to admit the obvious. What mark this experiment will leave on history is a whole other story. (PG-13)

SYNOPSIS: In 1977, a concerned mother takes her teenage son to a psychiatrist. The boy is an artist, but he talks wacko sci-fi stuff all the time. Unexpectedly, his futuristic philosophy changes the old shrink’s worldview. Based on a radio drama and teleplay from 1983, novelized in 2010 by the author as Episode #3 of the Starcall Anthology. Vol 1

EPISODE 7: In 2719, after the destruction of Earth, humanity is scattered all over the galaxy as a minority of drifters. Suffering rejection and mistreatment by xenophobic aliens, warmongers, and all kinds of privateers, the humans would do anything to survive, even go to the extremes. (PG-13)

EPISODE 10: In 501 New Time, a discredited naval archeologist is called to investigate an ancient shipwreck. It appears that no one else knows better than him why 90% of the planet is underwater or what had caused the Global Catastrophe of the Great Deluge. However, his theory is more than just controversial. (PG-13)