'Watch the Skies', exciting and emotional UFO epic

My new book "Watch the Skies" is now available in paperback and on Kindle. 

If you like stuff like "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "E.T.", and "The X-Files", I promise you are going to love "Watch the Skies".

“Watch the Skies” is a wild, exciting, epic tale of UFOs and alien abduction, spanning fifty years and told through the eyes of three woman who must find a way to endure all that happens to them until the very end, when all will finally be revealed.

From the back cover copy:

On December 9th 1965 a strange, other-worldly craft crashes into a ravine in Kecksburg, a town south of Pittsburgh. It becomes known as Pennsylvania’s Roswell. The crashed UFO is witnessed by scores of local residents, including ten year-old Eliza Straight, a curious and intelligent young girl who is forever changed by the horror and wonder of what she experiences that night.

On July 2nd 1993, fourteen year-old Shelly Stevens and her two friends have a close encounter with a glowing craft that descends down from the night sky, hovering above them. They awake three hours later with no memory of what transpired during that missing time.

Dr. Sally Ludwig is the daughter of a former Nazi scientist who was recruited by the U.S. Army Intelligence as part of Operation Paperclip. He is put in charge of dealing with the Roswell Crash and becomes a founding members of Majestic. Now, many years later, Sally picks up the mantle, maniacally obsessing over the power and technology of these strange craft, desperate to possess it for herself.

“Watch the Skies” is a wild, exciting, epic tale of UFOs and alien abduction, spanning fifty years and told through the eyes of three woman who must find a way to endure all that happens to them until the very end, when all will finally be revealed.

'Watch the Skies', video introduction

Brief video introduction to my new book "Watch the Skies", an epic dramatic mystery about UFOs that spans fifty years.

If you like 'Tomb Raider', you will love the 'Caitlin Star' series

Part animal. Part legend. All woman. 


Caitlin Star: The Trilogy, is a collection of the first three action-packed books in the controversial Caitlin Star series, collected in one volume for the first time ever. All three books are newly edited and contain brand new, never before read scenes. Also included is a ten page sketchbook of illustrations by the author, all exclusive to this special-edition collection.

Caitlin Star (book 1) 

Gunner Star takes on Caitlin as his protégé and trains her in the ways of the Bull Mongoni, a mythic species of hominids that lived long ago. An exciting, brave new world opens up for Caitlin as she discovers a new philosophy, and begins to see the world around her from a new perspective. This is the origin story you have been waiting for.

Caitlin Star and the Guardian of Forever (book 2)

Caitlin is called into action by Azrael—a.k.a. the Black Knight—a fellow Bull Mongoni warrior with roots in the Congo. Now she must defeat the White Hand, battle the militia of a ruthless Uganda dictator, and face down a mysterious figure who is manipulating everything behind the scenes for a devious purpose that will threaten every living thing on earth.

Caitlin Star and the Rise of the Barbarians (book 3)

Caitlin now lives a life of peace and tranquility deep in the rain forests of the Congo among her ape friends, free from the evil and destructive species known as Homo sapiens. All is well until one day a massive cruise ship shows up on the shore carrying hostile invaders commanded by an old arch enemy of Caitlin’s who will stop at nothing to destroy her and the last remaining paradise on earth.

Caitlin Star: The Trilogy is an addictive, riveting, hard-edged, YA dystopian action adventure that will blow you away and leave you begging for more.


Caitlin Star and the Hand of God (Caitlin #4)

Caitlin Star was once a beaten down but fiery thirteen year-old orphan trained by Gunner Star in the ways of the Bull Mongoni—a mythic species of ancient hominids. Caitlin fought in the Stadium Games and became the leader of a revolution that defeated fascism in the culture civil wars of North America in the days before the apocalypse.

But those days of training, Stadium Games with fights to the death, and revolutions, were a long time ago. Now the Bull Mongoni are not mythic. They are real and living in the Congo rain forest with Caitlin and her human, chimpanzee and gorilla friends. And for the past several years, Caitlin has been less of a warrior and more of a stateswoman as she and her friends have worked hard to build a new world—one of peace where both they and the Earth itself could finally heal from all of the trauma of the past decade.

But across the Atlantic a new evil has been brewing in the tattered remnants of America. An evil that has other plans. An evil being stoked and inspired by an orange-faced ex-TV reality star conman named Mack and his cult leader sidekick Frank Aries, a sadistic religious psychopath who is known as the Hand of God.

“Caitlin Star and the Hand of God” is a smashing, stand-alone sequel to “Caitlin Star: The Trilogy” from neo-pulp master storyteller James J. Caterino.

About the author

About the author (updated 01-21-2019)

James J. Caterino is a freelance writer based in South Florida. He is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, the Action/Cut school of directing, and the author of over thirty published works including "The Girl from the Stars", "Fantastic Stories", "Fireflies", "Watch the Skies", and the "Caitlin Star" series. Please visit Jamescaterino.com for more.

Published works

Sketchbook 5: The Art of James J. Caterino
The Girl from the Stars (2019)
The Pledge (2019)
Starfighter (2019)
Fantastic Stories (2019)
The Dream Factory (2019)
Super 8 Images (2019)
Fireflies (2018) 
The Rally (2018)
Sketchbook 3: The Art of James J. Caterino (2018)
Rollercoaster (2018)
Barry's Run (2018)
The Eco-Warrior (2018)
Watch the Skies (2018)
In Thy Image (Sketchbook 2) (2018)
Caitlin Star and the Hand of God (2017)
Technicolor Dreams (2017)
Battle of the Network Superheroes (2017)
Just Imagine: The Sketchbook of James J. Caterino (2017)
Among the Stars (2017)
The Last Neanderthal (2016) 
The Selfie (2016)
Caitlin Star: The Trilogy (2016)
The B Girl (2016)
Caitlin Star and the Rise of the Barbarians (2015)
Caitlin Star and the Guardian of Forever (2014)
Caitlin Star (2013)
Sword of the Bull Mongoni (2012)
Rise of the Bull Mongoni (2010)
Action Figure (2008)
Video Noir (2007)
All About Amy (2006)
She (2005)
Gunner Star (2004)
Steel Phantom (2002)

Non-profits

Fight back against evil humans by supporting these wonderful causes  

Save the Chimps

Center for Great Apes
Defenders of Wildlife   

Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest (CSNW)   

Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue
BLACK JAGUAR AND WHITE TIGER FOUNDATION 
The Jane Goodall Institute
The Humane Society  

• World Animal Protection

Favorite stuff

Films

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

E.T. The Extraterrestrial (1982)

Videodrome (1983)

Falling Down (1993)

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) 

JFK (1991)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

Enchanted (2007)

Robocop (1987)

A.I. (2001)

The Age of Adeline (2015)

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

Exotica (1994)

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Love Actually (2003)
The Abyss (1989)

The World, the Flesh, and the Devil (1959)

Back to the Future (1985)

The Girl in the Gold Boots (1968)

TV

24 – FOX (2001-2010, 2014)

The X-Files – FOX (1993-2002)

Unsolved Mysteries – NBC (1987-1997)

Mad Men – AMC (2008-2015)

Star Trek – NBC (1966-1969)

Homeland – Showtime (2011-present)

The Simpsons – FOX (1989-present)

The Walking Dead – AMC (2010-present)

Fringe – FOX (2008-2013)

Bewitched – ABC (1964-1972)
Amazing Stories - NBC (1985-1987)
Logan's Run - CBS (1977-1978)
The Fantastic Journey - NBC (1977)

Writers

Robert E. Howard
John Jakes

Edgar Rice Burroughs
Joan Ellis
D.C Fontana

Harlan Ellison
Kristin Hannah
Sloan Brittain

Richard Matheson

James Wong & Glen Morgan

Music

John Williams

Jerry Goldsmith

James Horner
Michael Giacchino
Hans Zimmer
Billie Eilish
Garbage
Charli XCX
Lana Del Rey
Chvrches

Ellie Goulding

Giorgio Moroder
Zara Larson

Songs

So Close - Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz performed by Jon McLaughlin (2007)

Gods and Monsters – Lana Del Rey (2013)

Love Me like You Do - Ellie Goulding (2015)

Viva La Vida - Coldplay (2008)

Live and Let Die – Paul McCartney and Wings (1973)

Push it – Garbage (1998)

Edge of Seventeen – Stevie Nicks (1981)

Kokomo – The Beach Boys (1988)
Such Great Heights - The Postal Service (2003)

American – Lana Del Rey (2013)

Make That Move – Shalimar (1981)

I See You (Theme from Avatar) – James Horner and Kuk Harrell performed by Leona Lewis (2009)
Take On Me – ah-a (1985)

What's Going On – Marvin Gaye (1970)

Temptation Waits – Garbage (1998)

Love Lives On – Bruce Broughton, Cynthia Weil and Will Jennings, performed by Joe Cocker (1987)

Summertime Sadness – Lana Del Rey (2012)

Love Theme from Flashdance - Giorgio Moroder (1983)

Summer Days - Tony Romeo, David Cassidy, performed by David Cassidy (1971)

Break the Rules – Charli XCX (2014)

Film Scores

Total Recall (1990) - Jerry Goldsmith
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) - John Williams
Poltergeist (1982) - Jerry Goldsmith
Deep End of the Ocean (1999) - Elmer Bernstein
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) - John Williams

Obsession (1976) Bernard Hermann
Legends of the Fall (1994) - James Horner
King Kong (1976) John Barry
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) Michael Giacchino
Batteries Not Included (1987) James Horner
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) Bruce Broughton 

Body Double (1984) Pino Donaggio

'Watch the Skies', epic tale of UFOs and alien abduction

My new book "Watch the Skies" is now available in paperback and on Kindle. 

If you like stuff like "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "E.T.", and "The X-Files", I promise you are going to love "Watch the Skies".

“Watch the Skies” is a wild, exciting, epic tale of UFOs and alien abduction, spanning fifty years and told through the eyes of three woman who must find a way to endure all that happens to them until the very end, when all will finally be revealed.

From the back cover copy:

On December 9th 1965 a strange, other-worldly craft crashes into a ravine in Kecksburg, a town south of Pittsburgh. It becomes known as Pennsylvania’s Roswell. The crashed UFO is witnessed by scores of local residents, including ten year-old Eliza Straight, a curious and intelligent young girl who is forever changed by the horror and wonder of what she experiences that night.

On July 2nd 1993, fourteen year-old Shelly Stevens and her two friends have a close encounter with a glowing craft that descends down from the night sky, hovering above them. They awake three hours later with no memory of what transpired during that missing time.

Dr. Sally Ludwig is the daughter of a former Nazi scientist who was recruited by the U.S. Army Intelligence as part of Operation Paperclip. He is put in charge of dealing with the Roswell Crash and becomes a founding members of Majestic. Now, many years later, Sally picks up the mantle, maniacally obsessing over the power and technology of these strange craft, desperate to possess it for herself.

“Watch the Skies” is a wild, exciting, epic tale of UFOs and alien abduction, spanning fifty years and told through the eyes of three woman who must find a way to endure all that happens to them until the very end, when all will finally be revealed.