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World Without Pain: The Story of a Search
Memoir of my hippy travel days in the mid-70s.
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Stories about the mysterious Telepathic Guild Invisible People
A thrilling novel of time travel, alien invasion, and mysterious portals -
A collection of science fiction and fantasy stories The Relocation Blues
A memoir of life's transitional experiences Adriana’s Family
A novel about alien contact.
The Woman Who Fell Backwards and Other Stories
A collection of science fiction and fantasy stories.
Apocalypse Bluff and Other Stories
A collection of science fiction and fantasy stories
The Senescent Nomad Hits the Road
An aging science fiction writer abandons his apartment and hits the road full time.
Invasive Procedures: Stories
A collection of science fiction stories.
Heroes and Other Illusions: Stories
A collection of science fiction and fantasy stories
Bedlam Battle: An Omnibus of the One Thousand Series
A compilation of four novellas comprising the One Thousand series. Hippies and benevolent aliens pursue psychotic killers.
After the Fireflood
After the Earth's surface is obliterated in an apocalyptic firestorm, human survivors from the moon and outer colonies attempt to rebuild.
Caliban’s Children
Humans must ally themselves with true beasts to overcome a dark power that morphs humans into animals and binds them to its will.
The Fantasy Book Murders
Surreal and deadly hunt for a serial killer.
Opting Out and Other Departures
A collection of fantasy and science fiction short stories about wanderers and unlikely heroes.
Sunflower: A Novel
A woman's odyssey, first through America and then across continents, in the dark, post-Altamont days of the early 70s.
America Redux: Impressions of the United States After Thirty-Five Years Abroad
Memoir of my return to the States after thirty-five years overseas.
Fear or Be Feared: Fantasies
A collection of fantasy short stories.
Writing as a Metaphysical Experience
Essays on a life-long quest for voice, inspiration and excellence in writing.
Reviews and Reflections on Books, Literature, and Writing
A collection of book reviews and essays on books, literature, and writing.
The One Thousand: A Novella
Science fiction thriller. A man possessed by alien entities recruits convicts for a murderous rampage.
The One Thousand: Book Two: Team of Seven
Sequel to The One Thousand. A fellowship of alien-possessed psychopaths throw a party at which they plan to slaughter all the guests.
The One Thousand: Book Three: Black Magic Bus
Sequel to The One Thousand Books One and Two. In southern Europe, the Team of Seven hunt a busload of alien-possessed psychopaths intent on unleashing a deadly pathogen in a major city.
The One Thousand: Book Four: Deconstructing the Nightmare
Fourth novella in The One Thousand Series. The Team of Seven finally confront the alien-possessed psychopaths they have been hunting.
After the Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Memoir of Greece
A memoir of my life in Greece.
The Misadventures of Mama Kitchen: A Novel
A hippy girl's adventures in a wilderness commune, Haight/Ashbury, and Woodstock.
Dark Mirrors: Dystopian Tales
A collection of dark science fiction stories.
Love Children: A Novel
Young people raised by aliens return to Earth to seek their parents.
Painsharing and Other Stories
A collection of science fiction stories.
The Dragon Ticket and Other Stories
A collection of science fiction stories mostly set in India.
Author Archives: John Walters
Book Review: In Calabria by Peter Beagle
Allow me to indulge in a few relevant personal reminiscences, and then I will talk about the book and the story. This novella has great personal appeal to me, and I want to lead up to it properly. A young … Continue reading
Book Review: Time Travel: A History by James Gleick
Time Travel: A History is an attempt by a popular science writer to provide an overview of humankind’s concepts of time and literary attempts to fictionalize the phenomenon of travel through time. The book is interesting, but either my expectations … Continue reading
Book Review: Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Hakuri Murakami
I have had Murakami on my radar for some time. I was hesitant, however, about tackling his recent book 1Q84 due to its length – almost 1200 pages in paperback. After reading a fascinating interview with him in The Paris … Continue reading
Feeding My Reading Addiction
I am an addict. Yes, it’s true. If I don’t have something to read I get tense, anxious, irritable. I pace the floors; I search the shelves; I wrack my brains for ideas on what I should start next. The … Continue reading
An Assessment of 2016
The freelancer’s life is not for the faint of heart, especially if you happen to be a single parent at the same time. Ask J.K. Rowling before Harry Potter took off. You struggle day by day to bring in enough … Continue reading
Book Review: The Paris Review Interviews Volume IV Edited by Philip Gourevitch
I had so much fun reading the book-length interview with Robert Silverberg, Traveler of Worlds, which Fairview Press published recently, that I thought I might enjoy reading more author interviews. What I really wanted was more interviews with science fiction … Continue reading
Book Review: Traveler of Worlds: Conversations With Robert Silverberg by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro
Robert Silverberg was one of the most important writers of science fiction in the late 1960s and early 1970s, during the so-called new wave, when a number of innovators attempted to eschew the genre’s pulp origins and create more literary … Continue reading
Book Review: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
I would not have thought that a historical novel could work in first person, but Mantel pulls it off. This book is beautifully written. Apart from the compelling story, it is wonderful to discover passage after passage, on nearly every … Continue reading
Book Review: A Moveable Feast: The Restored Edition by Ernest Hemingway
I must have read this book decades ago as a young writer. Certain parts have the ring of familiarity, especially Hemingway’s descriptions of writing in cafes with a notebook and pencil. It’s a sparse book: a collection of vignettes about … Continue reading
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