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A Blanket of Steel, Book Review, Climate Fiction, Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Ltd., Science, Science Fiction, Suspense, Technology, TechnoThriller, The Rise of Oceania, Thriller, Timothy S. Johnston, Underwater Thriller, Writing

Amazing Stories Reviews A BLANKET OF STEEL: “It’s Prescient.”

February 26, 2024 • 0 Comments

Amazing Stories Reviews A Blanket of Steel: “It’s prescient.”

This is a stellar review. I am still processing it. The reviewer, R. Graeme Cameron, has so far read and reviewed three of my books:

THE SHADOW OF WAR by TSJ is a 2023 CYGNUS Award Finalist

February 10, 2024 • 0 Comments

The Shadow of War by TSJ is a 2023 CYGNUS Award Finalist

My 2023 underwater heist thriller, The Shadow of War, has made the final group of novels in the science fiction award competition.

Author Michael Libling Reviews A BLANKET OF STEEL

January 10, 2024 • 0 Comments

Author Michael Libling Blurbs (and Reviews) A Blanket of Steel!

I’ve said it before, and I’m saying it again: Michael Libling, author of Hollywood North: A Novel in Six Reels and The Serial Killer’s Son Takes a Wife, is a Canadian treasure. He’s a brilliant genius and I can’t argue with or dispute anything he says about any topic. Especially this one.

Here are his impressions of my newest thriller, A Blanket of Steel:

Readers’ Favorite Reviews A BLANKET OF STEEL!

December 18, 2023 • 0 Comments

Readers’ Favorite Reviews A Blanket of Steel!

And it is very, very good indeed!

See an excerpt, and click a link for the full review:

Kirkus Reviews: THE SHADOW OF WAR is an “Indie Worth Discovering!”

November 2, 2023 • 0 Comments

In This Month’s Kirkus Reviews Magazine: The Shadow of War by TSJ is an “Indie Worth Discovering!”

Kirkus Reviews! I am so proud of this book! The Shadow of War is an underwater heist/thriller with a diverse cast and a gripping story. The listing is in the November issue of Kirkus Reviews.

New Book Trailer Alert! A Blanket of Steel by TSJ!

October 29, 2023 • 0 Comments

Introducing the New Book Trailer for A Blanket of Steel!

And here it is!

The Shadow of War by TSJ Shortlisted for the 2023 CYGNUS Award

October 1, 2023 • 0 Comments

The Shadow of War by TSJ Shortlisted for the 2023 CYGNUS Award

I’m thrilled to announce that my underwater heist and climate change adventure, The Shadow of War, has been shortlisted for this year’s Science Fiction Award in the Climate Fiction category. (Watch the exciting book trailer below.)

A BLANKET OF STEEL’s Temp Cover is Here

July 10, 2023 • 0 Comments

The Temp Cover for A Blanket of Steel!

You can see the direction this is headed. The hull plating, the rivets, the color scheme.

Meet Timothy S. Johnston at Chapters Vega on Saturday June 24, 2023

June 18, 2023 • 0 Comments

Meet me at Chapters Vega in Mississauga on June 24, 2023

I’ll be in Mississauga at Chapters Vega on Saturday, June 24 from 12:00 until 4:00 PM signing copies of …

A Blanket of Steel is off to the Publisher!

June 11, 2023 • 0 Comments

TSJ’s A Blanket of Steel is off to the Publisher!

And it’s off!

This is the sixth and final book in my underwater colonization series, The Rise of Oceania from Fitzhenry & Whiteside LTD. It’s also the largest, at about 127,000 words. I promise a gripping spy vs. spy tale filled with excitement, action, technology, and emotion. There’s a reason it’s called A Blanket of Steel, and it ties in with the ongoing Cold War between the US, Russia, and China and the thirst for new resources on the ocean floor. But as with my other titles, there is more than one meaning here, but I will leave it for you to discover. It’s a standalone thriller; all the books in The Rise of Oceania can be read in any order. Together they tell an overall arc about the Second Cold War, the McClusky family, and the world’s quest to colonize the ocean floor during escalating climate change on the surface. And, of course, the necessary gruesome violence that it all entails. The book is coming …