Category: Suspense

TSJ Talks John Carpenter’s THE THING!

TSJ Talks John Carpenter’s THE THING!

Last week, I joined the guys from the Re-Creative Podcast and our topic of the evening was my second favorite film of all time, John Carpenter’s The Thing.

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

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.

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

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.)

The Shadow of War is a 2023 Silver Falchion Finalist

The Shadow of War by TSJ is a 2023 Silver Falchion Finalist in the Best Action Adventure Category

Award News

I’ve been in Venice and Greece (tough life, I know) and mostly off-the-grid.  However, I heard the news through the grapevine and couldn’t be happier.  Moreover, I learned that

A BLANKET OF STEEL’s Temp Cover is Here

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

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!

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 …