Category: Timothy S. Johnston

Ocean Polymetallic Nodules are Essential for Sustained Technological Development on Earth

Ocean Polymetallic Nodules are Essential for Sustained Technological Development on Earth

My series, The Rise of Oceania, takes place in the 2130s as people are settling and working the ocean floors. On the surface, countries are dealing with rapid climate change, including drought, famine, rising waters, flooding, interrupted shipping, refugee crises, wars, and dictatorships.  Nations have decided to expand their reach to the oceans to extract valuable and much-needed resources like fish, crops (kelp), and minerals. This colonization has triggered a cold war, full of espionage, spycraft, and outright fighting.  It is a rich and exciting setting for me to write my TechnoThrillers.  But what type of minerals do the oceans offer us? Where are they located, and what are their values? Could their locations and existence really cause global conflict? And shouldn’t we be looking to outer space, the Moon, asteroids, and comets instead?

TSJ’s Blog LIFE AFTER GATEWAY — A Retrospective and a Primer

TSJ’s Blog Life After Gateway — A Retrospective and a Primer

Welcome to Life After Gateway, the blog I’ve been running for the past eight years. In some ways this is a ‘retrospective,’ meaning a look back at the past.  In other ways it’s a ‘primer,’ for those new to my books, my site, and my love for the Sci-Fi / Thriller / TechnoThriller genres.

Thoughts on William Shatner Returning as James T. Kirk — TSJ Pitches Four Scenarios

Thoughts on William Shatner Returning as James T. Kirk

Recently, William Shatner made news in the Star Trek community with comments related to a possible return as Kirk. In this post I will review four possible return scenarios in order of my preference. Keep in mind that these are just hypothetical, and Kirk’s return may not actually involve any of my proposed projects.