Robert T. Jeschonek
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Robert T. Jeschonek is an award-winning writer whose fiction, essays, articles, comic books, and podcasts have been published around the world. According to fantasy and science fiction luminary Mike Resnick, Robert "sees the world like no one else sees it, and makes incredibly witty, incisive stories out of that skewed worldview."
Robert's young adult urban fantasy novel, MY FAVORITE BAND DOES NOT EXIST, is due in 2011 from Clarion Books, a division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. A collection of his fantasy and science fiction stories, MAD SCIENTIST MEETS CANNIBAL, is available from PS Publishing in England. Robert has written for POSTSCRIPTS, ESCAPE POD, DRABBLECAST, SPACE AND TIME, PODCASTLE, DAW Books anthologies, and many other publications.
His credits include STAR TREK fiction published by Pocket Books. His work appeared in three volumes of STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS, winning the grand prize in Volume VI. He was also nominated for the British Fantasy Award for his story, "Fear of Rain." His story "One Awake In All the World" was called out in a Publishers Weekly starred review of the anthology DESTINATION FUTURE in 2010.
His comic book work has appeared in JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA 80-PAGE GIANT 2010 #1 from DC Comics. He has also scripted stories for various indie comics, including WAR from Saddle Tramp Press and DEAD BY DAWN QUARTERLY and COMMERCIAL SUICIDE in the UK.
Jeschonek is based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. His website, www.robertjeschonek.com, features fresh daily updates on the world of writing and other alternate realities.
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Books
6 Superhero Stories
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $4.99 USD. 52420 words.
Published on May 31, 2012. Fiction.
In these pages, you will thrill to some of the most exciting superhero stories ever to star a caped avenger, all written by DC Comics writer Robert T. Jeschonek. Don't miss these edgy, exciting, and surprising tales from this award-winning storyteller. This volume includes six superhero stories for one low price: "Forced Retirement," "Heroes of Global Warming," "A Matter of Size," and more.
Blackbeard's Aliens
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $1.49 USD. 7880 words.
Published on May 25, 2012. Fiction.
Cannonballs and lasers fly as battle rages between a fleet of pirate ships and a squadron of alien fighters. In the heart of the flame and fury roars Blackbeard himself, commanding his men in a last-ditch struggle to save all humankind from invaders from another world. It all comes down to pirates versus aliens as the greatest battle ever to rock the seven seas rushes toward an explosive finale.
7 More Comic Book Scripts
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $6.99 USD. 30370 words.
Published on May 14, 2012. Fiction.
Comic book and superhero fans, rejoice! This volume includes seven scripts—a mix of superheroes, mobsters, horror, and humor—from a writer whose work has been published by DC Comics, among others. Robert T. Jeschonek has written plenty of scripts in his career, and these seven will shine a light on his writing process, his wild imagination…and some thrilling and thought-provoking adventures.
Heaven Bent Book 12
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $1.49 USD. 11130 words.
Published on April 29, 2012. Fiction.
Stag the movie star has gone to Heaven, but it's a Heaven unlike any he ever imagined. In Part 12, Stag tries to unite warring factions and bring about Paradise on Earth. Empowered by angelic mist creatures, he faces Byzantine, raging with power of his own from hellish sources. The fate of Heaven and the world itself hangs in the balance as Stag and Byzantine fight a battle to end all battles.
Heaven Bent Book 11
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 8820 words.
Published on April 20, 2012. Fiction.
Stag the movie star has gone to Heaven, but it's a Heaven unlike any he ever imagined. In Book 11, Stag faces hardcore payback at the hands of A.E., who blames him for his death. A dark confession only cranks up the torment as A.E. drags Stag into Hell itself for the ultimate torture. But the truth could set him free and change the world forever when the secrets of the silver spire come to light.
Heaven Bent Book 10
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 8600 words.
Published on April 14, 2012. Fiction.
Stag the movie star has gone to Heaven, but it's a Heaven unlike any he ever imagined. In Book 10, war breaks out in Heaven, forcing Stag and Lillian to go on the run from rebels and higher powers alike. The refugees race toward a mysterious silver spire that only Stag can see. But the secrets of his own dark past greet him with brutal payback that just might destroy him.
Heaven Bent Book 9
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 8510 words.
Published on April 8, 2012. Fiction.
Stag the movie star has gone to Heaven--but it's a Heaven unlike any he ever imagined. In Book 9, Stag must snatch game-changing secrets from a hidden lair guarded by zombies. Later, a new plan to get Byzantine out of the way leads to a late-night mission in the sinister Bestiary. But when an unexpected onslaught shakes paradise to the core, can Stag escape a bloody destiny of his own?
The Wife Who Never Was
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 6850 words.
Published on April 8, 2012. Fiction.
What happens when a truly super hero loses the love of his life in the continuity overhaul of his fictional universe? Pinnacle's super memory won't let him forget his lost marriage to Doris Dane, and his heart drives him to search everywhere for a way to bring her back. But his power might not be enough when he runs up against a force from beyond his world, an enemy with the key to his suffering.
Heaven Bent Book 8
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 8510 words.
Published on March 30, 2012. Fiction.
Stag the movie star has gone to Heaven--but it's a Heaven unlike any he ever imagined. In Book 8, Stag becomes a hero after saving Byzantine, the tyrant he's been ordered to kill. But when the party moves to Byzantine's palace, mysterious beings lead Stag to incredible revelations. Will he live long enough to put the truth in action? An army of bloodthirsty monstrosities says otherwise.
Heaven Bent Book 7
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 8230 words.
Published on March 23, 2012. Fiction.
Stag the movie star has gone to Heaven--but it's a Heaven unlike any he ever imagined. In Part 7, a brutal torture session leads to a starring role in a movie directed by heavenly boss Byzantine--the same man Stag's been sent by the rebels to kill. When a crisis during filming threatens Byzantine's life, will Stag intervene, or will he let the crisis do his murderous work for him?
Heaven Bent Book 6
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 8920 words.
Published on March 16, 2012. Fiction.
Stag the movie star goes to Heaven--a Heaven unlike any he ever imagined, filled with dangers, secrets, and dead superstars. In Part 6, Stag comes face to face with a giant pit bull...and shocking revelations about the true nature of Heaven. When the rebels try to recruit him to their cause, how can he say no? But as he starts down that dark road, his good intentions might just be the end of him.
Heaven Bent Book 5
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 7230 words.
Published on March 10, 2012. Fiction.
Stag the movie star was on a roll. But when he ignored the omens, he ended up in a Heaven unlike any he ever imagined, filled with dark dangers and secrets. In Book 5, Stag and his allies must escape from the sinister citadel, Heavenless. If they make it, answers to Heaven's darkest mysteries await...unless they fall prey to the deadliest beast prowling the jungles of the afterlife.
Heaven Bent Book 4
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 7240 words.
Published on February 24, 2012. Fiction.
Stag the movie star has gone to Heaven--but it's a Heaven unlike any he ever imagined, filled with dangers, secrets, and an incredible cast of friends and foes. In Book 4, a shattering explosion blows the lid off a dark secret, and a mysterious masked man takes Stag on a whirlwind tour of Heaven's darkest corner, a sinister citadel known as Heavenless. Can they save a friend from annihilation?
Forced Partnership
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 8220 words.
Published on February 17, 2012. Fiction.
Why does Partycrasher, dark avenger of the night, give his sidekick the beating of a lifetime? Could it be the cowled crusader has fallen under the influence of sexy reformed bad girl Linda Loveblind, aka Partygirl? His sidekick fights to break through before it's too late...but with each passing moment and punishing blow, the attack looks more like a superhero-on-sidekick murder in the making.
Heaven Bent Book 3
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 8230 words.
Published on February 17, 2012. Fiction.
Stag the movie star has gone to Heaven--but it's a Heaven unlike any he ever imagined, filled with dangers, secrets, and an incredible cast of friends and foes. In Book 3, Stag faces eternal damnation and something even more stressful: a celebrity awards show of the living dead. Everything blows to pieces when the actress hosting the show drops a bombshell of a surprise.
Heaven Bent Book 2
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 7920 words.
Published on February 9, 2012. Fiction.
Stag the movie star was on a roll. But he ignored a warning from his future self and ended up dead. He made it to Heaven--but it's a Heaven unlike any he ever imagined. In Part 2, he plunges into an explosive confrontation that blows the lid off a revolution in the making. He renews an old friendship that puts him at risk, then faces a final judgment that might end his heavenly stay with a bang.
Flight of Ideas
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $4.99 USD. 20580 words.
Published on February 9, 2012. Fiction.
From the dizzying heights of a soaring imagination come 50-plus poems--some old school, some new school, some so far "out there" that you've never seen anything like them and probably never will again. In medicine, a "flight of ideas" signifies a rush of free-flowing thoughts and speech. It's the perfect title for this dazzling book from award-winning poet and storyteller Robert T. Jeschonek.
6 Scifi Stories Book 3
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $4.99 USD. 40950 words.
Published on February 6, 2012. Fiction.
Don't miss this third volume of edgy, exciting, and surprising science fiction tales by Star Trek and Doctor Who author Robert T. Jeschonek. It’s the latest collection from this award-winning storyteller, a master of unique and unexpected science fiction that really packs a punch. This volume includes six scifi e-book stories and novelettes for one low price.
Heaven Bent Book 1
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 7610 words.
Published on February 3, 2012. Fiction.
Stag the movie star is on a roll. So when the omens pile up, including dire warnings from his own future self, he does his own stunts anyway--and disaster strikes. His charmed life turns into a not-so-charmed afterlife, as Stag ends up in a Heaven unlike any he ever imagined. A Heaven filled with deadly dangers, terrifying secrets, and a shocking destiny beyond anything dreamed of by man or god.
Trek Novel!
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $6.99 USD. 73710 words.
Published on January 19, 2012. Fiction.
In this adventure of the star cruiser Exogenesis, first contact with the multilingual Vox species goes horribly wrong when the crew's linguist mistakenly uses a forbidden slur. Drawn into a violent revolution, a “war of words” to decide language dominance, the crew races against time to convince the aliens to unite against a greater threat: an unstoppable invasion fleet roaring toward planet Vox.
Forced Betrayal
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $3.99 USD. 24590 words.
Published on January 17, 2012. Fiction.
Who murdered the girlfriend of the World's Mightiest Heroine? When super-powered Hericane teams with Bonnie Taggart, internal affairs investigator for the Superhuman Protectorate, the search leads in unexpected directions. Solving the case is the only way to survive--but the secrets unearthed by Hericane and Bonnie might just lead to the greatest superhuman catastrophe of all time.
Lenin of the Stars
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 11460 words.
Published on January 17, 2012. Fiction.
Lenin came from outer space! He and his fellow shape-changing aliens bring communism to Earth, hoping to teach harmony to humanity. But changing times and turnarounds lead to a secret civil war among the aliens' own ranks. When Lenin and his beloved Irina end up on opposite sides, they have no choice but to battle to the death...or start a new revolution that might just sweep the stars.
Tommy Puke and the World's Grossest Grown-Up
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $3.99 USD. 7150 words.
Published on January 17, 2012. Fiction.
Who's the grossest kid in the world? Tommy Puke, that's who! He fights off bullies with his mighty loogies, conquers jerks with his farts, and sticks up for his pet skunk by driving off wild dogs with his blistering bad breath. But what happens when he meets Rhino Man, a barfing hero who's grosser than he is? Tommy decides to hang up his puke unless a peek at his foul future can change his mind.
Trek It!
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $9.99 USD. 200160 words.
Published on January 16, 2012. Fiction.
If you love spaced-out treks, this is your chance to own a galaxy of them in one giant collection. For the first time anywhere, you can buy the entire TREK IT! series by award-winning Star Trek author Robert T. Jeschonek. This omnibus edition includes all seven volumes in the series for one great price, plus EXCLUSIVE BONUS MATERIAL that you won't find anywhere else!
Trek You!
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $4.99 USD. 24850 words.
Published on January 16, 2012. Fiction.
Once upon a galaxy, a spaced-out writer launched an online fiction serial celebrating the fortieth birthday of a starry saga much like a certain trek we know and love. Here, for the first time, you can experience the lost chapters of this deep space voyage, "Forty Days and Forty Nights." Plus, enjoy two lost trek stories that started life as entries in a legendary nationwide contest.
Messiah 2.0
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 11340 words.
Published on January 16, 2012. Fiction.
In the world of the far future, Father Clement the warrior priest and Imago the stained glass robot search for the Second Coming of Christ--so they can KILL Him. Guided by the Christputer, armed with an atomic scythe, they track the last of the proto-Christs through the realm of the Undead. Will a mysterious prisoner lead them to their target, or help them realize they're serving an evil cause?
Trek Script 2
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $4.99 USD. 14640 words.
Published on December 22, 2011. Screenplays.
Once upon a galaxy, a spaced-out writer launched a script for a starry TV episode set in a universe much like a certain trek we know and love. Here, for the first time, you can experience this voyage into trekkerness. The names are new, but you might recognize the drama and excitement of an epic encounter aboard the star cruiser Sojourner in a distant quadrant of the final frontier.
Trek Script!
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $4.99 USD. 18180 words.
Published on December 22, 2011. Screenplays.
Once upon a galaxy, a spaced-out writer launched a script for a starry TV episode set in a universe much like a certain trek we know and love. Here, for the first time, you can experience this adventure of the next generation of trekkers. The names are new, but you might recognize the drama and excitement of an epic encounter aboard the star cruiser Infinitude on the final frontier.
Star Sex
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 9910 words.
Published on December 20, 2011. Fiction.
Can hot space sex save planet Earth? With the world about to end, a desperate team of humans mounts a last-ditch effort to find alien help at the interplanetary Worlds' Fair. The crew offers up everything Earth has left, only to be rejected again and again. But the aliens have a craving for an unexpected treasure: human sex. The humans will do anything to save their world...or will they?
The Shrooms of Benares
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 11540 words.
Published on December 10, 2011. Fiction.
Benares: planet of fungi on the far frontier. Mushrooms grow taller than trees, fungal creatures roam the landscape...and a terrible new spore turns humans into the walking dead. The only man left alive, a genetically modified super space priest named Father Obregon, sets out to confront this threat and save the woman he loves. But the deadly fungal spore has other plans in store for them both.
Getting Higher
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $6.99 USD. 62220 words.
Published on December 5, 2011. Fiction.
Joe the small-town pot dealer is down on his luck. Broke, evicted, and framed for a rip-off he didn't commit, he loses everything, from his precious stash to his jerk of a best friend. It's time to turn over a new leaf or get smoked. But can Joe clean up his act without falling back into his old habits? Can he replace getting high with getting a higher purpose in life?
6 Crime Stories
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $4.99 USD. 49490 words.
Published on December 3, 2011. Fiction.
Witness 6 twisted crime stories for one low price. Meet Johnny Murder, the baddest guy ever to rise from the dead...Jean-Claude, a killer waiter...Buddy, home invader with a vengeance...Sister Mayhem, nun turned crimefighter...Mr. Mayflower, who trades a cancer cure for dirty deeds...and Eve, the first detective in history, on the trail of her son's killer.
The Other Waiter
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 4680 words.
Published on December 3, 2011. Fiction.
Jean-Claude the waiter doesn't like it when a new guy horns in on his territory. Even when the new guy's a private waiter working for the meanest mob boss in town, Mr. Donzatto. Jean-Claude will stop at nothing to put the new guy in his place, from tripping him up to breaking him down with a series of violent "accidents." But playing hardball with a mob waiter can be very risky business...
The Foolproof Cure for Cancer
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 9020 words.
Published on December 3, 2011. Fiction.
Tom's wife, Sydney, has terminal cancer. Mr. Mayflower, the Billionaire Samaritan, has a miracle cure...for a price. To save Sydney, Tom must cross a line he thought he'd never cross and commit a crime that goes against his deepest convictions. He does it all for Sydney, but Mayflower's deal has dark and terrible strings attached.
Who Unkilled Johnny Murder?
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 11500 words.
Published on December 3, 2011. Fiction.
Johnny Murder, a dead man, shows up on the streets of New Orleans, terrorizing the eccentric members of the French Quarter Open Air Artists and Psychics 'Sociation. Has Johnny come back to life as a zombie? Po'Boy Boudreaux, sax-playing ex-constable of the 'Sociation, won't stop until he finds out.
Crimes in the Key of Murder
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 10160 words.
Published on November 8, 2011. Fiction.
Nobody cares who killed a down-on-his-luck piano player...except his brother, who happens to work for the crimefighting detective Sister Mayhem. Tearing up the underworld with her network of operatives--the Order of No Mercy--Sister Mayhem pulls out all the stops to solve the case and catch the killer, unless she becomes the next victim first. Don't miss this thrill-a-minute pulp crime saga.
6 More Fantasy Stories
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $4.99 USD. 43170 words.
Published on October 8, 2011. Fiction.
Don't miss these edgy, exciting, and surprising fantasy tales by Doctor Who author and British Fantasy Award nominee Robert T. Jeschonek. It’s the latest collection from this award-winning storyteller, a master of unique and unexpected fantasy that really packs a punch. This volume includes six fantasy e-book stories and novelettes for one low price.
Girl Meets Mind Reader
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 10760 words.
Published on October 7, 2011. Fiction.
Virgil the mind reader discovers that he can see the world through Bridget's eyes, and the world she shows him is full of things that shouldn't be there: mermaids, elfin knights, and bloodthirsty monsters. Now that Virgil sees them, too, will he save Bridget or be destroyed in the process? If the world is as strange and terrifying as it looks through her eyes, does their love stand a chance?
The Sword That Spoke
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 11510 words.
Published on September 23, 2011. Fiction.
Once upon a time, the sword Tizona helps the warrior knight El Cid cut a swath through the Moors invading Spain. But El Cid doesn't know the sword's secret: it has a mind of its own and talks only to his beautiful wife, Jimena. Together, Tizona and Jimena help El Cid wage his battles, then must fight a war of their own to free him from a demon of war who takes possession of his body and soul.
6 More Scifi Stories
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $4.99 USD. 46170 words.
Published on September 20, 2011. Fiction.
Don't miss these edgy, exciting, and surprising science fiction tales by Star Trek and Doctor Who author Robert T. Jeschonek. It’s the latest collection from this award-winning storyteller, a master of unique and unexpected science fiction that really packs a punch. This volume includes six scifi e-book stories and novelettes for one low price.
Something Borrowed, Something Doomed
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 7500 words.
Published on September 18, 2011. Fiction.
The Best Virginia wildshiners make bioengineering seem like magic, whipping up incredible hybrid creatures and exotic environments straight out of a fairy tale. But the prank-loving genebillies take it too far when they start out wrecking a wedding and end up triggering the apocalypse—unless the bride, Vicky Dozen, can use her wildshiner skills to weave together what the nuts have torn asunder.
7 Comic Book Scripts
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $6.99 USD. 28610 words.
Published on September 10, 2011. Fiction.
Comic book and super-hero fans, rejoice! This volume includes seven scripts—mostly super-hero tales, plus one war/horror story—from a writer whose work has been published by DC Comics, among others. Robert T. Jeschonek has written plenty of scripts in his career, and these seven shine a light on his writing process, his wild imagination, and some thrilling and thought-provoking adventures.
Road Rage
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 8780 words.
Published on September 5, 2011. Fiction.
Pray you never see Walter Haskell’s headlights in your rear-view mirror. This road-raging vigilante roars up and down the highway, gunning for reckless drivers with his fast and furious moves. But one night, the highway strikes back. It's the ultimate case of road rage as the haunted pavement turns against Walter, racing him through a nightmare journey where the final exit is Hell itself.
Day 9
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $6.99 USD. 89460 words.
Published on September 4, 2011. Fiction.
Somewhere in the world, a genius builds a machine to get closer to God. Somewhere in time, another man builds a cathedral with a mind of its own. Somewhere on the road, three searchers race a killer to find the man with the key to salvation. Everything changes on Day 9, when a God’s-eye view of the world collides with the visions of a living cathedral in a war between yesterday and tomorrow.
Off The Face Of The Earth
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 15270 words.
Published on August 12, 2011. Fiction.
Can a crackhead save his missing son from a twisted abductor? The outlook seems grim until a visitor from the future lends a hand. Armed with gadgets from beyond tomorrow, Mike the future man might just win the race against time to save the child. But even if father and son reunite, little Sean has a destiny that could take him away forever. To save the world, must he make the ultimate sacrifice?
The Return of Alice
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $3.99 USD. 19870 words.
Published on June 15, 2011. Fiction.
Grown-up Alice has had a lousy life since she left Wonderland. But when she finally manages to leap back through the mirror, she gets one shock after another. Something has warped the magical realm, sending her reeling from one close shave to the next. And when she gets her day in the Queen of Hearts' court, the verdict could be even more awful than "Off with her head!"
Give The Hippo What He Wants
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 13730 words.
Published on June 9, 2011. Fiction.
In the baseball league of the future, losing the World Series will get you the death penalty. Nobody cares if Thal Simoleon choked because of an opera-singing pink hippo that only he can see. Will the hippo's terrible secret lead to Thal's salvation? Or will he die in extra innings of the bloodiest high-tech basebrawl of all time? Only the hippo knows.
One Awake In All The World
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $0.99 USD. 11010 words.
Published on May 24, 2011. Fiction.
Exterminators Pass Candle and Nona Stiletto keep space safe for humanity by mowing down hostile alien lifeforms. When a distress call lands them in the battle of a lifetime on a postapocalyptic planet, they must fight a war for survival against hordes of savage creatures. Their only hope: a solitary alien child who might be the only key to a terrible secret that could end the carnage.
Tommy Puke and the Boy with the Golden Barf
by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $3.99 USD. 16780 words.
Published on March 26, 2011. Fiction.
Who's the grossest kid in the world? Tommy Puke, that's who! He fights off bullies with his mighty loogies, gags jerks with his powerful farts, and saves his pet skunk by driving off wild dogs with his blistering bad breath. What happens when he takes his new friend, Josh, on a quest to find the fabled prince of vomit? One thing is for sure: the puke, boogers, loogies, poop, and goop will fly!
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