Kirov
by John Schettler
Price: $4.99 USD. 142530 words.
Published on May 18, 2012. Fiction.
About Kirov
The new battlecruiser Kirov, is the most powerful surface combatant that ever put to sea. In the year 2021,with tensions rising between Russia and the West, a strange accident transports her to another time. With power no ship in the world can match, much less comprehend, she must decide the fate of nations in the most titanic conflict the world has ever seen—WWII.
Location: United States
Member Since: March 20, 2011
John Schettler
Biography
John Schettler has been writing and publishing professionally since 1980. John graduated from Loyola University with a degree in English (writing emphasis.) After graduation he served as a volunteer teacher for four years in Alaska where he taught native Eskimo students at St. Mary’s Mission near the Yukon River delta. During that time he also spent a year as Communications Director for the volunteer organization in which he served.
In 1989 he met Jonathan Paul, who became a long time business partner and associate. Together they founded The Writing Shop in Ventura California in 1991 to offer writing, desktop publishing and web design services for personal and business applications.
A prolific writer, John has also authored seven novels, including the award winning “Meridian” series, which won the Silver Medal for Science Fiction in Foreword Magazine’s annual “Book of the Year” contest. (2002) John has also designed numerous historical simulation games in both the board and computer gaming industry, including four featured games for the industry leading magazine Strategy & Tactics.
The Writing Shop has also worked with many other authors to create book covers, web sites, book block designs and offer editorial services. As such, it remains a loose confederation of highly creative writers and editors.
In 1989 he met Jonathan Paul, who became a long time business partner and associate. Together they founded The Writing Shop in Ventura California in 1991 to offer writing, desktop publishing and web design services for personal and business applications.
A prolific writer, John has also authored seven novels, including the award winning “Meridian” series, which won the Silver Medal for Science Fiction in Foreword Magazine’s annual “Book of the Year” contest. (2002) John has also designed numerous historical simulation games in both the board and computer gaming industry, including four featured games for the industry leading magazine Strategy & Tactics.
The Writing Shop has also worked with many other authors to create book covers, web sites, book block designs and offer editorial services. As such, it remains a loose confederation of highly creative writers and editors.
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Books
Golem 7
by John Schettler
Price: $4.99 USD. 92200 words. Published on January 20, 2012. Fiction.
Meridian Series, Book V: Golem 7 Nordhausen is back with new research and his hand on the neck of the new terrorist behind the Palma Event. Now the project team struggles to discover how and where the Assassins have intervened to restore the chaos of Palma, and their search leads them on one of the greatest naval sagas of modern history—the hunt for the German Battleship Bismarck.
Price: $4.99 USD. 92200 words. Published on January 20, 2012. Fiction.
Meridian Series, Book V: Golem 7 Nordhausen is back with new research and his hand on the neck of the new terrorist behind the Palma Event. Now the project team struggles to discover how and where the Assassins have intervened to restore the chaos of Palma, and their search leads them on one of the greatest naval sagas of modern history—the hunt for the German Battleship Bismarck.
Anvil of Fate
by John Schettler
Price: $4.99 USD. 91200 words. Published on November 8, 2011. Fiction.
Meridian Series: Book IV, the Anvil of Fate, continues the award winning Meridian Series novels with an epic struggle to reverse the defeat of Charles Martel at the Battle of Tours, the latest campaign in the "Time War" between opposing forces in the distant future.
Price: $4.99 USD. 91200 words. Published on November 8, 2011. Fiction.
Meridian Series: Book IV, the Anvil of Fate, continues the award winning Meridian Series novels with an epic struggle to reverse the defeat of Charles Martel at the Battle of Tours, the latest campaign in the "Time War" between opposing forces in the distant future.
Khan Tengri - The Lord Of The Sky
by John Schettler
Price: $4.99 USD. 174790 words. Published on April 4, 2011. Fiction.
Book II of the novel Taklamakan, with an extended 7 chapter, 30,000 word addition to complete the Silk Road Series. An artful blending of James Clavell’s “Shogun” and Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings,” Taklamakan is an epic quest driven by strong and compelling characters traveling the fabled “Silk Road.” The book is richly fueled by the author’s detailed historical research.
Price: $4.99 USD. 174790 words. Published on April 4, 2011. Fiction.
Book II of the novel Taklamakan, with an extended 7 chapter, 30,000 word addition to complete the Silk Road Series. An artful blending of James Clavell’s “Shogun” and Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings,” Taklamakan is an epic quest driven by strong and compelling characters traveling the fabled “Silk Road.” The book is richly fueled by the author’s detailed historical research.
Taklamakan - The Land Of No Return - Book I
by John Schettler
Price: $4.99 USD. 148920 words. Published on April 4, 2011. Fiction.
Taklamakan is an artful blending of James Clavell’s “Shogun” and Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings.” An epic quest driven by strong and compelling characters traveling the fabled “Silk Road,” the book is richly fueled by the author’s detailed historical research. This is a special two volume Smashwords edition presentation, which concludes with Book II, Khan Tengri.
Price: $4.99 USD. 148920 words. Published on April 4, 2011. Fiction.
Taklamakan is an artful blending of James Clavell’s “Shogun” and Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings.” An epic quest driven by strong and compelling characters traveling the fabled “Silk Road,” the book is richly fueled by the author’s detailed historical research. This is a special two volume Smashwords edition presentation, which concludes with Book II, Khan Tengri.
Steamboat Slough
by John Schettler
Price: $4.99 USD. 91670 words. Published on March 24, 2011. Fiction.
Based on a real story, time, and place where the author once served as a volunteer teacher in an Eskimo village, Steamboat Slough recounts an ancient Yupik legend that recounts an experience consistently reported through every culture and era of human history. It is a tale that has a universal, almost archetypal quality about it, a strange alchemy of science, soul, and mythology.
Price: $4.99 USD. 91670 words. Published on March 24, 2011. Fiction.
Based on a real story, time, and place where the author once served as a volunteer teacher in an Eskimo village, Steamboat Slough recounts an ancient Yupik legend that recounts an experience consistently reported through every culture and era of human history. It is a tale that has a universal, almost archetypal quality about it, a strange alchemy of science, soul, and mythology.
Mother Heart
by John Schettler
Price: $4.99 USD. 138120 words. Published on March 20, 2011. Fiction.
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Book II in the Dharman Series and sequel to Wild Zone, by the award winning author John Schettler. In an effort to rescue a lost team member Agent Ryan returns to Dharma VI with Caruso and encounters the elusive Dr. Chandros, believed dead, yet very much alive in the Wild Zone. She reveals a secret lurking in the heart of the planet, locked in a fateful battle with a virus that can think!
Price: $4.99 USD. 138120 words. Published on March 20, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review) Book II in the Dharman Series and sequel to Wild Zone, by the award winning author John Schettler. In an effort to rescue a lost team member Agent Ryan returns to Dharma VI with Caruso and encounters the elusive Dr. Chandros, believed dead, yet very much alive in the Wild Zone. She reveals a secret lurking in the heart of the planet, locked in a fateful battle with a virus that can think!
Wild Zone
by John Schettler
Price: $4.99 USD. 135060 words. Published on March 20, 2011. Fiction.
A shadow has fallen over earth’s latest and most promising colony prospect, Dharma VI. When a convulsive solar flux event disables communications, special agent Ryan is rushed to the system on a Navy frigate to investigate. He soon becomes embroiled in a mystery that threatens the course of evolution itself as a virulent new organism has targeted mankind for a new host.
Price: $4.99 USD. 135060 words. Published on March 20, 2011. Fiction.
A shadow has fallen over earth’s latest and most promising colony prospect, Dharma VI. When a convulsive solar flux event disables communications, special agent Ryan is rushed to the system on a Navy frigate to investigate. He soon becomes embroiled in a mystery that threatens the course of evolution itself as a virulent new organism has targeted mankind for a new host.
Touchstone
by John Schettler
Price: $4.99 USD. 85890 words. Published on March 20, 2011. Fiction.
Book III in the award winning Meridian Trilogy. Nordhausen follows a hunch, launching a secret time jump mission on his own and stumbles into the heart of an operation being run by unknown adversaries from the future. The team members struggle to preserve time and learn how their enemies are operating against them. The result is a harrowing mission to Egypt during Napoleon's invasion in 1799!
Price: $4.99 USD. 85890 words. Published on March 20, 2011. Fiction.
Book III in the award winning Meridian Trilogy. Nordhausen follows a hunch, launching a secret time jump mission on his own and stumbles into the heart of an operation being run by unknown adversaries from the future. The team members struggle to preserve time and learn how their enemies are operating against them. The result is a harrowing mission to Egypt during Napoleon's invasion in 1799!
Nexus Point
by John Schettler
Price: $4.99 USD. 91980 words. Published on March 20, 2011. Fiction.
History was not the province of the great. Fate hinged on the simplest of things: loose knots, a casual stumble, a chance meeting, something inadvertently dropped, or lost, or found. In this compelling sequel to the award winning novel Meridian, the project team members slowly come to the realization that a “Time War” is being waged by unseen adversaries in the future.
Price: $4.99 USD. 91980 words. Published on March 20, 2011. Fiction.
History was not the province of the great. Fate hinged on the simplest of things: loose knots, a casual stumble, a chance meeting, something inadvertently dropped, or lost, or found. In this compelling sequel to the award winning novel Meridian, the project team members slowly come to the realization that a “Time War” is being waged by unseen adversaries in the future.
Meridian
by John Schettler
Price: $4.99 USD. 107250 words. Published on March 20, 2011. Fiction.
Foreword Magazine's Silver Medal Winner for Science Fiction Book of the Year! (2002) On the eve of their first attempt to travel in time the project must retool and find a way to prevent the most spectacular terrorist plot ever devised. Meridian...An intelligent, compelling, fast paced story that is impossible to put down! Scored 9.5/10 in the annual Reader's Digest Book of the Year competition.
Price: $4.99 USD. 107250 words. Published on March 20, 2011. Fiction.
Foreword Magazine's Silver Medal Winner for Science Fiction Book of the Year! (2002) On the eve of their first attempt to travel in time the project must retool and find a way to prevent the most spectacular terrorist plot ever devised. Meridian...An intelligent, compelling, fast paced story that is impossible to put down! Scored 9.5/10 in the annual Reader's Digest Book of the Year competition.
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