John Van Stry
John Van Stry | |||
|---|---|---|---|
John Van Stry | |||
| Pen name | Jan Stryvant | ||
| Occupation | Writer | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Nationality | American | ||
| Citizenship | America | ||
| Genre | Science fiction, Fantasy | ||
| Website | |||
| http://www.vanstry.net | |||
John Van Stry is an American author. He has written the Urban fantasy The Valens Legacy, Portals of Infinity,Hammer Commission and Children of Steel book series.[1]
Biography
John Van Stry is a Science Fiction and Fantasy author, who has written several books featuring anthropomorphic characters. Prior to becoming a successful independent (indy) author, he was a regular contributor to Yarf! under either his own name or a pen name.
His first self published novel Children of Steel was released in 2011 and takes place in "a future where genetically created animorphs serve as second class citizens and handle all of the dirty and dangerous jobs that are part of humanity's extension to the stars." He wrote several more books and a novella in this universe before moving on to other worlds.[2]
Currently his second most successful series is 'Portals of Infinity' that features a protagonist who has discovered the ability to travel between realities and is currently employed by a god. The series features some anthropomorphic aspects.[3]
The next biggest series is the 'Hammer Commission' series, which takes place in the current world, however lycanthropes, demons, devils, and other magical creatures exist, but are kept hidden from the general public at large. The hero works for a religious organization and is their head devil killer. He's also a cougar lycanthrope who lives in Oregon.[4]
His most successful series to date, written under his pen name (Jan Stryvant) is the best selling (over 500,000 copies sold) "Valens Legacy" A seventeen book epic about a young man who unwillingly becomes the leader in the secret battle to free the lycans from their bondage to the magic councils. This series falls into the Urban Fantasy category and takes place in modern day Reno Nevada.[5]
All told, John Van Stry has over forty novels in print and now works full-time as a writer in Texas.[6][7]
Bibliography
| No. | Title | Paperback release date | Audio release date | Audio length | Narrator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Friday | September 8, 2017 | March 06, 2018 | 11 hours and 13 minutes | Leland King |
| 2 | Perfect Strangers | September 19, 2017 | |||
| 3 | Over Our Heads | October 11, 2017 | April 17, 2018 | 13 hours and 57 minutes | |
| 4 | Head Down | November 18, 2017 | |||
| 5 | When It Falls | January 2, 2018 | June 26, 2018 | 14 hours and 34 minutes | |
| 6 | Stand On It | January 31, 2018 | |||
| 7 | Vegas Rules | April 23, 2018 | September 25, 2018 | 13 hours and 1 minute | |
| 8 | Desperate Measures | May 25, 2018 | |||
| 9 | Secret Treaties | July 13, 2018 | March 05, 2019 | 12 hours and 37 minutes | |
| 10 | It Ain't Easy | November 8, 2018 | |||
| 11 | Red Skies | November 13, 2018 | April 09, 2019 | 14 hours and 13 minutes | |
| 12 | Demon Days | December 28, 2018 | |||
| 13 | Simple Things | March 1, 2019 | July 30, 2019 | 13 hours and 15 minutes | |
| 14 | Trying Times | March 28, 2019 | |||
| 15 | Firestarter | July 17, 2019 | January 28, 2020 | 12 hours and 49 minutes | |
| 16 | Times Like These | August 24, 2019 | |||
| 17 | No Regrets | November 5, 2019 | March 24, 2020 | 8 hours and 12 minutes |
References
- ↑ "amazon". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "children of steel book in amazon". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "portals of infinity in amzon". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "portals of infinity in amazon". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "valens legacy in amazon". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "John Van Stry linkedIn profile".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "john van stry twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "John Van Stry". en.wikifur.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ↑ "Former Pirate Party Leader "Trolls" Authors to Push Traffic to eBook Site * TorrentFreak". Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ↑ Donaldson, Kayleigh (2019-04-01). "Pirating E-Books is Still Bad". Pajiba. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ↑ "Pirate Site Owner's Legal Tactics Push Copyright Holder to Bankruptcy". www.technadu.com. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ↑ July 24th, Tamara Wilhite; 2020; Est, 7:00 (2020-07-24). "An Interview with John Van Stry". Liberty Island. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "John Van Stry Wins Piracy Case, Reducing Damages Claim To $9,000 | Hacker Noon". hackernoon.com. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ↑ "valens legacy in amazon". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
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