113 ratings | 57 reviews | avg rating:3.98

W.J.’s Year In Books

W.J.’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at W.J.’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to W.J.’s 2025 Year in Books

W.J. Long III’s Followers (30)

W.J.’s Bookshelves

to-read (339)
currently-reading (3)
read (120)
2023-favs (1)
2025-reads (0)
audiobooks (4)
fantasy-grounded-character-driven (0)
ssshh (1)

W.J.’s Friends (19)

Jan Miklaszewicz

138 books | 27 friends

Kat Saliba

549 books | 2 friends

Genay Peavey

757 books | 17 friends

Todd Saukko

5,633 books | 34 friends

Amber

344 books | 37 friends

STRANGE GIRL BOOK REVIEWS

32 books | 38 friends

Theresa

283 books | 79 friends

Bookmaniac_60

212 books | 48 friends

More friends…

2026 Reading Challenge

2026

READING

CHALLENGE

W.J. Long III has read 4 of 20 books.

20%

W.J. Long III

Goodreads Author

Born

in The United States

Website

https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B09WSN29QF...

Twitter

@WJLongIII

Genre

Science Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

Influences

Micheal Crichton, J. R. R. Tolkien, James Cameron, Frank Herbert, Geor ...more

Member Since

April 2022

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/wjlongiii

edit data

W. J. Long III is a resident of rural North Carolina, living with his wife and two children.

Writing has always been a close-held passion of his, but after a life-threatening health crisis, W J turned his eye toward leaving something of note behind.

As a long-time geek culture fan (especially science fiction), W J comes to his novels from a cinematic background. Having written several screenplays, he now brings the same sense of energy, tension, and pace to his work in prose.

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask W.J. Long III questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
W.J. Long III’s books

Average rating: 4.3 · 56 ratings · 46 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Children of the Black (Silver Sights Saga, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2022 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hound of Greyvor (Silver Sights Saga, #2) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clearwater Falls 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

1 post
W.J. Long III's Blog: Dodging Around A Dangerous Sun

The Inspiration and Failure of Big Swings (Random)

I should start with a thank you to all who discover and read this post. It is my first, and I mean it to be a snapshot of my consciousness in the moment...with few grammatical errors (hopefully).

I was sitting in the early hours of the morning, alone in the dark, and wondering why so many of the artistic endeavors I tend to fall in love with die before their time.

It is no secret to those who know m Read more of this blog post »

Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on February 18, 2023 16:27 • Tags: inspiration, intro, scifi, superheroes, television

Series by W.J. Long III

The Silver Sights Saga (1 book)
by

W.J. Long III (Goodreads Author)

4.28 avg rating — 46 ratings

W.J. is Currently Reading

W.J. Long III is currently reading

Clearwater Falls

by W.J. Long III (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Feb 14, 2026 02:48PM

W.J. Long III is currently reading

Batman: Resurrection

by John Jackson Miller (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Jan 07, 2026 12:36AM

W.J. Long III is currently reading

The Tyranny of Faith (Empire of the Wolf, #2)

by Richard Swan (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Jan 05, 2026 07:29PM

rss
W.J.’s Recent Updates

W.J. Long III entered a giveaway The Hunt for the Kraken, Volume 1: A Decide-as-You-Go Adventure (The Lamplight #1) by Kathryn Butler 20 copies available, ends on March 16, 2026 Enter to win »
19 hours, 0 min ago · like · see giveaway
W.J. Long III is 53% done with The Tyranny of Faith The Tyranny of Faith (Empire of the Wolf, #2) by Richard Swan (Goodreads Author) progress:	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mar 03, 2026 10:24AM · like · see status
W.J. Long III liked Genay’s status update Genay Peavey wants to read Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
Mar 02, 2026 01:29PM
W.J. Long III liked Genay’s status update Genay Peavey wants to read Exiles
Mar 02, 2026 01:29PM
W.J. Long III entered a giveaway Thrall by Rebecca Mahoney (Goodreads Author) 50 copies available, ends on March 10, 2026 Enter to win »
Mar 01, 2026 04:14PM · like · see giveaway
W.J. Long III liked Genay Peavey's review of Clearwater Falls:
Feb 27, 2026 11:06AM · see review
W.J. Long III is now following Rachel (TheShadesofOrange)'s reviews
Feb 21, 2026 08:44AM · like
W.J. Long III wants to read Iconic (The Outer Reaches #1) by A.J. Gordon	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 20, 2026 07:03PM · like
W.J. Long III wants to read The World-Breaker Requiem (Adjacent Monsters #2) by Luke Tarzian (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 19, 2026 08:16AM · like
W.J. Long III finished reading The Hound of Greyvor (Silver Sights Saga, #2) by W.J. Long III (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 18, 2026 11:56AM · like