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Jonathan Sturak

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Born
Hazleton, PA, The United States
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Paul Bowles, Bret Easton Ellis, Patricia Highsmith

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December 2009

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Jonathan Sturak grew up in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. He is a Penn State University graduate and holds degrees in Computer Science and Film. He currently lives in Las Vegas where he uses the energy of the city to craft stories about life and the human condition. "The Place Called Home," Sturak's essay about Eastern European heritage in Northeast Pennsylvania, was featured on Glass Cases, associate literary agent Sarah LaPolla's pop culture blog at http://glasscasesblog.blogspot.com/20.... Sturak is also a contributing editor at http://NoirNation.com, the premier location for international crime fiction. His debut thriller novel "Clouded Rainbow" was published in December 2009 and has over 200,000 downloads on the Amazon Kindle. S ...more

OUT NOW – GLOBAL BURNING: A POST-APOCALYPTIC NOVEL

[image error]It comes with great excitement to announce the release of Jonathan Sturak’s 6th novel. Filled with suspense, sci-fi, and adventure, let the vivid imagery of Global Burning provide you with a window into a futuristic world.


What would you do if the world were on fire?


Synopsis:

It’s the year 2045 and global warming has turned the world into a fireball. Nothing can survive outside and

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Published on January 10, 2017 12:25
Average rating: 3.26 · 3,372 ratings · 425 reviews · 17 distinct worksSimilar authors
Clouded Rainbow

3.22 avg rating — 2,190 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions
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A Smudge of Gray

3.35 avg rating — 561 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions
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His First, Her Last: The In...

3.18 avg rating — 312 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions
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A Brush of Love

3.20 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
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From Vegas with Blood

3.59 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions
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Global Burning: A Post-Apoc...

4.12 avg rating — 25 ratings3 editions
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Geek vs Vegas

3.80 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions
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Vegas Was Her Name

3.96 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions
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Don’t Kill The Camel: A Hil...

3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
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The Happy Ending

1.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2010
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“approach to health care and recovery. She firmly believed that it was just as important to talk to patients and offer them compassion whether they were awake or dormant. Although she was only thirty-seven, she had received the hospital alliance’s “Nurse of the Year” award six times in the past fifteen-years.”
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“man stops cold. His eyes remain wide but deep red blood begins to ooze from the orifice. The truck consumes the yards between them. Fifty…forty…thirty. The monster blares its horn. The”
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“the wine for a moment, as he knew it was Lois’ favorite. Finally, he grabbed the strong stuff in the back, a bottle of “Jack Daniel’s Old Tennessee Whiskey.” He struggled with the sealed cap like”
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What book would you like to discuss in December? Read anytime, discussion opens Dec. 1st. Please do not vote unless you WILL return to discuss, to be considerate of others who participate. Happy voting!

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The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard
1962, 198 pages, 3.48 stars
$8.55 Kindle, very cheap used print, probably at library.

 
  7 votes, 43.8%

Winter World by A.G. Riddle
2019, 418 pages, 4.25 stars
$1.99 Kindle, print starting at 12+, not at library, Kindle Unlimited "free".

 
  3 votes, 18.8%

Global Burning: A Post-Apocalyptic Novel by Jonathan Sturak
2017, 245 pages, 4.08 stars
$2.99 Kindle, print $10.94 and up, not library, Kindle Unlimited "free".

 
  3 votes, 18.8%

Rivers by Michael Farris Smith
2013, 337 pages, 3.73 stars
$12.99 Kindle, very cheap used print, probably not at library.

 
  2 votes, 12.5%

FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven
2016, 272 pages, 4.25 stars
$12.99 Kindle, cheap used paperback, not at library

 
  1 vote, 6.3%

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Jonathan Sturak My new psychological thriller novel, A Smudge of Gray, is currently FREE on the Amazon Kindle until Sunday, Feb 19. Download it now! Please share!
http://www.amazon.com/Smudge-Gray-Nov...


Jonathan Sturak Dawn wrote: "Thanks for the add :)"

No problem! I look forward to checking out your books. Check out my new thriller novel -- "Clouded Rainbow."


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Dawn Kurtagich Thanks for the add :)


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