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John Van Stry

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Born

in The United States

Website

http://www.vanstry.net

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal

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Robert A. Heinlein, Roger Zelazny, Ronald Reagen, my parents, Mr. Coop ...more

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August 2011

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I've had a very varied life. I grew up in New York, on Long Island.
I went to school to become an Engineer, then joined the Air Force.
After that I worked first in Robotics, then in Aerospace as a Flight Test Engineer. I moved into the medical fields, then into more Technical markets working for a number of high tech companies where I became a Contractor.
I used to own and raise big cats. I love motorcycles and old cars. I'm a pilot and former martial arts instructor. I'm a fan of the Reno Air Races.
Then there's the stuff I'm not supposed to talk about, but that's another story.
I've seen a lot of interesting stuff go by, met a lot of interesting, wonderful, strange, or sometimes just psychotic people. I've had the opportunity to work on some ...more

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Average rating: 4.4 · 26,726 ratings · 1,665 reviews · 48 distinct works • Similar authors

	Stand Alone (Wolfhounds #1) 4.57 avg rating — 2,634 ratings — published 2023 — 3 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
	Champion for Hire (Portals of Infinity, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 2,922 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Taking Ground: Wolfhounds - Book Two 4.58 avg rating — 1,727 ratings — 3 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 God Game (Portals of Infinity, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 1,903 ratings — published 2014 — 3 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
	Force Majeure: Wolfhounds - Book Three 4.61 avg rating — 1,452 ratings — 3 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
	Of Temples and Trials (Portals of Infinity, #3) 4.23 avg rating — 1,536 ratings — published 2014 — 3 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
	War Child: Wolfhounds - Book Four 4.64 avg rating — 1,273 ratings — 3 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 Sea of Grass (Portals of Infinity, #4) 4.19 avg rating — 1,212 ratings — published 2015 — 3 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
	Demigods and Deities (Portals of Infinity, #5) 4.29 avg rating — 980 ratings — published 2015 — 3 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
	Manifest Destiny (Wolfhounds, #5) 4.66 avg rating — 901 ratings — 3 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

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NEW BOOKS! Wolfhounds! Valley of Fire! Seasons of Change!

Wow, I've kinda fallen down on the job here on Goodreads!

I blame it on surgery back in April (Shoulder joint was replaced - an old injury finally had to be dealt with).

So, I've published several books this year!

First is the Six Book Wolfhounds Series! Book Six came out just last month. Here's the link for the whole series:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJTCTSZ6

Next, I had another book published by Ba Read more of this blog post »

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“If you can surprise them, you can do a lot more with less.”
― John Van Stry, Champion for Hire

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“SciFi' because”
― John Van Stry, Stand Alone

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“Some of those programmers are so dense, it's amazing light bounces off of them, and they're not just portable black holes roaming the station.”
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“Sometimes I wonder how normal normal people are, and I wonder that most in the grocery store.”
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“Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours.”
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“Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn't matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough.”
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