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John M. Moody

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John M. Moody, author of futuristic adventures, romantic adventure, and mystery novels, has been writing in one form or another throughout most of his life. Born and raised in north Texas, Moody’s interests include history, natural history (specifically paleontology), geography, weapon designs, antiques, and technological advancements throughout time—among other subjects. He often includes these interests as background material for his adventures.

John graduated with a BS in Geology. He worked in petroleum and geological service companies, ultimately rising to management positions. These jobs provided him with the opportunity to travel to many parts of the world, some of which he also incorporates into his novels.

John lived in Venezuela for John M. Moody, author of futuristic adventures, romantic adventure, and mystery novels, has been writing in one form or another throughout most of his life. Born and raised in north Texas, Moody’s interests include history, natural history (specifically paleontology), geography, weapon designs, antiques, and technological advancements throughout time—among other subjects. He often includes these interests as background material for his adventures.

John graduated with a BS in Geology. He worked in petroleum and geological service companies, ultimately rising to management positions. These jobs provided him with the opportunity to travel to many parts of the world, some of which he also incorporates into his novels.

John lived in Venezuela for more than sixteen years, later serving as Invited Professor and Honorary Curator of Paleontology for a university museum in Maracaibo, positions he held for more than ten years. During this time, he collected fossils in remote and poorly explored regions of western Venezuela while instructing university students. As a result of these and other efforts, he discovered several new fossil species as well as other fossil plants and animals not previously known from the region. Moody also became the first person to recognize and collect fossils in a Venezuelan tar pit, and in doing so, he located one of the largest accumulations of Pleistocene fossils in South America. He has a species of Devonian fossil plant, Anapaulia moodyi, and a Cretaceous shark, Squalicorax moodyi, named in his honor. A yet-to-be-published study may also name a new species of Cretaceous sea turtle after him. When not writing novels, the author serves as a writing instructor for a community college. He describes many of his paleontological adventures in his nonfiction book titled Different Lives in One, A Collection of Memories.

One day, just for the fun of it, he decided to give fiction a try, resulting in his “post-post-apocalyptic, future history” works of “The Mezet Trilogy,” which were published as second editions in 2016. The stand-alone books of this series are Journey from Mezet, Second Book of Marc, and Marc’s Final Journey. The Mezet Trilogy follows the unique perspective of a man from the small village of Mezet through his long life as his often-heroic actions lead to positive differences for his village and for society as a whole. The conclusion, Marc’s Final Journey, is a “must read” for book lovers.

His subsequent novels, which Moody describes as romantic adventures and mysteries, include Brass Puzzle, Searching for Jennifer, Return to Nowhere, Into the Center of the Shadow, and Many Shades of Green (originally published between 2011 and 2013) have now been republished as second editions. Searching for Jennifer, in particular, is said to be among his reader’s favorites of his earlier works. Four more-recent novels published in 2015 are Intersecting Destinies, Wherever the Wind will Take Us, Land on the Verge of Darkness, and Shards of Time. Most recently (2017-2019), John has published Woman in White, Cage of Black, Snake Bluff Lodge, The Mighty Hand of Doom, and Billionaire's Island.

These stories are often set in exotic locations and involve true-to-life situations; at the same time, the stories are quite unique. His complex, interwoven plots are full of unexpected twists. Critics have given Moody’s stories excellent reviews, describing them as “page-turners” and stating that “the emotions and thrills are very, very real.”
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	Wherever the Wind Will Take Us 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 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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	Searching for Jennifer it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011 — 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
	Into the Center of the Shadow it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013 — 5 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
	Many Shades of Green it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013 — 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
	Intersecting Destinies it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Marc's Final Journey (Mezet #3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008 — 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