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John Thornton

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The United States

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https://www.facebook.com/Recoveryofacolonyship

Genre

Science Fiction

Member Since

March 2017

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Hi everyone,

Updated as of August 31, 2025.
Thanks for reading this page. For a smoother way to contact me, look for the Colony Ship Eschaton series page on Facebook.

I am getting excellent feedback about the audio versions of my books. And over 3 million page reads through Kindle unlimited. Thank you so much for being readers and listeners to my books. I truly appreciate you.

The Colony Ship Eschaton 10 books), the Colony Ship Vanguard (8 books), the Colony Ship Conestoga (8 books), and the Colony Ship Trailblazer (8 books) are all complete and out in kindle, paperback, and AUDIOBOOKS!
The Colony Ship Warren series (7 books) is complete and all are available as kindle, paperback, and audiobo ...more

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Hi Goodreads people.

Here is the list of my books as of March 2024.

Sci fi books:

Battle on the Marathon

The Colony Ship Eschaton with ten books. Complete and all on audible.

The Colony Ship Vanguard with eight books. Complete and on all on audible.

The Colony Ship Conestoga with eight books. Complete and all on audible.

The Colony Ship Trailblazer with eight books. Complete and all on audible.

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Published on January 08, 2021 09:14 • Tags: books-by-john-thornton

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John Thornton’s books

Average rating: 3.98 · 1,258 ratings · 152 reviews · 203 distinct works • Similar authors

	Recovery of a Colony Ship (Colony Ship Eschaton #1) 3.56 avg rating — 132 ratings — 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
	Finding the Vanguard (Colony Ship Vanguard #1) 3.66 avg rating — 89 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
	Quest for the Conestoga (Colony Ship Conestoga #1) 3.78 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Battle on the Marathon 4.38 avg rating — 45 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
	Exploring the Colony Ship (Colony Ship Escahton #2) 3.91 avg rating — 44 ratings — 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
	The Colony Ship Eschaton #1-10 4.30 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Tracking the Trailblazer (Colony Ship Trailblazer Book 1) 3.92 avg rating — 38 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
	Unknowns of the Colony Ship (Colony Ship Eschaton #3) 3.91 avg rating — 35 ratings — 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
	Marooned on the Conestoga (Colony Ship Conestoga #2) 4.03 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Fate of the Vanguard (Colony Ship Vanguard #8) 4.29 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2015 — 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

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Series by John Thornton

Colony Ship Eschaton (10 books)
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3.89 avg rating — 429 ratings

Colony Ship Vanguard (8 books)
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John Thornton (Goodreads Author)

3.91 avg rating — 281 ratings

Colony Ship Conestoga (8 books)
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John Thornton (Goodreads Author)

3.97 avg rating — 227 ratings

Colony Ship Trailblazer (5 books)
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John Thornton (Goodreads Author)

4.04 avg rating — 96 ratings

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John Thornton liked Gerard E. Trigo's review of Finding the Vanguard (Colony Ship Vanguard #1): "Interesting characters and decent action. Good fast read."
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John Thornton liked Janet Palmer/Jem Palmer's review of Recovery of a Colony Ship (Colony Ship Eschaton #1): "Good story. Definitely a good read. The attention of some decent proofreaders and an editor would be beneficial. Far too many typos and unnecessary repetitions."
Feb 02, 2026 07:13PM · see review
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