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John Franz

Goodreads Author

Born

in The United States

Website

https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Franz/author...

Genre

Horror, Thriller, Fiction

Influences

Jeff VanderMeer, Mark Z. Danielewski, Chuck Palahniuk, Haruki Murakami

Member Since

March 2026

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John Franz is the author of the Blue Seven Mainline series and writes literary horror and weird fiction for people who should know better.

A small number of review copies are available for readers who are interested in strange books and leaving an honest review:

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John Franz’s books

Average rating: 4.48 · 52 ratings · 45 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Elephant Blue (Blue Seven Mainline #1) 4.63 avg rating — 19 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
	Junkie Jack 4.22 avg rating — 18 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
	The Fourth Digression of Mr. Shackles 4.43 avg rating — 7 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
	Before the Sky Falls (Ningyo #1) 4.60 avg rating — 5 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
	Sock Puppets it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Starfish and Secondhand Sunshine: Two Short Stories it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Dark Tales From Dandelion 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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Series by John Franz

Blue Seven Mainline (1 book)
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John Franz (Goodreads Author)

4.63 avg rating — 19 ratings

Ningyo (1 book)
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John Franz (Goodreads Author)

4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings

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John Franz is now following Nicole Veldman, Sarah Mclennan, and Aiden Messer
May 25, 2026 05:17PM
John Franz and 1 other person liked Sarah Mclennan's review of Elephant Blue (Blue Seven Mainline #1): "Thank you so much to the author for the gifted copy! This one had me hooked way too quick. It’s gritty, a bit chaotic, and just… off in the best way. Like something isn’t right but you can’t stop reading. I kept telling myself “one more chapter” and ye" Read more of this review »
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John Franz and 1 other person liked ChanaReadsHorror's review of Elephant Blue (Blue Seven Mainline #1): "This book was so unique in the way it plays with the concept of being haunted and what those demons are that haunt you. The book kept me engaged because of the way it melted the past and present so well I had to know what was happening and why on eve" Read more of this review »
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John Franz and 1 other person liked Lesa's review of Elephant Blue (Blue Seven Mainline #1): "Thank you to the author for sending me an ebook of this work. 3.5 ⭐️ This was definitely an interesting read. The author did a great job at piecing it all together. Sometimes I got confused not knowing if it was the MC hallucinations or real life and " Read more of this review »
May 06, 2026 06:40AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Elephant Blue by John Franz. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Elephant Blue by John Franz <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
John Franz added a status update: I’m the author of Elephant Blue, a literary horror / weird fiction novel, and I currently have a small number of review copies available for readers who like strange, atmospheric, or reality-bending books. If that sounds like something you’d be interested in, review copies are available here: https://booksprout.co/reviewer/review...
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John Franz rated a book it was amazing Elephant Blue (Blue Seven Mainline #1) by John Franz (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
This book was difficult to write and even harder to prepare for publication. The manuscript was delivered to me by a man named Christopher Halifax. The author listed inside was Ezra Luca. Over time, I became less sure where Ezra ended and I began. If ...more
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John Franz made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Separate two authors with the same name topic " Hello, I am an author named John Franz, and my books are currently mixed with another author who has the same name. My Books: Elephant Blue (and the Bl ...more "
Mar 27, 2026 08:32AM
John Franz joined the group Goodreads Librarians Group
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