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John M. Olsen

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in The United States

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http://johnmolsen.blogspot.com/

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Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fiction

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author:Andre Norton

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June 2013

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John M. Olsen uses writing to harness his burning desire to create, hoping to entertain and enlighten others as well as himself. A love of stories about ordinary people stepping up to extraordinary circumstances permeates his writing. He approaches writing and editing like he approaches his secret lair full of dangerous power tools (aka wood shop), hoping to create something new and interesting with each new project.

As the 2020-2021 President of the League of Utah Writers and as a speaker at several conferences and conventions, he helps other writers to identify and reach their goals to improve and succeed at their craft.

John lives in Utah with his lovely wife and a variable number of mostly grown children and a constantly changing subset o ...more

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Average rating: 4.34 · 856 ratings · 157 reviews · 50 distinct works • Similar authors

	Discovery (Polecat Protocol Book 1) 4.30 avg rating — 128 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
	Foiled Ambitions (The Phoenix Initiative Book 11) 4.47 avg rating — 102 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
	Emergence (Polecat Protocol Book 3) 4.63 avg rating — 63 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
	Breakdown (Polecat Protocol Book 2) 4.45 avg rating — 60 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
	High Hopes (Joint Task Force 13 (JTF 13)) by John M. Olsen (Goodreads Author), J.F. Posthumus (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.45 avg rating — 31 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
	Crystal King (Riland Throne #1) 4.22 avg rating — 27 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
	Artifact Origins (Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 57) by John M. Olsen (Goodreads Author), Dean Stone, Michael P. Boettcher Jr. 4.19 avg rating — 16 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
	Crystal Queen (Riland Throne Book 2) 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — 6 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
	Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 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
	Crystal Servants 4.14 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

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Series UpdateI got the rights back from the publisher of ...

Series Update

I got the rights back from the publisher of my Riland Throne fantasy series, put new covers on them, rebuilt the interior maps, and republished them. Unfortunately, this change erased most of my reviews. Give them some review love if you have a moment.

Here's the map style I used, built with Campaign Cartographer:

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First, (for the readers) I have a novel nearly ready to

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Polecat Protocol (3 books)
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Riland Throne (3 books)
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John Olsen rated a book it was amazing Academy of Outcasts by Larry Correia	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
Bad decisions make good stories I love stories of an underdog finding a way to win against all odds. This story has a lot of twists and turns, and a heavy dose of mahem.
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