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John R. Fultz

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Science Fiction & Fantasy

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John R. Fultz lives in the Bay Area, California, but is originally from Kentucky. His fiction has appeared in Weird Tales, Black Gate, and Space & Time, as well as the comic book anthologies Zombie Tales and Cthulhu Tales. His graphic novel of epic fantasy, Primordia, was published by Archaia Comics. John’s literary heroes include Tanith Lee, Thomas Ligotti, Clark Ashton Smith, Lord Dunsany, William Gibson, Robert Silverberg, and Darrell Schweitzer (not to mention Howard, Poe, and Shakespeare). When not writing stories, novels, or comics, John teaches English Literature at the middle/high school level and plays a mean guitar. In a previous life he made his living as a wandering storyteller on the lost continent of Atlantis.

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John R. Fultz’s books

Average rating: 3.73 · 4,395 ratings · 703 reviews · 58 distinct works • Similar authors

	Seven Princes (Books of the Shaper, #1) 3.14 avg rating — 666 ratings — published 2012 — 14 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
	Seven Kings (Books of the Shaper, #2) 3.69 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 2013 — 8 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
	Seven Sorcerers (Books of the Shaper: #3) 4.01 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2013 — 9 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
	Worlds Beyond Worlds: The Short Fiction of John R. Fultz 4.29 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Immaculate Scoundrels (The Scaleborn Series, #1) 4.48 avg rating — 21 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 Testament of Tall Eagle 4.47 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2015 — 7 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
	Primordia by John R. Fultz (Goodreads Author), Roel Wielinga (Illustrator), Joel O'Chua (Colorist) 3.11 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Darker Than Weird: Fourteen Tales of Horror by John R. Fultz (Goodreads Author), Don Webb (Foreword), Dan Sauer (Illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 12 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 Revelations of Zang 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Times Never Change (The SCALEBORN Series) 4.44 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

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“Civilization taught them that as individuals they were less important than the whole of society. They would accept almost any obscenity in the name of law and order.”
― John R. Fultz, Times Never Change

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“Even the boldest warriors must follow the path set by their own hearts.”
― John R. Fultz, Times Never Change

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“That was how the world functioned. Those who did the hardest work reaped the least rewards, and the men who sat at the top did very little work but grew ever more wealthy.”
― John R. Fultz, Immaculate Scoundrels

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Voting to select group-read topics for the May-June period. Usually, top 2 topics get a focus for 2 months.

Flame and Crimson A History of Sword-and-Sorcery by Brian Murphy

Robert E. Howard A Literary Biography by David C. Smith

Renegades and Rogues The Life and Legacy of Robert E. Howard by Todd B. Vick

Non-Fiction S&S i.e. biographies of REH like Flame and Crimson: A History of Sword-and-Sorcery, Robert E. Howard: A Literary Biography, or Renegades and Rogues: The Life and Legacy of Robert E. Howard, or any of the pen pal letters between REH and other others.

8 votes, 23.5%

Scott Oden Presents The Lost Empire of Sol A Shared World Anthology of Sword & Planet Tales by Scott Oden

Fresh Meat from RBFScott Oden Presents The Lost Empire of Sol: A Shared World Anthology of Sword & Planet Tales. Tons of great authors in this one.

8 votes, 23.5%

Sorcery Against Caesar The Complete Simon of Gitta Short Stories (Simon of Gitta Chronicles) by Richard L. Tierney

Sorcery Against Caesar: The Complete Simon of Gitta Short Stories, Richard L. Tierney's Simon of Gitta is accessible now. Up for weird adventure, anyone?

7 votes, 20.6%

Fresh Meat: Coming in April: John R. Fultz's Worlds Beyond Worlds
https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2021/3...

5 votes, 14.7%

Bard, or the series, by Keith John Taylor has been suggested a few times. Ebook are available now, I think.

2 votes, 5.9%

The Mists of Doom (Cormac Mac Art, #1) by Andrew J. Offutt

REH-Character Pastiche: Conan one's like Conan the Rebel, Conan: Sword of Skelos Conan and the Emerald Lotus....OR.... any of Offutt's Cormac Mac Art....Ramsey Campbell's Solomon Kane, etc.

2 votes, 5.9%

The Dream Lords Book One Rebellion by Adrian Cole

Mad Shadows III The Heroes of Echo Gate by Joe Bonadonna

Rakefire and Other Stories by Jason Ray Carney

Fresh Meat from Pulp Hero Press: Lots to choose from. Here are some: Adrian Cole's The Dream Lords Book One : Rebellion, Joe Bonadonna's Mad Shadows III: The Heroes of Echo Gate, Jason Ray Carney's Rakefire and Other Stories

1 vote, 2.9%

lost empire of sol (write-in)

1 vote, 2.9%

34 total votes

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