John T. Cullen has authored over 20 books, including The Generals of October (Simon & Schuster, 2004)—pulse-pounding political-military suspense fiction set in a near-future U.S. Constitutional crisis.
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John T. Cullen also writes screenplays, including one for Nebula Express (adapted from his SF novel) and the violent, darkly glistening, utterly strange tale of a serial killer in Scorpion.
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Doom Spore
a novel
by John T. Cullen
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The being that had been Maria Mendez stood behind the curtains and watched as the little boy ran out in to the street screaming hysterically.
When a police car arrived, was-Maria Mendez prepared to leave hastily by the back exit. When the police did not come knocking, but left with the boy, was-Maria Mendez picked up a telephone and dialed. The voice at the other end was that of the being that had been the Captain. "Yes?"
"It is I." It closed its eyes and hoped the was-Captain understood who was breaking contact silence by calling.
"Mendez," was-Captain said, speaking as if to the human it had known on board ship. "What is the purpose of this contact?"
"To alert you that Mendez' child is in police custody. Our operation will start becoming visible."
"Our operation will become visible soon enough, but we do not want to hasten that moment," was-Captain said. "Stay there and wait for them to come. I will consult with our advisors and tell you what to say."
After the phone call, was-Maria Mendez waited fifteen minutes standing stock-still behind the curtains. It stood in the shadows while motes of dust danced in the still beam of sunlight stabbing in through a slit in the otherwise thick drapes. It thought.
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John T. Cullen has been a pioneer in digital publishing since 1996. He is listed by digital publishing historian Karen Wiesner as the sixth digital publisher in history, and the second person to publish serialized chapters on line (starting 1996). His web magazine Deep Outside SFFH was the first to be listed along with the professional pulps in Writer's Market (1999) and was at one time the oldest professional SFFH magazine in the world. John T. Cullen continues to explore new ways to adapt the primordial power of storytelling to emerging new digital opportunities as the Third Millennium springs to light.
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A Walk in Ancient Rome John T. Cullen (Simon&Schuster May 2005) innovative, acclaimed walking & teaching tour—explore every corner of the Imperial capital at its zenith almost 2000 years ago; learn its history—smell and taste the very air of Classical Rome.
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= Summer 2008 =
A Walk in Ancient Rome, Second Edition John T. Cullen (Clocktower Books 2008)—New! Many new maps; images from the unique scale model of AndréCaron of Quebec. Read this innovative book, with its acclaimed walking & teaching tour. Explore every corner of the Imperial capital at its zenith almost 2000 years ago; learn its history. Smell and taste the very air of Classical Rome. The new edition is bigger, like an atlas. Some people have carried the 1st edition with them to Rome, and found it greatly enhanced their experience.
Dead Move: Kate Morgan and the Haunting Mystery of Coronado, 2nd Ed. John T. Cullen (Clocktower Books, San Diego, Summer 2008). John T. Cullen has tackled the mystery of the ghost at the Hotel del Coronado. He has assembled a dramatic new theory about how and why she violently died on the back steps of the hotel in 1892. A first-class ghost story and whodunit wrapped in one.
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