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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Robinson Crusoe 1,000,000 A.D.
a novel
by John T. Cullen
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The amber, glassy terminus of the station hung distant, hazy, frozen.
The size of the cylinder took his breath away as Alex and his two companions made their way through the deep forest floor. The terminus was too far away for Alex to make out individual shards, so from a distance of several miles it looked like a smoky ring of beer-colored light with a central white hole through which beams of milky light poured. These beams—some more white, others more bluish—leaned into the forest from miles away, at varying angles. Mist rose up around the light, further muffling it, as all sound seemed to be muffled except for the sussurus of insects, the occasional wind in the leaves, and the sound of footsteps. Keetoo walked directly behind Alex. Keetoo carried a bundle of provisions over one shoulder and walked with a tall staff. Not far ahead darted the tiny form of Leeree. She carried a spear and wore a simply woven brown serape. Aside from a pouch at her belt, she carried no baggage.
“She has Lingo,” Keetoo said. “She can understand things Lector says when others do not.”
At times they stopped and listened. Sometimes Leeree signed for them to stop while she scouted ahead.
“We move cautiously for fear of meeting this Nizin,” Keetoo whispered as he and Alex hid among the roots of a huge tree. Alex was dwarfed by the six foot high roots snaking out in curves and corners for many yards, but Keetoo was half his size and looked even more insignificant compared to the giant.
“Are there more caves like the one I found earlier?” Alex asked a bit later as they trudged along on a hard earthen path at a good clip.
“Yes,” Keetoo said. “There were other people here before us, who have not come back. We leave their dwellings alone. Maybe they will come back as ghosts one day. They will be angry if we disturb their homes.”
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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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