John E. Stith's Novel Excerpts

Excerpts from John E. Stith's science fiction novels published in North America. Read the first chapter for free to see if it appeals to you.

PUSHBACK (2018)

A Hitckcockian mystery thriller. A finalist for the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery-Suspense.

RECKONING INFINITY (1997)

    RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA meets A JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH.

REUNION ON NEVEREND (1994)

    At a school reunion, an interplanetary undercover agent must blow his cover to save an old flame.

MANHATTAN TRANSFER (1993)

    Manhattan is taken aboard an enormous alien ship and placed in a collection of alien cities. Hugo Award honorable mention.

REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS (1990)

    A starship running in a slow-light environment is hijacked, and one man must thwart the plan. Nebula Award nominee.

DEEP QUARRY (1989)

    A private eye on a desert planet locates a buried (and occupied) alien starship.

DEATH TOLLS (1987)

    An investigative reporter on Mars goes undercover to find his brother's killer.

MEMORY BLANK (1986)

    An amnesia victim on an O'Neill-style L-5 colony must avert disaster.

SCAPESCOPE (1984)

    1984 with a sense of humor.