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 coverPUSHBACK (2018)

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

tiny-ri.gif (4116 bytes)RECKONING INFINITY (1997)

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

tiny-rn.gif (3562 bytes)REUNION ON NEVEREND (1994)

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

tiny-mt.gif (4441 bytes)MANHATTAN TRANSFER (1993)

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

tiny-rr.gif (4143 bytes)REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS (1990)

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

tiny-dq.gif (4469 bytes)DEEP QUARRY (1989)

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

tiny-dt.gif (4204 bytes)DEATH TOLLS (1987)

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

tiny-mb.gif (3743 bytes)MEMORY BLANK (1986)

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

tiny-ss.gif (3938 bytes)SCAPESCOPE (1984)

    1984 with a sense of humor.