John Barnes

With the soul of thirty-sixth-century humanity at stake, Jak Jinnaka steps in . . . now we're really in trouble Jak Jinnaka parlayed his powerful family connections, unearned media fame, and consistent dumb luck into a cushy job as vice procurator of the Martian moon Deimos, an office he precariously maintains alongside his top-secret post as a station chief for Hive Intelligence-two soft jobs for an already rich, handsome, single young man in a fun-loving...

Jak Jinnaka is off to save a princess yet again-except . . . Ostensibly a diplomat, really a spy in training, Jak Jinnaka has such a gift for getting into trouble that his fellow students have voted him "most likely to have a war named after him." His latest offense against cultural sensitivity would have ended his career at his junior year-except that the Academy is thoroughly corrupt, Jak has powerful and wealthy friends, and there's an easier way...

Over many centuries, wars have been lost due to lack of food and proper supplies for the troops. Without a way to survive, the troops had to retreat rather than stay and fight. The same need applied to ships at sea. New York to Okinawa Sloooooowly is the true story of a soldier who served on one of the supply ships that were vital to the survival of the troops in battle during World War II. John Barnes graduated from high school in 1941. While many...

In the middle of the Pacific, a gigantic hurricane accidentally triggered by nuclear explosions spawns dozens more in its wake. A world linked by a virtual-reality network experiences the devastation first hand, witnessing the death of civilization as we know it and the violent birth of an emerging global consciousness. Vast in scope, yet intimate in personal detail, Mother of Storms is a visionary fusion of cutting-edge cyberspace fiction and heart-stopping...

The war for a million Earths spreads to an alternate eighteenth century in the second book of the epic science fiction series the Timeline Wars John Barnes has reinvented alternate-history science fiction in his ingenious saga of the battle to save the multiverse from enslavement by an alien enemy who can transcend time and reality. In the second volume of his remarkable trilogy, the war moves to a new battlefield: a different colonial America still...

Jak Jinnaka plunges into a world of danger and intrigue beyond imagination as he is forced to ask: "Where's the party?" Jak Jinnaka's thirty-sixth-century teenage life has been nothing but fun-ignoring school, partying outrageously with his beautiful girlfriend, Sesh, and spending his uncle Sib's huge fortune. But while they are out for a wild night of postgraduation clubbing, Sesh is kidnapped by the dangerous, enigmatic Duke of Uranium. Bruised...

Set in the early 1970s, If Only is based around three 16-year-old lads and the hilarious experiences and adventures they encounter through family life, sport, girls and holidays. The down-to-earth, original humour is guaranteed to appeal to all age groups and you are assured to laugh out loud throughout the book. There is also a more serious and nail-biting element as James, the natural leader, decides he has to avenge an injury to his friend...

When an astronomy professor is recruited by a mysterious industrialist, he discovers that his memories of the past do not match those of his colleagues

A radio beacon from deep space brings two space rivals together to found a city on Mars and lead their descendants beyond the solar system

The chronicle of a black family living on the Sea Islands off the Georgia coast as they attempt to keep their African customs and language