Johnny B. Truant
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Johnny B. Truant | |
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Nationality | American |
Occupation | Writer |
Style | science fiction, fantasy |
Website | https://www.johnnybtruant.com |
Johnny B. Truant is an American multi-genre writer specialising in science fiction and fantasy stories, best known for the Fat Vampire series.
Life and career
[edit]Johnny B. Truant wrote his first book, The Bialy Pimps, in 1999, then published it in 2011. He's continued writing since, publishing an average of a million words of fiction per year.
Johnny was previously the host and co-creator of The Self Publishing Podcast, along with Sean Platt and David W. Wright.[1][2]
Personal life
[edit]Originally from Ohio, Truant and his family live in Austin, Texas.[1][3]
Works
[edit]Novels
[edit]Fat Vampire Chronicles series:
- Fat Vampire series:
- Fat Vampire (2012), ISBN 9781629550015
- Fat Vampire 2: Tastes Like Chicken (2012), ISBN 9781301184705
- Fat Vampire 3: All You Can Eat (2012), ISBN 9781629551333
- Fat Vampire 4: Harder Better Fatter Stronger (2013), ISBN 9781301821761
- Fat Vampire 5: Fatpocalypse (2013), ISBN 9781301670437
- Fat Vampire 6: Survival of the Fattest (2013), ISBN 9781629550060
- Game of Fangs (2020), ISBN 9798201233396
- The Vampire Maurice series:
- The Vampire Maurice (2019), ASIN B07MCHBHTD
- Anarchy and Blood (2019), ASIN B07S942T3D
- Vampires in the White City (2019), ASIN B07TCR2X6S
- Fangs and Fame (2022), ASIN B0BHV6BRHY
Unicorn Western series, with Sean Platt:
- Unicorn Western (2012), novella, ISBN 9781301220571
- Unicorn Western 2, or The Wanderers (2013), novella, ASIN B00B3NF6CK
- Unicorn Western 3, or A Fistful Of Magic (2013), novella, ASIN B00BBMG23K
- Unicorn Western 4, or Shimmer To Yuma (2013), novella, ASIN B00BXUSL02
- Unicorn Western 5, or The Man Who Shot Alan Whitney (2013), novella, ASIN B00D39OZKQ
- Unicorn Western 6, or The Spectacular Seven (2013), novella, ASIN B00DO7TW2I
- Unicorn Western 7, or Open Meadows (2013), novella, ASIN B00E5JJVG6
- Unicorn Western 8, or The Unforgotten (2013), novella, ASIN B00EKT80YK
- Unicorn Western 9, or The Magic Bunch (2013), novella, ASIN B00EL3JOE0
- Prequels:
- Unicorn Genesis, or Unicorn Genesis: Origins (2013), ASIN B00FRKL5AW
- Unicorn Western: The Outlaw Hassle Stone (2013), ASIN B00H6L327E
The Beam universe:
- Plugged: How Hyperconnectivity and The Beam Changed How We Think (2013), with Sterling Gibson and Sean Platt, ASIN B00GC456F2
- The Beam series, with Sean Platt:
- The Beam: Season One, or The Beam: The First Season (2013), ISBN 9781629550008
- The Beam: Season Two, or The Beam: The Complete Second Season (2014), ISBN 9781629551173
- The Beam: Season Three (2015), ASIN B016NM415I
- Future Proof (coming soon)
The Inevitable universe:
- The Inevitable series, with Sean Platt:
- Robot Proletariat, or Robot Proletariat: Season One (2013), ASIN B00KN17ODC
- The Infinite Loop (2018), ASIN B07DQXF7GK
- The Hard Reset (2018), ASIN B07GTTMRKW
- Cascade Failure (2020), ASIN B088BDPNNT
- Reboot (2020), ASIN B08CBT26B9
- En3my (2021), ISBN 9798201704827
The Dream Engine series, with Sean Platt:
- The Dream Engine (2014), ISBN 1629550272
- The Nightmare Factory (2015), ISBN 9781629550503
- The Ruby Room (2016), ISBN 9781629550947
- The Tinkerer's Mainspring (2021), ISBN 9798201227036
Invasion universe, with Sean Platt:
- Alien Invasion series:
- Invasion (2015), ISBN 9781629550435
- Contact (2015), ISBN 9781629550466
- Colonization (2015), ISBN 9781629550497
- Annihilation (2015), ISBN 9781629550695
- Judgment (2016), ISBN 9781629550930
- Extinction (2016), ISBN 9781629550978
- Resurrection (2016), ISBN 9781629551029
- Longshot (2020), ASIN B08MSQP78S
- Save the Humans series:
- Save the City (2019), ISBN 9781074357948
- Save the Girl (2019), ISBN 9781074362089
- Save the World (2019), ISBN 9781074387631
- Conundrum (2019), novella, ASIN B07R7D52PX
Dead World series, with Sean Platt:
- Dead City (2016), ISBN 9781629551012
- Dead Nation (2020), ASIN B08L2JD8ZC
- Dead Planet (2020), ASIN B08MWM9JLQ
- Dead Zero (2020), ISBN 9798201628802
- "Empty Nest" (2021), short story, ASIN B09JQ9J2FT
The Tomorrow Gene series, with Sean Platt:
- The Tomorrow Gene (2017), ISBN 9798201466398
- The Eden Experiment (2017), ISBN 9798201026608
- The Tomorrow Clone (2017), ISBN 9798201704414
- Null Identity (2021), ISBN 9798201661090
Part of the Version Control series:
- 4. Screenplay (2020), with Sean Platt, ASIN B07VSV44DS
- Sick and Wired (2020), with Avery Blake, novella, ASIN B08478ZXMD
Stand-alones:
- The Bialy Pimps (2012), ISBN 9781484093917
- Everyone Gets Divorced, or Everyone Gets Divorced: Episode 1 (2013), with Sean Platt, ISBN 9781301269648
- Greens, or Greens: Episode 1 (2013), with Sean Platt, ISBN 9781311838728
- Namaste, or Vengeance (2013), with Sean Platt, ISBN 9781310294778
- Space Shuttle: Season One (2013), with Sean Platt, ASIN B00D71ZVVM
- Axis of Aaron (2014), with Sean Platt, ISBN 9781629550336
- Terms of Service (2014), with Sean Platt, novella
- Cursed: The Box Set, or Cursed: The Full Saga (2015), with Sean Platt, ASIN B017PKI3Q0
- Devil May Care (2016), with Sean Platt, ISBN 9781629550992
- La Fleur de Blanc (2017), with Sean Platt, ISBN 9781629551210
- Pretty Killer (2019), with Nolon King, ISBN 9781675994337
- The Future of Sex (2019), with Sean Platt, ISBN 9781694373557
- Pattern Black (2022), with Sean Platt, ISBN 9798201556150
- The Target (2022), with Nolon King, ISBN 9798201506872
- Burnout (2022), with Sean Platt, ISBN 9798201956516
- The Island (2023), with Sean Platt, ASIN B0BRTD8Z4X
Short stories
[edit]Collections:
- Infinite Pieces (2017), with Sean Platt, ASIN B076QDKBWX, collection of 3 short stories, 1 novella and 1 novel:
- "Decoy Wallet", "Infinite Doors", "Caveman Timecop", Unicorn Western (novella; Unicorn Western series #1), Fat Vampire (novel; Fat Vampire series #1)
Non-fiction
[edit]- Self-help
- Choose to be outstanding or choose to continue to suck (2010)
- Epic series:
- Disobey (2011), ISBN 9781301514496
- How to Live Forever (2012), ISBN 9781301318094
- The Universe Doesn't Give a Flying Fuck About You (2012), ISBN 9781476359762
- You Are Dying, and Your World Is a Lie (2012), ISBN 9781301136001
- How To Be Legendary (2012)
- The Story Solution (2019), with Sean Platt, ISBN 9781075449789
- Writing
- Write. Publish. Repeat. (2013), with Sean Platt and David W. Wright, ISBN 9781629550145
- Fiction Unboxed: How Two Authors Wrote and Published a Book in 30 Days, From Scratch, In Front of the World (2014), with Sean Platt, ISBN 9781629550343
- Iterate And Optimize: Optimize Your Creative Business for Profit (2016), with Sean Platt and David W. Wright, ISBN 9781629550763
- The One With All the Writing Advice (2016), with Sean Platt, ISBN 9781629550985
Adaptations
[edit]- Reginald the Vampire (2022), series created by Harley Peyton, based on series of novels Fat Vampire
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Johnny B. Truant – BookSweeps". BookSweeps. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ Penn, Joanna (February 28, 2022). "Pivoting On The Creative Journey With Johnny B Truant". The Creative Penn. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ "Johnny B. Truant Archives – Sterling & Stone". Sterling & Stone. Retrieved January 18, 2023.