Joseph Turkot: 29 books

Tanner and Dusty and Ernest and Voley stare out at the lead of brown foam. Russell and Clemmy should have been back days ago. And now it's come to a choice--to go in and follow them, or to continue south in the hope of better weather. Ernest's thermometer is recording temperatures he hasn't seen since...

It seems too good to be true--a mysterious tarp city on a mountain in Utah. But Utah means Russell and Tanner have drifted too far west. But at least they've survived. But something doesn't feel right about this place, Russell says. And the face eaters are coming again, and it's worse than it's ever...

Maze has deserted Acadia, and now Wills is left with a major decision--to remain in the secure confines of a dogma-ridden world, the artifice of the Fathers, or to cast himself out into the forests, trusting the one person everyone has warned him against associating with. What good is logical resistance,...

There's a body frozen in the snow. It seems like a sign of darker things to come. Somehow, the group presses on, despite the lack of food and fuel and warmth and anything hospitable in the white wastes of Colorado. Despite having a little less hope. But Voley is acting funny too, and his hair is on end--what could have happened to this place? Find out in part 2 of The Snow.

Imagine a distant future where technology’s inexorable advance has halted for all but the richest .1% of humanity. Indigents who still have it fly spaceships that are hundreds of years old, and entreat the help of robots that are relics of the past. The wealthy, having achieved immortality...

Fall, 1995. Holson is a sleepy, middle-class suburb, whose most interesting news amounts to farmer’s markets and Friday night football games. When young Brandon Grey disappears, no one thinks he’ll be missing for long. When another boy vanishes, parents begin to worry about their...

This is a horror tale. It works upon the psyche of one who enjoys the many liberties and comforts of living alone. All of us rely upon a certain feeling of certainty and security that can quickly become an illusion. Read on, and beware the pleasures of Living Alone.

Russell is dying, and Tanner must somehow get them both out into the rain sea, and head 520 miles south to Colorado. But alone, it seems impossible. Will Russell survive? Will they make it to Leadville? Find out in the exciting part 2 of the post-apocalyptic story, THE RAIN. BLURB: Exposure,...

***THIS IS PART 4 OF THE RAIN*** Blue City seems too good to be true. So do Dusty and his family. The face eaters are coming in waves--it's like there's something they want, something hidden in the tarp city somewhere. Russell's strength is returning, and he's ready to head to sea again. But...

Ash is falling from the sky. Your dad is missing. The Checker Squad is starting to appear in Cupid. Somehow, Harley decided to spare you. With Belly close by, and Triumph's new eugenics unleashing a frenzy of cleansing, your only hope is to find the Dirty Boys. Will they be there? Is there...

Triumph has ordained that there be only two sectors: The Bright Side, and the Other Side. The Dirty Boys are wanted. There's nowhere to go but down--all the way to the lowest sector, Sector 8. Will there be any way to ever get back up? Pressure mounts, and every step is danger. The tube is...

Ernest gave his last and strongest effort, but it's up to Tanner and Russell to make it worth something. The water hitting the rocks brings the memory of the Resilience and all its protection. If only they can get there... But the fog closes in fast, and a plan to follow the coast will never work if there's nothing to see. Find out if everyone survives in the final part of The Snow.

The resistance has failed. After a last-ditch effort to fight through the Sectors, there's nothing left to do but retreat. Underground and in hiding, old Benjamin has a mysterious plan and disappears. The next day, the final Checker conquest has begun. There's nothing left to do but fight to the death.

This book includes episodes 1-6 of Black Hull. Black Hull is a lost-in-space thriller, with strong elements of suspense and mystery. There are also tones of subtle eroticism, minus graphic imagery. It is intended for adult audiences. This thriller’s edge of your seat narrative keeps...