I’ve had a long relationship with books. Creating them. Everything from designing, editing, ghostwriting, and ultimately, authoring them. Here are my six published novels and my older best-selling nonfiction How-To books (in reverse chronological order) . . .
Two Adventure Thrillers!
THE TWILIGHTS
“. . . before all hell broke loose.”
A young thief is in the act of stealing a valuable photograph in Austin, Texas, when a massive asteroid crashes into Earth in New Mexico.
Eighty years later, a small and determined group—trying to stay alive in a world devastated by the asteroid’s impact—is running out of options. When they decide to go north, things only go from bad to worse. Now, the group must battle clashing twilight cults to survive.
If you’re a fan of the post-apocalyptic thriller novels of Stephen King, Suzanne Collings, Kim Stanley Robinson, or Hugh Howey, you’ll savor this fast-moving, action-packed story from TV/movie-optioned author Harald Johnson.
“All for one, and one for all!”
EL NORTE
A thrilling, on-the-run, survival adventure across four countries.
Jager Flores is an introverted Texas high-school graduate on a family trip to Roatán, Honduras, to celebrate. But when Jager’s careful world is blown apart, the panicked boy goes into hiding and then creates a bond with an unlikely ally to stay one step ahead of his violent pursuers.
Now, traveling with a team of immigrants and with corrupt DEA agents after him as he heads back to El Norte (the U.S.), Jager must find the strength in himself to survive and to get justice for his family.
If you’re a fan of the suspense thriller novels of Lee Child, David Baldacci, or Ken Follett, you’ll relish this fast-moving, action-packed story from TV/movie-optioned author Harald Johnson.
“Now, we both hunted.”
A Three-Book Time-Travel Series:
NEANDER #1
“My God. These people really are Neanderthals!”
At an archeological dig in Gibraltar, science journalist Tom Cook’s hopes and dreams are shattered in an instant by a mysterious explosion—his pregnant fiancée is missing. During the search, things go from bad to worse when Tom plunges through a time portal and into the strange and dangerous era of the Neanderthals. Can he get back, or is he stuck in the past forever?
On top of figuring out how to return to the present, Tom must use his modern-day wits to fight for survival in the world of 40,000 years ago. And contend with a group of archaic humans that are not at all like what he expects. Finally, Tom faces a crucial decision that could alter the course of human history. A history he knows he has the power to change. Will he make the right choice?
“It’s 40,000 years ago and I’m stuck here. Now what?”
(Book 1 of the series)
NOTE: Now also in Audiobook format.
NEANDER #2
“My God. These people really ARE Neanderthals!”
It’s five years later, and Tom Cook is living a “normal” life with his Neanderthal family 40,000 years ago.
But when a life-threatening crisis strikes his daughter, Tom decides to carry her to the future for the medical help she desperately needs. And in the process, he’s entangled in a modern world very different from the one he left behind.
Now, caught up in a secret plan to exploit his daughter’s unique Neanderthal DNA, Tom must find a way to save everything he loves and cherishes.
NEANDER 2 continues with this science-fiction, time-travel adventure to the land of Neanderthals . . . and back!
(Book 2 of the series)
NOTE: Now also in Audiobook format.
NEANDER #3
“Can I save my daughter . . . and them?”
Time traveler Tom Cook has settled into his prehistoric life among the Neanderthals, but it’s not without its challenges that include a burning desire to see his future-dwelling daughter, Pook, again.
When a growing threat from hostile neighbors turns into an attack, an old contact from another world comes to the rescue and leads both Tom and his Neanderthal wife, Brassy, back to that future through an increasingly unstable time portal.
Now, after traveling to and from two different worlds, Tom must find a way to defeat his enemies in both, reunite his family, and save his adopted band of Neanderthals.
NEANDER 3 concludes this unique, science-fiction, time-travel adventure to—and from—the land of Neanderthals.
(Book 3 of the series)
NOTE: Now also in Audiobook format.
If you’re a fan of the time travel fantasy novels of Jack Finney (Time and Again), Stephen King (11/22/63), or Michael Crichton (Timeline), you’ll savor this science-fiction, time-travel adventure series from historical fiction author Harald Johnson.
Historical Fiction: The Birth of NYC!
NEW YORK 1609 (Omnibus Edition)
Welcome to New York City, 1609.
When a Native American (Lenape) boy joins Henry Hudson’s expedition up the river that now bears his name, the fearless and visionary—and misunderstood—Dancing Fish doesn’t realize his entire world and way of life are in peril. Enthralled at first by these strangers, he begins to discover their dark and dangerous side, touching off a decades-long struggle against determined explorers, aggressive traders, land-hungry settlers, and ruthless officials. If his own people are to survive, the boy-turned-man must use his wits, build alliances, and draw on unique skills to block the rising tide of the Dutch and English “salt people.”
Ambition and fear, love and loathing, mutual respect and open contempt bring Europeans and “savages” together in an untold story of the founding of New York City and the fabled island at its heart: Manhattan.
If you have a passion for the historical fiction of Ken Follett, James Michener, or Edward Rutherfurd, you’ll relish this rich and meticulously researched novel.
A historical novel based on true events.
(NOTE: this Omnibus Edition includes updated and revised versions of the four short ebooks in The Manhattan Series plus newly added content.)
*** TV & MOVIE RIGHTS OPTIONED! ***
THE MANHATTAN SERIES
(Four Novellas)
It’s September, 1609, and two worlds are about to collide.
Explorer Henry Hudson doesn’t know what to expect when he sails across the Atlantic in search of the elusive passage to the Indies. Neither do the native Lenape people on the island of Mannahatta when they see a “great floating bird” approach. Are these Spirits or men? A curious and independent-minded Dancing Fish is given the mission to find out. Initially enthralled by these strangers, he slowly discovers their dark side and must make a difficult choice. Ambition, greed, love, and hate bind the visitors and the “savages” together in a chain of events that will change North America forever.
If you like historical fiction in the style of Ken Follett, James Michener, or Edward Rutherfurd, then you’ll enjoy Harald Johnson’s growing series of short books — based on true events — about the birth of New York City and the island at its center: Manhattan.
NOTE: Above is the original four-novella series. I wrote and published these serially over a one-year period in 2016–2017. At roughly 100 pages each, they became the basis of the final, expanded New York 1609 Omnibus Edition you see here. These novellas are still available on Amazon (as ebooks only), but the newer full-length book is more complete and up-to-date.
My first book…
MASTERING DIGITAL PRINTING
My first (non-fiction) books were the Mastering Digital Printing series back in the ’00s you see here (First and Second editions). They were the definitive resources to the digital imaging and printing revolution for photographers and artists. They were so popular that the first edition was ranked #5 on Amazon (that’s of all books!), and it was even outselling Harry Potter for a brief time. I went on to write a couple of spin-offs and also to shepard some of my friends’ books on the same topic for the publisher (Thomson/Reuters/ Cengage). Helping others write and publish their own books was immensely satisfying. There’s nothing like seeing a book you worked on at a bookstore or on Amazon, even if it’s not your name on the cover.
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