Hollow Planet
A barren planet is home to a startling ancient mystery. Will discovery come at a deadly cost for a team of explorers?
Thomas led a team of astronauts from a nascent colony near Alpha Centauri B to the Proxima Centauri system after detecting an unusual radio signal. A barren wasteland greets the explorers on an exoplanet in the star’s habitable zone. But the stripped atmosphere and bone-dry soil hide a startling truth about the planet’s past.
Their search for the radio signal’s origin leads to a cave nestled in a rugged mountain chain. Thomas and his fellow astronauts uncovered no ordinary cave. It shows signs of being carefully engineered by a mysterious ancient alien race.
Could these aliens become valuable new allies? Or will first contact lead down a terrifying and deadly path?
Hollow Planet is a suspenseful new science fiction story set in the Alien People Chronicles universe. Fans of ominous characters and mysterious worlds will enjoy John Coon’s thrilling galactic tale.
Snow Dragon
An ancient monster has awakened beneath Deer Falls. It is hungry and humans are on the menu. Will the small Colorado town be driven to extinction?
Enduring aftershocks are the least of Evan Duggan’s worries after an earthquake rocks Deer Falls. When he is called in to examine partially devoured remains of a local teacher, Evan uncovers evidence of a new reptilian species unlike anything else he has encountered as a wildlife biologist.
It is massive, terrifying, and lethal.
Marie Duggan, his wife, is a podcaster who uncovers once-forgotten legends related to the mysterious creature. What she learns shines a light on a nightmare come to life. The creature is a vehicle of vengeance and a relentless killer. As dead bodies and disappearances increase around town, Evan and Marie must protect themselves and their son, Casey, while ending the apocalyptic threat facing Deer Falls.
Can they exterminate the subterranean monster before it devours everyone in its path?
Snow Dragon is a chilling prequel to the popular horror novel Pandora Reborn. Fans of terrifying monsters, ancient folklore, and small-town horror will want to devour this frightening tale from John Coon.
This novella is also available to read in serialized form exclusively for paid subscribers of my Strange New Worlds newsletter and my Patreon page.
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The Ghost Diaries
Meet the Farmers. An ordinary family that’s haunting a ghost.
The Farmers foreshadowed trouble from the moment they unloaded their moving van. This family doesn’t play by any rules people are supposed to follow inside a haunted house. Their abrasive personalities and obnoxious behavior disturb the resident ghost. More disturbing is his inability to drive these clowns from his home. All of the usual scare tactics keep falling flat and it threatens to turn his afterlife upside down forever.
Has the ghost met his match with a family who refuses to be haunted?
Told through a series of first-person diary entries, The Ghost Diaries is a laugh-out-loud tale from bestselling author John Coon. Fans of comedy horror will love this satirical novella of haunted houses and ghosts that delivers laughs and scares with equal precision.
This story is also available to read in serialized form exclusively for paid subscribers of my Strange New Worlds newsletter and my Patreon page.