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Nathan Yocum

Goodreads author profile

url

http://www.goodreads.com/nathanyocum

born

March 02, 1979 in The United States

gender

male

twitter username

Speclitwriter

genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Short Stories

influences

Cormac McCarthy, Kurt Vonnegut, Chuck Palahnuik, William Gibson, Steph ...more

member since

August 2011

About this author

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Nathan L. Yocum is an author, teacher, and entrepreneur living on the Big Island of Hawai'i. His first novel, The Zona, is available through Curiosity Quills.

He is also the editor-in-chief of SpecLit Masters Magazine. Available on amazon, nook, and smashwords.

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Books by Nathan Yocum

Average rating: 3.89 · 83 ratings · 33 reviews · 4 distinct works

	The Zona 3.76 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Writers on the Wrong Side of the Road by Sassy Brit (Editor), Clayton Bye (Goodreads Author) (editor), Nathan Yocum (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	SpecLit Masters 1: H.P. Lovecraft by Paul Anthony Jones, William Vitka, Nathan Yocum, I.D. Martin, Paul Jones, H.P. Lovecraft 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	SpecLit Masters 2: Jules Verne by William Vitka (Goodreads Author), I.D. Martin (Goodreads Author), Nathan Yocum (Goodreads Author) 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011	My rating:

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Nathan Yocum is currently reading:

Wool Omnibus Edition (Wool, #1-5)

by Hugh Howey (Goodreads Author)

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Feb 29, 2012 12:14pm

Nathan Yocum is currently reading:

A Tale of Two Cities

by Charles Dickens

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Feb 01, 2012 08:25am

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Nathan Yocum marked as to-read: Story Time by Linell Jeppsen (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
May 26, 2012 09:29pm
Nathan Yocum voted on the list Best Zombie Books
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Nathan Yocum made a comment in the group Apocalypse Whenever — What are you reading right now? (TEXT link instead of/in addition to cover links please) topic "Finally got around to reading Paul Jones' Extinction Point and it was totally worth it! Can't wait for the next one. "
May 21, 2012 11:04pm
Nathan Yocum made a comment in the group Constant Reader — Free Zombie Horror topic "Voyage of the Dead by David Forsyth, is free tomorrow (5/22). It's a solid take on the zombie/action genre worth giving a look, especially for free. En...more "
May 21, 2012 11:49am
Nathan Yocum made a comment in the group Horror Aficionados — A Couple of Cool Horror Novels topic "Here are two good horror novels I've read in the last month: 1. Extinction Point by Paul Jones. It's a cross between weird horror (think Lovecraft + Cr...more "
May 21, 2012 11:46am
Nathan Yocum made a comment in the group THE JAMES MASON COMMUNITY BOOK CLUB — MODERN WRITERS- WHO DO YOU ENJOY THE MOST topic "David Forsyth is doing some cool things with zombie/post-apocalyptic/horror genre. Basically, he focuses on survivors of a zombie world living on an o...more "
May 21, 2012 11:30am
Nathan Yocum joined the Supernatural Fiction Readers group.
May 21, 2012 11:16am · see group
Nathan Yocum liked I.D. Martin's review of The Zona: " ‘Dark and gritty’ is the phrase that crops up repeatedly in discussions and reviews of this story. It is that in every way. It takes a while to engage with the characters as they are as bleak as the dystopian hell they struggle to survive in. My i... " Read more of this review »
May 21, 2012 12:38am · see review
Nathan Yocum liked Ryan's review of The Zona: " Reminded me very much of 'The Road' but with more back story on what happened. I liked it. "
May 16, 2012 06:07pm · see review

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Quotes by Nathan Yocum

“What brings you to our gorgeous, God-given paradise, our Eden of monsters and half-men?”
― Nathan Yocum, The Zona

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The most active Goodreads group for apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic and dystopic fiction! Join the monthly book reading, get recommendations, or just te...more

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This is a group dedicated to connecting readers with Goodreads authors. It is divided by genres, and includes folders for book websites, videos/traile...more

Sci Fi Aficionados — 794 members — last activity 2 hours, 32 min ago
Welcome to Sci Fi Aficionados. We love all things Sci-Fi, with an emphasis on the classics of the Genre. Members are welcome to discuss all things sci...more

Indie Book Club — 300 members — last activity 47 minutes ago
This group is a book club to compliment the blog I maintain at http://indiebookblogger.blogspot.com We will focus on group reads of indie/small pub au...more

Cro-Pro (Authors Only Please) — 10 members — last activity 10 hours, 6 min ago
Cross Promotion is a great way for authors to promote their own books and to promote the work of other authors that like your work. Rating, reviewing,...more

Horror Aficionados — 3776 members — last activity 1 hour, 2 min ago
If you love horror literature, movies, and culture, you're in the right place. Whether it's vampires, werewolves, zombies, serial killers, plagues, or...more

THE JAMES MASON COMMUNITY BOOK CLUB — 5905 members — last activity 10 minutes ago
ALL GENRE COMMUNITY OF BOOK LOVERS-Perfect for those interested in good books of any genre, film and lively discussion!-(300 PLUS DISCUSSION TOPICS)fr...more

Indie and Self-Pub Book Corner — 483 members — last activity May 31, 2012 07:03am
Why should major publishing houses determine everything we read? There are a lot of great stories out there, just waiting for readers to find them! Wr...more

SciFi and Fantasy Book Club — 6553 members — last activity 8 hours, 0 min ago
Welcome to the SciFi and Fantasy Book Club! Sci-Fi Czar: Brad Fantasy Czar: Denae Originator: Nick PLEASE NOTE: From now on I will delete any post from an...more

Adarna SF: a speculative fiction blog for the ebook revolution — 50 members — last activity May 23, 2012 08:09pm
Dedicated to indie speculative fiction: books from independent publishers and self-published authors. Goodreads authors are welcome. Formerly known as...more

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