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John Twelve Hawks

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John Twelve Hawks is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Traveler, the first book in a trilogy that includes The Dark River and The Golden City. The Fourth Realm Trilogy has been translated into twenty-five languages.

Known as JTH by his readers, he followed the trilogy with Spark, a stand-alone novel, and Against Authority: Freedom and the Rise of the Surveillance States,.

His new novel, Certainty, will be published on April 28, 2026.

For more than twenty years, JTH has lived a deliberately “anonymous life” to show his resistance to the continual government and corporate attack on privacy. He has discussed his life choices in a published essay, “Writing as the Sky Rains Death.”

JTH worked as a war correspondent and turned to fict ...more

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Average rating: 3.78 · 25,425 ratings · 2,324 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Traveler (Fourth Realm, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 12,050 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dark River (Fourth Realm, #2) 3.79 avg rating — 6,416 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Golden City (Fourth Realm, #3) 3.60 avg rating — 4,722 ratings — published 2009 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spark 3.72 avg rating — 1,995 ratings — published 2014 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Against Authority 4.13 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Free Your Mind in the Trump Era 4.14 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Writing as the Sky Rains Death 4.21 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fourth Realm Trilogy (Fourth Realm, #1-3) 4.76 avg rating — 21 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How We Live Now 4.15 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Traveler / The Dark River (Fourth Realm, #1-2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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THE AUDIO BOOK - SCOTT BRICK

Dear Everyone:

In January, I learned that Scott Brick will be reading the audio version of CERTAINTY.

Scott read my four previous books and I was pleased that he agreed to read the new novel.

Yes, there is interaction between the reader and the writer. Scott is the expert of all experts when reading audio books. I would never tell him how to do his job, but I try to share some details that might h Read more of this blog post »

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John Twelve Hawks answered Goodreads's question: What’s the best thing about being a writer? I take thousands of experiences and turn them into a story. Creating fictions helps me understand reality.
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“If privacy had a gravestone it might read: 'Don't Worry. This Was for Your Own Good.”
― John Twelve Hawks, The Dark River

tags: culture, science-fiction, technology

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“Life is dangerous. That's what makes it interesting.”
― John Twelve Hawks, The Traveler

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“Every new experience is unusual. The rest of life is just sleep and committee meetings.”
― John Twelve Hawks, The Traveler

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