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John A. Heldt

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in Portland, Oregon, The United States

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http://johnheldt.blogspot.com/

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Genre

Historical Fiction, Romance, Time Travel

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John Jakes, Vince Flynn, Nelson DeMille, Clive Cussler, Nicholas Spark ...more

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John A. Heldt is the author of twenty-six bestselling time-travel novels. The former reference librarian and award-winning sportswriter has loved getting subjects and verbs to agree since writing book reports in grade school. A graduate of the University of Oregon and the University of Iowa, Heldt is an avid fisherman, sports fan, coin collector, and reader of thrillers and historical fiction. When not sending contemporary characters to the not-so-distant past, he weighs in on literature and life at johnheldt.blogspot.com.

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Average rating: 4.27 · 18,900 ratings · 2,543 reviews · 36 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Mine (Northwest Passage, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 2,591 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	The Journey (Northwest Passage, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 1,544 ratings — published 2012 — 4 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 Fire (Northwest Passage, #4) 4.13 avg rating — 1,366 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The Show (Northwest Passage, #3) 4.04 avg rating — 1,046 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	September Sky (American Journey, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 991 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	River Rising (Carson Chronicles, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 952 ratings — published 2017 — 4 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 Mirror (Northwest Passage, #5) 4.07 avg rating — 869 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
	Indiana Belle (American Journey, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 841 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Mercer Street (American Journey, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 783 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Camp Lake (Carson Chronicles, #5) 4.57 avg rating — 534 ratings — published 2019 — 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

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Springing forward with No. 27

The first draft is done. Thanks to a late push in August, The Time Spring, my twenty-seventh novel, is now in the editing phase.

Set in Florida and England in the 1940s and 2020s, the book will tell the tale of Nick Robinson and Zach Taylor, two inquisitive college graduates who find themselves trapped in the age of World War II.

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Series by John A. Heldt

Northwest Passage (5 books)
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American Journey (5 books)
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Carson Chronicles (5 books)
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Time Box (5 books)
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Second Chance (3 books)
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John A. Heldt wrote a new blog post Springing forward with No. 27 The first draft is done. Thanks to a late push in August, The Time Spring, my twenty-seventh novel, is now in the editing phase.Set in Florida and Eng Read more of this blog post »
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John made a comment on Thanks a million " Liz wrote: "Congratulations! I can't wait to read The Time Spring when it is finished as I have read ALL of your other books!" Thanks, Liz. I appreciat ...more "
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John and 58 other people liked Fred Barnes's review of Let Time Fly (Stone Shed, #3): "HISTORICAL FICTION LOOK INTO THE CIVIL WAR THROUGH THE EXPERIENCES OF TWO YOUNG TIME-TRAVEL MEN 2/07/26 Review: ☆☆☆☆☆ Let Time Fly (Stone Shed Book 3 by John A. Heldt is the conclusion of a great series with a look into the life of those who lived and f" Read more of this review »
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“I pity the man who does not respect the power of women.”
― John A. Heldt, River Rising

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“We all have our time machines. Some take us back. They're called memories. Some take us forward. They're called dreams. – Jeremy Irons”
― John A. Heldt, The Show

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“Survivors of disasters did not create conditions and circumstances. They reacted to them.”
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