J. Michael Straczynski

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Writer/producer. Babylon 5, Sense8, Changeling, WWZ, Thor. Amazing Spider-Man, Captain America. Together We Will Go, The Glass Box. Find My Stuff at linktr.ee/straczynski DO NOT POST STORY IDEAS. https://www.patreon.com/syntheticworlds

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A nifty review of my audiodrama from Penguin-Random House, EARTHLIGHT. If this sells well my already-written seven-hour audio science fiction anthology, THE FAR HORIZON, will go into production, using cutting edge audio to tell stories in new, challenging ways www.readingreality.net/2024/07/a-au...

A- #AudioBookReview: Earthlight by J. Michael Straczynskiwww.readingreality.net My Review: Even when there is something that pretends to be peace on Earth – there’s brinkmanship and stepping up to the terrible line that leads to World War III. So far, we’ve always steppe…

The trailer for my new audiodrama EARTHLIGHT, available now from Penguin-Random House. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_Qe...

Earthlight by J. Michael Straczynski | Full Cast Audiobook Trailerwww.youtube.com YouTube video by Penguin Random House Audio

My new audio-drama, out now! A global, SF action/political thriller about the first combat between Russian and NATO forces launched from competing platforms in low-Earth orbit, with WW3 hanging in the balance. Top Gun meets The Right Stuff. global.penguinrandomhouse.com/announcement...

Random House Audio’s EARTHLIGHT Will Transport You, Hear from the Producers Behind the Audiobookglobal.penguinrandomhouse.com We are excited to introduce EARTHLIGHT, a thrilling new audiobook from Random House Audio. Created by J. Michael Straczynski, the mastermind...

For the first time in a long, long, very long while, since my original six-year run on The Amazing Spider-Man, I've written a nifty little all-Peter, all-Spidey story for this collection. Very much missed writing for Peter's voice. Pre-orders being taken until Monday at 3 PM, hits stores 8/7.

Forty years ago today I sold my very first honest-to-gosh TV script to the HE-MAN animated series. At the time I thought, "Wow, it'd be really great to sell a *second* script someday." I had no idea where that journey would take me 200+ scripts later.

Preview for EARTHLIGHT, an original audio drama/thriller about NATO & Russia coming into armed combat via weaponized stations in low-Earth orbit that risks starting a nuclear war. The high-stakes action of Babylon 5 meets the international canvas of Sense8 www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPDN...

Exclusive audiobook excerpt: EARTHLIGHT by J. Michael Straczynskiwww.youtube.com Excerpted with permission of Penguin Random House Audio from Earthlight by J. Michael Straczynski; Read by a full cast © 2024, J. Michael Straczynski, ℗ Peng...

Coincidentally, while linking the Earthlight review, I found a Together We Will Go review I hadn't seen, and learned that the novel had won their Earphones Award. So if you haven't yet experienced TWWG, this may be a good time. www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read...

TOGETHER WE WILL GO by J Michael Straczynski Read by Joniece Abbott-Pratt Dan Bittner Neo Cihi Michael Crouch Samantha Desz Kyla Garcia Jonathan Todd Ross Fred Sanders Tara Sands Shaun Taylor-Corbett...www.audiofilemagazine.com AudioFile Audiobook Review: A full cast narrates this controversial story of 12 strangers who embark upon on a cross-country road trip, brought together by their mutual desire to

First review to come in for my new audio drama from Penguin-Random House, EARTHLIGHT. Pre-orders being taken yea unto this very moment. www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read...

EARTHLIGHT by J Michael Straczynski Read by Eric Braa Pete Bradbury William DeMeritt Ryan Haugen David Lee Huynh Mars Lipowski Saskia Maarleveld Brandon McInnis Stefan Rudnicki Salli Saffioti Christop...www.audiofilemagazine.com AudioFile Audiobook Review: This high-stakes military sci-fi audio original features exciting music, immersive sound effects, and a fantastic full-cast performance. In the near f

Right now HARLAN ELLISON'S GREATEST HITS is sitting at Amazon's 110 spot (#1 for best sellers/anthologies), just 10 spots away from the TOP 100 BEST SELLERS IN ALL BOOKS. Let's see if we can push this book over the line into the top 100. If you haven't picked it up yet, now's the time.

Reminder to folks in Australia that I'll be at Supanova Sydney & Perth in June. Since it's been 25 years since I was last in Australia the odds are good this will be my only appearance for the next 25 years, so if you want to say hi, now would be the time. www.supanova.com.au/guests/j-mic...

J. Michael Straczynskiwww.supanova.com.au Straczynski’s film credits include five movies that collectively earned nearly two billion dollars: Changeling, Thor, Ninja Assassin, Underworld Awakening, and World War Z. He has written over 300 pro...

Nice little article about the work being done to bring back Harlan's literary legacy. www.inverse.com/entertainmen...?

How Sci-Fi's Most Controversial Writer Influenced The Next Generationwww.inverse.com Harlan Ellison died in 2018. Now, thanks to J. Michael Straczynski, he’s back. And louder than ever.

What happens when you put Hunt for Red October, Top Gun and The Right Stuff into a blender? You get EARTHLIGHT, my new audio drama from Penguin-Random House. Tons of action and more politically relevant than originally anticipated. More here: collider.com/j-michael-st...

Listen to the First Ten Minutes of J. Michael Straczynski's New Audio Drama 'Earthlight' [Exclusive]collider.com The 'Babylon 5' creator returns to military sci-fi with 'Earthlight.'

As a few others here and there on line have noted, I will be attending the Supanova Convention(s) in Australia at the end of June, first in Sydney, then in Perth. This will be my first trip Down Under in 25 years. www.supanova.com.au/guests/j-mic...

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Harlan’s legacy is in good hands with @straczynski.bsky.social

Harlan Ellison’s Last Words: The Ambitious Plan for Sci-Fi Writer's Posthumous Comebacklamag.com Longtime friend and 'Babylon 5' creator J. Michael Straczynski endeavors to reshape the legacy of the late sci-fi writer

Should be just a few days.

Thanks for the update. Do you know if there’s a timeline for this correction?

Bad news: Courtesy of a very bad Grade Two sprained ankle (pro tip: never back up toward your luggage on the floor, always walk toward it) I will be unable to make it to the talks at Kepler's (SF) and Capital Books (Sacramento). My apologies, and we'll try again later.

Good news: Courtesy of a glitch, 7 of Harlan's readings for GREATEST HITS got left off the audio book. But this is now being corrected, with two additional readings not in the book added as a bonus. The audio book downloads will automatically correct for this retroactively.

Happy Publication Day! The best stories from one of the leading science fiction/fantasy/magic-realism writers of the 20th century, AND the first relaunched volume of the anthology that forever changed the face of science fiction literature. Available online or at your local bookstore RIGHT NOW.

There will be a lengthy piece about this in the book.

Looking forward to this! BTW, what was the selection process like for this?

It's his book, all I did was help it get over the finish line.

A book 50 years in the making! Pre-ordered last week. Classy move to list Harlan's name alone on the cover.

Well, here it is, folks. THE LAST DANGEROUS VISIONS. Coming out October 1st. Previously unpublished stories by AE van Vogt, Cory Doctorow, Edward Bryant, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Dan Simmons, James S. A. Corey, Deborah Rowles, Cecil Castellucci, Robert Sheckley, Stephen Dedman, Max Brooks and more.

Just a reminder that I will be appearing at Kepler's Books in Menlo Park March 28th, and at the Crest Theater in Sacramento via Capital Books on March 30th. Tickets for the theater appearance available here: capitalbooksonk.com/j-michael-st...

Still time to pre-order HARLAN ELLISON'S GREATEST HITS, currently #1 in Amazon's Science Fiction Short Stories, and while you're at it, order the new reissue of DANGEROUS VISIONS, edited by Harlan with a new intro by Patton Oswalt. Both books debut March 26th in print, ebook and audiobook.

Like most folks in the arts, Harlan loved seeing the work being appreciated and recognized, so yes.

That's a laundry list of awards! If I may ask, did Harlan like getting awards? Just curious how he viewed the idea of getting one for a piece of work.

Just a little over three weeks before HARLAN ELLISON'S GREATEST HITS debuts. 19 short stories and novellas that collectively earned 6 Hugo Awards, 3 Nebula Awards, 2 Bram Stoker and 2 Edgar Alan Poe Awards, and over half a dozen more...stories by a SFWA Grand Master that helped transform the genre.

Yo, Sacramentoans...on March 30th I will be appearing at the Crest Theater courtesy of Capital Books to talk about Harlan Ellison, his work, my work, and much in-between. There will be a screening of City on the Edge of Forever before the talk at 7:30. capitalbooksonk.com/j-michael-st...

Reminder that I will appearing at Kepler's in Menlo Park on the 28th....will talk about my friendship with Harlan Ellison, his GREATEST HITS debut and the republication of the first DANGEROUS VISIONS (with an intro by Patton Oswalt) both on the 26th, and a bit about my own work and THE GLASS BOX.

Preorders being taken now at the online or brick-and-mortar bookstore of your choice. If you've never experienced the writings of Harlan Ellison, this is your opportunity to discover some of the most amazing, award-winning stories ever committed to print.

High praise and kind words, thank you so much.

I just finished “The Glass Box” by @straczynski.bsky.social. I took it slow. Tried not to rush. This is an important story. Generations down the line will look back on this like we look back on “1984” or “It Can’t Happen Here.” It’s *that* kind of book.

On March 30, after eluding police pursuit resulting from my appearance at Kepler's, I'll be in Sacramento at the Crest Theater courtesy of Capital Books. There will be stories, scandals, a few prevarications and some outright lies. Be there or be cubed. capitalbooksonk.com/j-michael-st...