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Johnny B. Truant
NationalityAmerican
OccupationWriter
Stylescience fiction, fantasy
Websitehttps://www.johnnybtruant.com
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Johnny B. Truant is an American multi-genre writer specialising in science fiction and fantasy stories, best known for the Fat Vampire series.

Life and career

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Johnny B. Truant wrote his first book, The Bialy Pimps, in 1999, then published it in 2011. He's continued writing since, publishing an average of a million words of fiction per year.

Johnny was previously the host and co-creator of The Self Publishing Podcast, along with Sean Platt and David W. Wright.[1][2]

Personal life

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Originally from Ohio, Truant and his family live in Austin, Texas.[1][3]

Works

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Novels

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Fat Vampire Chronicles series:

  • Fat Vampire series:
    1. Fat Vampire (2012), ISBN 9781629550015
    2. Fat Vampire 2: Tastes Like Chicken (2012), ISBN 9781301184705
    3. Fat Vampire 3: All You Can Eat (2012), ISBN 9781629551333
    4. Fat Vampire 4: Harder Better Fatter Stronger (2013), ISBN 9781301821761
    5. Fat Vampire 5: Fatpocalypse (2013), ISBN 9781301670437
    6. Fat Vampire 6: Survival of the Fattest (2013), ISBN 9781629550060
  • The Vampire Maurice series:
    1. The Vampire Maurice (2019), ASIN B07MCHBHTD
    2. Anarchy and Blood (2019), ASIN B07S942T3D
    3. Vampires in the White City (2019), ASIN B07TCR2X6S
    4. Fangs and Fame (2022), ASIN B0BHV6BRHY

Unicorn Western series, with Sean Platt:

  1. Unicorn Western (2012), novella, ISBN 9781301220571
  2. Unicorn Western 2, or The Wanderers (2013), novella, ASIN B00B3NF6CK
  3. Unicorn Western 3, or A Fistful Of Magic (2013), novella, ASIN B00BBMG23K
  4. Unicorn Western 4, or Shimmer To Yuma (2013), novella, ASIN B00BXUSL02
  5. Unicorn Western 5, or The Man Who Shot Alan Whitney (2013), novella, ASIN B00D39OZKQ
  6. Unicorn Western 6, or The Spectacular Seven (2013), novella, ASIN B00DO7TW2I
  7. Unicorn Western 7, or Open Meadows (2013), novella, ASIN B00E5JJVG6
  8. Unicorn Western 8, or The Unforgotten (2013), novella, ASIN B00EKT80YK
  9. Unicorn Western 9, or The Magic Bunch (2013), novella, ASIN B00EL3JOE0
  • Prequels:

The Beam universe:

  • Plugged: How Hyperconnectivity and The Beam Changed How We Think (2013), with Sterling Gibson and Sean Platt, ASIN B00GC456F2
  • The Beam series, with Sean Platt:
    1. The Beam: Season One, or The Beam: The First Season (2013), ISBN 9781629550008
    2. The Beam: Season Two, or The Beam: The Complete Second Season (2014), ISBN 9781629551173
    3. The Beam: Season Three (2015), ASIN B016NM415I
    • Future Proof (coming soon)

The Inevitable universe:

The Dream Engine series, with Sean Platt:

  1. The Dream Engine (2014), ISBN 1629550272
  2. The Nightmare Factory (2015), ISBN 9781629550503
  3. The Ruby Room (2016), ISBN 9781629550947

Invasion universe, with Sean Platt:

Dead World series, with Sean Platt:

  1. Dead City (2016), ISBN 9781629551012
  2. Dead Nation (2020), ASIN B08L2JD8ZC
  3. Dead Planet (2020), ASIN B08MWM9JLQ

The Tomorrow Gene series, with Sean Platt:

  1. The Tomorrow Gene (2017), ISBN 9798201466398
  2. The Eden Experiment (2017), ISBN 9798201026608
  3. The Tomorrow Clone (2017), ISBN 9798201704414

Part of the Version Control series:

Stand-alones:

Short stories

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Collections:

  • Infinite Pieces (2017), with Sean Platt, ASIN B076QDKBWX, collection of 3 short stories, 1 novella and 1 novel:
    "Decoy Wallet", "Infinite Doors", "Caveman Timecop", Unicorn Western (novella; Unicorn Western series #1), Fat Vampire (novel; Fat Vampire series #1)

Non-fiction

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Self-help
Writing
  • Write. Publish. Repeat. (2013), with Sean Platt and David W. Wright, ISBN 9781629550145
  • Fiction Unboxed: How Two Authors Wrote and Published a Book in 30 Days, From Scratch, In Front of the World (2014), with Sean Platt, ISBN 9781629550343
  • Iterate And Optimize: Optimize Your Creative Business for Profit (2016), with Sean Platt and David W. Wright, ISBN 9781629550763
  • The One With All the Writing Advice (2016), with Sean Platt, ISBN 9781629550985

Adaptations

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Johnny B. Truant – BookSweeps". BookSweeps. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Penn, Joanna (February 28, 2022). "Pivoting On The Creative Journey With Johnny B Truant". The Creative Penn. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "Johnny B. Truant Archives – Sterling & Stone". Sterling & Stone. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
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