John Van Stry

John Van Stry is an American author. He has written the Urban fantasy The Valens Legacy, Portals of Infinity,Hammer Commission and Children of Steel book series.
John Van Stry is a Science Fiction and Fantasy author, who has written several books featuring anthropomorphic characters. Prior to becoming a successful independent (indy) author, he was a regular contributor to Yarf! under either his own name or a pen name.
His first self published novel Children of Steel was released in 2011 and takes place in "a future where genetically created animorphs serve as second class citizens and handle all of the dirty and dangerous jobs that are part of humanity's extension to the stars." He wrote several more books and a novella in this universe before moving on to other worlds.
Currently his second most successful series is 'Portals of Infinity' that features a protagonist who has discovered the ability to travel between realities and is currently employed by a god. The series features some anthropomorphic aspects.
The next biggest series is the 'Hammer Commission' series, which takes place in the current world, however lycanthropes, demons, devils, and other magical creatures exist, but are kept hidden from the general public at large. The hero works for a religious organization and is their head devil killer. He's also a cougar lycanthrope who lives in Oregon.
His most successful series to date, written under his pen name (Jan Stryvant) is the best selling (over 500,000 copies sold) "Valens Legacy" A seventeen book epic about a young man who unwillingly becomes the leader in the secret battle to free the lycans from their bondage to the magic councils. This series falls into the Urban Fantasy category and takes place in modern day Reno Nevada.
All told, John Van Stry has over forty novels in print and now works full-time as a writer in Texas.
No.	Title 	Paperback release date	Audio release date	Audio length 	Narrator
1 	Black Friday 	September 8, 2017 	March 06, 2018 	11 hours and 13 minutes	Leland King
2 	Perfect Strangers 	September 19, 2017 	March 06, 2018 	11 hours and 13 minutes	Leland King
3 	Over Our Heads 	October 11, 2017 	April 17, 2018 	13 hours and 57 minutes	Leland King
4 	Head Down 	November 18, 2017 	April 17, 2018 	13 hours and 57 minutes	Leland King
5 	When It Falls 	January 2, 2018 	June 26, 2018 	14 hours and 34 minutes	Leland King
6 	Stand On It 	January 31, 2018 	June 26, 2018 	14 hours and 34 minutes	Leland King
7 	Vegas Rules 	April 23, 2018 	September 25, 2018	13 hours and 1 minute 	Leland King
8 	Desperate Measures	May 25, 2018 	September 25, 2018	13 hours and 1 minute 	Leland King
9 	Secret Treaties 	July 13, 2018 	March 05, 2019 	12 hours and 37 minutes	Leland King
10 	It Ain't Easy 	November 8, 2018 	March 05, 2019 	12 hours and 37 minutes	Leland King
11 	Red Skies 	November 13, 2018 	April 09, 2019 	14 hours and 13 minutes	Leland King
12 	Demon Days 	December 28, 2018 	April 09, 2019 	14 hours and 13 minutes	Leland King
13 	Simple Things 	March 1, 2019 	July 30, 2019 	13 hours and 15 minutes	Leland King
14 	Trying Times 	March 28, 2019 	July 30, 2019 	13 hours and 15 minutes	Leland King
15 	Firestarter 	July 17, 2019 	January 28, 2020 	12 hours and 49 minutes	Leland King
16 	Times Like These 	August 24, 2019 	January 28, 2020 	12 hours and 49 minutes	Leland King
17 	No Regrets 	November 5, 2019 	March 24, 2020 	8 hours and 12 minutes 	Leland King
Category:American writers
Category:Science fiction films
Category:Fictional anthropomorphic characters