Not Your Typical Author

If you like fiction that pushes the envelope, you're going to love Robert Jeschonek.

There is nothing quite like a Robert Jeschonek book or story. His tales are unique and strange…yet always full of heart and soul. Whether he’s writing science fiction, fantasy, mystery, thrillers, or romance, he’s a genre unto himself.

“Robert Jeschonek is the literary love child of Tim Burton and Neil Gaiman.” – Adrian Phoenix, The Maker’s Song and Hoodoo series.

His novels include the military scifi epic Battlenaut Crucible, the urban fantasy Earthshaker, the cozy mystery Death by Polka, and the young adult thriller UnbulliedYou can find his envelope-pushing short stories in Galaxy’s Edge, Pulphouse, Fiction River, Pulp Literature, StarShipSofa, and many other publications. He has also written official Doctor Who and Star Trek fiction and Batman and Justice Society comics for DC Comics.

An Amazon bestseller and member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Robert has won an International Book Award, a Scribe Award from the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers, and the grand prize in Pocket Books’ Strange New Worlds contest. His young adult novel, My Favorite Band Does Not Exist, won the Forward National Literature Award and was named one of Booklist’s Top Ten First Novels for Youth. Hugo and Nebula Award winner Mike Resnick (Santiago, Kirinyaga, and the Starship series) calls him “a towering talent.”

Robert is also known for his series of bestselling nonfiction books on retro retail in Western Pennsylvania, including:

  • Long Live Glosser’s
  • Penn Traffic Forever
  • The Glory of Gable’s
  • Richland Mall Rules

If you like books and stories without surprises, the kind that follow all the rules and are very much like other books and stories you’ve read a hundred times before, this writer might not be your cup of tea. But if you’re looking for something a little different, a little shocking, a little bold, then step right up. If you want the hairs on the back of your neck to stand up because a book or story is just that cool, then do yourself a favor and read what Robert has to offer.