Most Popular Books by John Light

John Light is a scientist, painter, novelist, and poet. In this first substantial collection of his verse all these interests find expression. Some of the poems deal with immense themes but the writing itself is always clear and direct, never obscure. He tries simply to communicate truth as he perceives it. With an appreciation by John Francis Haines.

Beneath the orange skies and blue sun of Lavandrel an unadventurous people have farmed the red landscape for millennia. Into this placid world an alien presence brings a grey blight threatening destruction of all its life forms. Lured towards the source of the pollution by visions and troubled by ominous dreams, Prince Alorn faces desolation and death through a perilous quest to save his planet. In a craft from the remote past he searches for his beloved Annalor, abducted by the intruder, far beyond his native world, beyond even the known Universe. Swept into the depths of a black hole, gateway to another Cosmos of mysterious phenomena, Alorn finds the meaning of his dreams revealed in a final bitter struggle.

This book represents a selection of poems of John Light spanning the years from 1999 to 2018 and covering a range of topics. They have been organized here by subject, which can be an arbitrary decision. Many poems can fall into multiple categories.I had no intent to have these ever published. Yet, at the start of 2020, the world has witnessed a pandemic that I sense is changing the world forever. Millions have been affected by the pandemic. As I write this preface, over 4.7M total confirmed cases have been recorded, and over 315K have died. Where this pandemic ends up is anyone's guess at this point. If any of these poems can provide comfort, hope, or light, then they have served their purpose.All poems are original works and copyrighted by the Author John Light. They may be used with permission and with acknowledgment of the author.I can be reach via twitter @light_poet

On a humidly hot day, Joshua and Pip are geared up and ready for a great day of fishing. On the way to Ogeechee Lake, they see a sign that challenges them to catch Calvin the Catfish. Pip is ready and willing to accept the challenge. However, Pip and Joshua soon find out that catching any fish, let alone the great CALVIN THE CATFISH, takes lots of patience and a little luck.

Brigg lives in a small, grey room in a large, grey city. When he finds a book in the library labelled 'Do Not Read', he cannot resist borrowing it. In it, he comes upon pictures of bright, vibrant objects called flowers. A deceptively simple and haunting story, beautifully and mysteriously illustrated, set in a bleak future metropolis.

The 2nd edition of a short collection of early poems by John Light, (first published by Carmina Publishing, 1989) including a long science fantasy poem and others not in the more substantial University of Salzburg collection of his poetry.

John Light makes children want to read. Supported by his own endearingly naive illustrations, these light-hearted observations of family life are true, witty, unexpected and fun to share, and expressed in language which is both simple and natural. All the family members enjoy being outdoors, whether it is in the back yard or at an exciting camp site.

'Light's List' contains names, addresses, price, page count, frequency and a brief note of interests of over 1500 UK, US, Canadian, Australian, European, African and Asian small press magazines publishing creative writing and artwork in English.

Three children go about "gardening" in their own unique ways.

A driver education teacher shares stories from his career experiences.

When Matthew loses a tooth, Jessica decides to make the Tooth Fairy's visit doubly worthwhile. Fantastic for encouraging children to keep their teeth clean enough to warrant a place in the 'hall of perfect teeth'.

Poems and drawings born of ancient stones. Both Steve Sneyd and John Light write about the future. They gave a joint poetry reading at the Newham Science Fiction Festival and more recently read at the Newcastle book launch of Iron Press's anthology "Star Trek - The Poems". This is their first published collaboration and grew out of the interest they also share in those cultures of the past that have left only stone remains and myths.

In the sequel to No Space in Time, The Unfathomable manipulates the awakened Melgor Erdin in an effort to undo the damage done to the omnicontinuum by his previous experiments. Transported from world to world, Melgor Erdin follows the consequences of his actions down the time-lines and loops of disparate worlds towards the end of the universe.

Julie was playing outside her home. The boy next door ran off with her car...

Supported by naive illustrations, this set of light-hearted observations of family life are intended to be fun to share. They are expressed in a language which is both simple and natural.