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Johnson, James B

(1944-    ) US author who began publishing sf with his first novel, Daystar and Shadow (1981), in which a Post-Holocaust USA is depicted. More interesting, though the voltage of innovation remains low, is Trekmaster (1987), set on a rediscovered colony planet whose inhabitants are divided over the issue of reunion with the Galactic Federation; included are some dynastic romance, a rite of passage and a cohabiting Alien species. Further novels in the same general vein, though showing an increasing competence, are Mindhopper (1988), dealing with Psi Powers, Habu (1989), about the dubious effects of a longevity treatment; and A World Lost (1991), a Space Opera in which, not very originally, space travel and stock car racing are seen as similar. [JC]

James Blair Johnson

born 1944

works

• Daystar and Shadow (New York: DAW Books, 1981) [pb/Ken W Kelly]
• Trekmaster (New York: DAW Books, 1987) [pb/Michael Whelan]
• Mindhopper (New York: DAW Books, 1988) [pb/Les Edwards]
• Habu (New York: DAW Books, 1989) [pb/Erik Olson]
• A World Lost (New York: DAW Books, 1991) [pb/Nicholas Jainschigg]
• Counterclockwise: A Science Fiction Novel (Rockville, Maryland: Wildside Press/The Borgo Press, 2011) [pb/]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Picture Gallery

Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
Accessed 14:46 pm on 18 January 2026.
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