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Robert J. McCarter

    Robert J. McCarter crafts compelling narratives that explore the resilience of the human spirit when faced with adversity. His work is known for its grand scope and its ability to blend adventure with profound emotional depth. McCarter excels at creating worlds that are both captivating and moving, offering readers an unforgettable literary journey. His writing is frequently lauded for its engaging quality and ambitious vision, establishing him as a distinctive voice in contemporary fiction.

    For a Horse Named Corwin: A Sci-fi/Western Story
    Anomalous Readings: Thirteen Curious and Confounding Tales
    The Rescue of Jules Verne: A Hollow Earth Short Story
    Unfinished Business: The Cases of Walter Anchor Ghost Detective
    Neutrinoman & Lightningirl: A Love Story, Season 2 (Episodes 4 - 6)
    Life After: Stories of Life, Death, and the Places in Between
    • 2022

      Woody and June versus Two Guns

      • 58 pages
      • 3 hours of reading

      One Person's Game is Another's Nightmare Woody Beckman and June Medina defied the odds and found each other in post-zombie-apocalypse Arizona. No longer go-it-alone survivors, they now face the future together with something to lose. Each other. When the worst psychotic, petty, wannabe warlord of them all sets a trap for Woody, June, and Dallas and launches them into her twisted "game," it will take everything they've got just to survive the day. Can Woody and June beat the odds and let their love flourish in a world of zombies and psychotic, petty, wannabe warlords? A story of adventure and love and taking things (even the apocalypse) in stride. Woody and June versus Two Guns is also available with four other episodes as part of Woody and June versus the Apocalypse: Volume 2 (Episodes 8-12)

      Woody and June versus Two Guns
    • 2021

      A world within our world. A secret tunnel hidden under the Eiffel Tower. A small central sun at the center of our planet warming those lands in the hollow earth. Seas with no horizon because of the concave nature of those lands. Adventures beyond the imagination of the modern man at the dawning of the twentieth century.In 1889, seasoned explorer Marco Walker descends into the hollow earth on a desperate mission to rescue Jules Verne on the behest of the Hollow Earth Society. He finds himself in an untamed land with dangers at every turn and must use his skill, his wits, and every last bit of his experience to rescue Verne and survive this hostile and spectacular land.From Robert J. McCarter, author of Woody and June versus the Apocalypse, comes an imaginative story of adventure and companionship unlike anything before it

      The Rescue of Jules Verne: A Hollow Earth Short Story
    • 2020

      Everything will change...Nik Nichols (aka Neutrinoman) and Licia Lopez (aka Lightningirl) face their greatest challenges yet with an impossible mission, a forced separation, and new, unexpected enemies at every turn.With their secret identities revealed and their relationship with the military souring, will they find the strength to keep saving the world and stay in love? Can they form a team powerful enough to meet the looming alien threat?From the author of Woody and June versus the Apocalypse comes Season 2 of Neutrinoman and Lightningirl: A Love Story, including Off Book, Hard Times, and Elemental Factors. A fun, romantic, superhero adventure unlike anything you've ever read before

      Neutrinoman & Lightningirl: A Love Story, Season 2 (Episodes 4 - 6)
    • 2020

      Walter Anchor wants nothing more from his afterlife than to solve his own murder, complete his unfinished business, and move on.This failed actor turned dentist teams up with a ghost named Emily to find his murderer. But when they solve a series of cases that lead him to the truth about his death, he gets more than he bargained for. Can he face the reality of his own death, save the woman he still loves, and do the unthinkable before anyone else dies?From the author of Shuffled A Ghost’s Memoir comes a mystery unlike anything seen before.Unfinished Business includes the following Walter Anchor Ghost Detective HaleyThe Ghost Bride’s GiftA Long Hard FallDeath of a DentistA Hollywood Kind of MurderThe Red Arrow Murders

      Unfinished Business: The Cases of Walter Anchor Ghost Detective
    • 2020

      Where the Past Belongs

      • 292 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      When the alien telepathic corgi known as Angelica Huston saves middle-aged geek Ashton Bach's life, they embark on the time travel adventure of a lifetime and everything changes.With Angelica, Ashton defends the most powerful technology in the universe from desperate alien cats in hopes of undoing his greatest regret. But when Ashton discovers the truth about his past, he will do anything to turn back time, forget about time travel and alien dogs and cats, and return to his old life.From Robert J. McCarter, author of Woody and June versus the Apocalypse, comes a fun, touching, and unforgettable time travel adventure for dog and cat lovers everywhere.WARNING: The following story contains a twisting time travel plot and is unapologetically sentimental when it comes to the animals we humans share our lives with. The author and the publisher can not be held responsible that if, after reading this novel, you feel a very strong desire to find an animal in need and take very, very good care of it.

      Where the Past Belongs
    • 2020

      The Red Arrow Murders

      • 132 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      Walter Anchor spends his afterlife solving murders in the hope of one day solving the toughest murder of all. His own.But when he and his partner and best ghost-friend Emily stumble upon a series of murders committed for a ghost to find, for Walter and Emily to find, everything changes. Can he face the reality of his own death, save the woman he still loves, and do the unthinkable before anyone else dies?From the author of Shuffled Off: A Ghost's Memoir comes a mystery unlike anything seen before.

      The Red Arrow Murders
    • 2019

      A Man and his HorseCenturies ago when the Ancestors settled on the desert planet of Valdrin, they imposed a technology quarantine. No electricity. No genetic modifications. No exceptions.Evan Wilcox snuck back home with his genetically modified horse, homesick after roaming the galaxy, longing for the simple life.But when the once-in-a-generation purge begins, the Ancestors deploy their considerable resources to capture Corwin. What will Evan Wilcox do for his best friend, for a horse named Corwin?A gritty sci-fi/western about a man and his horse from the unique imagination of Robert J. McCarter.

      For a Horse Named Corwin: A Sci-fi/Western Story
    • 2019

      A Novel of... Love, Life, & FamilyA Boy. Sixteen-year-old Aaron Wade. With his "second strike" with leukemia in remission and his health restored, the summer of 1977 feels like a turning point... until he starts to see a ghost in the Cedar City, Utah graveyard.A Girl. Seventeen-year-old Helena Monfort. She grew up too early, the tough girl with a bad reputation that just needs a friend.A Ghost: Lionel Malak. A simple man, he doesn't understand why someone would murder him, but longs for justice so his spirit can rest.After Helena escapes a date gone bad, a boy, a girl, and a ghost meet in the Cedar City graveyard under the stars. A chance meeting turns into a friendship, a murder investigation, and an exploration of life, death, friendship, and family you will never forget.From the creative mind of Robert J. McCarter, author of Shuffled Off, comes a novel of love, life, and family (with a ghost).

      A Boy, a Girl, and a Ghost: A Novel of... Love, Life, & Family
    • 2019

      Meeting a Girl at the End of the WorldWhen Woody Beckman meets June Medina, neither expects the adventures that will follow. Dedicated go-it-alone survivors, they've learned not to trust anyone in post-zombie-apocalypse Arizona.What starts out as two lonely people on a simple hike turns into a race against time while Woody tries to save June from something much worse than zombies: the dreaded psychotic, petty, wannabe warlord.Against all odds, can Woody save June so they have a chance to find out if their budding friendship can lead any further?A story of adventure and love and taking things (even the apocalypse) in stride.

      Woody and June Versus the Wannabe Warlord
    • 2018

      Explore the Curious and Confounding These stories by Robert J. McCarter are different, strange. They are the anomalies, the divergences from his usual storytelling. Darker. Stranger. Weirder. Genres span the spectrum from a contemporary tale of a cowboy detective in Arizona hiding from his past, to a human judge in an AI controlled far-future sci-fi world, to a fantasy story about a man seeing silent ghosts in the forest who are trying to tell him something. Featuring Designation Null , a finalist in the Writers of the Future Contest, and twelve other stories, embark on a unique adventure with Anomalous Readings .

      Anomalous Readings: Thirteen Curious and Confounding Tales