What people are saying about the book

“Fans of Clive Cussler’s NUMA Files will be delighted with Timothy S. Johnston’s undersea novels. Truman McClusky and Dirk Pitt are cut from the same adventurer’s cloth.” — Nick Cutter, author of The Deep and The Troop

“Action that ranges from close range combat to torpedo-fueled attacks. The result is a thriller that keeps moving from confrontation to confrontation … with constant danger and the vast depths of the ocean as a setting, there is always reason to keep reading.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Read the book and prepare to be blown away by one of the best writers I have ever had the pleasure to read. Timothy S. Johnston is simply amazing.” — FIVE Stars from Readers’ Favorite

“A Blanket of Steel is not simply a ‘daring do’ thriller. It is actually a serious look at the possibilities inherent in learning how to exploit the ocean’s riches for the benefit of humanity … The man writes from a profound knowledge of the subject … It’s prescient.” — Amazing Stories

“A priority selection. An action-packed story that is hard to put down. A Blanket of Steel is outstanding.” — D. Donovan, Sr. Reviewer, Midwest Book Review

“Innovative technology, Mac taking risks no one else would dare and thinking his way through to brilliant solutions … But the stakes are higher than they’ve ever been … Johnston does an excellent job of keeping the tension taut as he plays with the reader’s perceptions of characters we thought we knew and trusted …” — SFcrowsnest

“Expect to be left breathless. Trust me here. Please. I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN.” — Michael Libling, author of The Serial Killer’s Son Takes A Wife and Hollywood North: A Novel in Six Reels

Melissa Yi is nominated for Best Crime Short Story and Best Juvenile / YA Crime Book sponsored by Superior Shores Press. Check out the announcement on Crime Writers of Canada!

“There are few short story specialists as prolific, endlessly entertaining, creative, and simply batshit crazy as Alexander Zelenyj. His natural ability to effortlessly flow between genres is a rare gift and few do it better.  He refuses to play by any literary rulebook, except his own. This is all part of Alexander Zelenyj’s unique charm.” – Tony Jones, Horror DNA

• A bullied boy’s worst shame turns out to be his strongest ally in the never-ending schoolyard war…
• Saxon warriors hunt down the beleaguered remnants of a Danish army but, don’t count on the little warrior among them. The one with the strange shimmering armour…
• Chuck thought things couldn’t get any worse than the giant floating skull always waiting outside his apartment window, but then a knock came on his door…
• A military cop and his faithful dog seek out an ancient evil in the Iraqi desert, but soon discover it’s all so much worse than that…
• The crew of the Enola Gay was en route to Japan, toting the first atomic bomb. Then the pilot noticed the giant black flower clinging to the bulkhead…
• A Roman emperor and his adviser unravel the mystery of a series of strange marble sculptures, only to discover sorcery at work…

These are just a sample of the 26 short stories compiled in this single, grand collection. Check out the book here.

BEWARE US FLOWERS OF THE ANNIHILATOR is now available from Eibonvale Press. The book contains 26 brand new cross-genre stories.

Advance  praise:

“Phantasmagoric, imaginative, unflinching and magnificent, Zelenyj writes like a madman possessed. With Beware Us Flowers of the Annihilator, we get one of the greatest modern day short story writers spreading his wings and flying away with the readers’ souls. Simply phenomenal.”

– Steve Stred, author of Mastodon, Churn the Soil and Wagon Buddy

“Wildly original, and a complete master at pulverizing the boundaries which restrict genres, Alexander Zelenyj is a dazzling shooting star in the world of weird fiction.”

– Ginger Nuts of Horror

“Canada’s master of elegantly drafted bizarrie… Science fiction, surrealism, Canadiana and great storytelling: not too many books these days can be said to Have It All, but Beware Us Flowers of the Annihilator can and does.”

– Adam Groves, The Bedlam Files

“Alexander Zelenyj’s Beware Us Flowers of the Annihilator is a masterpiece of modern literary weird fiction.”

– Rising Shadow

“There are few short story specialists as prolific, endlessly entertaining, creative, and simply batshit crazy as Alexander Zelenyj. These bizarre stories often capture startling snapshots of life, coming-of-age moments, heartbreak, or individuals trapped within the ripples of otherworldly occurrences. The natural ability to effortlessly flow between genres is a rare gift and few do it better, where literary rulebooks are discarded and the monsters are frequently the most compassionate characters. He has an unpredictable and jarring writing style, which takes plots and narratives into bizarre directions, often slipping down sideroads, instead of directing his narratives into the realms of the crowd pleasing money shot. He refuses to play by any literary rulebook, except his own. This is all part of Alexander Zelenyj’s unique charm.”

– Tony Jones, Horror DNA