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Reading as a writer is still super important. For many years, reading was a luxury, but the payoff for making time is real and measurable.
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Worlds Beyond
Imagnation
16+ novels spanning sci-fi, fantasy, and steampunk.
Epic universes where galaxy-saving freight haulers meet rising villains.
MJ Blehart is an indie sci-fi and fantasy author based in New Jersey, USA. He has published 16+ novels across six series: Savagespace, Forgotten Fodder, The Void Incursion,
The Source Chronicles, The Vapor Rogues, and standalone fiction.
All books available on Amazon and wide distribution.
16+
Published Books
6
Series & Worlds
5+
Genres Explored
✦ Reader Reviews ✦
What Readers Say
★★★★★
"The world-building is excellent, the characters are believable and likeable, and the story is intense and engrossing."
Dr Susan · Unexpected Witness · Goodreads
★★★★★
"Wow, epic! This is a great story. It has the makings of an epic tale."
Mike Richardson · Seeker · Goodreads
★★★★★
"A more light-hearted take on sci-fi than I usually read, but it had enough political intrigue and interesting characters to pull me right in."
Heather Texle · Jay and Char Save the Galaxy · Goodreads
★★★★★
"Delightfully relatable, think Han and Leia if they quit the rebellion and bought a freighter. The banter is sharp, the action surprisingly intense."
Rose Brownley · Jay and Char Save the Galaxy · Goodreads
★★★★★
"I'm extremely picky, and even my favourite authors had been failing to hold my ADHD attention span lately. This one had me fully engrossed from start to finish."
Sarah G. · Unexpected Witness · Amazon
★★★★★
"I swallowed the entire series in two days. It was impossible to put down!"
Sparks Donovan · Finder · Amazon
★★★★★
"The characters were well developed and I found myself wondering with each page what's going to happen next. I can't wait for the next book in this series."
DragonFighter · Opening Gambit · Amazon
★★★★★
"With admirable detail, MJ thrusts the reader into a convincingly real world of his own imagination. High points for a stellar exhibition of proper world-building."
Daniel M. Ross · The Clone Conundrum · Amazon
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Standalone Sci-Fi Comedy Novel
Jay and Char Save the Galaxy
Delivery jobs don't usually come with a side of heroism. Husband and wife duo Jay and Char run a transport starship-for-hire, hauling cargo and passengers across the galaxy for the right price. When a pair of nonhuman travelers book passage and fail to mention the trouble they're bringing, the fate of the galaxy somehow ends up in the hands of two middle-aged interplanetary freight haulers.
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✦ Complete Catalog ✦
Explore MJ Blehart's Books
Every series, every universe, the complete collection.
✦ Explore the Worlds ✦
Six Universes. Endless Adventure.
From epic space opera to steampunk skies, each series is a complete world waiting to be explored.
Sci-Fi Fantasy
Savagespace
Classic fantasy races, elves, dwarves, kitsune, reimagined in a space opera universe. A motley starship crew may be the galaxy's only hope against ancient anti-life forces from a dimension of darkness.
Sci-Fi Epic
The Void Incursion
In a far galaxy of ancient races, invaders from the void between galaxies arrive. A complete 5-book epic of war, strategy, and survival, fully bingeable from first move to checkmate.
Sci-Fi Thriller
Forgotten Fodder
Near-future Earth. Human cloning is a reality. A clone named Unexpected Witness unravels a conspiracy that goes deeper than anyone imagined. For readers of Crichton and Blake Crouch.
Epic Fantasy
The Source Chronicles
On the world of t'Thera, the long-prophesized Seeker has come. His success means victory for Order. His failure hands the world to Chaos. Rich world-building, sorcery, and high stakes.
Steampunk
The Vapor Rogues
Eight centuries of stability above the perpetual cloud layer are faltering. A young mage, a prospector crew, and a scheming scion of old money, above the clouds, anything is possible.
Mixed
Standalone Novels
Sci-fi comedy, villain origin stories, and one-off adventures. Jay and Char Save the Galaxy and Infamy Ascending, no commitment, just great stories.
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✦ Frequently Asked ✦
Questions About MJ Blehart
MJ Blehart is an indie sci-fi and fantasy author based in New Jersey, USA. He has been writing fiction since childhood and has published 16+ novels across six series. He also writes under his full name Murray Blehart on topics including mindfulness, personal development, and philosophy.
MJ Blehart primarily writes science fiction and fantasy: space opera (Savagespace), epic sci-fi (The Void Incursion), sci-fi thriller (Forgotten Fodder), epic fantasy (The Source Chronicles), steampunk (The Vapor Rogues), and standalone sci-fi comedy. His work spans five genres across 16+ published novels.
MJ Blehart has published 16+ novels across six fiction series and two standalone novels. His complete fiction catalog is available on Amazon and through wide distribution via Books2Read.
All of MJ Blehart's books are available on Amazon (Kindle, paperback, and audiobook) and through wide distribution including Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books, and more. Visit his Books2Read page to find your preferred retailer.
Yes. The Savagespace series is complete at three books: Alliances and Consequences, Revelations and Reconciliations, and Challengers and Survivors. It can be read as a standalone trilogy. The Void Incursion series (5 books) and Forgotten Fodder series (5 books) are also complete.
For a standalone entry point, Jay and Char Save the Galaxy (standalone sci-fi comedy) requires no prior knowledge of any series. For series readers, start with Alliances and Consequences (Savagespace), Opening Gambit (The Void Incursion), or Unexpected Witness (Forgotten Fodder).