John J HornAs the youngest child in a book-loving family, it took John J. Horn a while to realize that there was such a thing as a boring book.His special love has been the fiction of 19th-century authors such as G.A. Henty, R.M. Ballantyne, James Fenimore Coopr, Jules Verne, Robert Louis Stevenson, Charles Dickens, and more. Of course, these were imperfect men who wrote imperfect stories, but the themes they espoused, such as courage, diligence, mercy, protecting the weak, and fighting for the right greatly influenced his writing, and he finds inspiration in their tales of adventure, and seek to communicate that in fresh ways to a new generation.The greatest influence in his life has been his faith in God. He is a firm Christian, no 'buts, ' 'excepts, ' or apologies. His goal with each book is to glorify God and encourage readers to be more Christlike, even as they enjoy the action and adventure of each story. Read More Read Less