Jonathan Fore
Author of Paradise
About the Author
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Jon Fore, Jonathan Fore
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- Canonical name
- Jonathan Fore
- Legal name
- Jonathan Fore
- Other names
- Jon Fore
- Birthdate
- 1968-12-22
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Country (for map)
- USA
- Birthplace
- Merrysville, Ohio
- Places of residence
- Orlando, Florida, USA
- Organizations
- Florida Writers' Association
- Awards and honors
- Pushcart Nominee, 2006, "Undone"
- Short biography
- Jonathan Fore was born in Marysville, Ohio in 1968, the third son of Dave and Judy Fore. After graduating Manalapan High School in 1987, Jon enlisted in the United States Navy, serving a combat role during Desert Storm.
Jonathan lives in Florida with his beautiful wife Lisa, and three wonderful children, two dogs (Katie aka. Nutter-Butter-Butt and Po-po), and a cat or two. The cats' names were withheld because cats don't really use them. I mean, why would they? They never come when you call them. I suppose if you could spell the sound of a cat food can being opened ...
Now Jonathan works as a full-time technologist, fails as an impromptu comedian, works with inspiring writers both young and old, and is a full time biker (almost always successful).
Jonathan is currently writing a young adult novel series called Lexicon Chase and the Kingdom of Everhope, the first title, 'Lexicon Chase and the Riddle Song' was released to critical acclaim on 6/6/2016. - Disambiguation notice
- Jon Fore, Jonathan Fore
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Reviews
Lexicon Chase: Scrolls of the Harlequin [Book 1]… by Jonathan Fore
My family and I are reading this book for the third time in a row! Our children, 9, 8 and 4 are huge fans! Each night we read about the adventures of Lexicon Chase. Our first time through, the girls didn't want us to stop reading, they needed to know what was going to happen next. Now, as we finish a nightly read, our youngest talks about what is coming up. This is such a wonderful book, it captures you and simply brings you into its pages. We can not wait for the next book in the series to release. In the meantime, we purchased the audio book for car rides. Highly recommend this book!… (more)
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MelissaMcCray | 2 other reviews | Feb 10, 2016 |
MelissaMcCray | 2 other reviews | Feb 10, 2016 | This review was written for LibraryThing Member Giveaways.
1 ApostropheSage | 2 other reviews | Jul 20, 2015 |
ApostropheSage | 2 other reviews | Jul 20, 2015 | 
This review was written for LibraryThing Member Giveaways.
A living spectra of good characters invites sympathi for the protagonists through trials in their lives.Then out of the blue comes one of the harsest turnarounds I have seen in a long time.The protagonists finds themselves led on course to stop an imminent disaster.
Vega Rising is a very vell written novel with some absolute highlights. I pull down slightly for my inability to visualize the enviroment and terrain, some unnecessary flaws of geography, and left-hand driving on the European mainland.
Throughout there is an element of Deus ex machina that seem to have a purpose, which I hope will be clarified further along in the series.
I received "Vega Rising" from Jon Fore throug LibraryThings "Member Giveaways". And I am happy to reciprocate with this review as I enjoyed this book very much.… (more)
Vega Rising is a very vell written novel with some absolute highlights. I pull down slightly for my inability to visualize the enviroment and terrain, some unnecessary flaws of geography, and left-hand driving on the European mainland.
Throughout there is an element of Deus ex machina that seem to have a purpose, which I hope will be clarified further along in the series.
I received "Vega Rising" from Jon Fore throug LibraryThings "Member Giveaways". And I am happy to reciprocate with this review as I enjoyed this book very much.… (more)
1 Tumler100 | Jul 11, 2013 |
Tumler100 | Jul 11, 2013 | 
Per Wikipedia:
Paradise is a religious term for a place in which existence is positive, harmonious and timeless. It is conceptually a counter-image of the supposed miseries of human civilization, and in paradise there is only peace, prosperity, and happiness. Paradise is a place of contentment, but it is not necessarily a land of luxury and idleness.
Paradise is often described as a “higher place”, the holiest place, in contrast to Hell.
Paradise by Jon Fore can only be described as a thought-provoking novel, because while we certainly concentrate on how a true apocalypse can happen (I’m talking, the lights have gone out and say goodbye to 99% of human civilization), we don’t often think too hard about what can come after. But what does come after something of that magnitude? Jon Fore’s novel explores that, and more, by creating a cataclysmic event that gives the world a second chance.
In Paradise, the world as we know it ends abruptly and violently, the seas boiling, humans burning and everything is lights-out. A small percentage of humans survive, including one little girl, Hope, who exists in what can only be described as a time-capsule of sorts, feeding her sustenance and knowledge while the centuries churn by and humanity picks up the pieces. She goes in at seven-years-old with the world in tact; she emerges a young woman to something very different.
Paradise is a very unusual novel, and at times, I wasn’t sure if I was enjoying it, while at other times, I simply couldn’t put it down. Fore has managed to create the kind of “after” that explores what would happen in the event of a “lights-out” situation, but he’s taken it three steps further: humanity isn’t existing just by its leftovers; it’s like it has received a second chance, a do over if you will, and we’ve gone back to the beginning, we’re reinventing the wheel. At times, this premise made for a slow read, with some info-dumping, which was frustrating while reading it. But having finished the book, I now appreciate how he got us from Point A to Point B, because the information was necessary throughout the novel and brought me to love Hope that much more.
I only finished this book a day ago, but I found myself thinking of Hope, and her life for the majority of the day after, and above all, I thought mostly of her purpose. Throughout most of Paradise, I wondered why Hope was special, and what her purpose was. I often thought about the impossibilities of her situation (existing in a glass coffin, for example, after the lights go out) and how Fore would address those (or would he ever???). Honestly, it was a factor that also frustrated me throughout most of the novel but….the ending was so perfect, it answered most of my questions. The rest, I assume, have to do with general religious or holy ideals (don’t worry, there is nothing religious or preachy about Paradise), and I can accept some higher power in the story had a hand in things.
I wish that Fore had explored more of Paradise City, it was such a fascinating portion of the book. A lot went in to the description of the tribe life, but this reader wanted more of life after-tribe, because that was such an integral part of Hope and her “more.” I wish I could go into more, because it was my favorite part of the book, hands-down, but I’d be giving away the farm if I told you any more about it. Overall, I really enjoyed Paradise and the underlying themes (everything you are searching for is there if you look hard enough) that accompanied it.
And above all, I loved Hope’s purpose.… (more)
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- Works
- 8
- Members
- 45
- Popularity
- #340,917
- Rating
- 4.5
- Reviews
- 5
- ISBNs
- 9
