Welcome to jc andrijeski's website

I'm an ex-pat living in India who's published novels, short stories and nonfiction articles and essays, as well as an illustrated children's story, "Mumbletoes" and a graphic novel version of my Bridge series books, entitled Rook. My work has been featured in anthologies, online literary and arts magazines, and traditional print venues such as NY Press. I've also written a number of screenplays. Someday, I would like to learn to paint with my feet, whistle properly and play the banjo.

Latest works include serial novel The Slave Girl Chronicles, the next installment of the Allie's War series, Shadow: Allie's War, Book Four (New Release! On sale, as of December 12, 2011) and a new middle grade novel, Maya Papaya (New Release! On sale, as of December 20, 2011)...

Rook: Allie's War, Book One

Twenty-eight-year-old San Francisco native, Allie Taylor, knew she had issues…but she at least thought she was human.

In her version of modern day Earth, a second race of human-like beings called seers were discovered in Asia in the early 1900s. Since then, they have fought in two world wars and live alongside humans as second-class citizens. So when Allie meets her first, real, flesh-and-blood seer, she's not exactly thrilled when he tells her that she's a seer like him. Worse, all the other seers believe she's going to end the world...and no matter what she does, everything that happens after that only seems to prove him right.

Read Sample Chapters - HERE

Ebook versions sold at the following vendors, among others:
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To purchase the paperback of Rook: Allie's War, Book One, with limited edition cover, please visit the sales page here or on Amazon.com

Praise for Rook: Allie's War, Book One

"Rook starts out strong, pulls you into a vortex, and leaves your head spinning! While this paperback is 396 pages, I finished it in 24 hours, hardly wanting to put it down. There are so many levels to this story: Eastern religion and mythology, mind numbing technology, good versus evil, alternate existence, and even a powerful love story."

"...Ms. Andrijeski paints pictures with words, allowing the reader to enter the world of the Seers. She gave depth to the characters and such strong chemistry between Allie and her guide, Revik, that it takes your breath away. With Rook being the first of a series, I will definitely be looking forward to the rest of the saga."

--Charlene Mabie-Gable, Literary R&R

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"...Andrijeski has created a fascinating world and an action-packed story; a version of the battle of good versus evil, and also attempts to tackle large concepts that people face daily..."

--Diana Reed, Dreamtime Books

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"...Be forewarned, once you get started, you will be hooked on the series!"

--Coral Russell, Alchemy of Scrawl, Indie Book Reviews

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"The storyline is very original, as in the entire concept of the novel, and it's filled with more backstabbing betrayal, twist and turns than I even thought possible..."

"...If you're tired of reading fantasy novels with the same old concept over and over again, then you will definitely find Rook innovating, remarkable and highly entertaining. And even if you're happy with the way most contemporary fantasy novels work nowadays, then I think you'll still find Rook to be a very entertaining novel in the genre, and one of the most well-written ones. Don't hesitate to read this book: it will definitely NOT disappoint you."

Majanka Verstraete (Belgium), I <3 Reading




Praise for Shield: Allie's War, Book Two


"Once again, Andrijeski has a winning novel..."

"...[N]ot for the erotically faint of heart."

"The action is intoxicating. The appearance of the telekinetic seer boy changes all the stakes in an already unstable battle. It's a no-holds-barred ride with an ending that I did not see coming, which left me begging for the next installment..."

"5 out of 5 stars!"

Charlene Mabie-Gamble, Literary R&R




 Praise for Sword: Allie's War, Book Three

"...After being completely immersed in the first two novels, I found book three no different, again reading it in just a few days. The story is exciting, touching, heart-wrenching and it does not end here I will be looking with keen interest for book four!"

~ML Sawyer, Indie Reviewer