Aleksandr Talanov – James Houston Turner

SPY NOVELIST NOMINATED FOR THREE “BEST SCREENPLAY” AWARDS

LOS ANGELES - August 1, 2023 - Fiction author JAMES HOUSTON TURNER is best known for his Aleksandr Talanov series of novels about a former KGB colonel who became a spy for America. But that may soon be changing with three "Best Screenplay" nominations for scripts he wrote and submitted to the Content Film Festival and Media Summit, which will hold its prestigious 2023 awards ceremony at Capernaum Studios, in Texas. To read the entire Digital Journal article, click HERE. Other news sources include EntSun News, Georgia Chron, Cuisine Wire, Boston Chron, and sites as diverse as Bloomington Livestock, Doon [...]

admin2023-07-29T08:37:53+00:00July 29, 2023|

JAMES FEATURED IN VOYAGE AUSTIN MAGAZINE

JAMES WAS FEATURED in the April edition of Voyage Austin magazine, where he talks about Talanov and his latest feature film projects. The entire article, with photos, can be viewed HERE.

admin2023-04-07T13:15:30+00:00April 7, 2023|

DRAGON HEAD INCLUDED IN TALANOV FILM PROJECT

"James Houston Turner has created a world that is so rich and unique that I was immediately drawn to Talanov," says b3 Media Group producer, Bret Saxon. "Talanov is an amazing character, and the impossible choices that drove him in Greco's Game have been taken to a new level in Dragon Head. I absolutely love Turner's storytelling and the colorful cast of characters that fill the Talanov world. We are excited for audiences to see the soon-to-be-filmed Greco's Game, and look forward to producing Dragon Head soon afterwards." Read the entire press release HERE.

admin2020-04-09T12:21:19+00:00April 9, 2020|

Greco’s Game Optioned For Film After Bidding War

Wonderfilm Media and TideRock Media have acquired the film and television rights to James Houston Turner's bestselling Aleksandr Talanov series of action thrillers about a former KGB agent who became a spy for America. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Jan. 22, 2018 - Set in Los Angeles against the backdrop of human trafficking and a famous chess game used as an assassination plot, Greco's Game finds Talanov experiencing the murder of his wife, and what starts out as a vendetta to kill the assassin becomes a journey of redemption with the help of two young women being held captive by human traffickers. Other books in the series [...]

admin2018-01-28T14:20:44+00:00January 28, 2018|

James Houston Turner In Final Negotiations With Hollywood

RUSSIANS, THEY'RE THE BAD GUYS, RIGHT? "Not all of them," says bestselling author, James Houston Turner, whose fact-to-fiction hero, Aleksandr Talanov, has attracted the interest of a major Hollywood finance and production company. "We are still in negotiations," says Turner from his home in Austin, Texas, "but we're getting close." "Hollywood loves discovering hidden treasure," says one of the producers, "and the Talanov series is such a treasure. It has a drumbeat all its own. I'm excited to have discovered this series." The first novel being considered is Greco's Game, which is set entirely in Los Angeles against the backdrops [...]

admin2017-10-08T14:04:05+00:00October 8, 2017|

James Houston Turner’s upcoming spy thriller, DRAGON HEAD, enrages U.S. Secretary of the Exterior

Leaked emails reveal an embarrassed and angry U.S. Secretary of the Exterior, Jasmine Minnette-Rice, railing against bestselling novelist, James Houston Turner and his fictional spy hero, Aleksandr Talanov. "Aleksandr Talanov makes us look bad!" a boiling Minnette-Rice was overheard yelling. "Why the hell do you think my office, the Secretary of the Exterior, exists? To make us look good! And Talanov makes us look bad. How the hell can we look good if Turner, by way of Talanov, exposes what things are really like in this town?" Undisclosed sources say the secretary was angered further by an anonymous photo of [...]

admin2017-03-22T11:15:22+00:00March 22, 2017|

DRAGON HEAD THE NOVEL ADAPTED FOR FILM

JAMES HOUSTON TURNER'S upcoming thriller, Dragon Head -- due for release in 2017 -- has been adapted for the big screen. Picking up where his acclaimed novels, Department Thirteen and Greco's Game leave off, Dragon Head will take readers on an emotional, whitewater ride from the atmospheric streets of San Francisco to the exotic bustle of Shanghai, with Turner's signature hero, former KGB Colonel Aleksandr Talanov, caught between an organized crime boss and the Director of National Intelligence in this "Bond-meets-Bourne-meets-Taken" story of survival, loyalty, and the meaning of family. Utilizing heroes and villains encountered in his bestselling thriller, November Echo, [...]

admin2015-02-19T13:10:54+00:00February 19, 2015|

NOVEMBER ECHO WINS DOUBLE GOLD IN 2014 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS

LOS ANGELES: The medal count continues to climb for Aleksandr Talanov, the acclaimed hero of bestselling novelist, JAMES HOUSTON TURNER, whose latest thriller, NOVEMBER ECHO, scored two gold medals in the 2014 International Book Awards in Los Angeles. News of the win reached Turner in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he was attending Hanson's first Hop Jam open air concert. These awards bring the medal count for Turner's "Talanov thriller series" to an impressive six (five gold and one silver), with November Echo earning gold for Best Book: Thriller, and Best Cover Design: Fiction. "I wish I could claim credit for that awesome cover," Turner says. "It was the [...]

admin2014-06-01T12:40:24+00:00June 1, 2014|

NOVEMBER ECHO HITS #1 BESTSELLER LIST
NOVEMBER ECHO HITS #1 BESTSELLER LIST

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NOVEMBER ECHO HITS #1 BESTSELLER LIST

Days after its release, James Houston Turner's acclaimed novel, November Echo, soared to the #1 spot on Amazon's espionage thriller list. Turner says he wrote the book in response to requests from readers for more background stories on his signature hero, the intrepid KGB colonel, Aleksandr Talanov, who became a deep-cover spy for America during the Cold War. Says Turner, "What started out as a 7500 word short story quickly grew into a full-fledged novel as characters came to life in ways I hadn't expected. I love it when this happens but maintaining control is like trying to contain a wildfire. It's a [...]

admin2013-11-11T18:59:25+00:00November 11, 2013|