Ruin Mist
Ruin Mist World
Epic fantasy world hub
The central hub for Kingdoms & the Elves of the Reaches and Ruin Mist Chronicles.
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W. R. Stanek
Thrillers, science fiction, and epic fantasy.
Epic fantasy, dystopian science fiction, post-apocalyptic worlds, and espionage techno-thrillers.
Series and reading paths
W. R. Stanek
After the Machines
A post-apocalyptic science fiction saga
The machines inherited the world. The humans inherited the ruins.
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Kingdoms & the Elves of the Reaches
The eight-part Ruin Mist epic fantasy saga
The Fourth Wind is rising.
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Ruin Mist Chronicles
Extended definitive releases of Kingdoms & the Elves of the Reaches
Four larger, immersive reading experiences from the Ruin Mist saga.
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Scott Evers Thrillers
Rogue Operative
A damaged operative. A family under threat. A hidden war over identity, memory, surveillance, and control.
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Silence Is Golden
A sci-fi dystopian epic of language, rebellion, and identity
When silence is law, speaking becomes revolution.
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Awakening
Book 1, Part I
The machines were supposed to have forgotten humanity. Cedes is about to learn that forgotten things can still be claimed.
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Fracture
Book 1, Part II
Cedes wanted answers. Now answers are everywhere, and none of them can be trusted.
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Remnants
Book 2, Part I
Central is gone as Cedes knew it. Refuge should mean safety. It does not.
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Inheritance
Book 2, Part II
At the bottom waits a gate. Opening it will prove the danger has always been deeper than they knew.
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Reckoning
Book 3, Part I
Beyond the gate, the rules change. The question is what survival made of them.
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Origin
Book 3, Part II
At the center, the old story fails. No word will own them again.
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Winds of Change
Kingdoms & the Elves of the Reaches #1
A princess wants freedom. A village boy hides forbidden magic. An elven queen prepares for war. And the Fourth Wind is beginning to rise.
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Seeds of Dissent
Kingdoms & the Elves of the Reaches #2
The alliance has failed before it begins. The wrong people are controlling the truth.
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Pawn of Dragons
Kingdoms & the Elves of the Reaches #3
The kingdoms think they are choosing roads, alliances, marriages, and wars. Older powers have already begun choosing pieces.
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Tower of Destiny
Kingdoms & the Elves of the Reaches #4
Survival is never free.
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A Clash of Heroes
Kingdoms & the Elves of the Reaches #5
The dragon is no longer outside the heroes. It is under the skin.
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A Dance of Swords
Kingdoms & the Elves of the Reaches #6
The king is dead. The heir is at sea. The princess is marked. And the funeral road has become a battlefield.
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A Storm of Shields
Kingdoms & the Elves of the Reaches #7
The enemy is not the only danger. So is what the heroes become when everyone needs them.
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A Reign of Dragons
Kingdoms & the Elves of the Reaches #8
The dragons are not coming. Their reign has already begun.
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Keeper Martin’s Tale
Extended definitive release combining Winds of Change and Seeds of Dissent
The Fourth Wind is rising — and the first warnings were never meant to be forgotten.
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Kingdom Alliance
Extended definitive release combining Pawn of Dragons and Tower of Destiny
The kingdoms think they are choosing roads, alliances, and wars. Older powers have already begun choosing pieces.
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Fields of Honor
Extended definitive release combining A Clash of Heroes and A Dance of Swords
The war is coming by sea. The dragon is already under the skin.
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Mark of the Dragon
Extended definitive release combining A Storm of Shields and A Reign of Dragons
The dragons are not coming. Their reign has already begun.
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Silence Is Golden
A Sci-Fi Epic of Language, Rebellion, and Identity
When silence is law, speaking becomes revolution.
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Golden Rule Broken
Forthcoming
The silence has cracked. The rule is breaking.
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Shatter the Silence
Forthcoming
A voice can become rebellion. A chorus can become a world.
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The Pieces of the Puzzle
Rogue Operative
A missing woman. A deadly algorithm. A man with nothing left to lose.
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The Cards in the Deck
Rogue Operative
The Box is dead. Its fragments are not.
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The Glass Line
Rogue Operative
Every secure line has a shadow.
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