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R.K. Lander

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Fantasy, Romance

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J.R.R. Tolkien, Ursula Le Guin, Robin Hobb

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I only ever read fantasy and science fiction as a kid. Why? That was my father’s fault, I suppose. I read his chewed-up books by Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury, and although I love the classics and have read my fair share, but I always come back to fantasy.

It was later in life that I read Lord of the Rings. I loved it, but I was left wondering about immortality, about what it would be like to live so long. Would such beings really be so angelic? So cold and dispassionate? Flighty and unconcerned with the trials of others, as both the book and the films portray?

That was how I first came up with the idea of The Silvan. I wanted to read a story about elves that felt real — about how they live, suffer and die. How they think, ...more

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	Path of a Novice (The Silvan, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 2,387 ratings — published 2017 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Road of a Warrior (The Silvan, #2) 4.51 avg rating — 1,935 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dawn of a Legend (The Silvan, #3) 4.57 avg rating — 1,578 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Return of a Warlord (The Silvan, #4) 4.61 avg rating — 1,216 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rise of The Silvan (The Silvan, #5) 4.67 avg rating — 1,102 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Destiny of a Prince (The Silvan, #6) 4.67 avg rating — 724 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Order of Shirán (Elven Worlds, #1) 4.50 avg rating — 287 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dawn of Adakia (Silvan Outlands Book 1) 4.68 avg rating — 232 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flight of the Shirán (Elven Worlds, #2) 4.67 avg rating — 214 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Return of the Shirán (Elven Worlds, #3) 4.71 avg rating — 209 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Destiny of a Prince. The Silvan Saga is Almost Over…

Destiny of a Prince Update

OK I’m late. I’m sorry.

It’s taken me a year to publish each book in this epic fantasy series, but Destiny of a Prince will take just a little longer.

I never expected the series to get so complicated, seriously. But it did. The plot twists and turns, the mysteries I managed to create and now need to solve. There are a serious number of plot threads and I don’t want to

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The Silvan (6 books)
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Elven Worlds (3 books)
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Silvan Outlands (4 books)
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R.K. Lander answered Tomas Grizzly's question: What's the chronology in the books past the Silvan series? Same as the publication order (Order of Shirán -> Dawn of Adakia) or is that irrelevant? I'd be returning to the series and I want to avoid spoilers/anachronisms by choosing the wrong order. Hi Thomas. The Silvan, Elven Worlds, Silvan Outlands. That is the ideal reading order. Have you already finished The Silvan?
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R.K. Lander liked Ernestine Cooper's review of Road of a Warrior (The Silvan, #2): "So captivating and then throw in just plain awesome! Book 1 of the Silvan was great but book 2 placed me in sent me into an emotional shutdown; happy, apprehension, hopeful, sad, glad and many more But none the less, this book was exciting as heck! Ha" Read more of this review »
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“Not magic—just the laws of nature, and yet to one untrained, there really was no difference at all.”
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“The past is what makes us who we are,”
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