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Ryan W. Mueller

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Brandon Sanderson, Brent Weeks, Jim Butcher, J.K. Rowling, many others

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Ryan W. Mueller is an author of fantasy and science fiction for all ages. He enjoys talking about himself in the third person (who doesn't?). Currently, he has written all four books of the World in Chains series, with the first, Empire of Chains, scheduled for release on June 30, 2017 and the next three to follow over the course of the next year.

He's a big fan of Brandon Sanderson, Brent Weeks, Jim Butcher, and many other fantasy authors. He first decided he wanted to be a writer at the age of 11 after he started reading Harry Potter. Between that and Super Nintendo RPGs, he wa ...more

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Average rating: 3.5 · 30 ratings · 17 reviews · 9 distinct works

	Empire of Chains (World in Chains, #1) 3.45 avg rating — 20 ratings — 3 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
	World in Chains: The Complete Epic Fantasy Adventure it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	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
	The Shadowed Land (World in Chains, #2) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	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
	The Gilded Empire (World in Chains, #3) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	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
	The Winds of Time (World in Chains, #4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 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
	Sunweaver (Sunweaver, #1) 1.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	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
	Fireweaver (Sunweaver, #2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2019 — 2 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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Early 2025 Update

I have not fallen off the face of the Earth, in case anyone was worried. I am still writing and still revising.

Currently, I have multiple projects I’m drafting. I am also working on revisions to my World in Chains series. I’m not going to give any definitive updates. Life is just too busy to make predictions like that.

My goals this year are to consistently write every day. I also would love to fin

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Sunweaver (3 books)
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Broken Veil (Harbinger, #5)

by Jeff Wheeler (Goodreads Author)

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Peace Talks (The Dresden Files, #16)

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