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R.J. Hanson

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Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult

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April 2019

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RJ Hanson has two books on Amazon ranked #1 in epic fantasy and dark fantasy, Roland's Path and Fires that Forge. RJ began developing the epic sword and sorcery saga, Bloodlines Reforged, in 1996. However, it was 2019 before the first book was published. The Bloodlines Reforged Saga tells the tales of a warrior's courage, a scorned sorcerer's revenge, a corrupt church's perversion of faith, a grieving vampire dealing with loss, and a knight's struggle of breaking his oath in order to fulfill it. You will find plenty of magic, monster ...more

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Average rating: 4.38 · 164 ratings · 76 reviews · 12 distinct works

	Fires That Forge (Lords of Order and Chaos, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 44 ratings — 5 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
	Roland's Path (Heirs of Vanity #1) by R.J. Hanson (Goodreads Author), Henriette Boldt (Illustrator) 4.23 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2019 — 6 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
	Bloom of Blood and Bone (Lords of Order and Chaos, #2) 4.53 avg rating — 17 ratings — 4 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
	Roland's Vow (Heirs of Vanity #2) 4.41 avg rating — 17 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
	Whetstones of the Will (Lords of Order and Chaos #3) 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — 4 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
	Heirs of Vanity (Heirs of Vanity #1, #2, & #3) 4.45 avg rating — 11 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
	Roland's Triumph (Heirs of Vanity #3) 4.44 avg rating — 9 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
	Death of a City, Birth of a Curse it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 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
	Stalking Shadows: Book IV of the Lords of Order & Chaos Series (VII of the Bloodlines Reforged Saga) (Lords of Order and Chaos 5) 4.75 avg rating — 4 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
	Adventures of Stratvs Collection: Short Stories from the Bloodlines Reforged Saga (Heirs of Vanity, #8) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 6 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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Busy Fall

Greetings from the den of inspiration and imagination (a.k.a. my office/gaming room)! We have a busy appearance schedule on the calendar for the upcoming months. What that means for you, you get a chance to meet me, and during each event we’re giving away ebooks!

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August 2nd – Adult Book Fair Market at White Rock Alehouse & Brewery

August 16th – Adult Book Fair at Rollertown Beerworks

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Series by R.J. Hanson

Lords of Order and Chaos (4 books)
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Heirs of Vanity (3 books)
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R.J. Hanson liked James's review of Fires That Forge (Lords of Order and Chaos, #1): "In reading, Fires That Forge, I was immediately drawn to the deep world-building. Also having been in the investigative side of life, I really enjoyed the aspect of medieval fantasy crime investigation. Kudos R.J.! J. S. Rogers" Read more of this review »
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“As Arto had put it, ‘the villain does not create the hero, but he does reveal him.’ Whetstones of the Will, Book VI of the Bloodlines Reforged Saga.”
― R.J. Hanson, Whetstones of the Will

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“As Arto had put it, ‘the villain does not create the hero, but he does reveal him.’ Whetstones of the Will, Book VI of the Bloodlines Reforged Saga.”
― R.J. Hanson, Whetstones of the Will

tags: philosophical

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