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Herman Steuernagel

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in Canada

February 03

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Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fiction

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August 2011

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Herman Steuernagel is a Barnes & Noble Bestselling author best known for his cozy fantasy novels, blending immersive worlds with character-driven storytelling.

Across multiple series, his work ranges from warm, low-stakes fantasy settings to science fiction that explores life among the stars and dystopian futures. His books have been featured by Publishers Weekly and Booklist, and have appeared on the Barnes & Noble Top 100 and reached #104 in the Amazon Kindle Store.

Herman lives in British Columbia, Canada, While he’s not working on a new book he can be found cycling, running and dreaming up new worlds.

You can keep up with Herman on his website:

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25 novels. Barely making money. Frustrated with Amazon. Then she built a Shopify store, automated everything, and now has almost 50,000 orders — with 88% email open rates and a system that sells books while she's with her kids.Katie Cross has been selling direct since 2019 — before it was a trend. In this episode, she breaks down exactly how she built her direct sales system from scratch, the emai Read more of this blog post »

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Herman Steuernagel’s books

Average rating: 3.93 · 1,050 ratings · 307 reviews · 19 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Bartender Between Worlds (Greatest in the Multiverse #1) 3.73 avg rating — 542 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	The Greatest Pub in the Multiverse (Greatest in the Multiverse #2) 4.05 avg rating — 117 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
	Eclipse 4.02 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Lies the Guardians Tell 4.10 avg rating — 77 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
	The Guardian Program (The Terre Hoffman Chronicles, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 61 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
	Flour & Forge 4.14 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2026 — 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
	Chimera (Fractured Orbit Book 2) 4.10 avg rating — 21 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
	Secrets of the Sphere (Lies of the Guardians, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 17 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
	Resurgence (Fractured Orbit Book 3) 4.31 avg rating — 13 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
	Artificial Insurgence (The Terre Hoffman Chronicles, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 12 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

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Greatest in the Multiverse (3 books)
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Lies of The Guardians (3 books)
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The Terre Hoffman Chronicles (3 books)
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4.11 avg rating — 76 ratings

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Magician: Apprentice (The Riftwar Saga, #1)

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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

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Honor: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Anthology

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Not a bad story, if maybe a little disjointed. The first half starts us of as a fun portal fantasy about a man who wakes up with no memory of who he is. As he tries to put together the pieces along the way he realizes he doesn't like the man he was an ...more
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Quotes by Herman Steuernagel (?)

“Not everyone is destined to save the world. Some people find purpose in giving their best every day, and often that’s more than enough.”
― Herman Steuernagel, The Bartender Between Worlds: A Cozy Fantasy Adventure

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“It seemed death in this world offered no more respect than life did.”
― Herman Steuernagel, Sins of the Ancients

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“The shells of a bygone time offered only hints at a past filled with tragedy, and the plants that had claimed them boasted the world no longer belonged to humans,”
― Herman Steuernagel, Sins of the Ancients

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