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A.J. Rettger

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A.J. Rettger is a grimdark fantasy author from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. His debut novel, Oathbreaker, quickly became a bestseller and stayed on the FriesenPress Bestseller's list for two weeks. His Second book, Season of Kings - the first installment of The Raven's War Trilogy - was critically acclaimed and was named a semi-finalist in the 2024 Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off (SPFBO). When he is not hard at work on his next book, A.J. can be found playing Dungeons and Dragons, exploring the corners of the world, or unwinding with his friends and family. ...more

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Average rating: 3.89 · 95 ratings · 63 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Oathbreaker 3.56 avg rating — 50 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
	Season of Kings (The Raven's War Trilogy, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 42 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
	Season of Vengeance (The Raven's War Trilogy, #2) 4.67 avg rating — 3 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

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A.J. Rettger has read Season of Vengeance (The Raven's War Trilogy, #2) by A.J. Rettger (Goodreads Author)	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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A.J. Rettger liked Thomas Devens's review of Season of Kings (The Raven's War Trilogy, #1): "Let’s start with the fact that I listened to this audiobook a while ago, and I was certain I had written a review for it. I moved on, only now to discover, I never did. There’s still some weird pocket dimension in my mind where I had written it, but " Read more of this review »
May 26, 2025 06:20PM · see review
A.J. Rettger liked M.R. Pin's review of Season of Kings (The Raven's War Trilogy, #1): " Prepare yourself for a gruesome and emotional adventure! Yet again, A. J. Rettger makes another story that is so amazing and deep that gets an instante 5 stars in my opinion. After his work in Oathbreaker, I honestly thought that he couldn't possibly" Read more of this review »
Mar 09, 2024 04:04PM · see review
A.J. Rettger rated a book it was amazing The Hallows by H.L.Tinsley (Goodreads Author)	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
I received an ARC of this book from the author for an honest review. Well, I'll be bloody damned, Tinsley has done it again! For those who haven't been following along, H.L. Tinsley has been making a name in the Grimdark Fantasy community and their la ...more
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