P.L. Stuart


#42 top reviewers
year in books

P.L. Stuart’s Followers (555)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
Johanna
510 books | 678 friends

Oscar
5,778 books | 4,998 friends

John Brown
1,129 books | 433 friends

Terry R...
970 books | 223 friends

James H...
23 books | 502 friends

Brian H...
1,200 books | 28 friends

Michell...
3,770 books | 166 friends

kartik ...
4,261 books | 1,520 friends

More friends…

P.L. Stuart

Goodreads Author


Born
in Toronto, Canada
March 19

Website

Twitter

Genre

Influences
Tolkien, Mark Lawrence, Wurts, Cornwell, GRRM, Gwynne, Miles Cameron

Member Since
August 2020


P.L. Stuart was born in Toronto. He holds a university degree in English, specializing in Medieval Literature. P.L. is an assistant editor with Before We Go Blog https://beforewegoblog.com/ . The Drowned Kingdom Saga chronicles flawed and bigoted Lord Othrun's journey towards change, and his rise to power in a new world after the downfall of his homeland, which is based on Plato's lost realm of Atlantis. The Bestselling 'A Drowned Kingdom' is mentioned in the prestigious Kirkus Magazine’s 2021 Indie Issue among “Four Great Examples of the Genre” of fantasy, and won the 2022 Picky Bookworm Award for Best Indie Book Based on Mythology. Book 4 'A Lion's Pride' won Bronze for the Fantasy genre in the esteemed Reader Views 2024 Literary Awards. ...more

Average rating: 4.34 · 404 ratings · 270 reviews · 6 distinct worksSimilar authors
A Drowned Kingdom (The Drow...

4.09 avg rating — 214 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Last of the Atalanteans...

4.53 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Lord and King (The Drowned ...

4.73 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
A Lion's Pride (The Drowned...

4.70 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Anatomy of Fear

by
4.35 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
A Pack of Wolves (The Drown...

4.80 avg rating — 20 ratings2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
More books by P.L. Stuart…

Happy Holidays everyone!

This is the post where I note the top Indie/Self-Published, and the top Traditionally-Published books for Sci-Fi & Fantasy that I read in 2023!
 
It's always hard to choose "top books of the year" from so many fantastic books that I read in 2022. However, every reader has individual tastes, and when one makes a top book list, one needs to remember that someone else's top list will be completely diff Read more of this blog post »
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on December 22, 2023 06:47
A Drowned Kingdom The Last of the Atalanteans Lord and King A Lion's Pride A Pack of Wolves
(5 books)
by
4.34 avg rating — 392 ratings

Oathbringer
P.L. Stuart is currently reading
by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author)
bookshelves: currently-reading
Rate this book
Clear rating

 

P.L.’s Recent Updates

P.L. Stuart made a comment on his review of Broken Chances
Broken Chances by Eve Koguce
" It is a privilege to read your work Eve - thank YOU! "
P.L. Stuart rated a book it was amazing
Broken Chances by Eve Koguce
Broken Chances
by Eve Koguce (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
This is the best non-SFF self-published published book I read this year.

"Don't start by looking for big issues. Always begin with checking the small things. Correct them, if the problem persists, it will inevitably be easier to find."

Brilliant author
...more
P.L. Stuart rated a book it was amazing
The Venetian Heretic by Christian Cameron
Rate this book
Clear rating
This is the best non-SFF traditionally published book I read this year.

I’ve never steeped foot in the famed city of Venice, Italy, which is constructed from a group of more than one hundred islands linked by canals, features more than four hundred br
...more
P.L. Stuart wants to read
The Orphaned Earth by Liudmila Brus
Rate this book
Clear rating
P.L. Stuart is now following
52883986
P.L. Stuart started reading
Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson
Rate this book
Clear rating
P.L. Stuart rated a book really liked it
Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
Rate this book
Clear rating
RTC
Dust of Dreams by Steven Erikson
" Rekhea wrote: "i still have to read this series"

It's now one of my all-time favourites! Hope you love it as much as I do when you get to it!
...more "
P.L. Stuart rated a book it was amazing
The Warrior by Stephen Aryan
Rate this book
Clear rating
This book made my list as an honourable mention on my top trad published SFF books of 2025.
Please see the link to the full list below:

https://beforewegoblog.com/p-ls-top-i...

The awesome conclusion to the “Quest for Heroes” Duology, Kell is back, and
...more
P.L. Stuart rated a book it was amazing
Reaper's Gale by Steven Erikson
Rate this book
Clear rating
This book made my list of top trad-published SFF books I read in 2025.
See the link to all my top books for 2025, below:

https://beforewegoblog.com/p-ls-top-i...

Not as action-packed as the preceding installment, ‘The Bonehunters’, but even more emotion
...more
More of P.L.'s books…
Quotes by P.L. Stuart  (?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)

“Perhaps I was not the excellent judge of character that I believed.”
P.L. Stuart, A Drowned Kingdom

“They were just men of flesh and blood, we knew, but it felt as if they were evil spirits, haunting our sight, appearing out of nowhere at every mountainside. We could not escape their unwanted, malevolent gaze.”
P.L. Stuart, A Drowned Kingdom

“Investigation by the townsfolk found the miller's land empty. His grain mill was eerily deserted. The family's dinner was cold, left uneaten on the table. There were no signs of violence, but no signs of the inhabitants either.”
P.L. Stuart, A Drowned Kingdom

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
Goodreads Authors...: * Author List 7721 21087 Nov 17, 2025 11:42AM  
“When one kingdom drowns, a new one must rise in its place. So begins the saga of that kingdom, and the man who would rule it all.”
P.L. Stuart, A Drowned Kingdom

“He was unarmed. He was dying on his feet. But he could still kill me if he got close enough. The battle was not over, as he said himself, until one of us was dead. That would not be me.”
P.L. Stuart, A Drowned Kingdom

“Investigation by the townsfolk found the miller's land empty. His grain mill was eerily deserted. The family's dinner was cold, left uneaten on the table. There were no signs of violence, but no signs of the inhabitants either.”
P.L. Stuart, A Drowned Kingdom

“No sane man would charge, uphill, into a line of spears, levelled down at them. Suicide. But that is precisely what our knights did.”
P.L. Stuart, A Drowned Kingdom

“The dimples in the water appeared and disappeared subtly in our wake, as otters swam and played off our stern. It was all so beautiful while going down the Elynlyr, and nothing could have surpassed it except the view of our great city.”
P.L. Stuart, A Drowned Kingdom

1865 SciFi and Fantasy Book Club — 41417 members — last activity 0 minutes ago
Hi there! SFFBC is a welcoming place for readers to share their love of speculative fiction through group reads, buddy reads, challenges, ...more
201765 Navigating Indieworld Discussing All Things Indie — 927 members — last activity Oct 24, 2025 06:14PM
A group for indie writers that want help writing and marketing their book. Friendly discussions and helpful advice encouraged. Bookwhacks are okay if ...more
26989 Goodreads Authors/Readers — 55443 members — last activity 22 minutes ago
This group is dedicated to connecting readers with Goodreads authors. It is divided by genres, and includes folders for writing resources, book websit ...more
151595 Indie Book Club — 1019 members — last activity Nov 10, 2025 06:13PM
Featuring new indie novels & authors each month! The Indie Book Club is entering it's second year and we've reached 1,000 members! Help us support a ...more
58575 Advanced Copies for Review & Book Giveaways — 15853 members — last activity Nov 20, 2025 01:10AM
A place to help authors and reviewers come together to get the word out about new books as well as a group for anyone to post or enter listings for bo ...more
935887 The Banished Lands and The Bloodsworn — 1425 members — last activity Jun 04, 2025 04:19PM
A group to discuss all books written within The Faithful and the Fallen and Of Blood and Bone, as well as The Bloodsworn, by John Gwynne. We will disc ...more
71494 Book Review Club — 2895 members — last activity Nov 04, 2025 05:03AM
This group is to help authors to achieve more-HONEST-reviews by reviewing freely provided books/ARCs. Rather than post scathing reviews, the reader ...more
1211084 The Children of Gods and Fighting Men - Forum — 100 members — last activity Jul 24, 2024 12:29AM
I'm setting up a Goodreads group for anyone who is interested in The Children of Gods and Fighting Men and The Gael Song series. ...more
More of P.L.’s groups…
Comments (showing 1-2)    post a comment »
dateDown arrow    newest »

message 2: by P.L.

P.L. Stuart MyBookJourney wrote: "Hi, thank you for the friend request! A Drowned Kingdom sounds really good, I'll definitely check it out :)"

Thanks so much MyBookJourney for accepting the request! I would be honoured if you end up reading A Drowned Kingdom. Looking forward to hearing your impressions if you do! Have a wonderful day!


MyBookJourney Hi, thank you for the friend request! A Drowned Kingdom sounds really good, I'll definitely check it out :)


back to top