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Ryan “R.A.” Williamson is the author of the Doomsday Recon trilogy, a #1 bestseller in military fantasy and war fiction praised for its immersive world-building, military authenticity, and unflinching portrayal of combat. Other titles include the Zarahemla Two Crows weird west series, and forthcoming novel Doors to the Stars (September 2026).

Born in Canada, Ryan moved to the Seattle area in his teens, served in the U.S. Army as a cavalry scout, sojourned for a time in Navajo country, and ultimately returned to the Pacific Northwest where he lives with his wife in a half-empty nest with arguably too many dogs and one tarantula (which his wife insists is also arguably too many).

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	Doomsday Recon (Doomsday Recon Book 1) by Jason Anspach (Goodreads Author), R.A. Williamson (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 513 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Death or Glory (Doomsday Recon Book 2) by Jason Anspach (Goodreads Author), R.A. Williamson (Goodreads Author) 4.62 avg rating — 323 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
	Born in Battle (Doomsday Recon #3) by R.A. Williamson (Goodreads Author), Jason Anspach (Goodreads Author) 4.64 avg rating — 212 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
	The Widow’s Son: A Novel of the Weird West (Zarahemla Two Crows Book 1) 4.22 avg rating — 63 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
	A Fistful of Demons: An Anthology of the Weird West by R.A. Williamson (Goodreads Author), David J. West (Goodreads Author), J.E. Tabor (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2022 — 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
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	Pulp Rock: An Anthology of Musically Inspired Tales by Alexander Hellene (Goodreads Author), Patrick Walts, J.D. Cowan (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2022 — 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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