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Ryan Williamson

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Ryan Williamson is a former U.S. Army Cavalry Scout and bestselling author who rips the guardrails off genre fiction. His books make you think without telling you what to think—smart protagonists, real stakes, no plot armor.

A Canadian who chose to serve America, he lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and a pack of unruly dogs. They have four kids, including an active duty Army Ranger who keeps the military details honest.

You can follow him on X/Twitter, Instagram, Bluesky, and Substack as @rywilwrite.

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Mešvi 2.2 Conlang Update Notes

Mešvi 2.2 formalizes three mechanics revealed by stress-testing: (1) Geminates—when compounding creates identical consonants at morpheme boundaries, both are retained and pronounced as lengthened consonants (bîn + nêf → bînnêf, “BEEN-nayf”); (2) Four-morpheme limit—standalone compounds max out at four lexical roots (class markers don’t count), beyond which possessive phrases are used; (3) Expanded

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	Doomsday Recon (Doomsday Recon Book 1) by Jason Anspach (Goodreads Author), Ryan Williamson (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 487 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
	Death or Glory (Doomsday Recon Book 2) by Jason Anspach (Goodreads Author), Ryan Williamson (Goodreads Author) 4.63 avg rating — 308 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 Ryan Williamson (Goodreads Author), Jason Anspach (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 196 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
	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 Ryan Williamson (Goodreads Author), David J. West (Goodreads Author), J.E. Tabor (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 23 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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