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Rhett C. Bruno

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in Hauppauge, NY, The United States

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Twitter

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Science Fiction, Fantasy

Influences

Timothy Zahn, Frank Herbert, Robert E Howard

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January 2014

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Rhett Bruno grew up in Hauppauge, New York, and studied at the Syracuse University School of Architecture where he graduated cum laude.

He has been writing since he can remember, scribbling down what he thought were epic short stories when he was young to show to his parents. When he reached high school he decided to take that a step further and write the “Isinda Trilogy”. After the encouragement of his favorite Engl ...more

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Average rating: 4.05 · 22,785 ratings · 2,821 reviews · 71 distinct works • Similar authors

	Cold as Hell (Black Badge, #1) by Rhett C. Bruno (Goodreads Author), Jaime Castle (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 2,480 ratings — published 2022 — 13 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
	Titanborn (Children of Titan, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 1,971 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	An Unexpected Hero by Rhett C. Bruno (Goodreads Author), Jaime Castle (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 1,481 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
	Dead Acre by Rhett C. Bruno (Goodreads Author), Jaime Castle (Goodreads Author), Roger Clark (Narrator) 3.93 avg rating — 1,532 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Web of Eyes (Buried Goddess Saga, #1) by Rhett C. Bruno (Goodreads Author), Jaime Castle (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 1,112 ratings — published 2018 — 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 Circuit: The Complete Series (Space Opera #1-3) 4.08 avg rating — 932 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
	Titan's Son (Children of Titan #2) 4.21 avg rating — 818 ratings — published 2019	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
	Vicarious 3.86 avg rating — 821 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 Eighth Continent: A Hard Science Fiction Thriller by Rhett C. Bruno (Goodreads Author), Felix R. Savage (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 783 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
	Vein Pursuits (The Black Badge, #2) by Rhett C. Bruno (Goodreads Author), Jaime Castle (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 720 ratings — published 2023 — 9 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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Children of Titan (5 books)
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“Powerful men didn’t lock people in rooms unless they had a good reason to.”
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“The man who seeks vengeance should start by digging two graves.”
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“We don't take kindly to defecating the dead," he said. He meant desecrating, but I let it go. He'd had a bad enough day.”
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