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Travis Heermann

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror, Historical Fiction

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Travis Heermann is also known as T. James Logan.

Freelance writer, novelist, award-winning screenwriter, editor, poker player, poet, biker, roustabout, Travis Heermann is a graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop, a member of the Authors Guild, an Active member of SFWA and the HWA, and the author of The Hammer Falls, The Ronin Trilogy, Rogues of the Black Fury, and co-author of Death Wind. His short fiction appears in anthologies and magazines such as Apex Magazine, Alembical, Blood & Gasoline, BattleTech: Legacy, and many others. As a freelance writer, he has contributed a metric ton of work to such properties as Firefly Roleplaying Game, Legend of Five Rings, EVE Online, and BattleTech.

He enjoys cycling, collecting martial arts styles and

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Travis Heermann’s books

Average rating: 4.01 · 2,114 ratings · 348 reviews · 66 distinct works • Similar authors

	Heart of the Ronin (The Ronin #1) 3.89 avg rating — 529 ratings — published 2009 — 15 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
	Sword of the Ronin (The Ronin Trilogy, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 250 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Spirit of the Ronin 4.38 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Tokyo Blood Magic (Shinjuku Shadows #1) 4.22 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Rogues of the Black Fury 4.26 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2012 — 10 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
	Rogues of the Black Fury: A Gritty Fantasy Adventure 4.21 avg rating — 39 ratings	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 Hammer Falls really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 39 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
	Tokyo Monster Mash: A Cultivation Adventure Series (Shinjuku Shadows Book 2) 4.24 avg rating — 33 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 Ronin and the Green Maiden (The Ronin #2.5) 3.80 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2015	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 Wild Boys 4.07 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2012 — 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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So this weekend I traveled to Milwaukee, the great land of Wisconsin, to attend the Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival.

I did have cheese curds.

Twice. And it was glorious both times. Once deep fried, as per tradition, and once in something called Belgian Poutine.

I should have taken photos of the spectacular fall colors, but I was too awestricken.

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Series by Travis Heermann

The Ronin (3 books)
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Shinjuku Shadows (2 books)
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The Beetle (Haunted Library Horror Classics)

by Richard Marsh

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Tree of Smoke

by Denis Johnson

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Quake (In Real Time #1)

by Chris Mandeville (Goodreads Author)

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Quotes by Travis Heermann (?)

“It was always best to have contingency plans, and plans within plans.”
― Travis Heermann, Heart of the Ronin

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“To be truly happy, a man must forget the past and the future.”
― Travis Heermann, Sword of the Ronin

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“So what now?” the cat asked. “Why do you care?” “I’m a cat, so it could be said that I don’t reliably care about much”
― Travis Heermann, Tokyo Blood Magic

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April Fantasy Theme: Asian and Middle Eastern Flavoured Fantasy

Eon: Dragoneye Reborn, by Alison Goodman

50 votes, 22.2%

Bridge of Birds: A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was, by Barry Hughart

49 votes, 21.8%

Across the Nightingale Floor, by Lian Hearn

41 votes, 18.2%

The Bhagavad Gita, by Anonymous

20 votes, 8.9%

Snake Agent, by Liz Williams

19 votes, 8.4%

The Desert of Souls, by Howard Andrew Jones

18 votes, 8.0%

Monkey: A Folk Novel of China, by Wu Cheng'en

17 votes, 7.6%

Heart of the Ronin, by Travis Heermann

11 votes, 4.9%

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Travis’s Quotes

“It was always best to have contingency plans, and plans within plans.”
― Travis Heermann, Heart of the Ronin

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“ONLY THE DAY DAWNS TO WHICH WE ARE AWAKE,IF WE ARE TO GRASP THE REALITY OF OUR LIFE WHILE WE HAVE IT,WE WILL NEED TO WAKE UP TO OUR MOMENTS,OTHERWISE,WHOLE DAYS,EVEN A WHOLE LIFE COULD SLIP BY UNNOTICED..”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden or, Life in the Woods

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