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Otto Schafer

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Born

Petersburg, The United States

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Young Adult, Fantasy, Horror

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Otto Schafer grew up exploring the small historic town in central Illinois featured in his first work of fiction, The Secret Journal. If you visit Petersburg, Illinois you may find locations familiar from the book. You may even discover, as Otto did, that history has left behind cleverly hidden traces of magic, whispered secrets, and untold treasures.

Otto is currently working on the fifth book in the Wrack and Ruin series, set to release in early 2027.

He and his loving wife reside in a quiet log cabin tucked away in the woods. You can often find him sitting out back by the koi pond, whittling words into stories for his readers.

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Average rating: 4.48 · 3,509 ratings · 619 reviews · 25 distinct works • Similar authors

	Rust-Colored Rain (Wrack and Ruin #1) 4.36 avg rating — 1,804 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 Safe Place To Die: A Zombie Apocalypse Thriller (Wrack and Ruin Book 2) 4.59 avg rating — 741 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
	Unsicker Road: A Zombie Apocalypse Thriller (Wrack and Ruin Book 3) 4.58 avg rating — 354 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 Secret Journal (God Stones Book 1) 4.48 avg rating — 219 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	The Keepers of the Light (God Stones Book 2) 4.65 avg rating — 96 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
	The Days of Myth (God Stones Book 3) 4.74 avg rating — 74 ratings — 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
	Adrift Among the Dead: A Zombie Apocalypse Thriller (Wrack and Ruin Book 4) 4.67 avg rating — 69 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 World's End (God Stones Book 4) 4.76 avg rating — 59 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
	The Last Gift (God Stones Book 5) 4.83 avg rating — 47 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
	God Stones: A YA Fantasy Adventure Series: Books 1-3 4.88 avg rating — 16 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

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The Wise One

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Dragon Scales: A Jelf Academy Novel (The Jelf Academy of Magic Book 2)

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