R. Stanek
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Stories, early learning, character lessons, and classroom-friendly reading for young children.
A large children's and classroom-friendly series connected to life lessons, family, the natural world, early learning, schools, libraries, and homes.
- Genre
- Children's stories / early learning / classroom reading
- Readers
- Children, families, teachers, librarians, schools, and early learning classrooms.
- Books
- 3
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The public record tells what happened. The Second Record tells what mattered.
Children's mystery adventure about hidden history, secret records, travel, family, clues, and forgotten truths.
- Genre
- Children's mystery adventure / light fantasy travel adventure
- Readers
- Ages 7-11 / Grades 2-6; classroom-friendly readers, families, teachers, and librarians.
- Books
- 5
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A living land. A forbidden vision. A bond freely chosen.
Clean fantasy adventure about living lands, creature bonds, hidden magic, friendship, and freedom versus control.
- Genre
- Clean fantasy adventure / early YA fantasy
- Readers
- Ages 11-16 / Grades 6-10; families, teachers, librarians, and early YA fantasy readers.
- Books
- 3
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The Fourth Wind is rising.
Epic fantasy of prophecy, forbidden magic, kingdoms, elves, dragons, old power, divided peoples, and consequence.
- Genre
- Epic fantasy / mythic fantasy / political fantasy
- Readers
- Epic fantasy readers and returning Ruin Mist readers.
- Books
- 8
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Extended definitive releases of the Ruin Mist fantasy saga.
Four larger releases that combine the eight-part Kingdoms and the Elves path into complete, uncut, extended reading experiences.
- Genre
- Epic fantasy / extended definitive editions
- Readers
- Epic fantasy readers, returning Ruin Mist readers, and readers who prefer larger immersive volumes.
- Books
- 4
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The machines inherited the world. The humans inherited the ruins.
Dark YA/adult crossover science fiction about machine civilization, memory, identity, personhood, and refusing imposed names.
- Genre
- Post-apocalyptic science fiction / dystopian science fiction
- Readers
- Ages 14+ / YA and adult crossover science-fiction readers.
- Books
- 6
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A damaged operative. A family under threat. A hidden war over identity, memory, surveillance, and control.
Grounded espionage techno-thrillers about a former covert operative, family under threat, hidden systems, surveillance, and people turned into tools.
- Genre
- Espionage thriller / techno-thriller / black-ops conspiracy thriller
- Readers
- Adult thriller readers and espionage / techno-thriller readers.
- Books
- 3
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A damaged operative, a family under threat, and a hidden war over identity, memory, surveillance, and control.
Rogue Operative is the Scott Evers thriller path: grounded espionage techno-thrillers about covert systems, family pressure, surveillance, and people turned into tools.
- Genre
- Espionage thriller / techno-thriller / rogue operative suspense
- Readers
- Adult thriller readers and espionage / techno-thriller readers.
- Books
- 3
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W. R. Stanek
active with forthcoming
When silence is law, speaking becomes revolution.
Dystopian science fiction about language diversity outlawed, silence used as control, and voice becoming rebellion.
- Genre
- Dystopian science fiction / language-rebellion science fiction
- Readers
- YA/adult crossover readers and dystopian science-fiction readers.
- Books
- 3
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Letters, memory, and love carrying courage across history.
Intimate historical and literary novels about love, sacrifice, letters, memory, ordinary people, and courage during transformative moments in history.
- Genre
- Historical fiction / literary historical fiction
- Readers
- Historical fiction readers, literary fiction readers, book clubs, and adult readers.
- Books
- 2
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Robert Stanek
active with planned
For anyone who has ever looked at the map and thought: anywhere but here.
A raw, nostalgic, emotionally charged coming-of-age story about small-town secrets, family trauma, first love, guilt, escape, and the dream of elsewhere.
- Genre
- YA coming-of-age / literary contemporary
- Readers
- YA / crossover readers and literary contemporary readers.
- Books
- 2
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Music, first love, family expectations, protest, and finding a voice in a time of change.
A music-centered historical coming-of-age shelf beginning with Songbird in the Rain.
- Genre
- Historical coming-of-age fiction / music-centered literary fiction
- Readers
- YA/adult crossover and historical fiction readers.
- Books
- 1
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