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Allan N. Packer

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Allan Packer writes epic fantasy. The Ruptured Kingdom is his second published series, following The Stone of Knowing and the other novels of The Stone Cycle series.

Allan grew up surrounded by books and became an avid reader during his childhood. In his university years fantasy displaced science fiction as his favorite genre, thanks primarily to J. R. R. Tolkien. He later shared this love with his four children by reading The Lord of the Rings to them aloud - a three-month marathon he completed twice during their formative years.

Born in Australia, Allan has lived and worked on three continents, and spent one quarter of his working years abroad. Having worked as an IT professional throughout his career, he was first published as a technical ...more

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The Seer is now released!

Since the release of The Cost of Knowing, I've been busy working on book 3, the next novel in The Stone Cycle series. That hasn't consumed all of my writing energy, though, and to prove that I haven't been entirely idle I decided to release The Seer, a novelette 5 chapters in length that provides further background to the Stone of Knowing.

It's a standalone story, and it can be read first, as a bri Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 3.95 · 635 ratings · 91 reviews · 29 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Stone of Knowing (The Stone Cycle, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 254 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 Cost of Knowing (The Stone Cycle, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 77 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 Hard Edge of Magic (The Ruptured Kingdom #1) 3.58 avg rating — 60 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 Seer: A Prequel to The Stone of Knowing 4.07 avg rating — 44 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 Struggle for Authority (The Stone Cycle, #4) 4.38 avg rating — 37 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 Stone of Authority (The Stone Cycle, #3) 4.24 avg rating — 37 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 Stone of Knowing Complete Set (The Stone Cycle Complete Sets #1) 4.06 avg rating — 31 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 Stone of Vitality (The Stone Cycle #5) 4.44 avg rating — 27 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 Hope of Vitality (The Stone Cycle, #6) 4.71 avg rating — 17 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 Riven Land 3.62 avg rating — 13 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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A fitting end to an epic series The Ironside Trilogy follows the recorded history of the period. Knowing that, I began the final book with a sense of foreboding. It was never going to end well. I must therefore give full credit to the author, who deli ...more
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The English have a lot more to cheer about in the second book of Alfred Read’s trilogy. The brutal reality of Viking invasion continues, compounded by internal treachery and dissension, but the defenders are at last able to rally behind effective lea ...more
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Allan Packer made a comment on his review of England's Martyr (The Ironside Trilogy, #1) " Great to hear from you! I'm not sure how to contact you directly, but feel free to contact me (my email address is on my homepage). All the best... ...more "
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England's Martyr is a carefully researched and well written story. Alfred Read has spun a captivating drama, exposing a period of Anglo-Saxon history that has arguably been too often neglected. It's by no means all glorious. We quickly learn that the ...more
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Allan Packer made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Claiming two books topic " Thanks, Sandra! Adding the middle initial on amazon is something I should have done from the beginning. I'm a bit nervous about making changes at this ...more "
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