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Vaughn Roycroft

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Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Fiction

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Vaughn Roycroft has aspired to write epic fantasy since his sixth grade teacher gave him a boxed set of The Lord of the Rings. He has spent many years seeking to be worthy of telling this tale. He lives with his soul mate in a cottage they designed and built themselves, near their favorite Great Lakes beach. When he’s not writing, he’s often walking the woods and beaches, trying to keep up with his energetic black lab.

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Average rating: 4.23 · 131 ratings · 47 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Severing Son (The Sundered Nation #1) 4.23 avg rating — 104 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
	Bold Ascension (The Sundered Nation Trilogy Book 2) 4.21 avg rating — 24 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
	Destiny's Doom (Sundered Nation Trilogy #3) 4.33 avg rating — 3 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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Vaughn Roycroft liked Cassidee Lanstra's review of Next to Heaven: "This is one of those times that I’m glad I didn’t listen to the reviews. I enjoyed this immensely. If you’re going into this thinking it is a thriller or a murder mystery, you have the wrong idea. This is more literary fiction than anything and reall" Read more of this review »
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Vaughn Roycroft and 32 other people liked Janny's review of While Darkness Gathers (The Edan Trilogy): "A sharply drawn story centering on the next generation after the war and the prophet of Edan, this concise standalone follows the themes of coming of age and venturing out into a world reshaped by the conflict that came before them. Told in a straigh" Read more of this review »
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Vaughn Roycroft made a comment on Alisha Rohde’s review of Destiny's Doom (Sundered Nation Trilogy #3) " Huzzah! So glad you had a good experience, Alisha. Thanks for reading! "
Jul 09, 2025 11:11AM · see review
Vaughn Roycroft liked Alisha Rohde's review of Destiny's Doom (Sundered Nation Trilogy #3): "DESTINY’S DOOM is a skillful conclusion to THE SUNDERED NATION trilogy, ending a major story arc while expanding and setting up THE LEGACY OF BROKEN OATHS. Roycroft juggles more characters and voices than ever, but I never felt lost. And I enjoyed bo" Read more of this review »
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Vaughn Roycroft rated a book it was amazing While Darkness Gathers (The Edan Trilogy) by Philip Chase (Goodreads Author)	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 author wisely opens with a note that's worth mentioning here: Although this book could be enjoyed as a standalone to those new to the world of The Edan Trilogy, having read those books makes it immeasurably more enjoyable... And meaningful. The s ...more
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Vaughn Roycroft made a comment on Cassidee Lanstra’s review of So Happy Together " Not to mention getting that great old Turtles' song running through my mind when I see the title. :) ...more "
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Vaughn Roycroft and 165 other people liked Mark Lawrence's review of By Blood, by Salt (Land of Exile #1): "This is the SPFBO champion for SPFBOX - the tenth annual contest. It beat 299 other books. It's one of my favourite of the 10 champions to date (selected from 3,000 entries). It also has the joint lowest score of the 10 champions. I believe I understan" Read more of this review »
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Vaughn Roycroft rated a book it was amazing By Blood, by Salt (Land of Exile #1) by J.L. Odom (Goodreads Author)	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
I became aware of this book through its win of the SPFBO (Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off) Contest. I heard a lot about it, including that it was a military fantasy, and that the world-building was rooted in the cultures and history of the Middle Eas ...more
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Vaughn Roycroft rated a book it was amazing A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) by Ursula K. Le Guin	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
This was a reread for me, though I hadn't read it in many years. I'm very glad to have reread it at this time, and in this phase of life. A couple of things stood out to me. First, reading it for the first time as a writer, I find the prose to be jus ...more
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Vaughn’s Quotes

“You're like a song that I heard when I was a little kid but forgot I knew until I heard it again.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception

tags: beautiful, completion, love, music, recognition, sad

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“If a man has to say trust me, Gogu conveyed, it's a sure sign you cannot. Trust him, that is. Trust is a thing you know without words.”
― Juliet Marillier, Wildwood Dancing

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“And what is love, in the end?" Alabaster said. "Except the irrational desire to put evolutionary competitiveness aside in order to ease someone else's journey through life?”
― Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

tags: journey-through-life, what-is-love

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