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RJ Hanson has two books on Amazon ranked #1 in epic fantasy and dark fantasy, Roland's Path and Fires that Forge. RJ began developing the epic sword and sorcery saga, Bloodlines Reforged, in 1996. However, it was 2019 before the first book was published. The Bloodlines Reforged Saga tells the tales of a warrior's courage, a scorned sorcerer's revenge, a corrupt church's perversion of faith, a grieving vampire dealing with loss, and a knight's struggle of breaking his oath in order to fulfill it. You will find plenty of magic, monster ...more

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	Fires That Forge (Lords of Order and Chaos, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 42 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
	Roland's Path (Heirs of Vanity #1) by R.J. Hanson (Goodreads Author), Henriette Boldt (Illustrator) 4.24 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Bloom of Blood and Bone (Lords of Order and Chaos, #2) 4.53 avg rating — 17 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
	Roland's Vow (Heirs of Vanity #2) 4.23 avg rating — 13 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
	Whetstones of the Will (Lords of Order and Chaos #3) 4.64 avg rating — 11 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
	Heirs of Vanity (Heirs of Vanity #1, #2, & #3) 4.45 avg rating — 11 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
	Roland's Triumph (Heirs of Vanity #3) 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Stalking Shadows: Book IV of the Lords of Order & Chaos Series (VII of the Bloodlines Reforged Saga) (Lords of Order and Chaos 5) 4.75 avg rating — 4 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
	Death of a City, Birth of a Curse it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Fatherland: A Play by R.J. & Alex Hanson by R.J. Hanson (Goodreads Author), Alex Hanson it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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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Wow, the last couple of years have been… interesting. However, I’m back in the saddle and getting my nose, well, closer to the grind-stone. We have a busy September coming up! We will be meeting fans and signing books at Trilogy Boutique & Book Lounge in Bowie Texas on Saturday, Sept. 13th, participating in a few yet-to-be-announced panels at P-Con in Fort Worth on Saturday, Sept. 19th-21st, and t

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R.J. Hanson wrote a new blog post Long Time, No Write Wow, the last couple of years have been… interesting. However, I’m back in the saddle and getting my nose, well, closer to the grind-stone. We have a Read more of this blog post »
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R.J. Hanson liked kathy gartlan's review of Heirs of Vanity (Heirs of Vanity #1, #2, & #3): "I would definitely recommend this book. The narrator did a fantastic job doing all the different characters. The world that you were pulled into was well thought out and of course the author did an awesome job. I will not go into the story but it was" Read more of this review »
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R.J. Hanson liked Maggie's review of Heirs of Vanity (Heirs of Vanity #1, #2, & #3): "Rok"
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R.J. Hanson liked Korra II Allison Baskerville's review of Fatherland: A Play by R.J. & Alex Hanson: "To be clear up front, I received this play for free, as a gift from author R.J. Hanson, whose work I consider myself a fan of. This may just be the first ever story I’ve ever read where I just put it down in shock and went “What the hell did I just re" Read more of this review »
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R.J. Hanson made a comment on Madalyn’s review of Fires That Forge (Lords of Order and Chaos, #1) " Thank you for the review. Silas is quite popular with many of my readers, so you're not alone there. I must say, he's also my favorite to write. Altho ...more "
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“As Arto had put it, ‘the villain does not create the hero, but he does reveal him.’ Whetstones of the Will, Book VI of the Bloodlines Reforged Saga.”
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“As Arto had put it, ‘the villain does not create the hero, but he does reveal him.’ Whetstones of the Will, Book VI of the Bloodlines Reforged Saga.”
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