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Travis Heermann

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror, Historical Fiction

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Travis Heermann is also known as T. James Logan.

Freelance writer, novelist, award-winning screenwriter, editor, poker player, poet, biker, roustabout, Travis Heermann is a graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop, a member of the Authors Guild, an Active member of SFWA and the HWA, and the author of The Hammer Falls, The Ronin Trilogy, Rogues of the Black Fury, and co-author of Death Wind. His short fiction appears in anthologies and magazines such as Apex Magazine, Alembical, Blood & Gasoline, BattleTech: Legacy, and many others. As a freelance writer, he has contributed a metric ton of work to such properties as Firefly Roleplaying Game, Legend of Five Rings, EVE Online, and BattleTech.

He enjoys cycling, collecting martial arts styles and

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Average rating: 3.98 · 1,481 ratings · 252 reviews · 47 distinct works • Similar authors

	Heart of the Ronin (The Ronin #1) 3.87 avg rating — 397 ratings — published 2009 — 13 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
	Spirit of the Ronin 4.45 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Sword of the Ronin (The Ronin Trilogy, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Rogues of the Black Fury 4.31 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2012 — 8 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 Wild Boys 4.07 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Tokyo Blood Magic 4.60 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2020	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 Hammer Falls really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 24 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 Ronin and the Green Maiden (The Ronin #2.5) 3.78 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Death Wind by Travis Heermann (Goodreads Author), Jim Pinto 4.25 avg rating — 20 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
	Legs 3.38 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2013 — 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

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Cooking with Cat – Steamed Pork Buns are the Food of the Gods

Back when I was living in Japan, about 2003-2006, one of the foods that I fell in love with was nikuman ???, steamed pork buns. They could be found in any convenience store, and they made a great meal for someone who didn’t feel like cooking.

They come with various fillings: pork, beef, chicken, shrimp, veggie, even sweet custard. They are particularly comforting when the weather turns chilly and t

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The Writing Life: Reflections, Recollections, And a Lot of Cursing

by Jeff Strand (Goodreads Author)

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Bridge of Birds (The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, #1)

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The Beetle

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Travis Heermann rated a book it was amazing A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny	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
Loved this book. It features Zelazny's clever, sharp writing style, and enough literary, historical, and film references to rival Ready Player One. Except that all these references are obscured by Zelazny's clever use of negative space. Much of it is ...more
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Travis Heermann wants to read The Company You Keep (Shadowgate Tales Book 2) by Lou J Berger	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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Travis Heermann liked DeAnna Knippling's review of A Night in the Lonesome October: "A number of suspicious characters gather in October to either open, or close, the ways for the Old Gods to enter. As told by a shaggy dog, Snuff. I picked this up because someone mentioned it, and "What? There's a Zelazny I haven't read?" But I had re" Read more of this review »
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I've never read a book quite like this one. I would call it literary SF adventure. On some levels it succeeds admirably, and on others, it doesn't quite get there. What works is the level of satire. It does an amazing job of deconstructing several cen ...more
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Travis Heermann and 2 other people liked James Field's review of The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection: "I bought this science fiction book in a library sale and hurried home to read it. Unfortunately, it took me longer than anticipated; twenty three short stories and novellas demand time. The stories are a strange mix of types and subgenres, some of wh" Read more of this review »
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Quotes by Travis Heermann

“It was always best to have contingency plans, and plans within plans.”
― Travis Heermann, Heart of the Ronin

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April Fantasy Theme: Asian and Middle Eastern Flavoured Fantasy

Eon: Dragoneye Reborn, by Alison Goodman

50 votes, 22.0%

Bridge of Birds: A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was, by Barry Hughart

49 votes, 21.6%

Across the Nightingale Floor, by Lian Hearn

42 votes, 18.5%

The Bhagavad Gita, by Anonymous

20 votes, 8.8%

Snake Agent, by Liz Williams

19 votes, 8.4%

The Desert of Souls, by Howard Andrew Jones

19 votes, 8.4%

Monkey: A Folk Novel of China, by Wu Cheng'en

17 votes, 7.5%

Heart of the Ronin, by Travis Heermann

11 votes, 4.8%

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“It was always best to have contingency plans, and plans within plans.”
― Travis Heermann, Heart of the Ronin

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“ONLY THE DAY DAWNS TO WHICH WE ARE AWAKE,IF WE ARE TO GRASP THE REALITY OF OUR LIFE WHILE WE HAVE IT,WE WILL NEED TO WAKE UP TO OUR MOMENTS,OTHERWISE,WHOLE DAYS,EVEN A WHOLE LIFE COULD SLIP BY UNNOTICED..”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden

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