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R S Ford originally hails from Leeds in the heartland of Yorkshire. He is a writer of fantasy and historical fiction (check out Richard Cullen on Goodreads here: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...)

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Average rating: 3.76 · 8,833 ratings · 1,118 reviews · 21 distinct works • Similar authors

	Herald of the Storm (Steelhaven, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 1,739 ratings — published 2013 — 23 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
	Engines of Empire (The Age of Uprising, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 1,478 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	A Demon in Silver (War of the Archons, #1) 3.46 avg rating — 1,527 ratings — published 2018 — 9 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 Shattered Crown (Steelhaven, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 945 ratings — published 2014 — 16 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
	Lord of Ashes (Steelhaven #3) 3.80 avg rating — 675 ratings — published 2015 — 16 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
	Hangman's Gate (War of the Archons, #2) 3.85 avg rating — 616 ratings — published 2019 — 9 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
	Engines of Chaos (The Age of Uprising, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 511 ratings — published 2023 — 7 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 Spear of Malice (War of the Archons, #3) 3.98 avg rating — 321 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Engines of War (The Age of Uprising, #3) 4.10 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	Kultus 3.29 avg rating — 62 ratings — 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

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The mince pies have been snaffled, we’re all full of ham and turkey, and it’s now that weird period between xmas and new year when you have no idea what day it is – so what better time than to do an annual round up!! I hope you’ve had a good 2024 despite… everything. If not then here’s a picture of my doggy, Merle, in her xmas jumper to cheer you up…

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Richard answered Danielle's question: Are you working on the third book in the Age of Uprising series? Are you watching me, Danielle? Yes I am. In fact, draft 2 of Engines of War went off to my editor just this morning.
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“I’m not sure you even know where your truths end and your lies begin.”
― Richard S. Ford, Stealing Orpheon

tags: historians, the-black-library, truth-and-lies, warhammer-40000, warhammer-40k

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“One day, if you ever have children of your own, you’ll understand why I did what I did. You’ll have that same feeling toward them. That same certainty of purpose every parent shares. You’d happily see the whole world drown so they could have just one more day safe on dry land.”
― Richard S. Ford, Engines of War

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