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Ryan Kirk
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Ryan Kirk is an author and entrepreneur based out of Minnesota. He is the author of the Nightblade series of fantasy novels and the founder of Waterstone Media.
He was an English Teacher and non-profit consultant before diving into writing full time in 2015.
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Blades of the Fallen
This series is for you if you're into...
- Blade-bound warriors with rival codes and buried agendas
- Council power games driven by shifting loyalties
- Outcast heroines chasing revenge through betrayal and survival
Oblivion's Gate
This series is for you if you're into...
- Ancient mysteries tied to failing magical gates
- Broken heroes on dangerous quests against legendary foes
- Loyalty tested by forbidden magic and buried lies
Last Sword in the West
This series is for you if you're into...
- Western fantasy with swordsmen facing gunfighters
- Lone heroes dragged into deadly frontier mysteries
- Last-stand duels demanding brutal personal sacrifice
Saga of the Broken Gods
This series is for you if you're into...
- Dragons reclaiming a world that forgot them
- Battle-scarred heroes carrying old guilt
- Frontier fantasy shaped by ancient grudges and power plays
The Sentinels Saga
This series is for you if you're into...
- Honor-bound warriors doubting their order
- Dark power with a real cost
- Epic fantasy built on sacrifice and redemption
A War of Light and Shadow
This series is for you if you're into...
- Strangers pulled into converging quests against a hidden enemy
- Rule-bound magic upended by dangerous outsiders
- War-torn heroes facing impossible odds against cunning shadow foes
Song of the Fallen Swords
This series is for you if you're into...
- Exiles hunted by conspiracies swallowing ancient cities
- Dual-thread fantasy mysteries with stakes spiraling toward catastrophe
- Dragons and songs wielding reality-bending power
The Legend of Adani
This series is for you if you're into...
- Siblings pulled into war by ancient powers
- Clan feuds and broken loyalties under siege
- Hope-lit fantasy after brutal losses
Testaments of the Forsaken
This series is for you if you're into...
- Fantasy using memory and grief as weapons against gods
- Morally gray heroes choosing between revenge, duty, and survival
- Ancient powers poisoning rulers, rebels, and bloodstained progress
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