Ryan Lanz - Author

One day is all it takes to break a belief. One day is all it takes to break a city. One day is all it takes to break a man. /the-silver-crystal/

Art reveal! Feast your eyes on the full art for the recent cover redesign for The Way of Stones, announced last month. I like the range of colors in this, and in the full art, you can see the complete red-to-green change from left to right. This was illustrated by the talented @jeffbrown_graphics . Enjoy! (P.S. stay tuned for the cover redesign reveal—and hardcover release—for Book Three, coming early summer)

Working on sending out some signed & numbered books and making things fancy. I'm pleased with how this particular wax stamp turned out. Now it's heading your way, J.S.!

Hardcovers for The Promise of Scars are now available! Get them in either unsigned, signed, or as a signed & numbered edition. I've set aside the first 100 hardcovers for signed & numbered editions. At this exact moment, the number 1/100 is available, and it, along with the other 99, are first come, first served. Check out the announcement page on my website to get yours right now. 🔗👇

This past week I've been getting back to writing Book Six of the Red Kingdom series, now that I've finished the remembering-what's-in-this-book revision round. Taking a break from writing it to wrap up Book Five: The Promise of Scars definitely put me out of the mindset of Book Six, but I'm back! For those who like to be in-the-know, I have a progress meter on my website, and I update my profile on here with my lifetime word count as a bit of a social experiment. Follow along on my journey to 5 Million Words Written. Almost to 2 million! It's been great adding to that number again. I'll be adding more to it tonight here soon!

🎉 BOOK HERMIT GRAND GIVEAWAY 🎉 Hello fellow bookish people, and Happy Indie April! I’m here to bring you an extra special giveaway, partnered with @sffinsiders . Up for grabs are 11 physical indie books with one lucky winner taking them ALL! 🎟️ ENTRY REQUIREMENTS 🎟️ ❤️ Like and share this post to your story 📖 Follow SFF Insiders - @sffinsiders 🤳🏼 Follow the five featured indie authors • Zack Argyle- @zackargyleauthor • Karl Forshaw - @lunaruinam • Joshua Walker - @joshuawalkerau • Scott Palmer - @scottpalmerauthor • Ryan Lanz - @ryanlanzauthor 🏷️ Tag two friends in the comment section 🎉 BONUS ENTRY: Follow The Book Hermit for one extra entry - @the.book.hermit (this is not required) 📝RULES & DETAILS📝 👉🏼 Giveaway limited to U.S. only due to The Book Hermit covering all costs for mailing. 👉🏼 Only one entry and bonus entry per account. Entrants must reside in the United States of America. A valid U.S. shipping address will be required for mailing. 👉🏼 Contest starts April 18 and will conclude May 1, 11:59 PST. Only one (1) winner will be selected, randomly, and revealed in The Book Hermit’s instagram story on May 3, 3:00pm PST. 👉🏼 The winner will be contacted via direct message from The Book Hermit’s instagram account (@the.book.hermit ) Best of luck to everyone! Read indie. Support indie. 💙

Here in 30 minutes, I'll be joining Mike and Ro on the Bald & Balding Podcast, where I'm sure I'll fit in just fine. We'll talk about book stuff and whatever other shenanigans they have in store for me. 👇🔗

Just put together another signed and numbered hardcover book package, and in this case, it's two books. On its way to you, JS!

I just thought of the ending to Book Two of my next series. I don't know why my brain does this to me now.

COVER REVEAL The redesigned cover for The Way of Stones is here! This new cover is available with eBook, paperback, hardcover, and signed & numbered editions. At this exact moment, the number 1/100 signed and numbered paperback and hardcover books of this edition are available, and it, along with the other 99, are first come, first served. Check out the full announcement on my website on where you can find it. 🔗👇

Here's a teaser for the cover reveal COMING SOON! The Way of Stones, Book Two in the Red Kingdom series, has gotten a redesigned cover, and I can't wait to share it with you all. Stay tuned for the full reveal! (if you're one of my patrons, you can see it right now over on Patreon)

I had fun chatting with Alex over on his channel about the launch of The Promise of Scars, as well as other topics, such as: -Hobbiton -Home Alone movie -Zurich -Ancient steam technology -Hidden speakeasy bars -Egyptology -Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood -Waffles If any of those interest you, check out Alex's channel, along with his other interesting book videos. /watch?v=bpfHiNi19eo&t=2880s