by William Hladky | Nov 19, 2022 | RangerKnights, The Book Of Ruin, The Flashfall Sword, The Last Skinweaver
The fourth novel in The Book of Ruin series, THE LAST SKINWEAVER, is out in Ebook and paperback. The novel is about Roge Callan, who to escape his father’s despotic claw, changes his name to serve as a sergeant under a banished RangerKnight. They live among former...
by William Hladky | Feb 7, 2021 | RangerKnights, The Book Of Ruin, The Flashfall Sword
THE TOWER OF BABEL In the Book of Ruin novels, I portray a post-apocalyptic world that emerges from our modernity. I enjoyed speculating about what would be different and familiar, forgotten and remembered. I am surprised, however, about what depictions upset...
by William Hladky | Jul 28, 2020 | The Book Of Ruin, The Flashfall Sword
THE BOOK OF RUIN was the winner in the SCIENCE FICTION category of the 2020 IndieReader Discovery Awards, where undiscovered talent meets people with the power to make a difference. Following find an interview with author W.G. Hladky. What is the name of the book and...
by William Hladky | Mar 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
In my BOOK OF RUIN science-fantasy series, superflares from the sun inundate the world, crashing electronics. Endless solar storms prevent electrical machinery from being repaired. Humans are thrown into a “medieval” dark age. A magnetic field produced by the...
by William Hladky | Dec 3, 2019 | The Book Of Ruin, The Flashfall Sword
Invented in 9th century China, black powder was first used in guns. Modern smokeless gunpowder wasn’t discovered until the 19th century. In my first two novels, society has forgotten how to manufacture smokeless gunpowder. Firearms are mostly black-powder...
