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Richard S. Ford

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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: 3.75 · 7,946 ratings · 1,013 reviews · 21 distinct works • Similar authors

	Herald of the Storm (Steelhaven, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 1,697 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
	A Demon in Silver (War of the Archons, #1) 3.46 avg rating — 1,423 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
	Engines of Empire (The Age of Uprising, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 1,219 ratings — published 2022 — 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 Shattered Crown (Steelhaven, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 915 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) 3.77 avg rating — 641 ratings — published 2015 — 15 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) 3.87 avg rating — 568 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) 4.12 avg rating — 363 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	The Spear of Malice (War of the Archons, #3) 3.98 avg rating — 278 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
	Kultus 3.27 avg rating — 59 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
	Noble Sacrifice 3.56 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2010 — 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

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State of the Fordy 2022

Seems to be a bit de rigueur at the minute for people tell you what they’ve been up in an end of year announcement, and there isn’t a bandwagon I won’t jump on so here we go. Also, I haven’t posted on this blog since *checks notes* June last year, so we’re probably overdue…

February saw the release of Engines of Empire! It even sealed a Kirkus Starred review, which I’m led to believe is pretty pres

Series by Richard S. Ford

Steelhaven (3 books)
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Richard S. Ford (Goodreads Author)

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War of the Archons (3 books)
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The Age of Uprising (2 books)
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3.86 avg rating — 1,581 ratings

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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.
Jun 04, 2024 09:33PM · 4 likes · like Danielle Haha weird timing! But that's so exciting I've been waiting to read book 2 until I knew when book 3 might be coming out. Can't wait to preorder, thank ...more Jun 04, 2024 09:40PM · flag Aaron McKinney Now this is the news I needed today! Jun 04, 2024 11:32PM · flag
Richard liked Evelyn Pope's review of Oath Bound (The Wolf of Kings #1): "Loved it What a story. It has all the ingredients to get you hooked from the beginning. You cannot put it down. Author won't waste your time with boring descriptions or back stories . You find a cohesive development of the stories and their characters" Read more of this review »
Jan 18, 2024 01:38PM · see review
Richard liked Evelyn Pope's review of Shield Breaker (The Wolf of Kings #2): "Great book I'm so happy I found this author. This is my kind of book. Every page is meaningful, the story is fluid, the characters are likable, even the evil ones, the author makes you see thru their eyes, you know it's wrong but you can understand. I" Read more of this review »
Jan 18, 2024 01:30PM · see review
Richard liked Cheryl Campbell's review of Engines of Chaos (The Age of Uprising, #2): "I'm more of a hard science fiction reader and read fantasy less often, but this second book is a winner. The battle scenes, of which there are many, are each different and engrossing. The story hinges on three characters who grow in strength against " Read more of this review »
Nov 29, 2023 01:43PM · see review
Richard voted for Gwendy's Final Task as Best Horror in the Final Round of the 2022 Goodreads Choice Awards. Cast Your Vote
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Quotes by Richard S. Ford (?)

“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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Richard’s Quotes

“There is a technical, literary term for those who mistake the opinions and beliefs of characters in a novel for those of the author. The term is 'idiot'.”
― Larry Niven

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“Ear all, see all, say nowt;
Eyt all, sup all, pay nowt;
And if ivver tha does owt fer nowt -
Allus do it fer thissen”
― yorkshiremans motto

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