About the Author

Robert Stanek is a pen name of William Stanek. Nominated for a lifetime achievement award, named "an American Author who should be on everyone's must read list" and recipient of multiple writing awards, he has been writing stories for 40 years and is the author of over 250 books, read by more than 20 million people around the world. A gifted and skilled writer, instructional courses taught millions of times by Microsoft and others around the world in dozens of languages have used his words as their foundations to teach hundreds of millions new techniques, new technologies, and new vocational skills.

Reviews

Achievements for Robert Stanek's Ruin Mist books...#1 Fiction, Audible (12 weeks, 2005)Top 50 Sci-fi/Fantasy, Amazon (26 weeks, 2002)Top 10 Fiction, Audible (25 weeks, 2005)Top 50 Fiction, Audible (52 weeks, 2005-2006)Top 10 Kids & YA, Audible (180 weeks, 2005-2007)#1 Featured Book Audible June-July 2005Featured in Cover Story, Publisher's Weekly (2009)Featured in VOYA (2007)Featured in Complete Idiots Guide to Elves and Fairies (2005)Featured in Ancient Art of Faery Magick (2005)Popular Series Fiction for Middle School and Teen Readers (2005, 2008)Top 10 Recommended Author -- SciFi Bookcase (2004 - 2012)Top 10 Book -- SciFi Bookcase (2004 - 2012)Top 20 Author -- RateItAll (2005 - 2012)A Top 100 Fantasy -- The Fantasy 100 (2005 - 2007)
"Dramatic illustrations draw the reader into the Tolkienesque world of Ruin Mist, plunged into darkness after a Great War five hundred years past. Blaming magic for their demise, the Kings of Men have decreed that all things magical be destroyed. Yet despite their efforts, the magical Dark Lord is slowly returning to power. Stanek augments the beginning of this complex tale with illustrations that are sure to attract fans of graphic novels and classic Tolkien alike." -- VOYA - the leading magazine for YA librarians.
"Robert Stanek is one of our most featured and respected Kids & Young Adults authors." -- The Audio Book Store
"This wonderful adventure reminds me of a cross between J.R.R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, Tad Williams, and C. S. Lewis."
"Word of mouth turned it into a bestseller. Very satisfying." -- The Fantasy Guide
"Recommended series."-- Ancient Art of Faery Magick
"The world of literary fiction featuring elves and fairies has a multitude of great authors... of these authors Robert Stanek [is one]." -- The Complete Idiots Guide to Elves and Fairies

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