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Rizen

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Tue Dec 16, 2025, 11:11 PM Dec 16

Rainbows Wane

Hi. I've published a science fantasy book, which will be my first of many. It's called Rainbows Wane and it's a bit of a cross between The Chronicles of Amber and The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. My aim was to feature fast paced action, creative concepts and occasional humor. Here's the description:

"Rainbows Wane is a surreal and electrified dive into the limits of science fantasy following one man’s quest to clear his name and perhaps save the shattered universe.

A soul divided cannot survive. The Vaynegia created itself, going against all natural laws and twisted reality into a magnetic state of decay. This schism splits the very soul and dooms its victims to burn away. In the 24th century our hero, Sayth, is searching for an interdimensional creature who can end this plight.

Sayth would rather be lucky than good, any day of the week. But he wasn’t lucky. His luck had run so dry, in fact, that he had been framed for the destruction of a planet and told by a mad god that the universe will end in three days- and there were none better.

Sayth joins Spiral, the guardian of a pocket dimension and one women who knows his innocence. Along their journeys, they rescue two reluctant dragons; one is a pompous actress who has studied at the finest academic institutions, and the other’s a timid biological engineer who once was trounced by genetically modified fruit. Together, they traverse ancient battlegrounds, cities in crisis and surrealistic horrors, unfolding the truth of how ancient civilizations used the Vaynegia to create a society that bends reality to their whims—at a price—and discover a well-intended plot to end the universe. Can Sayth overcome the losses of his past and learn to love again? Can he clear his name and stop the mad god’s plans in time? The clock’s ticking. The rainbow’s broken. The rainbow wanes."

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I've also written the sequel, The Gatekeeper, and am in the process of editing it. You can checkout both books on my website, including links to buy, concept art and a preview of the first several chapters here:

https://www.stirts.com/series

If you like that Rainbows Wane is in the preorder phase on Amazon, you can order it from my publisher now and it will be available across a large selection of retailers in a few weeks. Please consider leaving a review; it really helps.

If you have any questions or comments feel free to leave them and I will get back to you. Thank you.

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