© 2020 Ransom Stephens
RansomStephens novelist, physicist, speaker

Welcome

I like novels built on big ideas with characters that

make me laugh and cry and take me away for a

while.

I like speeches that don’t take things too seriously

but have a point and get to it quickly.

I believe in laughter and can always find

something to laugh at.

I strive for clarity of method, thought, and

philosophy in everything I do.

I believe in the power of a well placed wisecrack.

What’s new

“The band played the old songs that never failed, songs of bawdiness washed down with a sip of moral justice: serious enough to bring forth a tear and silly enough to raise a smile.” In a world of faeries, elves, maermaids, (and maerbutlers), a tyrant incites a violent rebellion that destroys a peaceful and prosperous kingdom. Only a cursed innkeeper, a powerless queen, a handful of pirates, and a dozen bastards stand in the way of total devastation. It’s fun, it’s funny, and it’s intense. Knights of The Gold Piece Inn*, Volume 2 of The Book of Bastards Trilogy, is in its first draft. Ransom sends the second draft to beta-testers for comments/criticism/wisecracks--if you’d like to be a beta- reader, send him a note, he’d love to have your eyes on his prize--and the third draft is the one that is sent to the copy editor. That is, it’s still at least few months away from ready. * Yes, the title was supposed to be Bastard Knights but Amazon considers the word “bastard” profane and won’t allow promotion on its site; the site from which 85% of all ebooks are sold, so we bow to one of the richest men in the world, but not happily.

What’s next

The first draft of Knights of The Gold Piece Inn, Volume 2 of the trilogy, is complete. In Coyote Son, the story of a child raised by coyotes who learns to straddle the domesticated and wild worlds, Ransom returns to high concept fiction. It’s going to blow you away, but he has to do a ton of research--animal and insect behavior, tracking, cattle ranching, immigration enforcement--to get it just right.
© 2020 Ransom Stephens

Welcome

I like novels built on big ideas with characters that

make me laugh and cry and take me away for a

while.

I like speeches that don’t take things too seriously

but have a point and get to it quickly.

I believe in laughter and can always find something

to laugh at.

I strive for clarity of method, thought, and

philosophy in everything I do.

I believe in the power of a well placed wisecrack.

What’s new

“The band played the old songs that never failed, songs of bawdiness washed down with a sip of moral justice: serious enough to bring forth a tear and silly enough to raise a smile.” In a world of faeries, elves, maermaids, (and maerbutlers), a tyrant incites a violent rebellion that destroys a peaceful and prosperous kingdom. Only a cursed innkeeper, a powerless queen, a handful of pirates, and a dozen bastards stand in the way of total devastation. It’s fun, it’s funny, and it’s intense. Knights of The Gold Piece Inn*, Volume 2 of The Book of Bastards Trilogy, is in its first draft. Ransom sends the second draft to beta- testers for comments/criticism/wisecracks-- if you’d like to be a beta-reader, send him a note, he’d love to have your eyes on his prize--and the third draft is the one that is sent to the copy editor. That is, it’s still at least few months away from ready. * Yes, the title was supposed to be Bastard Knights but Amazon considers the word “bastard” profane and won’t allow promotion on its site; the site from which 85% of all ebooks are sold, so we bow to one of the richest men in the world, but not happily.
RansomStephens  novelist, physicist, speaker

What’s next

The first draft of Knights of The Gold Piece Inn, Volume 2 of the trilogy, is complete. In Coyote Son, the story of a child raised by coyotes who learns to straddle the domesticated and wild worlds, Ransom returns to high concept fiction. It’s going to blow you away, but he has to do a ton of research--animal and insect behavior, tracking, cattle ranching, immigration enforcement--to get it just right.