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Robert is pleased to announce the release of his latest book- The Refiner's Fire! A seventeen year old boy named Arios is the last living heir to the secret of forging steel in the lands of Luwiya in 2000 BCE . He learned the secret from his father, Demetrios who he served as an apprentice to. His life is upended when a brutal warlord named Kazandre burns his village to the ground because his father refuses to reveal the secret of steel. Arios, his mother and his siblings fle

Robert R. Hotchkiss is pleased to announce the publication of his latest children's picture story book "Joey Strider on Mars"! -Join Joey Strider, a curious 13-year-old boy living in the bustling city of Marsopolis in the year 3412, on a journey that will change his life forever. When he stumbles upon an ice cave that matches his science project model, Joey realizes that something strange is happening on his home planet. But what he discovers is beyond his wildest imagination

I have just released a trailer for my Earth of Fire, Sky of Ice book! You can see it on my books page on my www.robertrhotchkiss.com/books page under the header for Earth of Fire Sky of Ice, or you can watch it here: video.wixstatic.com/video/cee84e_6653ec800e584131bd1acdf408df8d7d/720p/mp4/file.mp4

Robert R. Hotchkiss is pleased to release two new books, available for sale on Amazon! " The Most Famous Quotation " Is the sixth in a...

Robert R. Hotchkiss is proud to announce the launch of his new Author Site: robertrhotchkiss.com This site will feature all of his books...

Starting in 2025, Robert will begin releasing a series of Children's Picture Storybooks, each will average over 100 original color...

The Province of Tarshus is Shaldor's neighbor to the east. Originally given to his cousin Tarshus and his posterity by Rodanim in the...

Today being Easter Sunday, I thought I would provide some insights into the religious beliefs of the Valrimir people. To start off, I...

Today we learn a little more about the Province of Shaldor. According to its shape one may say that it appears to be an elongated diamond...

We begin our in depth discussion of the various provinces of Shalrodan with the Isles of Kolothys, the northernmost part of Shalrodan. ...

Today, I return to my Weblog after a couple of weeks when I had some eldercare issues that required my attention. Today, I thought that I...

Yesterday, I went with my wife's daughter and her grandchildren to a local amusement park called Lagoon. It was great fun watching the...

Having attended the wedding of the daughter of a close friend this past weekend, I thought it would be interesting to discuss the...

The Valrimir have a fairly unique system of Justice. Today's Weblog post discusses the Valrimir legal system and compares and contrasts...

The Valrimir people have a unique system that has been fine-tuned over thousands of years. Much of the success of the Valrimir's...

It was the mid 1990's. I recall watching a documentary about Antarctica, describing how in some places the Ice was as much as a mile to...

In the Shalrodan Saga books, a very unique accounting of time is recognized, one that can be quite confusing to one that is unacquainted...

Hello world! My name is Robert R. Hotchkiss, and I would like to welcome you to my little corner of cyberspace. Today is May 18th, 2023,...