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This is where the crew decides...

The Prophetess Must Fall

A sci-fantasy novel where an airship crew dares to strike against a tyrant exalted as a living god. This is where resistance is born.

⚡The series with fan-influenced canon⚡

  • No AI Involved

    We hate that...

  • Author-Reader Canon

    An author who loves his fans

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This is the RUIN EXPERIENCE

  • An Expansive Steampunk-Fantasy Setting

    Ancient tech, clockwork men, and a realm suppressed under the Prophetess’ “divine” rule. But as political stalemates begin to rust away, the realm's disparate factions prepare for war.

    Read more about the setting.

  • YOU shape the story

    Ruin's community is VERY active. DELVE EVENTS run by the author have fan characters voting on expedition actions, suggesting puzzle solves, and much more.

    WARNING: Your character may get killed off. Brandon does that, and I've given up trying to stop him...

  • Where Fans Become Legends

    Fan-made characters don’t just lurk in the margins - they clash, ally, and even fall beside Ruin’s cast. Heroes, martyrs, or legends in the making, their fate becomes canon.

    That doesn't mean guarunteed happy endings, of course. It is RUIN, after all.

  • Human-Made, for Humans

    No AI shortcuts here. Ruin is built by actual humans - writers and illustrators who care about the integrity of what we create.

    No-one wants to read souless garbage, and we're committed to making Ruin a bastion of human-ness wherever we can.

Where to Start?

Begin with Ruin: Awakening

It’s the perfect entry point - the first adventure in Ruin’s saga, a standalone story that also forms the opening act of the larger novel Rise of the Liberator (arriving this November).

Read it, and maybe even join the community shaping what happens next.

Ruin: Awakening – The Airship Crew’s First Stand

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⚔️ The very beginning of the Ruin saga.

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Description

This is where the crew decide that the Prophetess must fall.

A tyrant cloaked in divinity rules Ruin with an iron grip, hoarding the Awakened — rare individuals with extraordinary powers — to fuel her empire. But aboard the stolen war rig Liberator, Captain Alia Rychist and her crew of fugitives dare to fight back.

Ruin: Awakening is a sci-fantasy novel about an airship crew thrust into a conflict far bigger than they ever imagined.


Edition: 📚 Paperback

Ruin: Awakening is Made to Order. This means that upon your purchase, our printers will print and ship your book directly to you! Neat, huh?

Care information

This is a digital file, so you can't really care for it. But maybe tidy your desktop. That thing is a mess and you know it.

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Every copy is made to order through print-on-demand. That means your book is freshly printed just for you. Printing and processing usually takes 3–5 business days, followed by standard shipping times (varies by region).


Once your order is on its way, you’ll receive full tracking so you can follow it right to your door.

Prefer something for your shelf? The Paperback is a beautifully printed edition with a world map inside — perfect for collectors and gift-givers.

If you’re after a premium digital experience, the Deluxe Illustrated PDF includes full-colour artwork and the same map, ideal for reading on tablets or desktops.

Need something simple and seamless? The EPUB edition is fully responsive and works perfectly on phones, e-readers, and all screen sizes — compact, flexible, and travel-ready.

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Explore Ruin →

  • A Land Scarred by Forgotten Wars

    Across Ruin, shattered relics and hollowed battlefields lie undisturbed since the wars that created them. Ash and ruin coat the land, and under the light of the Broken Moon in the skies, people fight to survive.

  • Ruled through Divine Tyranny

    From her throne atop the Golden Spire, the Prophetess claims divine right and absolute control. She hoards ancient tech, gathers Awakened to her Holy cause.

  • The Age of Brass Havoc

    Clockwork men roam the wastes, powered by lost knowledge and questionable loyalty. Some serve the villainous Prophetess. Some have minds of their own. Pray you meet the right kind.

  • The Awakened: Gifted and Hunted

    From exiles and renegades to reluctant rebels, the crew of the Liberator find themselves in a battle far larger than themselves, and soon become embroiled in conflicts to decide the very fate of RUIN.

  • Alia Rychist: Captain

    Once a tool of the Prophetess, Captain Alia is now a liberator of the Awakened. She captains the Liberator, risking everything to steal back what the Holy Land has claimed... one soul at a time.

  • Meet the Crew of the Liberator

    From exiles and renegades to reluctant rebels, the crew of the Liberator find themselves in a battle far larger than themselves, and soon become embroiled in conflicts to decide the very fate of RUIN.