William Robert Stanek

"One of our most respected authors," says The Audio bookstore. "Breathtaking stories, vivid characters and beautifully crafted worlds." William Robert Stanek's forefather, the Pulitzer prize-winning author and National Book Award recipient, Wallace Stegner, who is thought of as the Dean of Western Writers, once called William one of the most versatile and naturally talented writers he'd ever met, Tolkien's heir. William's more than 200 books of both fiction and nonfiction have been translated into 57 languages, sold nearly 20 million copies worldwide and been published and/or distributed by nearly every major US publisher over the past 30 years.

Like his forefather, William Robert Stanek is an American novelist, short story writer, historian, conservationist and memoirist. Like his forefather, he is a gifted and distinguished writer, a respected and skilled teacher and someone who operates against the grain. He became the first breakout author of the digital publishing movement. The first to serialize an ebook, the first to e-author a bestseller, and the first to e-author a digital audio bestseller. He is the recipient of multiple awards recognizing his outstanding contributions and excellence in writing, and a recent nominee for a Lifetime Achievement award.

Not only is William Robert Stanek astonishingly prolific, his life experiences and travels have taken him through all 50 states and dozens of countries around the world. In his youth, he worked as a roofer, builder's helper, stock boy, gardener, auctioneer's assistant, and more. His military career as an Intelligence analyst and combat flyer took him to the far corners of the world from Asia and the South Pacific to Europe and the UK. In addition to being a writer and technology journalist, he is an illustrator, a photographer, an educator, and an explorer.

William Robert Stanek's early influences include J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Ray Bradbury, T.H. White, Anne McCaffrey, and Jules Verne.