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150+
professionally published books
57+
languages
Millions
of readers worldwide
1989
first book published
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RP Books & Audio, Reagent Press, Big Blue Sky Press, My World Books, Wonderful World Press, and Stanek & Associates Press.
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William Stanek, William R. Stanek, Robert Stanek, R. Stanek, and W. R. Stanek each point readers toward a different shelf of the work.
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The earlier Reagent Press home, Ruin Mist positioning, logo walls, partner material, and green/digital history are preserved with context.
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Current books to start with.
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Living Well / renewal / mindfulness / reflective practice
LatestRESET The Daily Renewal Practice for Clarity, Growth, and Joy
30 Days to Greater Growth, Awareness & Purpose
You do not have to change everything to change everything.
Living Well / abundance / gratitude / prosperity practice
LatestFLOURISH The Daily Abundance Practice for a Life of Wealth, Appreciation, and Fulfillment
30 Days to Greater Prosperity, Gratitude & Fulfillment
Abundance is not found in what you own. It is felt in how you live.
Leadership / critical thinking / decision-making / action-plan guide
LatestCritical Thinking
Leading With Clarity and Precision - A 3-Week Action Plan for Leadership Success
Think strategically. Decide confidently. Lead with clarity.
AI / human capability / future readiness / leadership
LatestBefore the Machines Decide
Why the Future of AI Depends on the Intelligence Within Us
Before the machines decide, humanity must decide who we want to be.
Literary field guide / national parks / travel / photography / Yellowstone
LatestWilliam Stanek's Yellowstone
A Literary Field Guide to Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone does not reward hurry. It rewards attention.
Epic fantasy / mythic fantasy
LatestWinds of Change
Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches Book 1
A princess wants freedom. A village boy hides forbidden magic. An elven queen prepares for war. And the Fourth Wind is beginning to rise.
Clean fantasy adventure / early YA fantasy
LatestJourney Beyond the Beyond
A Doamanse Fantasy Adventure
Ray was sent into the living wetlands to become a man. He was not sent to find the wizard.
Children's mystery adventure / light fantasy travel adventure
LatestThe Floating City Secret
The Second Record Adventures Book 1
A floating garden. An impossible record. A secret beneath the city.
Publishing names
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Nonfiction, professional, and visual work
William Stanek
Technology, nonfiction, leadership, education, travel, wellness, art, photography, and public biography.
William Stanek is the public publishing name for the nonfiction, professional, visual, travel, wellness, art, photography, and public-biography side of the larger creative record.
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Robert Stanek
Historical fiction, literary works, legacy editions, and the broader fiction canon.
Robert Stanek is the public fiction name connected to historical fiction, literary works, legacy editions, coming-of-age stories, and the broader fiction canon.
Explore Robert StanekChildren, classroom, and early YA
R. Stanek
Children’s books, classroom-friendly reading, clean fantasy, early YA, and family reading.
R. Stanek is the publishing name for children’s books, classroom-friendly reading, clean fantasy, early YA, and family reading paths.
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W. R. Stanek
Fantasy, science fiction, thrillers, post-apocalyptic worlds, espionage, and darker speculative work.
W. R. Stanek is the publishing name for epic fantasy, science fiction, thrillers, post-apocalyptic worlds, espionage, and darker speculative work.
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William R. Stanek
activeLiving Well Pathways
Practice-based books for clarity, resilience, renewal, abundance, and purposeful living.
A living-well shelf built from classroom, coaching, retreat, and personal-practice contexts, offering grounded action plans and reflective tools for readers navigating change.
- Genre
- Living Well / personal growth / reflective practice
- Readers
- Readers seeking practical renewal, resilience, clarity, purpose, and grounded change.
- Books
- 5
William R. Stanek
activeAmerican National Parks Library - Beautiful America 250 Years & Counting
Literary field guides to America's greatest landscapes: see deeply, travel well, remember more.
A six-book national parks library of durable literary field guides that combine place-first writing, practical field usefulness, photography insight, quiet-travel guidance, and humane trip frameworks.
- Genre
- Literary field guide / travel / national parks / photography
- Readers
- Travel readers, national park visitors, families, couples, solo travelers, photographers, and readers who want more than logistics.
- Books
- 6
R. Stanek
activeMagic Lands
A living land. A forbidden vision. A bond freely chosen.
Clean fantasy adventure about living lands, creature bonds, hidden magic, friendship, and freedom versus control.
- Genre
- Clean fantasy adventure / early YA fantasy
- Readers
- Ages 11-16 / Grades 6-10; families, teachers, librarians, and early YA fantasy readers.
- Books
- 3
W. R. Stanek
activeRuin Mist Chronicles
Extended definitive releases of the Ruin Mist fantasy saga.
Four larger releases that combine the eight-part Kingdoms and the Elves path into complete, uncut, extended reading experiences.
- Genre
- Epic fantasy / extended definitive editions
- Readers
- Epic fantasy readers, returning Ruin Mist readers, and readers who prefer larger immersive volumes.
- Books
- 4
W. R. Stanek
activeAfter the Machines
The machines inherited the world. The humans inherited the ruins.
Dark YA/adult crossover science fiction about machine civilization, memory, identity, personhood, and refusing imposed names.
- Genre
- Post-apocalyptic science fiction / dystopian science fiction
- Readers
- Ages 14+ / YA and adult crossover science-fiction readers.
- Books
- 6
Robert Stanek
activeTimeless Voices
Letters, memory, and love carrying courage across history.
Intimate historical and literary novels about love, sacrifice, letters, memory, ordinary people, and courage during transformative moments in history.
- Genre
- Historical fiction / literary historical fiction
- Readers
- Historical fiction readers, literary fiction readers, book clubs, and adult readers.
- Books
- 2