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R.K. Syrus

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R.K. Syrus is a former journalist, he inhabits Asia and Europe, and mostly comes out at night. Mostly.

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Average rating: 3.74 · 236 ratings · 76 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	Apocalypse Israel: The 96-Hour War 3.88 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sienna McKnight 3.37 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Apocalypse Europe - The Pangea Protocol: A Science Fiction Fable set in near-future Europe (Apocalypse World Book 2) 4.26 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Apocalypse USA: Civil War 2: The Death Walker War (A continent-spanning adventure-satire) (Apocalypse World Book 3) by R.K. Syrus (Goodreads Author), Sumit Roy (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Who Killed Green Hope?: Global Warming just became Cold-Blooded Murder 2.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New Praetorians 2: Shetani Zeru Bryan it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New Praetorians (Prae Made, V1) by R.K. Syrus (Goodreads Author), Satine Phoenix, Jeffrey Henderson (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Summer Vacation by Sienna McKnight (aged 16) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Apocalypse Europe - The Pangea Protocol: A fast-paced Conspiracy Thriller and Techno-thriller 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Apocalypse World (3 books)
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New Praetorians 1 - Sienna McKnight: A Thrilling Adventure set in a Near-Future Afghanistan (Apocalypse World)

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R.K. Syrus said: " It's an okay start, but I'm going to reserve judgement until the series is done.

What I'm happy with is a diverse bi-racial main character who is American by adoption and understands her cultural heritage. She's also smart, a team leader and (view spo ...more "

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