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T.R. Battles

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Worlds, power, conflict, discovery.

T.R. Battles writes science fiction and fantasy shaped by ambitious worlds, competing powers, conflict, and discovery. His work spans speculative adventure and epic fantasy, with each story built around its own world and stakes.

Current Flagship Series

Mask Sky

At a weapon academy beneath a false sky, talent is currency. Mask Sky begins with The First Rigors, an epic science-fantasy novel set in a world of competing Sections, dangerous power, and institutional control.

Mask Sky / Book One

The First Rigors

At a weapon academy beneath a false sky, talent is currency.

In Limbo, five exceptional recruits are pulled from their Sections after the First Rigors expose power the academy cannot ignore. Recruiters circle. Instructors close ranks. And beneath Limbo's controlled machinery, something hidden begins to move.

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Mask Sky: The First Rigors by T.R. Battles cover