Samuel Groshans

Author • Storyteller • Gamer at heartWriting worlds where ordinary people face impossible choices — and find a little light in the dark.

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Samuel Groshans writes dark fantasy for readers who like broken worlds, complicated characters, and stories where hope has to fight for every inch. His debut novel, Autumn Ends in Darkness, is a character-driven tale of grief, survival, and the light that lingers in the dark.He is currently working on his series, An Empire of Dragons, and has completed Book 1 (The Sleeping Flame) and has begun drafting Book 2 (The Hollow Flame).

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Featured BookAutumn Ends in DarknessAdrelo’s childhood ends in blood.In the aftermath of tragedy, he is taken in by a powerful and calculating patron—one with plans that stretch far beyond the borders of his homeland. Alongside a handful of others, Adrelo is raised and trained for a purpose he does not yet fully understand: to infiltrate a foreign realm and help bring it to its knees.But as the years pass, something within him begins to change.Detached from the weight of violence. Drawn toward something dark and unknowable. Gifted—or cursed—with a power he cannot explain.As loyalty, identity, and ambition begin to blur, Adrelo must decide what he is becoming… and whether the path set before him was ever truly his own.A character-driven dark fantasy exploring power, manipulation, and the cost of becoming something more than human.Books in Progress
Series: An Empire of Dragons
Book 1: The Sleeping Flame
Stage: Complete, entering final revision.Emberthain is a nation built on unity, law, and the promise that progress belongs to everyone. When Kaedric Solvere rises to power as First Elect, he offers a frightened city exactly what it wants: safety, order, and a future forged in dragonfire.For Sahvra, a Wildkin survivor living on the margins of society, those promises sound like warnings. New registration laws, rising prejudice, and increasingly aggressive patrols threaten the hidden community she has sworn to protect. Survival has always required compromise, but under Solvere’s rule, every compromise carries a cost.Captain Rhoric Stormwell still believes in duty, justice, and the rule of law. But as the institutions he serves become tools of fear, each act of mercy brings him closer to treason—and each order obeyed draws him deeper into complicity.As Solvere unveils terrifying mechanical drakeships and tightens his grip on the city, Sahvra and Rhoric must decide what they are willing to risk before obedience becomes surrender.The Sleeping Flame is an adult dark political fantasy about authoritarianism, survival, resistance, and the dangerous comfort of looking away.Updates on Royal Road are complete.* * * * *Book 2: The Hollow Flame
Stage: Early draft.Synopsis pending as it would include spoilers for Book 1. A synopsis can be found on the novel's Royal Road page.Updates every Tuesday and Friday.