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Dystopian sci-fi and fantasy for readers who love strange worlds and hard choices.

I'm Julian Harms, a novelist exploring the beauty and peril of futures that might yet be. Welcome to the archives.

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Shattered World Series · Book 1 · Start here

Veins of Betrayal

Sometimes we wait our entire lives for something we think will be our salvation, only to find it might just be our demise.

Raised in isolation, El was trained for survival, but when violence destroys her sanctuary, she is thrust into a shattered dystopian world, where brutal consequences await her and where she finally finds the family she's been longing for. Read today!

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The Shattered World Series

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  2. Veins of Betrayal book cover Book 1 Veins of Betrayal Start here
  3. Shards of Vengeance book cover Book 2 Shards of Vengeance
  4. Splintered Souls book cover Book 3 Splintered Souls
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Book 2

Shards of Vengeance

Join El as she continues her quest to hunt down those responsible for the reign of terror.
They made her to use.
Instead she became a weapon.
Now she wants vengeance.

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Book 3

Splintered Souls

Their fate lies in the balance.
Can there be a victor?
How far are they willing to go to save themselves?
It's no longer just about survival.
It's about who you are when you rise from the ruins.
Buy now and see!

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Welcome

I write dark dystopian action adventure and fantasy fiction, where survival comes at a cost and hope refuses to die.

My stories explore fractured worlds, inherited fear, and the quiet defiance of those who refuse to disappear. In worlds shaped by collapse and consequence, survival is never the end of the story; it is just the beginning.

I live in the western US where building fictional worlds is just one of my pastimes.

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…excellence is not an act but a habit …not a solitary glimpse but a long withstanding gaze