“The Sin In The Steel is a swash-buckling adventure wrapped in a mystery and filled with shocking twists and unexpected turns. It’s a phenomenal debut…”

“Van Loan’s debut is an intriguing fantasy, mixing plenty of mystery and magic to create a smart, fast-paced ride across the seas.”

“Van Loan’s swashbuckling Watson and Holmes fantasy debut The Sin in the Steel is like a wild ride on a pirate ship. He’s created a vivid and amazing world that readers are going to love from page one.”

“ If Scott Lynch wrote Pirates of the Caribbean, it’d be a lot like The Sin in the Steel.”

“Ryan Van Loan has created a world thick with intrigue in his debut novel and I get a sense that the best is yet to come.”

“Ryan Van Loan’s The Sin in the Steel is a multilayered attack on tired adventure tropes. A blisteringly paced, amazingly fun and thoughtful read!”

“Buc’s story starts with a bang and never slows down, rollicking through naval battles, sudden betrayals, and plenty of dark magic.”

“Van Loan mixes derring-do and dark intrigue for an action-packed, coming-of-age debut, the first in his Fall of the Gods series...is unadulterated fun.”

“Ryan Van Loan delivers a swashbuckling romp, demons, pirates, dead gods, (30-50?) feral hogs, a war-weary Watson and a guttersnipe Holmes. I can’t wait to see what’s next.”

“Ryan Van Loan has crafted a very impressive debut novel.”

“Ryan Van Loan’s The Sin in the Steel is more Locke Lamora (on the high seas) than Sherlock Holmes...its frantic pace and continuous action capture the reader.”

“This debut was so much fun in a year filled with darkness that I was genuinely sad when it ended.”

“Author Ryan Van Loan has hit a home run with The Sin in the Steel, the first in the The Fall of the Gods series.”

“Readers will be pleased that their adventures in a tantalizing fantasy world with a sea-faring
culture reminiscent of the Spanish Main are just beginning.”