Flagship
American Evil
Cult horror and large-scale Battle Fantasy. 445 pages. Read this first if you want the book the rest of the catalog is measured against.
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Battle Fantasy The Golden Age
Harman Smith is committing to creating the most intense, battle-hardened fantasy action series for boys everywhere.
The Golden Age Is An Intense, Hard Hitting Battle Fantasy Series that challenges conventions on what a fantasy story can be. Each book features unique characters and storylines that slowly unveil a greater overall narrative. The series is the brainchild of Harman Smith, the greatest independent novelist of our time. He has published eight novels in eight years, with a ninth on the way.
New · The Dream Warrior
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The Dream Warrior
A boy with no name. A Dream Girl who believes in him. A world that wants him broken.
Abused and neglected by all around him, a boy with no name can only turn to his own dreams for comfort. But when he chooses to fight his bullies and turn his life around, the world around him does everything it possibly can to keep him meek, passive, and subservient.
- Genre Battle Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
- Length 118 pages
- Price $2.99 on Kindle
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American Evil
The definitive introduction to Harman Smith Books — violent, dark, and unapologetic Battle Fantasy.
In a small town in southern Indiana, a cult worshipping the Archfiend Ignis controls everything. When a young witch named Sinistra burns thousands alive as an offering, one boy is spared — and years later, he returns seeking revenge against the cult that destroyed his world.
- Genre Battle Fantasy · Horror
- Length 445 pages
- Price $2.99 on Kindle
Reading guide
Where to start
Eight finished novels. Pick a path instead of guessing. These are adult books: violence and dark themes, not stories for children.
Dragon war
Order of the Dragon
Start with The Eye of the Dragon, then Jaw of the Dragon. Knights, dragon power, and a war that has a second book for a reason.
Start the seriesShort or cheap
Dream Warrior or Playing Dirty
The Dream Warrior is 118 pages. Playing Dirty is $0.99. Use either when you want a complete story before a long flagship.
Full reading guideWhy read Harman Smith
Stories I wished I could have read
Growing up I found myself increasingly disappointed with every book I would read. As someone who read quite a lot, I found myself frustrated with how immature and childish so many books are.
Hundreds of years ago stories would be about daring adventures and brave heroes. These days all anyone wants to publish is boring, generic slop. Now that I am a creator, I have elected to create things that I wished I could have read growing up — stories that are a lot more violent, a lot more dark, tackle stronger subject matter, and do not talk down to their audience.
I am 100% independent now, and am at complete liberty to publish whatever I see fit. In other words, I am in a position to challenge certain norms that the traditional publishing industry would never dare tackle.
I, Harman Smith, am doing more for the publishing world than any of the Big Five have in the past twenty years.
My dream is to become the world's best-selling novelist — leaving those other guys in the dust. And it's up to you, dear reader, to help me make my dream a reality.
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Catalog
The books
Published titles on Kindle — plus upcoming releases from Harman Smith Books.
About the author
Harman Smith
Harman Smith is the author of the Golden Age Chronicle, a series of fantasy novels heavily inspired by famous battle manga such as Yu Yu Hakusho, One Piece, One Punch Man, Attack On Titan, Berserk, and Naruto.
He writes independently: eight novels in eight years, more than 50,000 copies sold, and finished stories instead of endless series. Read the full about page for Battle Fantasy, reading order, and the catalog.
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The mission
No gatekeepers. No generic slop. Harman Smith Books exists to publish the daring, dangerous stories the industry won't — and to build The Golden Age into the defining Battle Fantasy epic for readers who demand more.
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