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Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

What if a time machine sent you to the wrong Earth? Eli Voss expects 1943. Instead, he lands on Aurelis—a counter-Earth where peace costs free will. Safety or freedom: which would you choose? Echo Earth by Randell Rankin. #SciFi #HardSF www.booksamillion.com/p/ECHO-EARTH...

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Five carved stones in the timber. A century of buried grief waking to finish a family's chores. THE FORGOTTEN DEBT is live on Google Play Books ($3.50). Audiobook coming soon! play.google.com/store/books/... #BookSky #DarkFiction

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Would you trade free will for a world without conflict? Physicist Eli Voss faces that question on Aurelis—a hidden counter-Earth where peace may come at a price humanity can’t afford. Echo Earth:The Grandfather's Watch by Randell Rankin #ScienceFiction #HardSF www.barnesandnoble.com/w/echo-earth...

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Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Now live on Google Play Books: THE FORGOTTEN DEBT. In 1973 Tennessee, a farmer's rusted iron and fences are mended overnight by an entity from 1847. But unearned grace from the dead carries a price. Audiobook edition coming soon! #BookSky #SouthernGothic #IndieAuthor

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Would you trade free will for a world without conflict? Physicist Eli Voss faces that question on Aurelis—a hidden counter-Earth where peace may come at a price humanity can’t afford. Echo Earth The Grandfather's Watch by Randell Rankin #ScienceFiction #HardSF

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

THE FORGOTTEN DEBT is on its way to Google Books as an ebook and audiobook. 🎧 Until then, the full story is live on Readerful, with the first 4 chapters free. readerful.com/story/the-fo... #SouthernGothic #IndieAuthors #AmReading

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Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

What do you do when old photographs, county records, and family silver remember an older brother you’ve never known? "The photograph was not recording the past. It was adjusting its margins." A quiet psychological dread: bibli.page/@furydude39 #HorrorFiction #WeirdFiction

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From the sci-fi horizons of Echo Earth: The Grandfather's Watch to the rural dread of The Forgotten Debt, Randell Rankin brings his farm upbringing and naval service into stories of grit, family, and

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Aurelis promises peace. No war. No fear. No painful choices. But when physicist Eli Voss discovers the price is humanity itself, he has to decide whether a flawed, dangerous freedom is worth fighting for. Echo Earth by Randell Rankin readerdepot.com/books/echo-e... #SciFi #HardSF

A leap through time. A clash of civilizations. A choice that could end free will.

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

e broke his back in this dirt in 1847, and he died trying to keep a starving family fed. Now he’s returned to another man’s farm. The help is free—until the debt comes due. The Forgotten Debt. Read free: readerful.com/story/the-fo... #BookSky #IndieAuthor #HorrorFiction

A debt unpaid is a burden. A debt enforced with relentless mercy is a trap. On a struggling farm in the heart of rural Tennessee, relief arrives not through honest work, but through cold, unexplainab...

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Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

In 1973 Tennessee, when the tractor dies and the money runs out, pride is all a farmer has left. Frank drew a hard line at his front door. The dead crossed it anyway. The Forgotten Debt. First 4 chapters free: readerful.com/story/the-fo... #BookSky #DarkFiction #Horror

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

What if the time machine worked—but sent you to the wrong Earth? Physicist Eli Voss lands on Aurelis, a counter-Earth where conflict is erased and free will is a crime. Now he must build a bridge to our world—or destroy his life's work. Echo Earth: readerdepot.com/books/echo-e... #BookSky #HardSF

A leap through time. A clash of civilizations. A choice that could end free will.

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A slow-burn supernatural mystery about grief, hard soil, and an old treaty broken in the dark. Watch the nightmare take root one quiet chore at a time. The Forgotten Debt. First 4 chapters free: readerful.com/story/the-fo... #BookSky #IndieAuthor #Horror

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

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Part Two of Echo Earth is currently in the works. There’s more of this story to come—and more questions about freedom, sacrifice, and what it truly means to be human. 🌍✨ #EchoEarth #ScienceFiction #SciFiBooks #Audiobooks #IndieAuthor #BookTok #BookSky

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Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

To everyone who listened to Echo Earth on Everand—thank you. This story asks what we surrender for perfect peace, and whether a life without pain is worth a life without choice. Thank you for making space for it. 💙 www.everand.com/audiobook/10... #EchoEarth #ScienceFiction #Audiobooks

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Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Some stories are meant to be read. Others should be heard. In the audiobook of Echo Earth: The Grandfather’s Watch, a vanishing mind, a desperate father, and the fate of a living planet collide. 🎧 Hear the story on Everand: www.everand.com/audiobook/10... #Audiobooks #ScienceFiction

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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. A leap through time. A clash of civilizations. A choice that could end free will. Physicist Eli Voss didn’t mean to discover a new world; he was just trying...

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Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Press play on a story where the apocalypse begins inside a man’s mind. As his memories vanish, he must choose how much of himself to sacrifice to save Earth—and keep his daughter human. Echo Earth: The Grandfather’s Watch Listen on Everand: www.everand.com/audiobook/10... #SciFi #BookSky #HardSF

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Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“We had a treaty. I told you the house was ours. And you walked right through that boundary like it didn't mean a damn thing.” When an entity's mercy turns into a family's waking nightmare. The Forgotten Debt. First 4 chapters free: readerful.com/story/the-fo... #BookSky #SouthernGothic

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

He has only hours before his mind is overwritten. Only one chance to save Earth from a fate worse than extinction. And one impossible choice: become a monster to keep his daughter human. Echo Earth: The Grandfather’s Watch 🎧 readerdepot.com/books/echo-e... #ScienceFiction #Audiobooks #BookSky

A leap through time. A clash of civilizations. A choice that could end free will.

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A grieving Kentucky farmer keeps seeing figures in grey at the edge of his fields. The mist is patient. It's been waiting for a man alone long enough to stop fighting it. "Country Mist" — now up on Bibli 🌾👽 bibli.page/@furydude39/... #ShortFiction #SciFi #WritingCommunity

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The kitchen was quiet except for the mantle clock and the dying hiss of the wood stove. Late spring, first cutting of hay, the kind of morning that used to mean a fresh start. This year it just meant

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

THE FORGOTTEN DEBT is complete — every chapter now live on Readerful. First 4 chapters free. Ezra Whitlock made an oath in the red clay of Tennessee. A family is now paying a debt they never agreed to owe. Grace for a price #SouthernGothic #IndieAuthors #AmReading readerful.com/story/the-fo...

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The debt is settled. The final chapter is posted. If you’ve been waiting to binge The Forgotten Debt from chapter one straight through to the finish, the full story is ready for you now. Catch the finale: readerful.com/story/the-fo... #IndieBooks #BookSky #SouthernGothic #WritingCommunity

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The bills arrive, the animals need feeding, and the land doesn't care that Harold is gone. Helen wears his cardigan and faces the terrifying reality of being the one who has to know what to do next. Read The Forgotten Debt: readerful.com/story/the-fo... #BookSky #IndieAuthor #SouthernGothic

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Total order has a hidden casualty: free will. Trapped across time and reality, Eli Voss faces a world that traded human chaos for control. The price of breaking their machine? Severing his only route home forever. readerdepot.com/books/echo-e... #BookSky #HardSF #SciFi #Dystopian

A leap through time. A clash of civilizations. A choice that could end free will.

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Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

She made a promise to a dead man to keep the place standing. Now the dirt is taking it back, one fence post at a time. What do you do when the cost of holding on is more than you have left? The Forgotten Debt: readerful.com/story/the-fo... #BookSky #IndieAuthor

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Harold’s absence is everywhere—in the leaning barn, the silent tractor, and the old cardigan Helen wears to face the cold. Courage isn't always standing tall. Sometimes it's getting back up off the ground. The Forgotten Debt. Free read: readerful.com/story/the-fo... #BookSky #IndieAuthor

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Not just back in time—across reality. In Echo Earth, physicist Eli Voss lands on a counter-Earth where perfection cost humanity's free will. To break their system, he must destroy his only way home. readerdepot.com/books/echo-e... #BookSky #HardSF #SciFi #Dystopian #IndieAuthor

A leap through time. A clash of civilizations. A choice that could end free will.

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

“The barn doesn’t care that the man who built it is gone. And neither does the land.” A tribute to quiet courage, stubborn grief, and what remains. The Forgotten Debt. First 4 chapters free: readerful.com/story/the-fo... #BookSky #DarkFiction

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The price of perfection is higher than they think. The Forgotten Debt is now live through Chapter 19 on Readerful (rated 5.0 ⭐). Start reading Chapters 1–4 free today: readerful.com/story/the-fo... #TheForgottenDebt #SouthernGothic #BookSky #DarkFiction

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Thrilled to share that Echo Earth: The Grandfather’s Watch received a 5-star rating on Books-A-Million! Step into a gripping hard-SF adventure across parallel worlds: readerdepot.com/books/echo-e... #SciFi #BookSky #IndieAuthor #HardSF

A leap through time. A clash of civilizations. A choice that could end free will.

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

“You took the toys she loved and made ’em perfect. You made ’em wrong.” A father confronts a ghost that doesn't understand the line between help and horror. The Forgotten Debt. Read the first 4 chapters free: readerful.com/story/the-fo... #BookSky #SouthernGothic #HorrorFiction

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

"A gripping, thought-provoking science fiction adventure that blends quantum discovery, alternate history, and high-stakes moral conflict..." —NewInBooks Discover Echo Earth: The Grandfather’s Watch: readerdepot.com/books/echo-e... #SciFi #BookSky #IndieAuthor

A leap through time. A clash of civilizations. A choice that could end free will.

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The day Dad officially hung up the keys and retired from farming. I spent countless hours driving those tractors myself growing up, but they will always be his. A lifetime of hard work, fully earned.

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A dead man driven to keep an old promise to himself fixes a broken farm, turning compulsive mercy into a family's nightmare. The Forgotten Debt. First 4 chapters free: readerful.com/story/the-fo... #BookSky #SouthernGothic #DarkFiction #Books

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

What if your machine worked—but sent you to a parallel Earth instead of the past? In Echo Earth, physicist Eli Voss reaches Aurelis, a world where peace costs freedom. Now he must decide: destroy the machine, or condemn his own Earth to slavery? 🔗 Link in bio. #SciFi#TimeTravel#SpeculativeFiction

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Sci-fi readers & reviewers: Seeking honest reviews for Echo Earth by Randell Rankin—a hard-SF thriller about physicist Eli Voss, parallel Earths, forced “peace,” and the price of autonomy. Reply or DM for review info! #BookReview #SciFi #Booksky

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Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

“I was trying to save you. But I was only trying to save myself.” What do you do when a ghost is better at keeping your farm than you are? The Forgotten Debt is a story of grief and pride. readerful.com/story/the-fo... #BookSky #SouthernGothic #Horror #BookWorm

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

There was no sound. The voice was inside their skulls, vibrating with cold and a century of silence: “I was Ezra. I broke my hands against these hills when timber was thick and winter was a wolf at the door.” The Forgotten Debt. #BookSky #SouthernGothic #Horror readerful.com/story/the-fo...

**A debt unpaid is a burden. A debt enforced with grace is a trap.** On a struggling farm in the heart of rural Tennessee, relief arrives not through honest work, but through cold, unexplainable mira...

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

For readers who love Philip K. Dick, Contact, and hard SF: Echo Earth explores parallel timelines and quantum survival. Seeking honest reviewers (eBook or audiobook). Complimentary digital copy available—reply or DM! #BookSky #SciFi #IndieAuthor #Audiobooks

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Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

When the Veilborn revealed themselves, they offered Eli no weapon. Kessa placed a patch in his hand: a raven in black thread, wings spread through intricate knotwork. “You’re not alone.” Thought. Memory. Resistance. The symbol was old. The choice was his. Link in bio: #EchoEarth #SciFi #Booksky

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

"Their eyes," she said, her voice cracking. "They're not dolls anymore, Pa. They're hers. And they're watching me because I'm supposed to be like them. Fixed and perfect and still, and I can't—" Read the story: readerful.com/story/the-fo... #SouthernGothic #BookSky #DarkFiction #HorrorFiction

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

No sputter. No dry screech from the belt. The engine ignited with a terrifying, predatory roar that rattled the tin on the outbuildings. Lucas froze behind the wheel, knuckles white. Read the story: readerful.com/story/the-fo... #SouthernGothic #BookSky #slowburn

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

n Echo Earth, the raven is more than a symbol. It’s a message hidden in plain sight: remember who you are, resist being remade, and refuse to surrender the right to choose. Some symbols mark allegiance. The raven marks resistance. Link in Bio #ScienceFiction #HardSF #IndieBooks #EchoEarth #Booksky

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

He built a machine to reach the past. It delivered him to a world that erased its own future. ECHO EARTH — a hard-SF thriller where the cost of peace is free will itself. Available now. Kobo, B&N, and Amazon links in my profile. #SciFi #BookBluesky

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The spirit hadn't just stolen labor, purpose, or identity. It hadn't just stolen the honest disorder of a working home. It stole a child's safety. Her peace. Her room. Her childhood. Read Ch 1-4 free | Ch 12-14 out now: readerful.com/story/the-fo... #SouthernGothic #BookSky #DarkFiction

Randell J. Rankin - Author @rrankinbooks.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Frank came up the rise and stopped dead. The old cedar shed with the rusted rollers and the screaming door was gone. In its place, a flawless structure , polished and glowing like honey. It wasn’t built—it was corrected. Read Chapters 1–10: readerful.com/story/the-fo... #SouthernGothic #BookSky