Eric T Reynolds
Author
New and recent releases
Published by Hadley Rille Books
*NEW* Releases December 1, 2025
“In 1948, space artist Chester Brache, is hired by a magazine to illustrate articles about space travel. The mysterious editors have ways for Chester to produce realistic paintings, more so than the usual depictions of the Moon's surface back then by taking him ‘on location’. What are their ultimate goals and how does a painter of celestial landscapes like Chester figure in their plans?
“Original, deftly crafted, and a ‘must have’ on the reading lists of all dedicated science fiction fans, Chester’s Moonscape by author/storyteller Eric T. Reynolds is an impressive call-back to the early years of sci-fi fiction themed adventure by a novelist whose authentic flair for the kind of narrative driven style raises his novel to an impressive level of literary excellence. An absorbing and fun read from cover to cover, Chester’s Moonscape is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal and community library Historical Science Fiction collections.”
—Midwest Book Review
“This captivating narrative seamlessly blends sf, historical fiction, and environmental issues. The story unfolds with a compelling hook, as Kansas University geography professor Katie Robbins, while visiting a cemetery, time travels to 1937. This unexpected journey thrusts her into a local battle against a massive dam-construction project which promises to submerge the entire Blue River Valley. Reynolds impressively combines thorough research, a structured plot, and vivid characters, immersing readers in early twentieth-century Kansas.”
—Booklist
In 1918, a carpenter died in a fall during construction of Mulberry School. It was said he haunted the school ever since. Teachers, students, and staff encountered apparitions after the school's dedication. One teacher knew the victim and welcomed any sign of his existence. Others, however, didn’t. She coped with the loss of her friend and managed to go on with unusual help from the Universe.
“Readers will feel Maggie's sorrow and enjoy the. . .ghost activity, such as pictures moving askew and doors slamming. This is an entertaining read. . .”
—Booklist
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© 2022 Eric T. Reynolds
The Road to Sugar Loaf
Published August 20, 2020, on the 100th anniversary of the signing of the 19th Amendment into law.
Follows Suffragist Kathryn Wolfe from 1894 to 1920 as she strives to hike a nearby hill despite her physical challenge while at the same time fights alongside her colleagues toward passing the Nineteenth Amendment. Her efforts to hike the hill during that time serves as a symbolic meter for the struggles of the suffragist cause.
"An often compelling historical overview..."
--Kirkus Reviews
"A fine blend of literary inspection, historical fact, and emotional connections that brings the times and their issues and influences to life. As readers examine Kathryn's world through her eyes, they learn new facts about the underlying motivations affecting choices on all sides..."
--D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review
The abandoned house in the country--
In a state of decay, its walls have witnessed the triumphs and tragedies of generations.
There's nothing left but memories forgotten.
If you believe that, you haven't been inside. . .
Kayla buys a house in the Flint Hills town of Sycamore Falls, Kansas. The property includes an abandoned house out back. Within its deteriorating walls, she gains insight to the old house’s past, of Sycamore Falls, and perhaps ways to help revitalize the town, which has seen better times.
"Thoroughly engrossing is a story that moves smoothly between eras as the protagonist and others investigate a mystery that draws them to pre-1885 Flint Hills, before Sycamore Falls existed."
--D. Donovan, Senior editor, Midwest Book Review
"The premise is interesting. . .the objects pique the imagination. The effect is like a museum exhibit with artifacts..."
--Historical Novels Review
"Well told, catches a flavor like Clifford Simak's quiet Midwestern quiet SF. It evades the many action-gaudy SF clichés in favor of real-world flavors, and so all the better and more believable for that."
--Gregory Benford, New York Times Bestselling Author
Appearances
Monarch Bookstore
December 2025
Overland Park, KS
About Eric T. Reynolds
Eric T. Reynolds is Editor/Publisher with Hadley Rille Books (hrbpress.com). He was born in the Flint Hills town, Eureka, Kansas, has also lived elsewhere in Kansas, and on the US East Coast. His fiction has appeared in the magazines Mythic Circle, Galaxy’s Edge, in Sci Phi Journal, and in several indie press anthologies, and he had several non-fiction science articles published in an encyclopedia about the history of space exploration. The Legend of Mulberry School is his third novel. His first two novels, The Artifacts and The Road to Sugar Loaf. Contact him at eric.reynolds@hadleyrillebooks.com and on Facebook as Eric T. Reynolds.