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Ric Robert
Ric Robert is a debut novelist. The Seal—currently featured in the Book Pipeline Contest—is scheduled for release on July 21, 2026.Robert’s second major work, The Tigers, an epic Civil War drama, is slated for release in July 2027.
In November 2027, readers will finally see the release of his long-anticipated, award-winning children’s holiday novella, The Christmas Attic, originally written in 2006.
For a special preview of The Christmas Attic, a downloadable pdf of the original manuscript's first 5 chapters is available at NOVEL PREVIEWS
A sequel to The Seal is currently planned for release in 2028, further expanding what is expected to become one of Robert’s signature literary series.
BIOGRAPHY
Ric Robert is a U.S. Army veteran and graduate of Vanderbilt University (Communications), with a diverse professional background that spans marketing, sales, graphic design, and restaurant management. A former five‑time Gold Glove champion in two weight classes, Ric also served as an executive gamemaster for the professional World of Warcraft guilds Esprit and Honestly for three years following his military service.
Ric’s passion for storytelling has been lifelong. He began writing short stories at the age of eight and has since earned top honors in numerous competitions, including the Military Writer’s Society of America, DePuy Writing Competition, Davis County Writes, Vancouver Writing Contest, Layla Beban Young Authors, Dreambridge Short Story Anthology Contest, and the IEW Writing Contest. His debut novel, The Seal, is currently in competition with Book Pipeline.
In 2005, Ric received the military’s prestigious W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction for The Christmas Attic. The story has since been reimagined and expanded into a contemporary novella, bringing renewed depth and resonance to the award‑winning work.
Originally from Bethesda, Maryland, Ric spent his high‑school years working the pineapple fields of Maui and the orange groves of Tampa—experiences that shaped his work ethic and broadened his sense of place. His lifelong fascination with history—particularly the American Civil War, Vietnam War, World War II, the Crusades, the Mexican‑American War, and the Alamo—continues to influence his writing. This passion culminates in his upcoming Civil War drama series, The Tigers, slated for release in late 2027.
Ric is known for his natural cinematic writing style, achieved without formal screenwriting training. Readers often describe his work as “like watching a film on the page,” a testament to his instinctive sense of pacing, atmosphere, and visual storytelling.
FUTURE RELEASE DATES FOR RIC ROBERT
- The Seal (July 2026)
- The Tigers (July 2027)
- The Christmas Attic (November 2027)
- The Seal: The Final Reckoning (July 2028)
The Tigers
The Seal
THE SEAL
History remembers the Crusades.
It forgot what they were really fighting over.
In 1097, a band of knights followed a prophetic madman into the desert in search of a holy relic—the Lance of Christ. What they found instead was something far older… and far more dangerous. A sealed chamber. A black reliquary. And a truth so terrible it was buried, hidden, and sealed away with symbols no mortal was ever meant to break.
They failed.
Centuries later, beneath the blistering heat of Iran’s Lut Desert, a modern expedition uncovers that same forgotten chamber.
Professor Jennifer Rose has spent her career chasing ancient myths no one else believes. But when her team reports strange carvings, impossible symbols, and a sealed doorway beneath the sands, she knows this could be the discovery that changes everything. History. Religion. The very origin of human belief.
What she doesn’t know… is that they’ve already opened it.
At the dig site, unease spreads like a sickness. Workers whisper of curses. Shadows move where no light reaches. The air itself feels wrong—charged, watchful. Then the first death comes. Brutal. Impossible to explain. And it doesn’t stop there.
Because the relic wasn’t meant to reveal something.
It was built to contain it.
As the line between reality and nightmare begins to unravel, Jennifer races halfway across the world—bringing with her the only person who may hold the key to stopping what’s been unleashed: her younger sister, Sarah. Born with a rare purity of spirit, Sarah carries an ancient medallion known as the Seal of the Seven—a relic whispered about in lost texts, feared across centuries, and coveted by forces neither fully human nor fully divine.
But they are not the only ones searching for it.
Something has awakened in the desert—something ancient, patient, and hungry. A presence that remembers the first betrayal, the first murder, the first sin. It moves through the living, twists the weak, and watches from just beyond the veil. Its goal is simple:
Break the balance.
Corrupt the Seal.
Rewrite the rules of creation itself.
From the ruins beneath the sands of Iran to the quiet streets of Utah, the world begins to fracture under the weight of something older than memory. Faith is tested. Science fails. And every answer leads deeper into a truth no one is prepared to face:
The first sin was never forgiven.
It was sealed away.
Now the seal is broken.
Blending supernatural horror, biblical myth, and high-stakes archaeological suspense, THE SEAL is a relentless, atmospheric thriller where ancient evil rises, destiny is written in forgotten language, and the fate of humanity hinges on one impossible question:
What happens when the thing that was buried doesn’t stay buried…
and remembers everything?