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Stephen Aryan: Races

July 8, 2026 · 1 h 6 min

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Our guest on Writing Worlds today is the award winning fantasy author Stephen Aryan. With two trilogies: the Age of Darkness, and the Age of Dread set in his world of Mordana to his name , alongside his Persian inspired The Nightingale and The Falcon trilogy. Stephen is not only a prolific author but he has also been prolific in supporting and offering advice to other writers.

You can find out more about Stephen and purchase copies of his books by visiting his website here https://stephen-aryan.com/

You can follow Stephen on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/stephenaryan_writer/

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