Rhiannon Held / R. Z. Held

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  • The Wizards, Warlocks and Soothsayers Bundle

    I’m very excited to announce that one of my books, MIRROR BOUND, is part of a Storybundle themed around magic-users curated by SFWA! Even if you’ve already read mine, the other awesome books are well worth the price (which you get to choose!) Magic is everywhere—from modern mages casting spells in today’s dark world while…

  • Awesome Silver Sale

    A great sale is going on for my first urban fantasy novel, Silver (anthropological werewolves!) on Kindle in the U.S. $0.50! You can’t buy anything of such quality for that nowadays!

  • Two Short Stories

    It’s that time of the year, when award nominations are open! I wanted to update you all on my 2025 eligible work, and my newest 2026 story is serendipitously available now! Eligible in the Short Story category for 2025: Bind the Herbs to Bring the Shift Over the decades, more young people than Lyrene could…

  • 2024 Award-Eligible Short Fiction

    It’s been a quiet year or two for my longer work, but I had two novelettes published as R. Z. Held last year! They’re both available to read totally free, so if you are going to be nominating for any awards this year, I urge you to take a look! I know, come nomination time,…

  • Amsterdam Institute Series Now Complete

    Base Instincts, the final long novella in my Amsterdam Institute series, is available now in ebook! It has my usual archaeological world-building, even more snarky AI, romance, an emotional support cat, LGBT characters, and a protagonist who learns how to fight for her own peace. If you’re the kind of person who likes to wait…

  • New Space Opera Novella Available Now!

    Pure Motives, the latest long novella in my Amsterdam Institute series, is available now in ebook! It has my usual archaeological world-buildng, as well as snarky AI, sexytimes, and a protagonist who learns to fight for herself…and forgive herself. Pure Motives is a good entry point to the series, as it introduces a new protagonist,…

  • Preorder Live for Newest Amsterdam Institute Novella

    I’ve excited to announce that I’m going to be releasing the newest Amsterdam Institute novella, PURE MOTIVES, on April 5, 2022! This one explores a new protagonist and a new setting, so it’s a good entry point to the series for new readers, but it’s got all the snarky AIs, quiet protagonists doing their best,…

  • Awards Post 2021

    It’s been…a year, but I still have some creative things I accomplished, and as other writers have pointed out, any creative accomplishments are worth celebrating in the current timeline! Eligible for 2021 Short stories: “Two Ruins Make a Beginning,” R. Z. Held, in the Derelict anthology “Lend a Hand,” R. Z. Held, in the Beyond…

  • Amsterdam Institute Books 1 to 4 Available in Print Edition

    Update: Print now available to order from your local bookstore! The wait is over! If you prefer print to ebooks, you can can now get the first four novellas of my space opera Amsterdam Institute series in a combined volume. If you’re new to the series, you can also buy the combined volume as a…

  • D&D and Archaeology

    If you’ve ever wondered what kind of archaeology D&D characters might do, wonder no more! I ran a one-shot campaign for my streaming D&D author group, all about excavations taking place at the ruined city of Myth Drannor. Want more fantasy archaeology? My collection including a novella revolving around excavating a werewolf archaeological site is…

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