Best Rhett C. Bruno Books

The best books by Rhett C. Bruno — 8 titles spanning Fantasy, Thriller, Sci-Fi, averaging 3.93 BLT stars.

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Rhett C. Bruno writes science fiction with an industrial edge — gritty, inhabited futures where corporations and colonists grind against each other and nobody comes out clean. Titanborn and the Children of Titan series built his reputation on tightly plotted space opera with genuine class tension baked into the premise, a rarity in the genre. His shorter work like This Long Vigil shows he can strip everything back to a single haunting premise and make it land hard. Bruno also works comfortably in fantasy with the Buried Goddess Saga, but his instincts are always the same: lean plots, morally compromised characters, and worlds that feel lived-in rather than merely described. Readers who want their sci-fi cynical and propulsive, with audiobook casts that include Ray Porter and R.C. Bray doing the heavy lifting, will find a lot to like here.

Rhett C. Bruno's highest-rated book in our collection is Word of Truth (4.18 BLT stars). Browse the full list below.

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    Word of Truth

    Buried Goddess Saga • Book 6

    by Rhett C. Bruno, Jaime Castle

    ★ 4.18 BLT Score (276 ratings)
    ★ 4.55 Goodreads (276)
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    The Roach

    by Rhett C. Bruno

    ★ 4.14 BLT Score (533 ratings)
    ★ 4.07 Goodreads (533)
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    This Long Vigil

    Children of Titan

    by Rhett C. Bruno, Jaime Castle

    ★ 3.98 BLT Score (719 ratings)
    ★ 4.03 Goodreads (719)
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    Titanborn

    Children of Titan • Book 1

    by Rhett C. Bruno

    ★ 3.95 BLT Score (2.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.89 Goodreads (2.0K)
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    The Luna Missile Crisis

    by Rhett C. Bruno, Jaime Castle

    ★ 3.85 BLT Score (486 ratings)
    ★ 3.9 Goodreads (486)
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    Vicarious

    by Rhett C. Bruno

    ★ 3.85 BLT Score (814 ratings)
    ★ 3.86 Goodreads (814)
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    Mind Burn

    by Rhett C. Bruno, T.E. Bakutis

    ★ 3.83 BLT Score (283 ratings)
    ★ 3.94 Goodreads (283)
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    Brimstone (Ascendant Wars Book 2)

    The Ascendant Wars • Book 2

    by Rhett C. Bruno, M.B. Vance

    ★ 3.69 BLT Score (83 ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (83)
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