THE SEAL

Ric Robert is a debut novelist. The Seal—currently featured in the Book Pipeline Contest—was released on July 16, 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, with a diverse professional background that spans marketing, sales, graphic design, and restaurant management. A former 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 hand-writing short stories at the age of eight and has since earned top honors in over 50 numerous competitions through the years.

In 2006, 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.

The Seal-Ric Robert's Debut Archaeological Thriller

Buried beneath the scorched silence of the Iranian desert, an ancient chamber waits to be opened.

When a 1989 archaeological expedition uncovers a sealed reliquary hidden beneath the Lut Desert, what begins as a search for history becomes something far darker: a collision between faith and blasphemy, myth and memory, the living and the damned.

Across continents and centuries, a chain of buried secrets awakens—stretching from Crusader-era Jerusalem to modern-day Utah, where a scholar’s inherited archive may hold the final key to a nightmare older than scripture itself.

As relics surface, symbols return, and something unseen begins to move through the world again, the story expands into a sweeping supernatural epic of biblical horror, forbidden history, and cosmic dread. Ancient orders, whispered prophecies, and the memory of the first betrayal converge in a world where the past is not dead—it is waiting.

Immersive, cinematic, and steeped in apocalyptic atmosphere, this is a novel of haunted deserts, fallen powers, buried chambers, and the terrible cost of uncovering what was meant to remain sealed.

For readers who crave biblical horror, archaeological mystery, supernatural suspense, and myth-soaked dark fantasy, this novel delivers a richly layered, high-stakes descent into ruin, revelation, and dread.

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NOTE: The Seal is still in consideration for the Book Pipeline Unpublished Contest since March 6, 2026

For more information about future releases by Ric Robert, please visit NOVEL PREVIEWS

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