Bryan W. Alaspa is a prolific author and freelance writer, well-known for his work in both fiction and non-fiction genres. He was born in Park Ridge, Illinois, and has spent most of his life in Chicago, with the exception of a few years spent in St. Louis while attending college. Alaspa's love for writing began at a young age, when he created his first story on his mother's electric typewriter in the third grade. This early experience sparked a lifelong passion for storytelling that has resulted in dozens of published books, short stories, and articles.
Alaspa is particularly recognized for his horror, thriller, detective, suspense, and mystery novels. Some of his most famous series include the Sin-Eater series, The Elementals series, the Rotate the Earth series, and the Deklan Falls series. His fascination with true crime has also inspired him to write several true crime stories. Although he has written in various formats, Alaspa has found a significant audience among ebook fans and publishes his fiction independently. His non-fiction works are usually published in print, but he is open to the idea of ebook publishing as it becomes more popular.
In addition to his work as an author, Alaspa is a freelance writer who contributes articles to online news sources. He is passionate about his hometown of Chicago and often incorporates its history into his writing. Alaspa's dedication to his craft is evident in his extensive body of work, which showcases his versatility as a writer and his commitment to creating engaging and thought-provoking stories.
Sin-Eater Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
Sin-Eater
2007
2
Destiny
2011
3
Renegade
2014
The Elementals Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
The Lightning Weaver
2015
2
The Lord of Winter
2016
Rotate the Earth Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Drivers
2014
2
The Starting Line
2016
The Defender Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
The Hat Trick
2015
Deklan Falls Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
One Against Many
2012
2
Fracktured
2014
3
Radiowaves
2017
4
Judgement Town
2021
Standalone Novels
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
The Ballad of the Blue Denim Gang
1999
2
The Vanished Child
1999
3
Dust
2006
4
After the Snowfall
2009
5
Stories
2010
6
Rig
2010
7
The Dead Phone
2011
8
Vicious
2012
9
Sapphire
2013
10
Gone
2014
11
The Man From Taured
2015
12
Text
2016
13
Storyland
2017
14
S.P.I.D.A.R.
2018
15
The Wraith
2019
16
The Revisionists
2019
17
Black River
2020
18
Totality
2021
19
Ovule
2023
20
Devoured
2023
Short Stories/Novellas
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
Mythos
2011
2
Strange Fruit and the Slender Man
2013
3
September Moon
2014
4
The Myth of White Butterflies
2014
5
The Space Authority
2015
6
V/U
2015
7
Vermilion
2016
8
The Elevator Game
2016
9
The Well
2017
10
THE U BOAT
2017
11
.And Then Silence
2017
12
Kai
2017
13
The Sleep Experiment
2019
14
Staircases
2019
15
The Orchid Man
2019
16
We Can See You
2019
17
The Hidden Library
2019
18
Hellhound
2019
19
Safe Haven
2020
20
The Cut-Through
2020
21
Deranged
2020
22
The German
2022
23
Paper Thin
2022
24
Mirror
2022
25
The Vanished Boy
2022
26
Among Friends
2022
27
The Top Floors
2023
Short Story Collections
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
Flashpoint
2012
2
Wreckage
2014
3
From Midnight 'Til Dawn
2015
4
When the Night Comes Out
2018
5
Red Graves
2022
Non-Fiction Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
Ghosts of St. Louis
2007
2
Chicago Crime Stories
2008
3
Forgotten Tales of Illinois
2009
4
Chicago Disasters
2010
5
Why Hockey Sucks and Other Random Thoughts
2010
6
Silas Jayne
2010
7
Sabotage
2012
8
Chicago's Unsolved Crimes & Mysteries
2013
9
Hope
2018
10
What Every Author Needs to Know About SEO
2018
Bryan W. Alaspa Anthologies
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
Wrapped in Red: Thirteen Tales of Vampiric Horror
2013
2
Wrapped In White: Thirteen Tales of Spectres, Ghosts, and Spirits