The founder of Eldarlands Publishing and author to most of our productions, Levi Samuel Rikard is a fast learner who isn’t afraid to try something new. The majority of what you see on this site was his creation from start to finish, but he remains humble.
Born in Elk City Oklahoma, 1986, he was raised in Springfield Missouri. In high school he discovered the game, Dungeons and Dragons, as well as a Live Action Role Playing group where he truly discovered who he was. He joined the Army right out of High School but quickly realized that wasn’t the life for him. Returning home he hit the job market and quickly mastered a number of skills in various fields but the quest for happiness continued to evade him.
In 2008 he became a father and has raised his daughter by himself ever since. In 2009 he decided to write a book, the book that began his lifelong career.
In 2013 his first published work came in the form of a contract job under his penname, Samuel Rikard for New Babel Books. He’s completed numerous jobs with that publisher as well as a few others before he learned the ins and outs of the publishing industry. It was then he decided to create Eldarlands Publishing and branch out on his own. Since that time he’s been a guest author and speaker at many sci-fi and fantasy conventions, he’s taught classes on book writing and marketing, and he’s constantly striving to create new books while studying the market to better serve his previous work.
Levi, his daughter, and their cat, Alona reside in a cabin in the woods someplace in Arkansas.

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