The Order of the Seal
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Book Three of The Order of the Seal

The Ashes

A novel by Ray Ronan

TIME IS NO LONGER HIS.
SOULS NO LONGER THE CURRENCY.
THE PLAYER BECOMES THE PLAYED.

For two thousand years the Order of the Seal contained him. By February 1945, the rules are gone.

Dresdeners have told themselves they will never burn. But this belief is about to break. Historian has returned to the city changed, closer to human and more dangerous for it. For Theo Engel, the man of conscience who never once bent to the madness, there is one last bargain on the table. Historian can save the people he loves. The price, as always, is everything.

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The Story

About the Book

Then eight hundred bombers cross the Channel, and a family is scattered across a city about to be erased. Above them, the firestorm. Beneath it, a reckoning two thousand years in the making.

What does a man become when history itself has chosen him? And what does a demon become when one righteous man refuses to kneel?

He does not record history. He is it.

For readers of Ken Follett, Steve Berry and Dan Brown.

Praise for Ray Ronan

"Fans of Alan Furst will find something new to obsess over. Ronan writes with rare authority."

Glenn Meade, internationally bestselling author

"Ray Ronan, a new name to contend with."

Marc Eliot, New York Times bestselling author

"A masterclass in historical fiction, invoking Hilary Mantel's attention for historical detail, alongside the narrative pacing of Dan Brown."

"The author does a masterful job of linking the supernatural with historically-known events."

"Ray has done his research and spent a great deal of time mixing the real, the surreal... into a great historical thriller."

Publication Information

Book Details

Title The Ashes
Author Ray Ronan
Series The Order of the Seal
Series Position Book Three
Publication Date 8 December 2026
Format Kindle eBook
Amazon ASIN B0HBRTTS82
Ray Ronan

About the Author

Ray Ronan

Ray Ronan is a former pro-athlete and pilot with more than thirty years of flying experience. Bush planes in Alaska. Crop dusters across the American Midwest. Jets worldwide, commercial and otherwise.

His work with the late Dr. Richard Haines involved briefings with space and intelligence agencies on reclassifying unexplained aerial sightings as a safety issue and helping shift the accepted terminology from UFO to UAP.

He writes thrillers built from deep research, original documents and hidden history, with something stranger running underneath.

His co-authored book, Seconds to Disaster, was endorsed by Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger.

Ronan holds a post-grad in Covert Investigation and Specialist Intelligence.

He lives in Ireland.

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Book Three of The Order of the Seal

The Ashes

Some truths can only be found in the fire.

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