King of the World is an epic fantasy serial set on the manufactured planet of Xylos.
Long ago, scientists from a distant Earth built a second world as a controlled experiment—an attempt to study evolution, civilization, and survival under altered conditions. They sealed seven Domes across the surface and filled them with carefully chosen populations. For generations the experiment held.
Then it broke.
The Domes fell. The sky cracked open. Five kingdoms rose from the wreckage: the Nature-folk, the Steel Legion, the Beasts, the Shadow Realm, and the scattered remnants of the humanoid survivors. At the center of the conflict lies an ancient technological relic known as the Crown of Unity—a master key capable of rewriting the planet itself. Only a rare bloodline can wear it. And the cost of using it may be everything.
The story follows Xander Thorne, a seventeen-year-old who watches his home burn and is left with a sword, a notebook of buried secrets, and the first shard of the Crown. To reclaim his sister and stop the force that is systematically poisoning the world, he must gather unlikely allies from the broken Domes and cross a planet that wants him dead.
King of the World blends large-scale kingdom conflict, mythic quest structure, and the moral weight of power. It draws inspiration from classic epic fantasy, planetary romance, and the question of what happens when the people who built a world lose control of it.
The Author
R.C. Hansen is the writer behind King of the World. The story has been developed over several years in collaboration with his son, Evan, who helped shape the world, the kingdoms, and many of the core characters. What began as a shared creative project has grown into a full serial now being released chapter by chapter.
The book is currently publishing as a web serial, with the long-term goal of a complete novel, expanded editions, and future adaptations.
The Road Ahead
New chapters are released regularly. The early volumes establish the fall of the Domes, the gathering of the company, and the first crossings into the wider kingdoms of Xylos. Later arcs move into the larger war for the Crown and the final question of what kind of world—if any—should be allowed to remain.
Thank you for reading.
— R.C. Hansen