About Peak Grizzly

Peak Grizzly Publishing is an independent publisher based in Anchorage, Alaska, founded and run by Shane Larson. With 148+ titles spanning 28 genres — from ancient history and cybersecurity to AI, fiction, and personal development — we bring curiosity-driven, deeply researched books to readers worldwide.

Every title is available across major platforms — Amazon, Google Play, Apple Books, Kobo, and Barnes & Noble — so you can read in whatever format you prefer. Many titles are also available free through Kindle Unlimited.

About the Author

Shane Larson writes from Anchorage, Alaska. His work spans the full range of nonfiction — from the collapse of ancient empires to the future of artificial intelligence — as well as fiction that explores the human condition through story. He believes great ideas deserve great books, and that independent publishing is the best way to bring them to readers without compromise.

What We Write About

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The Taiping Rebellion
The Taiping Rebellion
The Chinese Civil War That Killed 20 Million While the West Looked Away
The Samurai Century
The Samurai Century
How a Warrior Caste Built and Broke Japan, 1467-1603
The Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War
How a Religious Quarrel Killed One-Third of Germany
The Mauryan Empire
The Mauryan Empire
Ashoka and the First Buddhist Superpower