R.H. Naranjo
Fantasy Author & Philosopher

R.H. Naranjo

Storyteller, Philosopher, and Architect of Worlds.

My name is Rodrigo Naranjo Hernández, also known as R.H. Naranjo. I am a Mexican fantasy author, a Tolkien fan, a devout Catholic, an engineer, and a philosopher. Welcome to my website! In here, you can find information about my novels, my articles, and projects I am working on. I hope you can find whatever you are looking for, thank you for your time!

Nationality
Mexican
Languages
Spanish · English · Latin (a little) · Italian (a little)
Alma mater
Universidad Panamericana, CDMX
Degree
Philosopher · Engineer
About the Author

Biography

I am currently studying my fourth year in college, seeking to obtain a double major in the next couple of years!

I was born in Mexico City in November of 2004. The love for storytelling appeared in me from a very young age, mainly due to my parents. While my mom used stories to make me and my sister behave at home, my dad used them to keep us engaged during our commuting to school. It was there that I first encountered Bilbo Baggins, Harry Potter, and the Count of Montecristo, but it was also there that I began telling stories of my own.

My desire to write a novel appeared somewhere in the early years of middle school, alongside my love for reading. Here, I met a wonderful teacher called Mike Campbell, who read to us the amazing stories of 'A series of Unfortunate Events', and I also encountered the 'How to Train your Dragon' novels, which greatly shaped the way in which I read. It did not take long after that before I finally delved into magnificent worlds such as Hogwarts, Alagaësia, Narnia, and best of all, Middle Earth.

During my first years of high school, I met two amazing people who, alongside my parents, where the ones who motivated me the most: Douglas Sexton and Yussif Salim. Thanks to their support, I finished writing the first edition of Winged Horse Warrior in October of 2019, publishing it online only one month later. If not for Douglas, who kindly read the entire book (and survived my improving English), and Yussif, who translated the whole thing into Spanish, I would have never gotten to where I am today.

It was also in my high school that I got the priviledge of belonging both to the orchestra and choir, and that I met Luis Alberto Manzano, the choir's conductor. His lessons on music theory, on singing techniques, and on social life, helped me grow as a person in unimaginable ways. It is mostly thanks to him that I eventually came up with The Sacred Symphony, one of my most beloved books.

In 2022, I entered Universidad Panamericana as an engineer, and then as a philosopher. All of my academic papers have been written during this time, either for in-school events such as the student coloquium, or for the "III Congreso Internacional Fe, Arte y Mito", a magnificent event hosted in Argentina about the works of G.K. Chesterton, C.S. Lewis, and my favorite of the three, J.R.R. Tolkien. At the university, I have also gotten the opportunity to meet and study under magnificent professors. One of them, Dr. Hector Zagal, has become a great inspiration and a mentor for me since then, and I had the opportunity of helping him revise his novel titled El Vampiro del Virrey, published by Editorial Planeta. Then, last month, I finally got the opportunity to publish my first work with a Publisher, a foreword for The Innocence of Father Brown.

Academic Training

Education

2029
College Degree

Philosophy

Universidad Panamericana

Philosophy is the degree closest to my heart, for it is through it that I intend to bathe my novels with meaning, something to make them trascend. My thesis will be on Fairy Stories in the thought of G.K. Chesterton, one of the topics that interests me the most, and that has kept me awake more than once in my life. I really recommend that you check out his work!

2027
College Degree

Data Intelligence and Cybersecurity Engineering

Universidad Panamericana

In 2022, I began my first college degree at Universidad Panamericana. Though I had never programmed before, I found cybersecurity to be extremely interesting, and it has been a ride ever since. If not for engineering, I would not have been able to develop this webpage for you, my readers!

2024
Diploma

Cruzando Umbrales: G.K. Chesterton, C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien

Universidad del Norte Santo Tomás de Aquino

In this six-month program, I got to study under the great names of Mons. José Ignacio Munilla, Dr. Francisca Abdala, and Dr. Eduardo Segura. We delved into the thought of Chesterton, Tolkien, and Lewis, and how each of them contributed to the 20th Century literary canon.

2021
Summer School

Novel Writing Institute and Creative Writing Program

Interlochen Center for the Arts

I studied for one month under the guidance of published authors such as Brittany Cavallaro and Joe Sacksteder. It was my first formal approach to professional literature.

The Books That Shaped Me

My Favorite Books

01
The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien

02
Orthodoxy

Orthodoxy

G.K. Chesterton

03
Perelandra

Perelandra

C.S. Lewis

04
The Wisdom of Father Brown

The Wisdom of Father Brown

G.K. Chesterton

05
The Count of Montecristo

The Count of Montecristo

Alexander Dumas

06
Confessions

Confessions

Saint Augustine

07
The Wheel of Time

The Wheel of Time

Robert Jordan

08
The Stormlight Archive

The Stormlight Archive

Brandon Sanderson

09
Barioná: the Son of Thunder

Barioná: the Son of Thunder

Jean-Paul Sartre

10
Broken Gods

Broken Gods

Gregory K. Popcak

Written Works

Novels & Papers

Academic Papers5 papers
Un sacerdote detective: El balance entre la Vocación Divina y la vocación humana en los cuentos del padre Brown
2026-07-25

Un sacerdote detective: El balance entre la Vocación Divina y la vocación humana en los cuentos del padre Brown

A través de las historias que relatan las aventuras del Padre Brown, G.K. Chesterton guía al lector por una senda no sólo de reflexión detectivesca, sino también teológica, filosófica y moral. En este ensayo se ahonda en la Vocación Divina (el llamado de Dios para cada ser humano) y su delicado balance con la vocación humana (los “propósitos” que nos damos). Utilizando al personaje del Padre Brown como un modelo, se explora cómo ninguna de las dos vocaciones es una entidad fija, cómo cada una puede afectar a la otra, y cómo las dos son valiosas en torno al llamado universal a la santidad. El sacerdote detective muestra esta habilidad en diversas ocasiones, pues su proceder con otros personajes como Flambeau o el reverendo Wilfred Bohun dejan claro que su preocupación principal es por el alma del criminal, antes que por su captura. Anteponiendo sus deberes ministeriales a sus deberes sociales, el Padre Brown consigue no sólo que se haga justicia en lo terreno, sino también que el criminal se arrepienta y sea acogido por la misericordia en lo divino. Esto vierte luz sobre cómo una orientación adecuada de la Vocación Divina y la vocación humana desemboca en el actuar de Dios en el mundo a través de uno mismo, convirtiéndonos en vehículo tanto para nuestra Salvación como para la de los demás.

Father Brown: An Introduction
2026-05-11

Father Brown: An Introduction

Probabilidad, fe y verdad: La crítica de S. John Henry Newman a los grados de asentimiento de John Locke
2025-11-22

Probabilidad, fe y verdad: La crítica de S. John Henry Newman a los grados de asentimiento de John Locke

En el cuarto libro del Ensayo sobre el entendimiento humano, John Locke se dispone a estudiar el asentimiento: la acción por la cual se admite que el contenido de una proposición es verdadera. El filósofo inglés argumenta que este acto se fundamenta en las probabilidades de que lo sea, por lo que el asentimiento se vuelve más o menos fuerte dependiendo de las evidencias que le jueguen en favor o en contra. Una postura distinta es argumentada por el cardenal John Henry Newman en su Ensayo para contribuir a una Gramática del Asentimiento, en la que vincula al asentimiento con la verdad en lugar de las probabilidades. Para Newman, el asentimiento no admite grados, sino que es un acto absoluto que sólo puede darse o negarse, sin admitir posturas intermedias, resultando en una crítica contra un filósofo a quien, en otros ámbitos, admira e incluso imita. Este texto explora la crítica de Newman a los grados de asentimiento, argumentando que gran parte se da por la imprecisión terminológica utilizada por Locke en su obra.

Una reunión inesperada: la noción de hospitalidad para Aristóteles, Homero y J.R.R. Tolkien
2024-11-24

Una reunión inesperada: la noción de hospitalidad para Aristóteles, Homero y J.R.R. Tolkien

La tentación del Anillo Único a partir de los deseos mundanos según Santo Tomás de Aquino
2024-07-20

La tentación del Anillo Único a partir de los deseos mundanos según Santo Tomás de Aquino

En el segundo capítulo de La comunidad del anillo de J.R.R. Tolkien, La sombra del pasado, Gandalf le revela a Frodo la historia y la verdadera naturaleza del Anillo Único. Azotado por el miedo, Frodo se lo ofrece a Gandalf, produciendo una escena extremadamente interesante: la tentación de Gandalf por el anillo. En la segunda cuestión de la Prima Secundae de la Summa Theologiae, Santo Tomás de Aquino habla acerca de cuatro principales deseos mundanos mediante los cuales el ser humano es tentado: el honor, el poder, el placer y la riqueza. Estos deseos nos distraen de la verdadera felicidad del hombre, encontrada únicamente en Dios. Este artículo analiza la presentación del Anillo Único y la momentánea tentación de Gandalf, comparándola con el estudio de Tomás de Aquino y la manera en que el ser humano es alejado de su fin último.

Professional Record

Work & Congresses

Work Experience

March 2026 - Present

AI Developer

Venture Logic

I am one of the chief AI Developers of the Mexican startup Venture Logic, a company aiming to help others integrate AI correctly: by prioritizing the worker.

October 2025 - June 2026

Logistics Coordinator

Thomistic Institute Chapter, Universidad Panamericana

I helped coordinate the conferences and chapter events of the Chapter, creating easy-to-follow processes that allowed the group to work as smoothly as possible.

August 2023 - December 2023

Calculus Professor

Northridge School Mexico

I worked as the substitute teacher of Differential and Integral Calculus at NSM High School, teaching senior year students and helping then with possible learning gaps they could have.

Congresses & Conferences

2026
3 presentations

Un sacerdote detective: la Vocación en el Padre Brown

V Congreso Internacional Fe, Arte y Mito

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Aprendizaje por refuerzo y urbanismo

Seminario Lógica, Ética y Epistemología de la Inteligencia Artificial

CDMX, Mexico

Las nuevas tecnologías y la crisis en la φιλία: una respuesta desde la Ontología Trinitaria

Simposio Ontología Trinitaria: Escucha, Diálogo y Encuentro

CDMX, México

2025
3 presentations

Optimizing Urban Layouts Using Reinforcement Learning

24th Mexican International Conference on Artificial Intelligence

Guanajuato, México

Exploring AI Ethics and Urban Planning

Media Ecology Association 26th Annual Convention

CDMX, México

Reinforcement Learning in Urbanism: Building the Cities of the Future with AI

Congreso Mexicano de Inteligencia Artificial 2025

CDMX, México

2024
1 presentation

La tentación del Anillo Único a partir de los deseos mundanos de Tomás de Aquino

III Congreso Internacional Fe, Arte y Mito

Buenos Aires, Argentina

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