Awakening: An Epic Sword & Sorcery Prequel

by Paul J. Bennett

Overview

The path to one's destiny is never easy!

Athgar and Natalia are destined to become great mages, yet everyone has to start somewhere. In this prequel to Ashes, the first book in The Frozen Flame series, discover who they were before magic chose them.

The Awakening:

For Stanislav, it's a mage hunter's dream, an easy job on the edge of town.

At first glance, Natalia is nothing more than a peasant child, though word of her magical powers has come to light. Now all he needs to do is confirm the rumours, grab the girl, and hand her off.

What could go wrong?


Into the Fire:

All Athgar needs to do is make the kill!

To his people, tradition is everything, but to him, it feels like a prison. Every day is the same, until the Orcs arrive, offering him a way out.

Now he must make a choice, follow in his father's footsteps, or forge his own path.

Pick up your copy of The Frozen Flame Prequel today to learn the origins of these powerful mages!

Product Details

BN ID:	2940160814186
Publisher:	Paul J Bennett
Publication date:	09/29/2019
Series:	The Frozen Flame
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	40,273
File size:	990 KB

About the Author

Paul J Bennett (b. 1961) emigrated from England to Canada in 1967. His father served in the British Royal Navy, and his mother worked for the BBC in London. He followed in his father’s footsteps and joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1983. He is married to Carol Bennett, and has three daughters who are all creative in their own right.

Paul’s interest in writing started in his teen years when he discovered the roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons (D & D). What attracted him to this new hobby was the creativity it required; the need to create realms, worlds and adventures that pull the gamers into his stories.
In his 30’s, Paul started to dabble in creating his own roleplaying system, using the Peninsular War in Portugal as his backdrop. His regular gaming group were willing victims, er, participants in helping to playtest the new system. A few years later he took his roleplaying system and added additional settings; including Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, World War II, and the all-important Fantasy Realm.

The beginnings of his first book ‘Servant to the Crown’ originated three years ago when he began a new fantasy campaign. For the land of Merceria, he ran his adventures like a TV show; with seasons that each had twelve episodes, and an overarching plot. After the campaign ended, he was inspired to sit down to write his first novel; he knew all the characters, what they had to accomplish, what needed to happen to move the plot along.

Paul has mapped out four series in his fantasy world, and is looking forward to sharing all the books with his readers over the next few years.