I was interviewed yesterday by Sandy Lender, at the SandySaysRead channel on YouTube. Had a great discussing covering writing, the fantasy genre, publishing, events, and much more! Check it out if you get a minute, and be sure to subscribe to Sandy’s channel while you are there, it’s a great one!
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A Great Experience as a Professional Guest at a West Virginia Writers Retreat!
Recently, on the weekend of March 20-22 , I had a wonderful experience as a professional guest, joining Tim Waggoner and Michael Knost for a Novel Writing Writers Retreat and Workshop in West Virginia that involved some wonderfully talented writers that everyone should keep an eye on! Darius Jones, Addie King, Rebecca Cuthbert, Ed Downes, Travis Sayre, and Nessa Brown were the participants in this workshop. All of them are writers who are dedicated to improving their craft and willing to listen and put in the work necessary.
The discussions were insightful and highly constructive, and there was a real sense of camaraderie and mutual support between them. I look forward to watching their writing journeys in the years to come and am confident that they are capable of creating some amazing work!
Holly and I had a blast visiting with everyone too! Also, a big shout-out to Lee E. E. Stone for coming up to join everyone for dinner on Saturday evening, was GREAT to see him again! Until the next time… Onwards and Upwards!
Days of Darkness, My Brand New Hellscapes Novel, Now Available in Print and eBook Editions!
Days of Darkness, my new Hellscapes novel, is now available in both print and eBook editions!
Days of Darkness is a stand-alone novel, and marks the first full-length novel in the franchise following three volumes of Hellscapes short stories!
Pick up a copy at any of the direct links below!
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Synopsis of Days of Darkness:
Ambrose awakens to find dense, rolling layers of ash-gray clouds spanning to the far horizon, shrouding the city beneath in a drab pall. He begins his day, thinking it no different from any other.
Though it is in the height of summer, an icy, anomalous chill sifts into the air later that day, until it becomes colder than the depths of winter.
Then, the sun sets, and darkness falls.
The night does not end, as there is no sunrise to follow.
Bizarre and frightening apparitions begin appearing across a city and world shrouded in an inexplicable darkness. It is only the beginning of an unfurling, deepening nightmare, one that will take Ambrose on a terrifying journey of self-discovery and revelation.
For Ambrose, and everyone in the world around him, the Days of Darkness have only just begun.
If you have not read the Hellscapes short story collections, pick them up in print or eBook!
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Darkness Enthroned, and When The Cold Breathes, Are Now Available Individually For The First Time In Print Editions!
Two more novellas are available for the first time individually in print today!
Darkness Enthroned and When the Cold Breathes!
Now all six currently available Rayden Valkyrie Tales AND all six currently available Ragnar Stormbringer Tales are available in individual print editions!
Get your copies of the two latest print releases at any of the direct links below!
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Synopsis of Darkness Enthroned:
In the heart of a frigid northern winter, Rayden Valkyrie takes refuge in the lands of the Sarvan people when a mounted column of Attun warriors is seen passing along the outskirts of their territory heading west.
Far from their steppe domain in the east, the Attun warriors are journeying into a remote, unpopulated wilderness, drawing great alarm from the Sarvans about their purpose. Learning of the situation, Rayden joins with a band of warriors from the area’s villages to investigate.
Following the tracks of the Attun warriors, they are led to the base of an enormous, ancient burial mound, where the trail vanishes abruptly. A mystery looms, and Rayden seeks to discover the nature of the burial mound and the reason why the Attuns have traveled so far from their homelands to enter it.
Darkness Enthroned is a stand-alone adventure that is part of the Rayden Valkyrie Tales.
Synopsis of When The Cold Breathes:
There are times when the cold breathes.
Settlers from Ragnar Stormbringer’s homelands are forging a new world in the far north, building villages where the icy lash of the winds is a reminder of the dangers lurking within a harsh wilderness.
A season of great peril has fallen upon them. A fearsome predator stalks and hunts the settlers in the deep snows. As the deaths mount and terror spreads among the populace, Ragnar’s help is sought to confront the unknown menace.
Taking up his legendary axe Raven Caller, Ragnar heads into the falling snows. He will soon find that the myths told in the region have more than a little truth dwelling within them.
What lies in the cold embrace of death and darkness can awaken, breathe, and gaze through eyes of spectral light.
When the Cold Breathes is a stand-alone novella that is part of the Ragnar Stormbringer Tales!
About the Author:
Stephen Zimmer is an award-winning author, filmmaker, and broadcaster based out of Lexington, Kentucky. His titles as an author include the Rayden Valkyrie Tales (Sword and Sorcery), the Ragnar Stormbringer Tales (Sword and Sorcery), the Hongvi Shadow Walker Tales (Sword and Sorcery) the Faraway Saga (YA Dystopian), the Rising Dawn Saga (Cross Genre), the Fires in Eden Series (Epic Fantasy), the Hellscapes short story collections (Horror), the Chronicles of Ave short story collections (Fantasy), and the Harvey and Solomon Tales (Steampunk).
Stephen’s visual work includes the feature film Shadows Light, shorts films such as The Sirens and Swordbearer, and the Rayden Valkyrie: Saga of a Lionheart TV Pilot. Stephen also co-hosts the Star Chamber Show, a weekly live audio podcast featuring creative talents from around the world.
Stephen is a proud Kentucky Colonel who also enjoys the realms of music, martial arts, good bourbons, and spending time with family.
Find Stephen online at:
Website: www.stephenzimmer.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/stephenzimmer7
Twitter: @sgzimmer
Across Desert Plains, And Tears In The Snow, By Stephen Zimmer, Are Now available For The First Time in Print Editions!
Some more great news to share as the print edition releases of the novellas continue!
Across Desert Plains, and Tears in the Snow, are now available for the very first time in print editions!
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Synopsis of Across Desert Plains:
Only the foolish deem the desolate places of the world truly abandoned.
Journeying to the Kingdom of Thrakkia, Rayden Valkyrie encounters a large contingent of nomadic Barradans. Knowing the routes through the great desert expanses and the numerous dangers encountered within them, the rugged tribal people are also hospitable to strangers and they welcome her among them.
Heading westward to avoid becoming swept up in the ambitions of a bloodthirsty desert warlord, the Barradans have only one other individual among them who is not a member of their tribe; an enigmatic Hebrennan elder.
Mysteries soon unfold, and Rayden’s own life will teeter on the edge of an abyss.
Where no man or woman dwells, things with darker intentions and ravenous hungers can set root, grow, and cast a deepening shadow across desert plains.
Across Desert Plains is a stand-alone novella that is part of the Rayden Valkyrie Tales.
Synopsis of Tears in the Snow:
Howling winds carry promises of doom across the far north where a jarl’s people are falling prey to a horrific plight.
Chilling tales describing hordes of ravenous wolves falling upon homesteads and slaughtering every living thing, including men, women, children, and livestock, are not the worst of it. Rumors and sightings speak of a greater intelligence guiding the terrifying onslaught.
With his great war axe Raven Caller in hand, Ragnar Stormbringer and a small band of mercenaries are among the few willing to tread into the perilous lands.
Using wit, courage, and strength, Ragnar will soon discover that tears in the snow are the seeds of dark, powerful mysteries waiting to be unraveled.
The Sun’s Caress and The Awakening Available Individually in Print For the First Time!
More great news to share today!
The Sun’s Caress and The Awakening are now available for the very first time in print editions!
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Synopsis of The Sun’s Caress:
At the edge of the world, far to the east, Rayden has joined with a band of pirates led by Timiko, the young widow of a great warrior revered for showing compassion and generosity to the powerless toiling in the fields and villages on the islands of Yamatainu.
When word arrives that a raiding fleet is approaching under the command of the pirate Fujimara, a man known for extreme cruelty and barbarity, Timiko and Rayden know that the villages throughout their region are in great peril. Though greatly outnumbered, Timiko’s fleet sets out against all odds to confront Fujimara’s raiders.
The Sun’s Caress is a stand-alone eBook novella that is part of the Rayden Valkyrie Tales
Synopsis of The Awakening:
Following the end of a brutal war, Ragnar Stormbringer travels across the sea channel to the west with the warrior Thorsalla to visit her brother’s new settlement in the fertile lands of Ulstara.
Coming upon a scene of total devastation, they find no bodies, but there are a large number of strange tracks heading in one direction and signs of a few survivors in another. Ragnar will soon discover that some mysteries are the gateways to even greater ones.
The Awakening is a stand-alone adventure that is part of the Ragnar Stormbringer Tales.
About the Author:
Stephen Zimmer is an award-winning author, filmmaker, and broadcaster based out of Lexington, Kentucky. His titles as an author include the Rayden Valkyrie Tales (Sword and Sorcery), the Ragnar Stormbringer Tales (Sword and Sorcery), the Hongvi Shadow Walker Tales (Sword and Sorcery) the Faraway Saga (YA Dystopian), the Rising Dawn Saga (Cross Genre), the Fires in Eden Series (Epic Fantasy), the Hellscapes short story collections (Horror), the Chronicles of Ave short story collections (Fantasy), and the Harvey and Solomon Tales (Steampunk).
Stephen’s visual work includes the feature film Shadows Light, shorts films such as The Sirens and Swordbearer, and the Rayden Valkyrie: Saga of a Lionheart TV Pilot. Stephen also co-hosts the Star Chamber Show, a weekly live audio podcast featuring creative talents from around the world.
Stephen is a proud Kentucky Colonel who also enjoys the realms of music, martial arts, good bourbons, and spending time with family.
Find Stephen online at:
Website: www.stephenzimmer.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/stephenzimmer7
Twitter: @sgzimmer
Instagram: @stephenzimmer7
WINDS OF WAR, AND BURNING SKIES, AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY IN PRINT FOR THE FIRST TIME!
Some great news to share with everyone today!
Prowling the Darkness, and Altar of Gods, are now available for the very first time in print editions!
Pick up your copies at any of the direct links below!
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Synopsis of Winds of War: The winds of war are stirring.
The kings of Thrakkia and Samosia quarrel with each other as a wave of invaders from a powerful empire crashes upon the shores of the nearby Kingdom of Pargemon.
Having finished a harrowing mission aiding the Thrakkians deep in their mountains, Rayden Valkyrie understands the looming, perilous threat from the Astrian Empire. Without unity, none of the Griacan kingdoms stand a chance against the much larger invasion that Rayden knows will follow the conquest of Pargemon.
With time dwindling fast and the kings set on a course to weaken each other in battle, Rayden undertakes a bold mission. The fate of many lands hangs in the balance
Winds of War is a stand-alone novella that is part of the Rayden Valkyrie Tales.
Synopsis of Burning Skies:
The Magarian empire is falling under the shadow of the fanatical desert warriors of Adis Khan, who are raiding with impunity from the lands to the east.
Wielding his great war axe Raven Caller in defense of the empire’s borders, Ragnar Stormbringer leads a band of mercenaries, growing swiftly in renown and acclaim.
When the beautiful ruler of the Magarian city Kadaros, Aelia, hires Ragnar and his band of warriors for a secretive mission, a perilous adventure unfolds.
Fearsome wilderness predators, supernatural threats, and roving bands of lethal warriors stand in the way of Ragnar, his warriors, and their mission.
Blood will flow and the skies will burn.
Prowling the Darkness, and Altar of Gods, Available in Print For the First Time!
Some good news!
Prowling the Darkness, and Altar of Gods, are now available for the very first time in print editions!
Both were previously available in eBook editions only.
These tales of Rayden Valkyrie and Ragnar Stormbringer are action-packed, dark-edged adventures for those who love fantasy and sword and sorcery!
Get your copies at any of the direct links below!
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Synopsis of Prowling the Darkness:
Dark rumors and whisperings of unholy sorcery bring Rayden Valkyrie to the remote city of Sereth-Naga.
There she finds a populace cowering in fear of the city’s ruthless, mysterious rulers, who remain behind the high walls of their citadel.
An even greater mystery surrounds the city.
Something is prowling the darkness.
Something that has kept the enigmatic rulers for centuries from escaping Sereth-Naga to spread their wickedness to other lands.
Prowling the Darkness is a stand-alone novella that is part of the Rayden Valkyrie Tales.
Synopsis of Altar of Gods :
Ragnar Stormbringer and a large band of warriors from his homelands find themselves stranded within a mysterious, dangerous land.
Trapped, with no way home, and pitted against a fearsome chieftain’s desire to see all of the northern warriors offered to bloodthirsty gods, Ragnar must call upon every bit of inner and outer strength that he possesses just to survive another day; much less seek a way back to his homelands.
Altar of Gods is a stand-alone novella that is part of the Ragnar Stormbringer Tales.
A Moment in Eternity, the First Tale of Hongvi Shadow Walker, Available Today!
A Moment in Eternity, my new novella that debuts the Hongvi Shadow Walker Tales, is available today on Kindle, Nook, iTunes, and Kobo!
The new character introduced, Hongvi Shadow Walker, is from the same world and time as Ragnar Stormbringer and Rayden Valkyrie, and readers will be able to explore an exciting new setting in the Hongvi Shadow Walker Tales!
Pick up a copy of A Moment In Eternity Today for Just $2.99!
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Synopsis of A Moment in Eternity:
The people of his tribe call Hongvi the Shadow Walker.
A great warrior and hunter with a traumatic past, his courage is unrivaled among the Shinumu people.
When tales arrive of giants roving the plains to the east of the great canyons, where his tribe dwells in villages built into the facings of cliffs, Hongvi does not hesitate to undertake a journey alone to investigate.
Yet the threat of giants is not the only peril facing the tribe…
A great darkness is coalescing to the south, in the lands of the Dinay, the enemy of the Shinumu. Rumors abound of sorcerous priests steeped in blood sacrifice who have come from foreign lands to rule.
A Moment in Eternity is a stand-alone novella that is part of the Hongvi Shadow Walker Tales!
If you would like to explore other characters from the same world, try one of the following e-Books that are available now!
Blood of a Queen
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Depths of Night
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Don’t forget to pick up your copy of A Moment in Eternity Today!
Days of Darkness is Off to the Editor!
Finished the polishing phase of my “Days of Darkness” manuscript last Friday, and it is now off to the editor! It was a wild and intense journey in storytelling, as you might expect with a stand-alone novel set in my Hellscapes Universe.
A lot of imagery, symbolism, and fantastical elements encompassing a single character narrative. I think those who love Clive Barker, Dante Alighieri, Wayne Barlowe, and even Lovecraft, are going to find a LOT to enjoy in the pages of this one.
Can’t wait until I get to share this novel with readers! Special thanks to Tommy B. Smith for encouraging me to do a full-length Hellscapes novel. Onwards and Upwards! 😊