Tag Archives: Rayden Valkyrie

Across Desert Plains, And Tears In The Snow, By Stephen Zimmer, Are Now available For The First Time in Print Editions!

Posted on by

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!

Get your copies at any of the direct links below!

Print Edition

Amazon

eBook Editions

Kindle

Nook

Kobo

iTunes

Print Edition

Amazon

eBook Editions

Kindle

Kobo

Nook

iTunes

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!

Posted on by

More great news to share today!

The Sun’s Caress and The Awakening are now available for the very first time in print editions!

Pick up your copies at any of the direct links below!

Print Edition

Amazon

Barnes and Noble

eBook Editions

Kindle

Nook

Kobo

iBooks

Print Edition

Amazon

Barnes and Noble

eBook Editions

Kindle

Nook

Kobo

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!

Posted on by

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!

Print Edition

Amazon

Barnes and Noble

eBook Editions

Kindle

Nook

Kobo

iTunes

Print Edition

Amazon

Barnes and Noble

eBook Edition

Kindle

Nook

Kobo

iTunes

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.

New Video Review Posted By Sandy Says Read of Rayden Valkyrie Tales, Volume II

Posted on by

I wanted to share a new video review of Rayden Valkyrie Tales, Volume II, the print compendium that contains the stand-alone novellas Across Desert Plains, Darkness Enthroned, and Prowling the Darkness. Give it a look, and if you enjoy it, hit the like button and leave a comment for Sandy!

The Rayden Valkyrie Tales, Volume II, Now Available in Print!

Posted on by

Good news! The Rayden Valkyrie Tales, Volume II, is now available in print! This brand new compendium contains three full novellas!

Here’s the full scoop! Be sure to pick up a copy for yourself today!

Pick up a copy today using the links here!

Amazon

Barnes and Noble

The Rayden Valkyrie Tales, Volume II, contains three novellas previously released in the collection individually on eBook formats.  These novellas include Across Desert Plains, Prowling the Darkness, and Darkness Enthroned.

The novellas in the Rayden Valkyrie Tales collection will continue to be released and made available individually on eBook formats and the compendium is only being released in a print edition for readers who do not have eReaders or prefer print formats.

Here are the synopsis of the three novellas included in this exciting new compendium!

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.

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.

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.

Don’t have The Rayden Valkyrie Tales, Volume I yet? Pick up a copy today!

Amazon

Barnes and Noble

Cover Art Reveal and Release Announcement for The Rayden Valkyrie Tales, Volume II, by Stephen Zimmer!

Posted on by

Today I am thrilled to bring you some great news on a new print release coming up, the second volume of the Rayden Valkyrie Tales! The new cover art is below, along with information on everything in it! Take a look!

Announcing the reveal of the cover art by Olivia Pro Design for a new print-only release, The Rayden Valkyrie Tales, Volume II, by Stephen Zimmer! For readers of heroic fantasy and sword and sorcery, this new compendium containing three full novellas will be available on April 21st!

The Rayden Valkyrie Tales, Volume II, will contain three novellas previously released in the collection invididually on eBook formats.  These novellas include Across Desert Plains, Prowling the Darkness, and Darkness Enthroned.

The novellas in the Rayden Valkyrie Tales collection will continue to be released and made available individually on eBook formats and the compendium is only being released in a print edition for readers who do not have eReaders or prefer print formats.

Here are the synopsis of the three novellas included in this exciting new compendium!

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.

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.

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.

Stephen Zimmer is an award-winning author and filmmaker based out of Lexington Kentucky. His works include the Rayden Valkyrie Tales (Sword and Sorcery), 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), the Harvey and Solomon Tales (Steampunk), and the forthcoming Faraway Saga (YA Dystopian/Cross-Genre).

Stephen’s visual work includes the feature film Shadows Light, shorts films such as The Sirens and Swordbearer, and the forthcoming Rayden Valkyrie: Saga of a Lionheart TV Pilot.

Stephen is a proud Kentucky Colonel who also enjoys the realms of music, martial arts, good bourbons, and spending time with family.

Website: www.stephenzimmer.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/stephenzimmer7
Twitter: @sgzimmer
Instagram: @stephenzimmer7

Cover Reveal for Darkness Enthroned, a New Rayden Valkyrie Tale! Out in eBook Formats on December 23rd!

Posted on by

I have good news to share! Today is a cover reveal for Darkness Enthroned, my new Rayden Valkyrie Tale that will be released in print and eBook formats on December 23rd! The cover was designed by Olivia Design who has designed all the Rayden Valkyrie Tales (and Ragnar Stormbringer Tales) covers! I’m very excited about this one, a winter setting with lots of action and mystery! Get ready for an adventure!

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.

New Book Announcement Coming VERY Soon!

Posted on by

It goes without saying that 2020 has been a strange and, often crazy year, but as I always say, you have to do all you can to keep moving Onward and Upward. I haven’t had a lot of new updates as the pandemic mess wiped the calendar clean of conventions, book fairs, and all kinds of events that are central of the author world.

The good news is that I have been able to maintain a very steady writing schedule, and I recently completed a major project that I think many readers are going to be excited about. I have also made great progress on some novella-length projects, one featuring Ragnar Stormbringer and another featuring Rayden Valkryie, so there will be some cool new releases before the end of the year.

Keep your eyes out for more details, which will be coming very, very soon!

Winners Announced for the Recent When Shadows Fall Contest!

Posted on by

I want to congratulate all the winners in the recent contest for the release of When Shadows Fall. I will be contacting all the winners individually, but here is the full list! Thank you to everyone for participating and I hope you love your adventures with Rayden Valkyrie!

Full Dark Sun Dawn Trilogy Signed

Desiree Reilly

When Shadows Fall Signed

John McColley 

Oliver Bowdoin

Darlene Owen  

Full Dark Sun Dawn Trilogy in eBook

Yevhennii Pokutnii

Alec Brownie 

When Shadows Fall eBook

B.N.

Dan Oliveira

Vicki Wurgler

A Rayden Valkyrie eBook Novella (of winner’s choice)

Debra Larson Branigan

Angel Heaps

Willy Brownie

Daniel M.

Dynal Roberson

Enter a Free Contest for a Chance at Rayden Valkyrie Print and eBook Prizes!

Posted on by

Enter the free contest for a chance to win Rayden Valkyrie print and eBook prizes! You can get many bonus entries for following book blogs that participated on my recent blog tour for When Shadows Fall!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Be sure to see all the activities from the recent blog tour or When Shadows Fall, the third and final book in the Dark Sun Dawn Trilogy! These direct links will take you to some guest posts and interviews with Stephen that took place during the blog tour!

Interview at MyLifeMyBooksMyEscape

Guest Post “How It Feels to Have a Series Wrapped Up” at Armed With a Book

Guest Post “Ten Things About Ravden Valkyrie’s World” at Armed With a Book

Guest Post “Thoughts on Adaptations From Page to Screen” at Sapphyria’s Books

Interview at Jazzy Book Reviews

Guest Post “A Figure of Self-Empowerment” at She Leads, he Reads

Guest Post “What is It About 3’s and Trilogies” at Sheila’s Guests and Reviews

Interview at The Book Junkie Reads