Azieran: Blood and Kings

by Christopher Heath

Azieran: Blood and Kings offers RPG-style fantasy war-fiction that rejects lengthy exposition and boring descriptive passages for edge-of-your-seat action. With colorfully drawn and exciting characters like the Paladin Cristian St. Reeves, the Mage Falquist -- and even a Platinum Dragon, this is a novella designed to excite the most ardent fantasy fiction fan. I've encountered too few fantasy novellas that put the reader in the center of the action. Azieran: Blood and Kings should appeal equally to fans of heroic fantasy and fans of military-fiction. Heath's deftly described battle-scenes and intricate plotting will keep readers spellbound while his cliffhanger narrative style propels his epic story as painlessly and enjoyably as a big-screen movie. With a cinematic narrative approach and a true instinct for bold, sword slinging adventure, Christopher Heath continues to merge the best aspects of High Fantasy and pulp-driven Sword and Sorcery. If you're after drama, conflict, solid storytelling, and a few good old-fashioned melees -- give this novella a read. - Daniel E. Blackston, Senior Editor Pitch-Black, LLC, Managing Editor SFReader.com

66 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 2006

About the author

Christopher Heath lives in Indiana and has been writing fantasy for over a decade, either as a role-playing game designer under the official Dungeons and Dragons logo or producing short stories and novels for his Azieran fantasy world--these works have seen publication in over fifty venues.