Paladin

by Barry Nugent

The year is 1996, Primera, a land ruled by two twin brothers Minos and Aarron , is on the brink of civil war. The Crown of the ancients, a legendary artifact, thought lost for over five decades with the powerto grant whoever posseses it on the day of reckoning, the right to rule of over all Primera unchallenged. King Aarron, fuelled by dreams of power and conquest kidnaps his brother and holds him prisoner whilst his men search for the crown. Into this Malestrom comes Barnaby Jackson, a young writer, who unbeknown to him is about to embark on an quest which will change him for ever, if he survives. He soon finds himself forced into an uneasy alliance with the kiddnapped King's daughter Yasmin, a brash and fearless warrior princess, who seeks the crown to save the kingdom and her father. Persured across the globe by Aarron's secret police led by the ruthless Count Rostoff and Aarron's own beautiful but deadly daughter, the unlikely duo are caterpulted from one misadventure to the next. They have five days to find the crown and discover its secrets, save Yasmin's father and put an end to Aarron's plans of conquest or die trying. This is an adventure novel inspired by such movies as 'Raiders of the Lost Ark', 'Romancing the Stone' and the more recent offering 'The Mummy'.

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

I'm Barry Nugent, an author of supernatural adventures and the creative force behind the Unseen Shadows Universe, which expands the world and characters from my novels across multiple platforms.

I'm also the co-host on the Geek Syndicate podcast, that takes a humorous look at pop culture. The success of the podcast led me to present two documentaries for the BBC.

I live in sunny Northampton (well sometimes it is) with my wife and two cats. We've done our fair share of travelling which has definitely helped with the globetrotting aspects of my stories.

Reviews

[David Monteith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Barry Nugent to most peoples knowledge has written one book, fallen heroes. That book has a cult following, a comic adaptation, five comic spin-offs, an audio play and has even been optioned for TV. But 12 years ago Barry published the book Paladin. I remember thinking at the time that it was okay, a fun romp without much depth and nothing more to it, however for some reason I decided to return to this book over a decade later. The book has Yasmin adventurer and Princess of Primera, a kingdom in danger meeting her favourite author Barnaby Jackson,a sworn coward,and involving him in a quest to save her kingdom.

The story is globetrotting, full of action and adventure. The characters are fun and the plotting is consistent. The two protagonists relationship is not a smooth one and a joy to behold.

Although this is quite clearly early Nugent this is an action adventure romp that I thoroughly enjoyed this time round. I think it would make a perfect buddy movie/summer blockbuster.

If you're a fan of Mr Nugent check this out for old times sake and if you want to keep up with his current projects check out www.unseenshadows.com