Zy'ventum

by Paul L. Centeno

The exhilarating saga of The Twelve Dimensions continues as Shirakaya awakens within the accursed realm of Pandemonium. She is all alone, and at least one cycle has passed since the Drift Void hurled her into an alternate universe where only chaos thrives. With no stars in the black gulfs of space and no suns to give the light of day, Shirakaya wanders through a nightmarish wasteland devoid of life. To make matters worse, several parts of the wretched realm are collapsing, and a mysterious blight is growing and consuming the vile land. Where is her brother in all this madness? Where are starship and crew? In a struggle to find answers and stay alive against the blight of Purple Death, Shirakaya must roam from one broken continent to the next. But in this insanity, will she find the answers she is looking for, or is her lonely soul fated to suffer within Pandemonium for all eternity?

Paperback

Published February 1, 2022

About the author

Paul L. Centeno is a Puerto Rican author from the Bronx. He is an award-winning author and finalist for the 2022 Killer Nashville Claymore Award. Born and raised in New York City, he studied at Herbert H. Lehman College where he earned a BA in Philosophy and Creative Writing. After graduation, he worked with Gabriel Packard, Associate Director of the Creative Writing MFA Program at Hunter College, to improve his craft.

His fantasy novel, The Vagrant Chronicle, was critically acclaimed in Writer’s Digest Annual Indie Book Awards. Kirkus Reviews stated, “Centeno yearns to create something completely new, and if we immerse ourselves in his cosmos, we will be richly rewarded.” He recently won awards from Writers of the Future for his short stories, Steamwalker and Celestial Heights. In 2024 his latest novel Tabula Rasa was awarded first place for best Fantasy by BIBA.

Centeno lives in Florida and is currently working on his 11th novel.