Seventh Star Press is proud to unveil the cover art and illustrations created by award-winning artist Matthew Perry for Spirit of Fire, Book Three of the epic fantasy Fires in Eden Series by award-winning author Stephen Zimmer, as well as announce the dates and sites for the 48 day Spirit of Fire Blog Tour. A pre-order window for a limited edition hardcover is also open in advance of the book’s official release.
(Illustrations by Matthew Perry from the first edition of Spirit of Fire)
The Spirit of Fire Blog Tour is being hosted by Babs Book Bistro, and will feature 50 events over 48 days, beginning May 29th and running through July 14th. The tour will feature a number of activities, including reviews, video, interviews, podcasts, guest blog posts, and contests/giveaways.
Spirit of Fire is the third title in the Fires in Eden Series, following Crown of Vengeance and Dream of Legends. Also associated with the epic fantasy series is a growing collection of short stories, the Chronicles of Ave, that have been released on eBook and are part of the Seventh Star Singles catalog.
In Spirit of Fire, a maelstrom of war engulfs lands resisting the designs of the Unifier to bring about a new order, of a kind that has never existed within Ave. Battered by a massive invasion force from Gallea, the tribal people of the Five Realms and their Midragardan allies are being driven eastward, towards the sea, while the Saxan lines are wearing down ever thinner on the Plains of Athelney.
Time is running out quickly, as an ancient creature of legend soars through the skies with a brave young Saxan. They carry the desperate hopes of two realms sorely beset by a voracious enemy.
Diabolic entities conduct a great hunt, as a malignant darkness deepens across all of Ave. Exiles from another world must gain refuge, or find themselves ensnared by the long reach of the Unifier. The very nature of creation itself stands in the balance.
It is a time when the honor and fortitude of many are put to the test, and terrible prices are paid for resisting great evils. It is also a time of awakening for many, old and young alike, some of whom may yet discover the spirit of fire that lies within.
The third installment in the Fires in Eden series, Spirit of Fire is richly imagined epic fantasy with a diverse ensemble of characters that offers a new world to explore for readers who enjoy large-scale tales along the likes of George R.R. Martin, Brandon Sanderson, Steven Erikson, and J.R.R. Tolkien.
Spirit of Fire will be released in softcover and eBook versions during the first week of June. The novel is now available for pre-order in a beautiful hardcover edition that is strictly limited to 75 copies.
The limited hardcover edition will be signed and numbered by Stephen Zimmer and includes a bonus illustration from Matthew Perry not included in other editions. It will be accompanied by an assortment of collectibles, including a set of glossy art cards, bookmarks, and magnets. The limited edition hardcovers will also be bundled with the eBook version (provided as a direct ePub file for users with Nooks, iPads, or Sony eReaders, and gifted as a Kindle file for Kindle users). Those interested in securing one of the 75 limited hardcovers can place a pre-order at: http://seventhstarpress.com/documents/pre_orders.html
The Spirit of Fire Blog Tour Dates and Participants Are As Follows:
May 29 Fantasy Book Review
May 30 Ginger Nuts of Horror
May 31 Mom Cat’s Gateway Book Blog
June 1 Splash of Our Worlds
June 2 Soliloquy
June 3 Ritesh Kala’s Book Review
June 4 Jess Resides Here
June 5 Reading Away the Days
June 6 Vilutheril Reviews
June 7 A Daydreamer’s Thoughts
June 8 Red Headed Bookworm
June 9 Lisa’s World of Books
June 10 Kentucky Geek Girl
June 11 Goatfairy Review Blog
June 12 Book and Movie Dimension Blog
June 13 Full Moon Bites
June 14 Stuck in Books
June 15 The Independent Review
June 15 Alchemy of Scrawl
June 16 Watch Play Read
June 17 A Book Vacation
June 18 Eva’s Sanctuary
June 19 That Book Place Blog
June 20 Edi’s Book Lighthouse
June 21 SpecMusicMuse
June 22 Once Upon a Time
June 23 Azure Dwarf Horde of Sci-Fi & Fantasy
June 24 Bad Girls, Good Guys, and Two-Fisted Action
June 25 Eden Road Blog
June 25 Ali’s Bookshelf (live podcast)
June 26 Workaday Reads
June 27 Bookishly Me
June 28 Earth’s Book Nook
June 29 Darlene’s Book Nook
June 30 The Haunting of Orchid Forsythia
July 1 Evie Bookish
July 2 Urban Fantasy Reviews
July 3 The Cabin Goddess
July 4 TheSci-Fi Guys Book Review
July 5 The Speculative Salon
July 6 Ali’s Bookshelf
July 7 Bunnys Review
July 8 Bee’s Knees Reviews
July 9 In the Dark of Night with James Tuck
July 10 Edin Road Radio (live podcast)
July 11 A Few Words
July 12 Bab’s Book Bistro
July 13 Alchemy of Scrawl (live podcast)
July 14 Babs Book Bistro (live podcast)
For Immediate Release
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Gift - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Gift - The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
Bought - Bleach Vol. 7-9 by Tite Kubo
For Review - White Raven by Irina Lopatina
For Review - The Spirit Keeper by Melissa Luznicky Garrett
Free for University (those books cost in sum over 200 euros o.O) :
The Internet Galaxy by Manuel Castells
Διδακτικες Προσεγγίσεις και Εργαλεία για την διδασκαλία της Πληροφορικής
E-Business and E-Commerce Management Strategy, Implementation and Practice by Dave Chaffey
Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach by Russell & Norvig
Essentials of Management Information Systems by Laudon & Laudon
Original Post: http://splashofourworlds.blogspot.com/2012/05/newbies-april-2012.html
Seventh Star Press is proud to unveil the cover art and illustrations created by award-winning artist Matthew Perry for Steven Shrewsbury’s newest Gorias La Gaul novel, Overkill, as well as announce the dates and sites for the Overkill Blog Tour. A pre-order window for a limited edition hardcover is also being opened in advance of the book’s official release.
(Illustrations by Matthew Perry from the first edition of Overkill)
The Overkill Tour is being hosted by Babs Book Bistro, and will feature 25 blog sites over 25 days, beginning April 20th and running through May 14th . The tour will feature a number of activities, from interviews, to reveiws, guest blog posts, and contests/giveaways.
Overkill is the second novel featuring the iconic sword and scorcery figure Gorias La Gaul, following the debut of the character in the novel Thrall, released in late 2010 from Seventh Star Press. Gorias La Gaul is also featured in two short stories, Author and Finisher of Our Flesh, and Insurmountable, both available in eBook format in the Blood and Steel: Legends of La Gaul collection in the Seventh Star Singles catalog.
The story told in Overkill takes place in an ancient time, before a great flood wiped clean the earth, destroying everything upon it. Before the deluge, in a time now forgotten, the world was a place of warriors and witches, conflicts between kingdoms, and, until their extermination, dragons. In this world, men may live centuries, fallen angels have begotten terrifying spawn, and sometimes, the best hope can be found in a brothel.
In the land of Transalpina, a new religion spreads, and important men are dying mysteriously, slain by what can only be the fire of dragon breath. Summoned by the Queen Garnet, the legendary warrior Gorias La Gaul
returns to the place where he once saved the queen’s young granddaughter from treachery and enslavement. The Princess Nykia is gone, and soon others may try to claim the throne. The queen has little choice but to turn to the only man who ever told her no.
With the aid of one of the queen’s elite guard, the battle maiden Alena, and the young palace servant Orsen, the old mercenary will face pirates and traitors, monsters and foul magic in the quest to find the missing heir and learn the truth behind the disconcerting murders.
Overkill will be released in softcover and Kindle versions during the third week of April. The novel is now available for pre-order in a beautiful hardcover edition that is strictly limited to 75 copies.
The limited hardcover edition will be signed and numbered by Steven Shrewsbury and includes a bonus illustration from Matthew Perry not included in other editions. It will be accompanied by an assortment of collectibles, including a set of glossy art cards, bookmarks, and magnets. The limited edition hardcovers will also be bundled with the eBook version (provided as a direct ePub file for users with Nooks, iPads, or Sony eReaders, and gifted as a Kindle file for Kindle users). Those interested in securing one of the 75 limited hardcovers can place a pre-order at: http://seventhstarpress.com/documents/pre_orders.html
The Overkill Blog Tour Dates and Participants Are As Follows:
April 20 Watch Play Read
April 21 SpecMusicMuse
April 22 Splash of Our Worlds
April 23 Edi’s Book Lighthouse
April 24 Sci-Fi Guys Book Review
April 25 Jess Resides Here
April 26 Book Den
April 27 That Book Place Blog
April 28 Urban Fantasy Reviews
April 29 Evie Bookish
April 30 Eva’s Sanctuary
May 1 Azure Dwarf Horde of Sci-Fi & Fantasy
May 2 Darlene’s Book Nook
May 3 Ginger Nuts of Horror
May 4 Ali’s Bookshelf
May 5 The Magick Pen
May 6 Book and Movie Dimension Blog
May 7 The Cabin Goddess
May 8 Bee’s Knees Reviews
May 9 I Smell Sheep
May 10 Once Upon A Time
May 11 Ritesh Kala’s Book Review
May 12 Goatfairy Review Blog
May 13 Fantasy Book Review
May 14 Babs Book Bistro
Contact: C.C. James
Public Relations, Seventh Star Press
ccjames@seventhstarpress.com
Seventh Star Press is a small press publisher of speculative fiction located in Lexington Kentucky