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Cover Reveal for Depths of Night, a New Ragnar Stormbringer Tale by Stephen Zimmer

Seventh Star Press is proud to reveal the cover art by Olivia Pro Design for Depths of Night, the first Ragnar Stormbringer tale by award-winning author Stephen Zimmer. The novella will be released in eBook formats on Wednesday, April 4!

 

The sword and sorcery/dark fantasy novella is the first of several exciting upcoming eBook releases from Stephen Zimmer, some featuring Ragnar Stormbringer, and others featuring Rayden Valkyrie. The stand-alone tales will give readers a chance to further explore the world featured in the Rayden Valkyrie novels Heart of a Lion and Thunder Horizon.  Releases will include both short stories and novellas.

The Ragnar Stormbringer character is also featured in the TV Pilot Rayden Valkyrie, Saga of a Lionheart, where he is performed by Brock O’Hurn. The project is nearing the completion of post-production and can be followed at www.raydenvalkyrie.com.

A Kindle pre-order window for Depths of Night will be opened on Friday, March 23.

 

Synopsis of Depths of Night: After a harrowing end to a long sea journey, the famed northern warrior Ragnar Stormbringer and a force of warriors step ashore in the lands of the Petranni, a tribal people known for their workings in silver and gold. The search for plunder takes a sharp turn when homesteads, villages, and temple sites show signs of being recently abandoned.

When it is discovered that the Petranni have all taken refuge within a massive stronghold, Ragnar and the others soon fall under the shadow of an ancient, deadly adversary. Wielding his legendary war axe  Raven Caller, Ragnar finds his strength tested like never before.

 

 

About Stephen Zimmer: Stephen Zimmer is an award-winning author and filmmaker based out of Lexington Kentucky. His works include the Rayden Valkyrie novels (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.

Find Stephen online at:
Website: www.stephenzimmer.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/stephenzimmer7
Twitter: @sgzimmer
Instagram: @stephenzimmer7

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Seventh Star Press Announces New Collections of Rayden Valkyrie and Ragnar Stormbringer Tales by Stephen Zimmer!

Seventh Star Press is proud to announce exciting new collections of both Rayden Valkyrie and Ragnar Stormbringer stories by award-winning author Stephen Zimmer, with individual tales to be released monthly in eBook formats!

The first of these new titles will be the Ragnar Stormbringer novella “Depths of Night”, set for release at the end of March.  “Depths of Night” represents the first Ragnar Stormbringer tale to be published!

The stand-alone tales will give readers a chance to further explore the world featured in the Rayden Valkyrie novels Heart of a Lion and Thunder Horizon.  Releases will include both short stories and novellas.

Stephen had this to say about the new titles:

“While I work on new installments in series such as Fires in Eden and get ready for the release of my first YA novel Dream of the Navigator, I wanted to be sure that my readers had several new tales to look forward to in 2018.

I have written four brand new Rayden Valkyrie short stories and two Ragnar Stormbringer novellas that will be the first of a new batch of releases planned for a pace of about one new title a month.  Readers can look forward to a diverse range of settings for these adventures, which take place at various points in the lifetimes of these two heroic characters.  They do not need to be read in any particular order, either.

Rayden and Ragnar are two very different characters, and I am confident sword and sorcery and fantasy fans will have a great experience adventuring with each of these heroic characters.  Each of these stories involve different strengths and challenges with regard to Rayden and Ragnar, and I have a lot of fun bringing them to life in writing.

The Ragnar Stormbringer character came to life when I developed the storyline for the pilot and accompanying series for Rayden Valkyrie: Saga of a Lionheart. He is portrayed wonderfully by Brock O’Hurn in the independent TV Pilot that we shot in the summer of 2017, but as of yet the Ragnar character has not been featured in my published literary work.  These new tales give me a chance to begin telling Ragnar’s story, in addition to telling more of Rayden’s.

Even better, there is a whole lot more where these came from!”

 

For further information on Seventh Star Press, visit. www.seventhstarpress.com

For further information on Stephen Zimmer, visit: www.stephenzimmer.com

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New Michael West Short Story Available for Pre-order on Kindle!

Seventh Star Press is proud to announce that bestselling author Michael West’s new short story “The City Will Eat You Alive” can be pre-ordered now on Kindle!

To Pre-order the Kindle version, visit the link below:
Kindle Pre-order link

Set for release on December 22nd, the new short story from bestselling author Michael West follows the tale of a young woman, trying to make it on her own in 1980s New York, who encounters a pack of carnivorous subterranean creatures on her subway trip home. It will be available in all eBook formats, including Kindle, Nook, iTunes, and Kobo.

The cover image for The City Will Eat You Alive was created by Glenn Porzig, who won a special cover art contest for this special holiday season release!

 

About Michael West: Michael West is the bestselling author of Cinema of Shadows, Spook House, The Wide Game, Skull Full of Kisses, and the critically-acclaimed Legacy of the Gods series. He lives and works in the Indianapolis area with his wife, their two children, their turtle, Gamera, and their dog, King Seesar.

West collects many different skulls which he displays throughout his home. His favorites include the skull-shaped candy dish he takes with him to various events, and the human skull lamp that sits atop his desk.

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Glenn Porzig Announced as Winner of Michael West Cover Art Contest!

Seventh Star Press is proud to announce that Glenn Porzig’s entry has been selected as the winner of the Michael West Cover Art Contest for “The City Will Eat You Alive”, a brand new short story to be released December 22nd on eBook!

We thank everyone who sent in entries for the contest!  The runner-up entry was sent in by J.H. Glaze and we were thrilled with the quality of the entries for this contest.

Set for release on December 22nd, the new short story from bestselling author Michael West follows the tale of a young woman, trying to make it on her own in 1980s New York, who encounters a pack of carnivorous subterranean creatures on her subway trip home.  It will be released in all eBook formats, including Kindle, Nook, iTunes, and Kobo.  A Kindle version pre-order window will be announced this Wednesday.  For more on Michael West, please visit www.bymichaelwest.com

 

About Glenn Porzig

Glenn Porzig is best known as the creator of the comic book heroine Ace of Diamonds. Glenn grew up reading comics, pulp novels, and watching too much TV. Glenn and his wife Carly have written three screenplays together. They live in Indiana with a menagerie of both furry and scaly pets. Since 2005 he has been the co-host of PodCulture.com an award winning weekly fandom podcast.

Glenn has worked over twenty years in the television industry. His projects include two highly rated specials for SCI FI Channel; The Roswell Crash: Startling New Evidence, and The New Roswell: Kecksburg Exposed. He currently, literally, has his head in the clouds as a videographer on a TV news helicopter.

Recently he has turned his attention to writing short stories and novellas. Glenn’s first short story, Master of the Dead, was published by Destroyer Books in More Blood: A Sinanju Anthology. His debut occult horror novella Darkness Unbound: Lady in Black was followed up by the sequel Darkness Unbound: Terror of Night and is now joined by Darkness Unbound: Shadow of Death.

Glenn is proud to have collaborated with Scream Queen Brinke Stevens to bring the story of Lady in Black to life as an audiobook as well as the sequel Terror of Night.

You can learn more about his writing projects at DarknessUnbound.com.

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Nathan Day’s Debut Novel Orphan Surfacing Now Available in Print and eBook!

Seventh Star Press is proud to announce that Nathan Day’s debut novel Orphan: Surfacing is now available in print and eBook editions!

Get Orphan: Surfacing today at the following links!

eBook Versions
Kindle
Nook
Kobo
iTunes

Print versions
Amazon.com
Barnes and Noble

Orphan: Surfacing is a cross-genre tour de force that begins a great new saga filled with the supernatural, shadowy plots, fascinating characters and a grand scale of events! Readers of many different genres will find Orphan: Surfacing to be an engaging and highly-entertaining reading experience!

Synopsis of Orphan Surfacing: God is dead.

The war between Heaven and Hell had waged for eons, spiraling towards its inevitable conclusion as the Book of Revelations began to unfold. Mankind, most unknowingly or unbelievingly caught in the crossfire, had played small but critical roles throughout its history. But when an unimaginable act resets the balance of power, no outcome remains guaranteed and all of creation teeters on the brink of oblivion.

A dark stage has been set.

Heaven falls silent. Its once glorious armies plunge into disarray while their hellish counterparts thrive unattested. The demon Uzahl sews corruption as it stalks Traci Nicholas and her son, Solomon, whose mysterious gifts surge in strength.

Something stirs.

After turning from God, Athiel had spent four decades in the depths of the Pacific reconciling his lost faith with the suffrage he had witnessed. Suddenly he is jolted awake and inexplicably drawn back to the surface and the world of man, no longer sure to which world he belongs.

Kings advance their pawns.

The enigmatic Manuel Valdez watches events unfold, sending deadly S.W.A.R.M. assault teams to eradicate angelic and demonic targets to further his shadowy agenda.

Hope remains.

In the city of Lanza del los Santos, the Big Apple of the West, stands the Cathedral of Saint Michael. Within its walls the angelic captain Dycliasses safeguards Joseph, a charismatic young priest scarred by a terrifying vision. If they can survive the enemy at their gates they may yet have a chance to stem the growing darkness.

 

About Nathan Day: Nathan Day has been called a Renaissance Man, passionately expressing himself as an actor, director, screenwriter, songwriter, producer of film and music and now author. A Kentucky native, he won The Young Author’s Award in the fourth grade and harbors an obsession for telling and collecting stories through any medium. He has appeared in over 30 film and television projects including Stash and Bulletsong, the latter of which he also wrote and directed. Orphan: Surfacing and the Orphan Saga are his first published work.

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Kentucky’s Haunted Mansions by Jacob and Jenny Floyd Now Available in Print and eBook Editions!

Kentucky’s Haunted Mansions, the new release from Jacob and Jenny Floyd, is now available from Seventh Star Press in print and eBook editions!

Use the following direct links to pick you your copy!

eBook Formats
Kindle
Nook
Kobo
iTunes

Print Edition
Amazon.com
Barnes and Noble

Kentucky’s Haunted Mansions brings history to life (and the afterlife!) in the pages of this exciting new release from Jacob and Jenny Floyd! Explore elegant estates and the history behind them, while you read accounts of the ghostly and paranormal said to be taking place at each of these magnificent locations!

Synopsis of Kentucky’s Haunted Mansions: Kentucky’s Haunted Mansions, from paranormal authors Jacob and Jenny Floyd, will take you into the homes of the dignitaries and luminaries that made Kentucky industrious through business, bureaucracy, and bloodshed. Beyond the rich, sweeping history that these men wrote, there lies the spiritual energy their lives left behind.

Some of these mansions are alleged to be haunted, and many ghostly reports have come out of them. Read about phantoms such as the angry young girl at Griffin Gate to the vanishing cat of the Loudon House. Explore the accounts of the Aging Lady on the stairs at Elmwood and the Creature of the Cross Breeze at Wickland Estate Discover several of the most elegant and haunted homes across the commonwealth.

But rest assured, foolish mortals, there are no hitchhiking ghosts here—that we know of!

About Jacob and Jenny Floyd: Jacob and Jenny Floyd (also known as The Frightening Floyds) are paranormal authors, ghost hunters, and tour operators from Louisville, Kentucky. Jenny is a sensitive and an empath that has been around the paranormal for years. Jacob Floyd has been a writer and paranormal enthusiast for years and enjoys all things creepy and macabre. They recently began two tours in Kentucky—the Shepherdsville History and Haunts Tour and the NuLu History and Haunts Tour—and have been a part of numerous ghost hunts in graveyards, hotels, and other various buildings. They live in a home surrounded by pets and one possible ghost.

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New Advice Series for Creatives from Author/Filmmaker Stephen Zimmer on YouTube!

Tip Trifecta, a new advice series for creatives from award-winning Seventh Star Press author and filmmaker Stephen Zimmer, made it’s debut today on Stephen’s YouTube channel.

The videos will be short in format, less than 2 1/2 minutes in length, featuring 3 pieces of advice, or tips, on a theme of relevance to independent creatives.

You can see the first one right here and if you enjoy it, be sure to subscribe to Stephen’s YouTube channel!

 

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The Creative’s Cauldron Vlog Debuts with Episode 1!

The first episode is live of The Creative’s Cauldron, a down-to-earth raw and candid Vlog (video blog) show on the Seventh Star Press YouTube channel about life as creatives in the independent creative’s world, co-hosted by StephenZimmer and Holly Marie Phillippe.

In this episode, they give a a little overview to what the show is about and what they do. It runs about 18 minutes and hope you enjoy it! if you do, be sure to click “like” and leave a comment on the show page!

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Cover Reveal and Kindle Pre-Order Window Open for Nathan Day’s Orphan: Surfacing!

Seventh Star Press is proud to reveal the cover art by Martina Stipan for Nathan Day’s debut novel, Orphan: Surfacing! A Kindle pre-order window is now open too!

Orphan: Surfacing is a cross-genre tour de force that begins a great new saga filled with the supernatural, shadowy plots, fascinating characters and a grand scale of events!  Readers of many different genres will find Orphan: Surfacing to be an engaging and entertaining reading experience! Orphan: Surfacing will be released in eBook and print editions on November 21st!

Pre-order the Kindle Version today and have it delivered to your device immediately on the release day, November 21st! Use the link here:

Orphan: Surfacing Kindle pre-order link

Synopsis of Orphan: Surfacing:

God is dead.

The war between Heaven and Hell had waged for eons, spiraling towards its inevitable conclusion as the Book of Revelations began to unfold. Mankind, most unknowingly or unbelievingly caught in the crossfire, had played small but critical roles throughout its history. But when an unimaginable act resets the balance of power, no outcome remains guaranteed and all of creation teeters on the brink of oblivion.

A dark stage has been set.

Heaven falls silent. Its once glorious armies plunge into disarray while their hellish counterparts thrive unattested. The demon Uzahl sews corruption as it stalks Traci Nicholas and her son, Solomon, whose mysterious gifts surge in strength.

Something stirs.

After turning from God, Athiel had spent four decades in the depths of the Pacific reconciling his lost faith with the suffrage he had witnessed. Suddenly he is jolted awake and inexplicably drawn back to the surface and the world of man, no longer sure to which world he belongs.

Kings advance their pawns.

The enigmatic Manuel Valdez watches events unfold, sending deadly S.W.A.R.M. assault teams to eradicate angelic and demonic targets to further his shadowy agenda.

Hope remains.

In the city of Lanza del los Santos, the Big Apple of the West, stands the Cathedral of Saint Michael. Within its walls the angelic captain Dycliasses safeguards Joseph, a charismatic young priest scarred by a terrifying vision. If they can survive the enemy at their gates they may yet have a chance to stem the growing darkness.

 

About the author: Nathan Day has been called a Renaissance Man, passionately expressing himself as an actor, director, screenwriter, songwriter, producer of film and music and now author. A Kentucky native, he won The Young Author’s Award in the fourth grade and harbors an obsession for telling and collecting stories through any medium. He has appeared in over 30 film and television projects including Stash and Bulletsong, the latter of which he also wrote and directed. Orphan: Surfacing and the Orphan Saga are his first published work.