Quite pleased to receive a very positive review of my audiobook: EMPIRE PALADIN!
Check out the review here:
EMPIRE PALADIN in Audiobook format!
Very excited to announce EMPIRE PALADIN: Realm of the Dead now in audiobook format available on Audible. I had several narrators audition and all were quite good. I could only choose one and it came down to Josh Innerst who simply does a Shakespearean performance in his narration. His narration makes my writing sound far better than it has any right to be. Check out the audiobook at the link here.
https://www.audible.com/pd/Empire-Paladin-Audiobook/B097Z33LLG?asin=B097Z33LLG
A very nice review by Booklife!
https://booklife.com/project/empire-paladin-realm-of-the-dead-47256
“Fans of dark historical fantasy will be drawn to the emotional turmoil and gripping action in this novel of the paladins of the Holy Roman Empire battling demons and the undead.”
A very nice review of EMPIRE PALADIN by IndieReader!
A very positive review of EMPIRE PALADIN by Self-Publishing Review!
https://www.selfpublishingreview.com/2020/04/review-empire-paladin-realm-of-the-dead-by-m-s-valdez/
“A staggering read. The development of the time period and paladin hierarchy is done seamlessly, such that it is difficult to tell where historical fact ends and fantasy fiction begins. This is a high-caliber novel about a unique time in history, and the inimitable protagonist has a Joan of Arc aura that carries this entire drama forward. Writing with delicacy and emotional sensitivity, while also blowing a reader over with visceral imagery and palpable tension, this is a difficult book to classify, but it should be near the top of your reading list.” Self-Publishing Review, ★★★★½
Kirkus Review of EMPIRE PALADIN: Realm of the Dead
EMPIRE PALADIN: Descent into Hell
The powerful, gripping conclusion to the EMPIRE PALADIN series!
A tale of dark, brutal, and gritty historical fantasy.
The year is 1241.
The righteous (some might claim self-righteous) paladin knight, Camila Chastaine, is being hunted for her attempted murder upon a high-ranking official of the Holy Church.
Camila’s former allies, the paladin, Talitha, and the sorceress, Fausta, join in the task of bringing Camila to justice.
A summons is sent to a western realm requesting the aid of a devout, zealous holy warrior, a Knight Templar, to assist in tracking down the rogue paladin. The Templar’s reputation is well known throughout the Templar Order as an utterly merciless and ruthless soldier of the Holy Church.
As Camila seeks to evade capture and absolve herself of the accused crimes, that ancient evil, the Prince of Hell, who has so tormented her now delights in the opportunity to finally claim her soul!
Copyright © 2020 by M. S. Valdez.
New cover art for my third novel!
I had a new design created for my third novel! The artist at 99 designs is fantastic!
New cover art for my second novel!
I had a few pieces of cover art created for my second novel. The artists at 99 Designs are simply brilliant.
EMPIRE PALADIN: Blood of the Unholy
The pulse-pounding followup to Empire Paladin: Realm of the Dead.
A tale of dark, brutal, and gritty historical fantasy.
The year is 1241.
The devout, righteous, paladin knight, Camila Chastaine, sets out on a journey to discover the truth of her past; a past of tragic demonic possession only hinted at through whispers from Satan, Prince of Hell.
Camila’s companions, her fellow paladins Talitha and Atrael, along with the sorceress, Fausta, are sent on a mission to determine the cause of several mysterious deaths in a distant mountain outpost.
An ancient terror of the night awakens from its long slumber; and blood begins to flow, the blood of the unholy.
Will the truth that Camila seeks destroy the few remaining threads of her sanity, or will the awakening of primal evil be her ultimate demise and that of her friends?
Copyright © 2019 by M. S. Valdez.