Servant of the Crown: An Epic Fantasy Novel
- Series: Heir to the Crown Series, Book One
A kingdom on the brink of war.
Tragedy tears his world apart, forcing him back into a warrior's life, until an act of self-sacrifice cuts him off from all he knows. Now he seeks a new purpose, for what is a warrior who has nothing left to fight for?
A medieval fantasy series about a warrior who refuses to retreat More
- Series: Heir to the Crown Series, Book One
- Category: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
- Category: Fiction » Fantasy » Historical
- Published: Nov. 18, 2017
- Words: 125,540
- Language: Canadian English
- ISBN: 9781775105923
Paul J Bennett (b. 1961) emigrated from England to Canada in 1967. His father served in the British Royal Navy, and his mother worked for the BBC in London. As a young man, Paul followed in his father’s footsteps, joining the Canadian Armed Forces in 1983. He is married to Carol Bennett and has three daughters who are all creative in their own right.
Paul’s interest in writing started in his teen years when he discovered the roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons (D & D). What attracted him to this new hobby was the creativity it required; the need to create realms, worlds and adventures that pulled the gamers into his stories.
In his 30’s, Paul started to dabble in designing his own roleplaying system, using the Peninsular War in Portugal as his backdrop. His regular gaming group were willing victims, er, participants in helping to playtest this new system. A few years later, he added additional settings to his game, including Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, World War II, and the all-important Fantasy Realm where his stories take place.
The beginnings of his first book ‘Servant to the Crown’ originated over five years ago when he began running a new fantasy campaign. For the world that the Kingdom of Merceria is in, he ran his adventures like a TV show, with seasons that each had twelve episodes, and an overarching plot. When the campaign ended, he knew all the characters, what they had to accomplish, what needed to happen to move the plot along, and it was this that inspired to sit down to write his first novel.
Paul now has four series based in his fantasy world of Eiddenwerthe, and is looking forward to sharing many more books with his readers over the coming years.
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Reviews of Servant of the Crown: An Epic Fantasy Novel by Paul J Bennett
A very enjoyable journey, with plenty of character development and solid world building. With a good level of realism, without too much gory detail, the battles and combat fit well within the narrative, supporting the progression of the plot and main character growth. With tragedies, intrigue, oppression, triumphs, and heart, I want to read more, to see how the story develops, and how the heroes address the challenges at the end of this book.