Defender of the Crown
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And a quick shoutout to Dianna-Lynn (Dee) Lundgren and Cody Anne Arko-Omori, who, after Carol is finished with the manuscript, give it that final polish!
Lastly, I must thank you, the reader, who has made this series a success. Your emails and book reviews continue to inspire me on this quest.
About the Author
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 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 Eiddenwerthe, his fantasy realm and is looking forward to sharing many more books with his readers over the coming years.
Copyright © 2020 Paul J Bennett
Cover Illustration Copyright © 2020 Christie Kramberger
Portrait Copyright © 2020 Amaleigh Photography
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First Edition: March 2020
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ePub ISBN: 978-1-989315-47-7
Mobi ISBN: 978-1-989315-48-4
Apple Books ISBN: 978-1-989315-49-1
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Print ISBN: 978-1-989315-51-4
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This book is a work of fiction. Any similarity to any person, living or dead is entirely coincidental.