Showing posts with label Redheart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Redheart. Show all posts

Monday, February 23, 2015

Series Spotlight on Jackie Gamber's Leland Dragon Series and One Day eBook Sale on Redheart


Today we are bringing the Series Spotlight to Jackie Gamber's Leland Dragon Series, a fantastic YA Fantasy adventure that takes readers into an imaginative world of dragons and humans.  Today's spotlight features a special 99 cent eBook special on Book One, Redheart, at Amazon.com, Nook, and Kobo.

We invite to read the review quotes and synopsis of the books in the series.  If you have not done so already, pick up Redheart today on eBook for just 99 cents on the Kindle, Nook, and Kobo platforms!






Here's what a few reviewers had to say about Redheart, the first book in the Leland Dragon Series!

"Redheart is a captivating and enthralling book. A lot of things were done right; the language is beautiful, the writing is solid, the pacing is great, the characters, while sometimes their actions were a little haphazard and unpredictable, are fully fleshed out with their own unique complexities." - Evie Bookish

"So I'll end by declaring "REDHEART is like SNICKERS - it satisfies the hunger. Jackie Gamber is like MARS - she's created a craving!" - Amazon customer review

"Gamber has created loveable and despicable characters. She imbues them with real feelings, emotions and frustrations. Jackie Gamber brings alive dragons and adventure with colorful, involved storytelling." - Azure Dwarf


Synopsis:  Enter the lands of Leland Province, where dragon and human societies have long dwelled side by side. Superstitions rise sharply, as a severe drought strips the land of its bounty, providing fertile ground for the darker ambitions of Fordon Blackclaw, Dragon Council Leader, who seeks to subdue humans or wipe them off the face of the land.

As the shadow of danger creeps across Leland Province, a young dragon named Kallon Redheart, who has turned his back on dragons and humans alike, comes into an unexpected friendship. Riza Diantus is a young woman whose dreams can no longer be contained by the narrow confines of her village, and when she finds herself in peril, Kallon is the only one with the power to save her. Yet to do so means he must confront his past, and embrace a future he stopped believing in.

A tale of friendship, courage, and ultimate destiny, Redheart invites readers to a wondrous journey through the Leland Dragon Series.


Available for just 99 cents today on Kindle, Nook, and Kobo eBook platforms! 


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What some reviews had to say about Sela, Book Two of the Leland Dragon Series!

"Final Verdict: Sela delivers a rich cast of characters and an outstanding plot that will blow you away." - The Haunting of Orchid Forsythia Blog Site

"Jackie Gamber is a master story teller who draws you in and keeps you going with twists and plots that surprise and delight with every turn of the page." - Amazon customer review

"Once again Gamber has constructed a novel with care and executed it with precision. With themes as far ranging as deception, prejudice, misunderstanding, redemption and forgiveness this is certain to appeal to children and adults of all ages. Magic!" - Daniel Cann



Synopsis: Peace was fleeting. Vorham Riddess, Venur of Esra Province, covets the crystal ore buried deep in Leland's mountains. His latest device to obtain it: land by marriage to a Leland maiden. But that's not all.

Among Dragonkind, old threats haunt Mount Gore, and shadows loom in the thoughts of the Red who restored life to land and love. A dragon hunter, scarred from countless battles, discovers he can yet suffer more wounds.

In the midst of it all, Sela Redheart is lost, driven from her home with only her old uncle to watch over her. As the dragon-born child of Kallon, the leader of Leland's Dragon Council, she is trapped in human form with no understanding of how she transformed, or how to turn back.

Wanderers seek a home, schemes begin to unfurl, and all is at risk as magic and murder, marriage and mystery strangle the heart of Esra. A struggle for power far older and deeper than anyone realizes will leave no human or dragon unaffected.

In a world where magic is born of feeling, where the love between a girl and a dragon was once transformative, what power dwells in the heart of young Sela?

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What some reviewers had to say about Reclamation, Book Three of the Leland Dragon Series



"Reclamation is a tale of thrilling action and suspense, plus mystery and sage advice, with some well-drawn myths and pleasingly complex social structures. It’s enthralling and thought-provoking both at once, and it’s highly recommended." - Sheila Deeth Blog Site Review


"I highly recommend this book to all ages and all genre lovers. This rich, complex book will grab on to the reader and hang on tight until the end. It was a brilliant ending to the trilogy." - Bees Knees Reviews

"This was a fitting end, and I love the characters and feeling of friendship and acceptance that this book portrays. It’s a very uplifting and positive series, and I want more stories from it." - Workaday Reads Blog Site

Synopsis: The exciting conclusion of the Leland Dragon Series!
Leland Province remains in danger. The sinister Fordon Blackclaw has returned from the shadows to strike at the heart of neighboring Esra, killing its Venur and making clear his intentions to retake what was once his: Mount Gore, seat of the Leland Dragon Council.

All around, the land grows weaker and weaker. Leland, once thought saved by Kallon Redheart, is without purpose, and within its borders, Murk Forest, a place of mystery and danger, has driven its inhabitants to seek aid. Esra is in flames, and the Rage Desert grows. Dragon and human alike struggle to find their way, and the wizard Orman can sense that there may be more at stake than the affairs of dragons.

Hope remains, yet it is not without obstacles. In Esra, Sela, the daughter of Kallon and Riza, found the well, a source of life, and made herself whole again. But her homecoming is not what she had imagined.

Old wounds buried deep must reopen if life is to continue. Dragons, humans, wizards, and shape shifters are all at risk as the peace between dragon and human has finally been broken.

War is here.
The stakes?

Perhaps the whole world.



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About Jackie: Jackie Gamber is an award­-winning writer and editor of genre ­bending science fiction, fantasy, horror, and paranormal short stories, novels, and screenplays. Jackie is a member of the professional organizations Science Fiction Writers of America and Horror Writers Association. She was named honorable mention in L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future Award, received a Darrell Award for best short story by a Mid­South author, and is winner of the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Award for Imaginative Fiction.

During Jackie’s tenure as Executive Editor of Meadowhawk Press, the indie publisher captured Science Fiction’s Philip K. Dick Award. At the time, only the fourth small press to win the coveted award. Jackie also edited the award-­winning benefit anthology Touched by Wonder, and has been guest editor of the acclaimed dark fiction magazine Shroud. Jackie is also co­founder and writer/director of Big Imagine, a creative studio established to explore breakout visual fiction. Because she believes there’s more than one way to tell a good story.


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Saturday, December 22, 2012

SSP's Christmas Week Amazon Kindle Open House! ALL WEEK!


Editor's Note:  The Blogger Spotlight Series will resume the first week of January!  We wish everyone a wonderful Christmas week and want to be sure all of you who have Kindles are able to get a free gift from us!


From December 24-28th, SSP has an open house on Amazon Kindle including all of its authors who have eBooks available! Many genres and styles available!

All books include cover art and interior artwork from the award-winning artists Matthew Perry and Bonnie Wasson! The free books include the following (along with additional titles available for sale from each author):

Spook House by Michael West (horror, a Harmony, Indiana Novel. Other Harmony Indiana tales include the novel Cinema of Shadows, and the short stories Goodnight, and For the River is Wide and the Gods Are Hungry. Michael's urban fantasy series The Legacy of the Gods includes Book One, Poseidon's Children)
http://www.amazon.com/Spook-House-ebook/dp/B009SS33VS



Redheart by Jackie Gamber (YA Fantasy, Book One of the Leland Dragon Series. Book Two, Sela, is available)
http://www.amazon.com/Redheart-Leland-Dragon-Series-ebook/dp/B004VFNJIA



Haunting Obsession by R.J. Sullivan (Paranormal Thriller, A Rebecca Burton Novella. Also available from R.J. is Backstage Pass, a Rebecca Burton Short Story)
http://www.amazon.com/Haunting-Obsession-ebook/dp/B008Y2SVS4



The Brotherhood of Dwarves by D.A. Adams (YA Fantasy, Book One of the Brotherhood of Dwarves Series. Book Two, Red Sky at Dawn, Book Three, The Fall of Dorkhun, and Book Four, Between Dark and Light are also available)
http://www.amazon.com/The-Brotherhood-of-Dwarves-ebook/dp/B0076OCAKG



Angelkiller by H. David Blalock (Urban Fantasy, Book One of the Angelkiller Triad. Book Two, Traitor Angel, is also available)
http://www.amazon.com/Angelkiller-The-Triad-ebook/dp/B006CR84AI



Overkill by Steven Shrewsbury (Sword and Sorcery, a Gorias La Gaul Story. Other available Gorias La Gaul tales include the novel Thrall, and the short stories Author and Finisher of Our Flesh, Beginning of the Trail, and Insurmountable)
http://www.amazon.com/Overkill-ebook/dp/B007X0G9IW



Crown of Vengeance by Stephen Zimmer (Epic Fantasy, Book One of the Fires in Eden Series. Book Two, Dream of Legends, and Book Three, Spirit of Fire, are also available, as well as the short stories set in the same world, including Lion Heart, Land of Shadow, and Into Glory Ride. Stephen's urban fantasy series, The Rising Dawn Saga, includes Book One, The Exodus Gate, Book Two, The Storm Guardians, and Book Three, The Seventh Throne, as well as the short story set in the same world, Temples Rising.)http://www.amazon.com/Crown-Vengeance-Fires-Eden-ebook/dp/B0039PU8EQ

The seven titles spotlighted above are free on Kindle the entire week from Monday through Friday! Spread the word and load up your brand new Kindles!


Saturday, March 3, 2012

Jackie Gamber's Sela Blog Tour Dates, Sela Cover Unveil, and Limited Hardcover Edition Announced

For Immediate Release
March 3, 2012

Jackie Gamber's Sela Blog Tour Dates, Sela Cover Unveil, and Limited Hardcover Edition Announced








Seventh Star Press is proud to announce 36 blog tour dates for award-winning author Jackie Gamber's Sela, Book Two of the YA fantasy Leland Dragon Series, and the follow-up to her highly-acclaimed novel Redheart. In addition, Seventh Star Press is unveiling the cover art and two interior illustrations created by award-winning artist Matthew Perry for Sela.






The Sela Blog Tour is being hosted by Babs Book Bistro, and will feature 35 blog sites over 36 days, beginning March 27th and running through all of April. The tour will include a mixture of reviews, giveaways, interviews, and guest posts from Jackie. The tour will culminate with a special encore and wrap-up visit at From The Bookshelf of T.B. on May 1st.

Sela picks up a few years after the events of Redheart. Vorham Riddess, Venur of Esra Province, covets the crystal ore buried deep in Leland's mountains, and his latest device to obtain it is by marriage to a Leland maiden.

Among Dragonkind, old threats haunt Mount Gore, and shadows loom in the thoughts of the Red who restored life to land and love. A dragon hunter, scarred from countless battles, discovers he can yet suffer more wounds.

In the midst of it all, Sela Redheart is lost, driven from her home with only her old uncle to watch over her. As the dragon-born child of Kallon, the leader of Leland's Dragon Council, she is trapped in human form with no understanding of how she transformed, or how to turn back.

In a world where magic is born of feeling, where the love between a girl and a dragon was once transformative, what power dwells in the heart of young Sela?

Sela will be released in softcover and eBook versions during the first week of April, following the launch party at MidSouthCon in Memphis, TN during the March 24-26 weekend. Continuing the Seventh Star Press tradition of releasing collectible, limited edition hardcovers, Sela is now available for pre-order in a beautiful hardcover edition that is strictly limited to 75 copies.

The limited hardcover edition is signed and numbered by Jackie Gamber, 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, with buyers able to choose an ePub, Kindle, or Nook version. Those interested in securing one of the 75 limited hardcovers can place a pre-order at: http://seventhstarpress.com/documents/pre_orders.html

The Sela Blog Tour Dates and Participants Are As Follows:




March 27  Lisa's Book Reviews          
March 28  Watch Play Read                  
March 29 Stuck In Books                   
March 30 Fade Into Fantasy                 
March 31  Ian's Realm                      
April 1   Jelly Bean Chair Reviews     
April 2   Once Upon A Time             
April 3 A Book Vacation                      
April 4 Jess Resides Here                
April 5   Soliloquy                        
April 6   Vilutheril Reviews                
April 7   Ritesh Kala's Book Review         
April 8 Sci Fi Guys                          
April 9   Unputdownable Books                 
April 10 Edi's Book Lighthouse         
April 11  Workaday Reads                 
April 12  Eva's Sanctuary                 
April 13  Book and Movie Dimension Blog
April 14  Babs Book Bistro                 
April 15  Azure Dwarf Horde of Fantasy and SciFi
April 16  Fade Into Fantasy                
April 17  Reading Away the Days         
April 18 Splash of Our Worlds                 
April 19 Ali's Bookshelf                 
April 20 Sheila Deeth                         
April 21  I Heart Reading              
April 22  All-Consuming Media           
April 23  Spellbound By Books                 
April 24 One Thrifty Gurl                  
April 25  Evie Bookish                    
April 26  Booklady's Booknotes                
April 27  Ella Bella Reviews                 
April 28  I Smell Sheep                   
April 29  The Haunting of Orchid Forsythia 
April 30  Darlene's Book Nook                
May 1st From The Bookshelf of T.B. (special tour encore and wrap-up visit)



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

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Two New Video Trailers for SSP Books

We hope you are enjoying some of the new additions to The Seventh Star Press Blog, such as Rodney Carlstrom's first post, on life as a reviewer, to the new Pick of the Week segement, with Terry W. Ervin's Flank Hawk as our first selection. Much more is coming In addition to the new content, we will keep you up to speed on Seventh Star Press developments, and in that regard, we have two new video book trailers to tell you about.

The first is for Jackie Gamber's Redheart, Book One of the Leland Dragon Series. The second is for The Seventh Throne, Book Three of the Rising Dawn Saga. Please give them a look, leave a comment on the YouTube Page, and pass around the link on your blogs and FaceBook/Google+ pages.

Hope you enjoy them!






Tuesday, May 31, 2011

3 Excellent New Redheart Reviews, a Thrall Review, and a Jackie Gamber Guest Blog

We have had quite a good week with Jackie Gamber and her book Redheart, and also have a nice new Thrall review to pass along to you.


First, there's a great new post by Jackie up at My Love Affair with Books. It explores Jackie's own "love affair with books", and how it started. Check it out and leave a comment!

http://books-love-affair.blogspot.com/2011/05/guest-post-my-off-and-on-again-love.html


Then, there wasn't just one, or two, but three excellent new reviews of Redheart! We hope that you take a look at them, and don't forget that you can get Redheart for your eReader for a couple of weeks longer at just $1.99. Request it at your library or ask your favorite bookstore to carry it, and help us spread the word. It is getting a great response with reviewers and readers, and you can really be of help in making this series grow.


Here's the Redheart review at From the Bookshelf of T.B.:
http://ftbotbblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/redheart-by-jackie-gamber.html

Here's the Redheart review at The Prairie Library:
http://www.theprairielibrary.com/2011/05/review-redheart-by-jackie-gamber.html

Here's the Redheart review at Evie Bookish:
http://evie-bookish.blogspot.com/2011/05/redheart-by-jackie-gamber-book-one-of.html


We also wanted to pass along this link to a fine review of Steven Shrewsbury's Thrall, on Edi's Lighthouse. Don't forget that you can get Thrall on eBook for just $1.99 on Kindle, Nook, iPad, and more as well! Thrall is great for readers that like action-heavy heroic fantasy. With the new Conan movie coming out later this summer, it is a perfect time for Thrall!

http://edisbooklighthouse.blogspot.com/2011/05/edis-spotlight-thrall-by-steven.html

Monday, May 16, 2011

Jackie Gamber visits Stuck in Books and Amberkatze's Book Blog

A couple of newer visits on the online Redheart Tour to report to everyone. The first is a new interview, review, and a giveaway hosted on Stuck in Books. The second is a guest posting from Jackie on being a writer, accompanied by a contest/giveaway, on Amberkatze's Book Blog.

Every interview and blog post Jackie is doing on the Redheart Tour is unique, and you can learn something new about her on each one. This tour is a great chance for you to get acquainted with Jackie and her work, and if you buy eBooks, the $1.99 price is a pretty good way to get acquainted with Jackie's work (on Kindle, iPad, Nook, and other formats).

Here are the latest links:

Stuck In Books Interview, Review, and Giveaway:
http://www.stuckinbooks.com/2011/05/redheart-by-jackie-gamber.html

Guest Posting and Contest on AmberKatze's Book Blog:
http://amberkatze.blogspot.com/2011/05/guest-blog-contest-with-jackie-gamber.html

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

"The Story Behind the Story" of Redheart at YA Book Reads

Sometimes the Google Alerts lets something slip by, and we are a couple of days in getting the link out on this, but the post by Jackie is really fantastic. It is "The Story Behind the Story", hosted over at YA Book Reads in the UK.

This worth checking out if you would like to learn some of the background and foundations of Redheart.

here's the direct link:

http://yabookreads.com/blog/2011/05/06/the-story-behind-the-story-jackie-gamber/

New Jackie Gamber BookTasting* and Interview on Jess Resides Here

The Redheart Online Tour stops at Jess Resides Here, with not just an author interview, but also a BookTasting! We'll post the direct links here so that you can go straight to either one!

The BookTasting*

http://jess-vents.blogspot.com/2011/05/jackie-gamber-guest-post.html

and the interview:
http://jess-vents.blogspot.com/2011/05/jackie-gamber-interview.html

Monday, May 9, 2011

A new Jackie Gamber blog post, new Redheart Review, Fires in Eden Contest, AND a Crown of Vengeance Review!

It has been a very active day online with Seventh Star Press! We have some links to pass along to everyone. 2 brand new reviews, a contest, and a guest blog posting.

First up, Jackie Gamber's Redheart just got a wonderful new review over at the Jess Resides Here review site:

http://jess-vents.blogspot.com/2011/05/redheart-by-jackie-gamber.html


Second, Jackie's latest online tour stop hit the UK at Books for Company, with her post "Dragons are People Too". This is a very creative, wonderful post, and you should check it out for sure. The link is at:

http://www.booksforcompany.com/2011/05/guest-post-jackie-gamber-dragons-are.html

Third, there's a brand new contest over at SciFiChick.com, in which you can receive print copies of BOTH Crown of Vengeance and Dream of Legends. This is your chance to get up to speed on the entire Fires in Eden Series from Stephen Zimmer!

Here's the direct link, for your convenience! http://scifichick.com/2011/05/09/book-giveaway-dream-of-legends-and-crown-of-vengeance/

Fourth, there's a brand new review of Crown of Vengeance at Realms and Galaxies, out of South Africa, and it's a good one! The reviewer is currently reading Dream of Legends for another review that is upcoming.

http://davidjooste.blogspot.com/2011/05/crown-of-vengeance-stephen-zimmer.html


Hope you get a chance to check one or more of these links out. As you can see, it has been an exciting day!

Friday, May 6, 2011

Jackie Gamber visits Evie Bookish with Guest Blog Post

Shortly after getting the note that Jackie's interview on Reading Away the Days went live, we got a note regarding Jackie's new guest blog post on Evie Bookish. This one focuses on the things Jackie has been reading recently, and gives some good insights into what Jackie looks for in stories and literature.

Be sure to leave a comment and let Evie know you stopped by to read Jackie's new post! The Redheart online tour continues forward!

http://evie-bookish.blogspot.com/2011/05/guest-post-time-what-am-i-reading-by.html

Jackie Gamber visits Reading Away the Days for an Interview

The online tour for Jackie Gamber in support of Redheart visits Reading Away the Days, a blog based in the UK. Stop by and check out the new interview, as each one on the tour features different questions and answeres that help you get to know Jackie and her work that much better.

http://readingawaythedays.blogspot.com/2011/05/author-interview-jackie-gamber.html

and if you haven't gotten it yet, pick up a copy of Redheart! available now in print and eBook formats (and the eBook is available on Kindle, Nook, iPad, and other readers for just $1.99 during the Try Seventh Star Press for Two Dollars sale running through mid-June)

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

New Jackie Gamber Interview at Freda's Voice, and New Review at The Ranting Dragon

Just a quick note to let you know that two new online posts went up regarding Redheart. First, there is a brand new Jackie Gamber interview, now up on Freda's Voice:

http://fredasvoice.blogspot.com/2011/05/get-to-know-author-jackie-gamber.html

AND

A new review of Redheart is up at The Ranting Dragon!

http://www.rantingdragon.com/redheart-leeland-dragon-1-by-jackie-gamber/

If you get a moment, please check them out and leave a comment!

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Win a Print Copy of Jackie Gamber's Redheart at Bookworm Blues!

Want to win a print copy of Jackie Gamber's Redheart? Along with a set of 5X7 glossy prints from Redheart, a Redheart magnet, and bookmarks? Head on over to Bookworm Blues for a great contest they are hosting! And if you don't follow Bookworm Blues yet, we encourage you to do so!

Here is the link to the contest!

http://bookwormblues.blogspot.com/2011/04/giveaway-redheart-by-jackie-gamber.html

Monday, April 18, 2011

New Jackie Gamber Interview Up at Azure Dwarf's Horde of Fantasy and Sci-Fi

The new eBook Campaign, Try Seventh Star Press for Two Dollars, has been well received so far, and we would like to thank all of the new readers who are giving our authors a try!

This campaign is centered around the release of Redheart, by Jackie Gamber, and a number of great interviews and guest blogs are coming shortly featuring Jackie. We wanted everyone to know that the first interview in this series of online appearances is up! It was conducted by William Bentrim of Azure Dwarf's Horde of Fantasy and Sci-Fi.

Be sure to leave a comment when you visit and let them know that you stopped by! Here's the direct link:
http://azuredwarf.blogspot.com/2011/04/jackie-gamber-author-of-redheart.html

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Jackie Gamber's Redheart Cover Art and Illustrations Revealed! Limited Hardcover and First Softcover Edition Pre-Order Window Now Open!




Seventh Star Press is proud to unveil the new cover art and illustrations for Redheart, Book One of the Leland Dragon Series, from Mary Shelley Award winning author Jackie Gamber.

The cover art and interior illustrations were created by Matthew Perry, who has done illustration and cover art work for other Seventh Star Press authors such as Steven Shrewsbury and Stephen Zimmer. Three brand new, full page illustrations were created for Redheart, two of which are featured in the regular edition of the novel, and one that was created especially for the limited hardcover edition.



(Kallon and Riza Illustration, by Matthew Perry)


(Fordon Blackclaw Illustratoin, by Matthew Perry)

The Pre-Ordering window is now open for Redheart, for both the softcover edition and a special, limited edition hardcover (only 75 will be issued).

The softcover pre-orders are just $15.95, and include a set of 4 5X7 prints, 2 bookmarks, and one circular magnet.

The Limited Edition Hardcovers are just $35.95, and that also includes a full-size poster of the Kallon Redheart illustration (14X20), a set of 4 5X7 prints, bookmarks, and a set of 4 Redheart circular magnets featuring images from the illustrations. Click here to visit the Seventh Star Press Online store to reserve a copy today.





Below is the text of the full press release, including a synopsis:

For Immediate Release
March 9, 2011

Jackie Gamber's Redheart Cover Art and Illustrations Revealed


Seventh Star Press is proud to unveil the cover art and illustrations to Redheart, Book One of the Leland Dragon Series, from Mary Shelley Award winning author Jackie Gamber.

The first installment of the exciting new YA fantasy series is slated for release on April 19th. The cover art and illustrations were created by Matthew Perry, whose artwork appears on the covers and interiors of other Seventh Star Press authors such as Steven Shrewsbury and Stephen Zimmer.

A pre-ordering window is now open for readers interested in a limited edition hardcover of Redheart, which features an illustration created especially for that version. There is also a pre-order offer for the regular trade paperback edition. Both of the pre-order offers include packages of bonus materials, ranging from 14X20 posters of one of the illustrations, to a set of four 5X7 glossy prints.

Redheart invites readers into the lands of Leland Province, where dragon and human societies have long dwelled side by side. Superstitions rise sharply, as a severe drought strips the land of its bounty, providing fertile ground for the darker ambitions of Fordon Blackclaw, Dragon Council Leader, who seeks to subdue humans or wipe them off the face of the land.

As the shadow of danger creeps across Leland Province, a young dragon named Kallon Redheart, who has turned his back on dragons and humans alike, comes into an unexpected friendship. Riza Diantus is a young woman whose dreams can no longer be contained by the narrow confines of her village, and when she finds herself in peril, Kallon is the only one with the power to save her. Yet to do so means he must confront his past, and embrace a future he stopped believing in.

A tale of friendship, courage, and ultimate destiny, Redheart invites readers to a wondrous journey through the Leland Dragon Series.

Redheart will ultimately be available in trade paperback, hardcover, and a variety of eBook editions.

Sela, Book Two of the series, is targeted for a third quarter release in 2011, with Book Three scheduled for mid-2012 release in all of the aforementioned formats.

Updates and additional information can be obtained at the official site for Seventh Star Press, at www.seventhstarpress.com , or at the author's site at www.jackiegamber.com


Contact: C.C. James
Public Relations, Seventh Star Press
ccjames@seventhstarpress.com
Seventh Star Press Mailing Address:
3801 Dylan Place Suite 116, #7
Lexington, Ky. 40514-1062

Seventh Star Press is a small press publisher of speculative fiction located in Lexington Kentucky.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Seventh Star Press Proudly Announces the Acquisition of Award-Winning Author Jackie Gamber’s Leland Dragon Series

We are proud to welcome Jackie Gamber into the Seventh Star Press family. The full press release announcing the acquistion of her Leland Dragon Series is below!





For Immediate Release
October 27, 2010


Seventh Star Press Proudly Announces the Acquisition of Award-Winning Author Jackie Gamber’s Leland Dragon Series

Seventh Star Press is proud to announce the addition of award winning author Jackie Gamber to its family of writers, with the acquisition of her YA Fantasy saga, The Leland Dragon Series.

The first book of the series, Redheart, was originally released by Meadowhawk Press, an exceptional small press publisher based in Memphis, TN, one of only four indie presses to ever win a Philip K. Dick Memorial Award (for the David Walton novel, Terminal Mind). When Meadowhawk Press decided to close its business operations, Seventh Star Press was thrilled to have the opportunity to sign Jackie Gamber, and commit to the entire Leland Dragon Series.

“I'll always have a heart for indy press, and Seventh Star is the epitome of what it's about: dedication to a vision and enthusiasm for writers. Seventh Star Press is an exciting ride, and I'm thrilled they offered me a seat,” commented Jackie about coming aboard with the Lexington, Kentucky-based publisher.

A wondrous coming of age tale, Redheart tells the stories of village girl Riza Diantus, and the dragon Kallon Redheart. Both are outcasts, struggling with the conventions of their respective societies, during an age in which tensions are high between dragons and humans. The Leland Province teeters on the edge of war, as the Dragon Council Leader, Fordon Blackclaw, seeks to drive humans into submission, or outright destruction. Under a blackening cloud of danger, the friendship grows between Riza and Kallon, as both face their respective destinies, embracing a host of challenges and threats, not the least of which includes regaining hope, and confronting the difficult things of one’s past.

Jackie Gamber is a versatile and prolific writer, whose work has appeared in an array of anthologies and magazines, in addition to published novels. Among her accolades, Jackie was the winner of the 2009 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Award for Imaginative Fiction, was named honorable mention in L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Award, and has been selected as the Editor Guest of Honor for the 2011 MidSouthCon, one of the southern United States’ premiere genre conventions.

“Jackie truly embodies the spirit of the growing family at Seventh Star Press,” fellow Seventh Star Press author Stephen Zimmer said. “Her talent as a writer is well established, and she is a very popular, well-loved guest at conventions and events, in addition to being a dedicated educator. She will be a fantastic ambassador for Seventh Star Press, and I know that everyone here, from our editors like Amanda Debord, to our art director Matthew Perry, to authors like myself and Steven Shrewsbury, will be fully committed to raising awareness of Jackie and her exceptional work.”

The Seventh Star Press edition will feature cover art and additional illustrations from fantasy artist Matthew Perry, whose work has been rapidly gaining attention on the convention circuit. The projected release date window for the new edition of Redheart is late February/March of 2011, in hardcover, trade paperback, and several eBook formats, covering owners of the Kindle, the iPad, the Nook, Sony eReaders, and other electronic reading devices.

Sela, Book Two of the series, is targeted for a mid-late summer release in 2011, with Book Three scheduled for mid-2012 release in all of the aforementioned formats.

An extensive series of special events and signings in support of the novels are in the planning stages, slated to begin in early 2011.

Updates and additional information can be obtained at the official site for Seventh Star Press, at www.seventhstarpress.com , or at the author's site at www.jackiegamber.com




Contact: C.C. James
Public Relations, Seventh Star Press
ccjames@seventhstarpress.com
Seventh Star Press Mailing Address:
3801 Dylan Place Suite 116, #7
Lexington, Ky. 40514-1062

Seventh Star Press is a small press publisher of speculative fiction located in Lexington Kentucky.

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