PRESS RELEASE: Redheart by Jackie Gamber

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.

Press Release-Stephen Zimmer's Dream of Legends

For Immediate Release
November 23, 2010

Seventh Star Press is proud to announce the release of DREAM OF LEGENDS,
the second book in the epic fantasy Fires in Eden Series from Stephen
Zimmer.

Now available for pre-order in a specially priced limited edition
hardcover and trade paperback, DREAM OF LEGENDS continues the adventures
begun in CROWN OF VENGEANCE, when it was released in fall of 2009.

DREAM OF LEGENDS journeys forward with several characters from the modern
world, who discover that finding themselves in the fantastical lands of
Ave was just the beginning.  The assault upon the Kingdom of Saxany and
the tribes of the Five Realms ignites, as the eyes of The Unifier turn
southward, across the seas towards faraway Midragard.  Within this
maelstrom, some find themselves on a path of discovery, to uncover powers
that lie within, while others must brave perilous journeys, to seek out
the things said to exist only in the faded mists of myth and legend.  Epic
battles, plot twists, and new environments abound in DREAM OF LEGENDS.

Book Two of the Fires in Eden Series, DREAM OF LEGENDS is immersive, epic
fantasy, for those who love to explore richly developed fantasy worlds
alongside an ensemble of intriguing, diverse characters.  Readers of the
great epic fantasy authors such as Robert Jordan, George R.R. Martin, and
J.R.R. Tolkien will find a wondrous trove of adventure, characters, and
depth in this next step of the Fires in Eden series.

Working with Stephen for the first time, and taking on the editorial reins
of the Fires in Eden Series to keep the dedicated yearly release schedule
on course, was Karen Leet.

"Working with Stephen has been a joy. He is totally professional about his
work, meets deadlines and edits cheerfully," Karen commented.  "He makes
editing easy for me, and I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know his
characters, who now seem to me like actual people with genuine depth. His
plotlines stride across the pages on swift, sure feet and sweep the reader
along with them."

“Having Karen as my editor on DREAM OF LEGENDS was a wonderful experience.
 She did a meticulous analysis of Crown of Vengeance to ensure full
continuity of tone and style with the new book.  I am fortunate to be
working with two excellent editors on my two series.  The new book is
loaded with action, and there are some very big revelations in regards to
the full series,” Stephen said.  “DREAM OF LEGENDS builds strongly upon
the foundation set in place by Crown of Vengeance, keeping storylines
tight while introducing many new and exciting elements.  I am confident
that readers who enjoyed the first book are going to be elated with this
new installment of the series.”

Continuing one of the most extensive collaborations between an artist and
an author in the fantasy sphere, a brand new set of illustrations and
cover art were created for DREAM OF LEGENDS by fantasy artist Matthew
Perry.  With the two Rising Dawn Saga books and the two Fires in Eden
books, a growing body of over 50 full page illustrations have been created
by Matthew for Stephen’s literary work.

In addition to writing two active epic-scale fantasy series, The Rising
Dawn Saga and the Fires in Eden Series, Stephen also saw his first foray
into the steampunk genre published a couple of months ago with “In the
Mountain Skies”, which was included in the Dreams of Steam Anthology
(Editor Kimberly Richardson, Kerlak Publishing).  Stephen is also a
screenwriter and director in the world of film, with a new fantasy short
film on the horizon in early 2011, “Swordbearer”, which features
professional wrestler Al Snow, and is based on the H. David Blalock novel
Ascendant (Sam’s Dot Publishing).

By the third week of December, DREAM OF LEGENDS will be available in
hardcover, trade paperback, and several eBook formats, for owners of the
Kindle, the iPad, the Nook, Sony eReaders, and other compatible electronic
reading devices.

Already maintaining one of the most active year-round appearance schedules
of any fantasy author, Stephen will be hitting the road extensively in
2011 in support of the Fires in Eden Series, the Rising Dawn Saga, and the
“Swordbearer” short film.  The third book in the Rising Dawn Saga is
slated for summer of 2011, and the next Fires in Eden Book for December of
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.stephenzimmer.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.