Greetings, travelers! We spend a great deal of time being whisked away through the Otherworld because we’re often looking for escapes. We’re looking for different realms, different journeys, and new faces and experiences. That’s often true of writers who craft their tales as well. But in today’s feature, we’re going to be looking at a world that’s vast, expansive and immersive because of the experiences that its impressive creator has amassed throughout her life. If that catches your attention, read on to learn more about Valaztein.
Valaztein is the work of author Emilia Ramos, whose previous ventures into this world have been captivating in their own ways. But it’s this trip into the world of the same name that really allows the storyteller the chance to flex her creative muscles. She leans on her real world experiences to immerse readers in a variety of places and cultures, giving character to Valaztein that makes it as big as its adventure can encompass. Her character had already expressed a trove of growth in the previous books set in this universe, but the globe-spanning tale allows her and the compatriots she recruits to truly expand in ways that feel fully realized and earned.
When Naomi escapes the dungeons of the very castle where she was once a princess, she has one chance to retake her kingdom.
She crafts her crew-a curious array of thieves, assassins, and young royals. They sail to the edges of the known world in search of an army. From frozen fighting rings on the dark side of the moon to siren grottoes and dragon caverns, they beg at the doorstep of every monarch.
Spell by spell, Naomi grows enchanted with the tongues and cultures of her uncharted seas. She gallops on camelback across upside-down deserts and races through ancient libraries, all
to protect her people from a god their history buried.
And then there’s Ez.
He saves Naomi’s life. Steals aboard her ship. Swears his allegiance.
Ez, the man she loved…
And the traitor whose choice lost her the last war.
Finding balance with such a tremendous book can be a challenge, but Ramos makes it look like easy work. Between action sequences that threaten world-changing consequences, travels and explorations that show the amazing spectacle of this grand world, and romance that gives you tingles, everything within Valaztein finds its place. It feels more like discovering parts of a universe than reading something that might otherwise only feel like checking off boxes of what a fantasy epic should be. Ramos opens the door wider to her world here, taking a bold new step into it that takes what she’s done with her Shadow Heir Trilogy and setting her sights even higher. Check out Valaztein, by Emilia Ramos, on Amazon today!
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