A kingdom in turmoil, a family seeking revenge!Finally on their way home, Athgar and Natalia stop in Carlingen, hoping to make their stay short, only to find a realm on the brink of chaos. The king's court is rife with treachery and deceit, while the streets are infested with resentment and turmoil.With the unexpected appearance of an emissary from the family, they discover the Stormwinds are plotting to re-establish their dominance over the Continent.Seeking to leverage Carlingen's increasing instability, the Crown Prince of Ostrova demands land and is willing to do anything to acquire it.As the spectre of war looms large, Natalia and Athgar struggle to devise a solution before they are cut off from a long-awaited reunion with their daughter, Oswyn.Carlingen, a beacon of hope, promises fame and fortune but delivers neither in Paul J Bennett's Torrent, the seventh installment of The Frozen Flame series.Immerse yourself in Torrent today and get ready for the approaching storm!New to the series? Get to know Athgar and Natalia in their origin stories, Into the Fire & The Awakening, then pick up Book One: Ashes to learn how they met! 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. Follow the adventures of two mages on the run from sinister forces as they use their magic to forge a new kingdom. An action-packed, magic-filled sword & sorcery series.
