The main characters of the Palâdnith Chronicles: Seth, Eni and Val Falkyn

With the coming launch of  The Citadel of Lies - the second installment in the Palâdnith Chronicles - I thought was the right time to focus a little on the series' main characters: Seth, Eni and Val. 

Character development is the cornerstone of any good book - and the challenge with this series is that I have three main protagonists, who each have to carry equal weight. I enjoyed developing the brothers' characters, and making each one distinct. They ended up being very different, both in personality and in looks, to each other. The only feature they share in common is their eye colour - iron grey. When the series begins, the brothers have not seen each other in a decade, and did not part well. However, a family legacy is about to resurface that will pull their lives back together once more.

Seth Falkyn: The youngest of the three brothers - and many readers' favourite! Dark haired, good-looking and a bit of a shirker initially, Seth starts the series as a bankrupt marshal's Tower Guard. However, it's not long before he is forced to take life much more seriously - especially when he ends up on a run from an assassin...

Defining characteristics: Charming, likeable, realist
Greatest strength: bravery
Greatest fault: Insecurity

Eni Falkyn: The middle brother - a tall, muscular and a talented weaponsmith. Many readers don't fall in love with Eni initially, as he starts the series as a cold and driven individual. However, once he is sentenced to hang for a crime he did not commit, Eni begins a huge journey of discovery...

Defining characteristics: Driven, strong, aloof
Greatest strength: tenacity
Greatest fault: cynicism

Val Falkyn: The eldest brother - slim, blond and bookish. Val makes the most unlikely hero of the three. He starts the series as a reclusive, shy librarian, who is thrown into an adventure against his will, when his master sends him on a dangerous quest, he's far from prepared for...

Defining characteristics: sensitive, proud, willful
Greatest strength: intelligence 
Greatest fault: lack of self-belief
 
Intrigued? Join the brothers on a journey of discovery, danger and adventure. The first book in the series in available on Amazon (Kindle and paperback editions) and the second installment is due out this month - October 2013!

Journey of Shadows (Book One in the Palâdnith Chronicles) is available on Amazon (Kindle and paperback editions)

The Citadel of Lies (Book Two in the Palâdnith Chronicles) is due out this month (October 2013!). The novel is undergoing its final edit and polish. Watch this space!