A New and Fantastic World in 'The Elder Staves'

Fantasy author Steven Oliverez's highly praised first novel takes new shape. A world of intense conflict awaits the intrepid reader.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (PRWEB) June 23, 2005 -- Vernon Communications Group has announced that author Steven Oliverezs novel, 'The Elder Staves (Aventine Press, ISBN: 1-59330-280-0), a sci-fi/fantasy adventure set in a world of magic and skyscrapers, is available in paperback.

Readers everywhere now have the opportunity to immerse themselves in this colorful story and backdrop where technology and magic exist together in an escalating struggle for dominance. An avid writer, Oliverez spent the past six years experimenting with different types of fiction before hammering out the fantasy universe that is the setting of The Elder Staves.

The Mage-Elders of the city of Tyr are faced with an industrial revolution that is crippling their power and prompting open rebellion. When two young nobles become entangled in a plot to overthrow the Elders, they learn that their efforts to survive through the night will be useless if they cannot stop the destruction of the city at the hands of a haunting, malevolent presence from Tyrs mystical past.

The Elder Staves is alive with scenery and back-story, with imagery almost as engaging as the story itself. When asked if he would be writing any follow-up novels, Oliverez responded Its a rich world with a lot of history. I wouldnt want to leave the rest of it unexplored."

The Elder Staves is now available through amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com, and the first chapter is available for free at www.StevenOliverez.com.

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