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Heirs to the Kingdom is a series of ongoing books, that I really never intended to publish. I have always written short stories, that have been read mainly by friends. I enjoy writing, but never considered myself a serious writer, for me it was just a way of allowing the creative feelings trapped within me to come out.
When I first allowed people to read the first instalment of the Bowman of Loxley, I viewed it much as I have my shorter stories, the only difference being it was much longer, at 209 thousand words I hadn't given much thought to the fact that I had written a novel.
The revelation I had notes for other stories to follow excited my friends, and soon I found I was swamped with requests to read the story, it became apparant when my father read it that I should consider publishing.
In 2007 I set about a complete rewrite, to ensure that if I did consider publishing the story, it would at least be credible. After two years of atempts and several rejections (Fantasy or Fiction not wanted) I finally got my chance to get the book out via a new company UkUnpublished.
It has been an interesting journey for a man who has spent his working life outdoors working with plants, I must confess that it has been nice to sit indoors in the warmth and write. In early 2008 I took time off to write more on this story, and as book one went out to the world, book two entered into the final stages of editing, to be released in late 2009. I have no idea of how the books will sell, I just know that to date everyone who has read them, has found it compulsive reading. Its been a wonderful time seeing how others have enjoyed my work.
In 2013 I became a little dissillusioned with the publishing aspect of the books, I felt that considering I was doing most if not all of the promotion then it was time to take charge and start publishing myself. After a lot of planning, in early January of 2014 I took control of my books and pulled them from my current publisher and set up my own small home based company, and after four months of revising my books I republished the first three of my books and a new fourth book under the banner of Violet Circle Publishing, and I am currently working with a few friends who are also writers to help thempublish their own work.
Considering I never intended publishing, Its been very enjoyable and I hope that anyone who reads this series of my work, gets a share of the pleasure I have experienced in creating it.
If you would like to know more about how I wrote HTTK, or share my experiences as a new writer, you can read my blog at www.heirstothekingdom.com/rjmblog If you do visit, I would be delighted if you left a comment.
<p><strong>KURDISH SCAVENGERS UNCOVER A CACHE OF NERVE GAS IN IRAQ AND OFFER THEM TO KURDISH FIGHTERS IN TURKEY. THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS BEDLAM ALPHA TEAM MUST SECURE THE WEAPONS BEFORE THEY CAN BE USED.</strong></p><p>"<strong>You must swear by Allah never to say a word of what I'm going to tell you. </strong><strong>This is the most important secret. Ever!"</strong></p><p><em>In their daily struggle for survival, Iraqi Kurdish scavengers uncover a cache of chemical weapons. They offer the weapons to fellow Kurdish rebels in Turkey and Syria to assist in their quest to free an imprisoned leader and create a unified homeland. After receiving a tip from an unlikely source, the newly formed Special Operations Bedlam team is called to arms! </em></p><p><em>Travel with Craig Cameron and his international team on their covert operation as they weave their way through war-torn regions seeking to locate and recover the weapons before they can be used to cause irreparable harm and instigate a world crisis. </em></p><p><em>The odds are stacked against them. Can they manage to keep their operation hidden and prevent further clashes before it's too late?</em></p><p>"The Kurdish Connection--a compelling read. A story of friendship, danger and intrigue."--<em>Ann Everett, Amazon Best Selling Author.</em></p><p>..". Randall's authentic voice adds a powerful push to keep a reader turning the pages." --<em>Janet Taylor-Perry, author of The</em><em> Raiford</em><em> Chronicles, The Legend of</em><em> Draconis</em><em> Saga, and April Chastain Intrigues.</em></p><p>"Topical - Engaging - Intriguing - Powerful ... A real page turner."--<em>Rikon Gaites</em><em>, author of Mummy's Little Soldier and Darius</em><em> Odenkirk</em><em>.</em></p><p>..". Randall Krzak brings his wealth of experience living in this troubled part of the world and his military knowledge to bear in this exciting story..."--<em>John L.</em><em> DeBoer</em><em>, author of When the Reaper Comes.</em></p><p>..". a journey full of history, suspense, intrigue, and action...a MUST READ for all!"--<em>Les Stahl, Retired</em> NSA Executive.</p><p>..". Readers need to fasten their seatbelts for a fast-paced tale made believable by a writer who knows what he's writing about."--<em>Preston</em><em> Holtry</em><em>, author of the Morgan</em><em> Westphal</em><em> mystery series and the</em><em> Arrius</em><em> trilogy (forthcoming).</em></p><p>"A behind the scenes story, ripped from today's headlines deepening the reader's understanding of an ancient strife ... filled with the sights and smells of the market place and secret meetings, the reader is admitted to the secret heart, the desperate longings of those that must fight and win, or see continued subjugation by their masters..."<em>--Oliver F. Chase, author of Camelot Games, </em>Levant Mirage, Blind Marsh, and Marsh Island.</p>
This is the first book to launch the series of Heirs to the Kingdom. It is my first published work, and to be honest I had never thought of publishing, until I was advised that it was worth doing. I wrote this story mainly for my daughter over 15 years ago, to continue on the legacy of the folkelore tales that I had read to her, at the end of the stories I had read which included Robin Hood, King Arthur, Ivanhoe and a few Celtic tales, she asked me what happened next? At this point I suppose most parents would have closed the book saying "Nothing, that just how the story is," but I began to tell her a story which wove the essential elements of each of the stories, and moved it all forward in time and into the future, as the ancestral heirs of old lines began to surface. My lead characters were just children at that time and she adored the tales I told, looking back I think it was a good thing I made a lot of notes to keep the story consistent with her. I have always written stories and tales, I just wrote them for the joy of the creation, and the process of writing, its something that in the spare moments of my busy life has relaxed and calmed me from the hard day of heavy work. HTTK has always been a special story, I have many stories written that I have not looked at in years, yet this one has always stayed in my thoughts, and I have spent many days whilst working putting more of the peices of the tale together. In 2007 armed with a huge pile of notes, I had some free time and wrote the full story down, I think its has now become an obbsession as the story locked inside me wanted to come out. It has changed a great deal since those early days and the characters now take the form of young late adult teenagers, in what has become a realistic feeling realm of the Woodland People. I allowed several friends to read the first rough draft of the Bowman, and soon found myself swamped with requests for printed copies to read, and for over six months the rapidly wearing copies passed around and I was inundated with requests for the rest of the tale, It was not longer after I searched for a publisher, only to find I recieved great revues of the book, but was told that Adventure fantasy novels did not sell well, and the publishers did not wish to invest time and money in my work. With more requests for the books I eventually after two years got the book self published, it has sold a modest amount and continues to sell. If you enjoy the small sample contained on this site, or if you have read it, please visit the web site, or the facebook page where you can add a revue. Either way I thank you for taking the time to read this, and if you like what I have written, I thankyou for the compliment of taking the time to read it.