VJ Books Announces New York Times Bestselling Author Junius Podrug as Author of the Month

Oct. 11, 2012 - PRLog -- Bestselling mystery and thriller writer Junius Podrug is at the top of his game with the release of the latest Gary Jennings’ Aztec series novel , Aztec Revenge. Astounding and with boundless action, Aztec Revenge is sure to please

About Aztec Revenge

The fascinating history of Mexico that began in the #1 New York Times bestselling novel--Aztec--continues . . . .

Don Juan de Zavala was the most skilled fighter in all of New Spain—as gifted with weapons and horses as he was with women. These pleasures were all he desired.

But the magnificent Aztec empire, its grand cities and riches lay broken under the Spanish boot…. Now valiant men and fearless women rise and battle their brutal overlords.

As a warrior-priest leads an Aztec revolt, across the ocean in Spain courageous people battle Napoleon’s invading armies.

No one, including Juan de Zavala could stay neutral. Especially if a shocking secret from Zavala’s lurid past is exposed—a secret so lethal to the Spanish Crown it threatens their very existence. Zavala will be swept from glittering Mexico City to snake-and-croc infested jungles, to lost Mayan civilizations to the torture chambers of the Inquisition, to beautiful Barcelona and the bloody carnage of Napoleon’s war in Spain, to the bloodiest and most spectacular of New Spain’s (colonial Mexico) revolutions.

About Junius Podrug

A versatile writer, Podrug says of his own work, “I prefer exotic locales because it adds to the sense of danger and the unknown. Rather than kick-ass protagonists, I prefer characters who have to reach into themselves and find the courage and ability to overcome a deck stacked against them.  I tend to have a lot of plot because I prefer keeping readers guessing about what is happening rather than mindless action scenes.”

John Hutchinson of VJ Books (http://www.vjbooks.com) says, “I have been a longtime fan of Junius Podrug and am really glad to have chosen him as our “Author of the Month” for October 2012.  It was nearly 20 years ago when I picked up The Frost of Heaven and have been a fan ever since.”

In addition to his own body of work, Podrug crosses several genres as he pens books that continue the Harold Robbins legacy--nine so far starting with Sin City in 1992 and most recently last year’s The Curse.

Junius Podrug Book List

Writing as Junius Podrug:  Frost of Heaven (1992, 1998), Presumed Guilty  (1997, also published as Winterkill), Dark Passage (2002), Feathered Serpent 2012  (2010).

Writing as Harold Robbins: Sin City (2002, uncredited), Heat of Passion (2003, uncredited), The Betrayers (2004), Blood Royal  (2005), The Devil to Pay (2006), The Looters  (2007), The Deceivers (2008), The Shroud (2009) and The Curse (2011).

Writing as Gary Jennings:  Aztec Blood (2001) (with Robert Gleason, uncredited), Aztec Rage (2006) (with Robert Gleason), Aztec Fire (2008) (with Robert Gleason), and Aztec Revenge  (2012).

Junius Podrug Non-Fiction:  Stop Being a Victim, and The Disaster Survival Bible.

VJ Books is offering signed copies of Aztec Revenge, (http://www.vjbooks.com/Junius-Podrug-Gary-Jennings-Aztec-...) as well as many other Junius Podrug signed titles.