{"id":2048,"date":"2022-03-20T17:11:43","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T00:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bjvancheyson.com\/fiction\/?page_id=2048"},"modified":"2026-05-07T20:26:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T03:26:55","slug":"2048-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/bjvancheyson.com\/fiction\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Welcome to These Fantasy Worlds and Historical Eras!<\/h2>\n<h3>Finalist for the 2023 American Writing Awards: Fiction-Fantasy Category<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2694\" src=\"http:\/\/bjvancheyson.com\/fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SK-Cover-Site-Award-AWA.jpg\" alt=\"Cover of medieval fantasy novel, &quot;Of Squires and Knights,&quot; by B.J. Vancheyson, with a badge for finalist for the 2023 American Writing Awards\" width=\"400\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bjvancheyson.com\/fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SK-Cover-Site-Award-AWA.jpg 600w, http:\/\/bjvancheyson.com\/fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SK-Cover-Site-Award-AWA-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Of Squires and Knights<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A Medieval Fantasy Novel<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A courageous squire. Life in a castle. And a dangerous secret.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With only a year until his dubbing, Squire Jonathan looks forward to being one of the distinguished knights protecting the Kingdom of Consany. Yet despite the tournaments and celebrations, an insidious secret lies within the castle. If there is no way to reveal the new truths he faces, the future could turn grim for the entire kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bjvancheyson.com\/sk-find-a-copy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2455\" src=\"http:\/\/bjvancheyson.com\/fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Find-a-Copy-01-300x75.jpg\" alt=\"Find a copy of &quot;Of Squires and Knights&quot;\" width=\"150\" height=\"37\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bjvancheyson.com\/fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Find-a-Copy-01-300x75.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bjvancheyson.com\/fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Find-a-Copy-01-768x192.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bjvancheyson.com\/fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Find-a-Copy-01.jpg 833w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>New Victorian Fantasy Novel: Coming Fall 2026!<\/h2>\n<p>Be the first to know about the upcoming Victorian fantasy, which will be upon us before you know it! <a href=\"https:\/\/bjvancheyson.com\/fiction\/join-the-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Join the newsletter today<\/span><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>For now, perhaps you would care to peruse a free short Victorian eBook, procured forthwith after <a href=\"https:\/\/bjvancheyson.com\/fiction\/join-the-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">subscribing to the newsletter<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3141\" src=\"http:\/\/bjvancheyson.com\/fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cover-11-Prelude2-400x600-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"An eBook cover titled &quot;Through Olden Streets,&quot; showing a dark, rainy village on a store-lined cobblestone street\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bjvancheyson.com\/fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cover-11-Prelude2-400x600-1-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/bjvancheyson.com\/fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cover-11-Prelude2-400x600-1.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em><strong>Through Olden Streets<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>A Short Victorian Fantasy<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A clock tower. 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Finalist for the 2023 American Writing Awards: Fiction-Fantasy Category Of Squires and Knights A Medieval Fantasy Novel A courageous squire. Life in a castle. And a dangerous secret. With only a year until his dubbing, Squire Jonathan looks forward to being one of the distinguished knights protecting&hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/bjvancheyson.com\/fiction\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":""},"tags":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2857,"url":"http:\/\/bjvancheyson.com\/fiction\/set-foot-in-a-world-of-fantasy-a-world-of-squires-and-knights\/","url_meta":{"origin":2048,"position":0},"title":"Set Foot in a World of Fantasy...A World \"Of Squires and Knights\"","date":"November 22, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"A courageous squire. Life in a castle. 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