
About
Paul L. Centeno is an award-winning author and finalist for the 2022 Killer Nashville Claymore Award. Born and raised in New York City, he studied at Herbert H. Lehman College. After graduation, Centeno worked with Gabriel Packard, Associate Director of the Creative Writing MFA Program at Hunter College, to improve his craft. He later won awards from Writers of the Future for two short stories. In 2023, he also won a contest from the Writer’s Digest 31st Annual Indie Book Awards. He is currently working on his eleventh novel.
Books

Maz’hura
The Celestial glides through the inky blackness of deep space when it suddenly finds itself in the midst of a violent attack. Captain Shirakaya, a powerful sorceress, is the dauntless captain of the Celestial, and she and her crew just barely escape the murderous barrage.
But now they must bring unsettling news to the Ruzurai, the ruling Tal’manac Order. Shirakaya is convinced the attackers were none other than the koth’vurians, a war-hungry race that had been exiled eons before.
However, the crew’s harrowing tales are met only with skepticism. The Ruzurai turn a blind eye to the growing threat, and to make matters worse, Shirakaya’s magical powers are mysteriously weakening.
As the body count rises, Shirakaya struggles to convince the galaxies that the koth’vurians are back—and this time, their mayhem threatens to engulf the entire Ensar universe.
As her magic continues to fade, Shirakaya is faced with a hard question: How far is she willing to go to vanquish this ancient and monstrous race and see peace prevail?

Coup De Grâce
It is a new age of industrialization. The gods have been forsaken, replaced with machines that suck the life out of nature. Like the never-ending flow of time, the dying planet and those cursed to inhabit its polluted land cannot stop the impenetrable force of change. Remnants of the ancient world linger, but its days are numbered. The faithless now reach out to science as their new deity. Gargantuan cities of industry—powered by steam engines—have arisen, ruled by a sprawling empire. The imperium rules land, sea, and air with vessels that surpass the poisoned clouds. Meanwhile, the emperor seeks a primeval power that can bring myth and science together. But at what cost? In this existential era of maddening inventions and alchemical concoctions, the struggle of humanity and its survival have taken a toll on the planet for the worst. Only one man stands in the way from the world losing its soul forever.
