Let's Discuss: Rube Jynn

Rube (Paul Walker) prior to the Barracks

Rube Jynn:

My personal choice:  Paul Walker.  

Yes, yes I know the actor passed away in 2013, but he remains my first choice for Rube (though he would have had to dye his hair white-blonde and add more muscle)

In my Chest of Souls Epic Fantasy, Rube Jynn is a hard-working young man whose life ambition is to learn. Rube's eyes are pale blue for a specific reason, which will be revealed in the sequels.




Raised among farmers with high standards and astounding work ethic, he is loyal and fiercely protective of friends and family.  

 With that said, he  has deep emotional conflict.  His father, a Ryke (birds) Master, remarried and his stepmother can't stand him.  He leaves to work the farms in Lander.  Leaving home is okay with Rube because if there is one thing he never wants to do, it's inherit and take care of the family Ryke business.

Rube (Paul Walker) in barracks

Paul Walker - Rube in a light moment inside barracks

Rube's strengths are knowledge and loyalty.  Of all the men that become Talon's "Elite" Rube is taken the farthest out of his comfort zone (he's never had to fight) and once he is taken prisoner he has to adapt to a brutal environment that life hasn't prepared him for.

Rube Jynn will have a larger role than I first envisioned in the sequels.

Rube (Paul Walker)  as he will appear half of the time in the sequels 

I will update this page as the books are written for the sequels.

Let's Discuss: Mal Kayman

Mal Kayman

Sadly, I do not know who the man in this photo is.  All I  know is that when I saw him, I knew I had found Mal.

In the Chest of Souls Epic Fantasy, Mal Kayman is  part-Valenese by birth.

From the time he was orphaned outside the Lost City, he has been trained to be a leader of men.  He gained personal training under General Monus and General Han, both legendary Generals of their day.

He has a personal vendetta against the monster that ate (yes, I said ate) his parents.  He has a hatred of slavery and slavers and would go out of his way to kill one.  He detests it to the point he plans on ridding the world of slavery - if he survives the blood-sport known as Cubes.

He has an accidental marriage to Anicette Boushear and STILL isn't sure what to do with it. Sometimes, this character has driven me bonkers with his flip-flops!

This character morphed from the early stages of writing into someone much more intense that what I thought he would be. 

For those of you that were SO disappointed he didn't marry Anicette, he will be in the sequels.