Ryn Williams, Layout Editor
In Spring 2022, Lester Williams Jr. left Saint Leo University with a degree in professional writing and a dream to continue being published. When he was a young teenager in New Providence, The Bahamas, Williams self-published a book of poetry. It was his first taste of the creative world.
“Despite my love of poetry, I eventually realized that I wanted to do more with the themes I like to explore…,” said Williams. “In my opinion, writing a novel was my ultimate challenge.”
His first novel, “Victoria the Fifth Night” is just the beginning of a planned series of fifteen books, revolving around the trials of a young soldier becoming a knight and learning to master all seven cosmic energies.
The book opens in the center of a battlefield. Victoria and her team fight an army. The scene is dramatic, urgent, and action-packed.
“The most important aspect of the protagonist that I want my audience to know is that she is not a rebel that is unhappy with the state of life,” said Williams about Victoria. “Instead, her character is supposed to teach the method of ‘becoming more than what you originally thought of yourself.’”
For his novels, Williams coined an original writing style called “hybrid-multi perspective writing.”
“I created the title ‘hybrid-multi perspective writing,’ which represents the fact my writing style combines both the traits of a traditional novel and a play together to create stories where multiple characters tell the story,” said Williams.
Before the action-packed scene of the first few pages, Williams provides the audience with a key to help them better understand the unique style.
“As of now, I plan on just keeping ‘Victoria the Fifth Knight’ and all my future books online,” said Williams. “If any of my books or book series get popular enough, I’ll consider having them be physically printed.”
“Victoria the Fifth Knight,” along with other works by Williams including “The Wrong Group of Girls” and “A World of Sin” are available on Amazon.com.
