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L.L. Stephens
Apr 19, 20223 min read
Where to Find Me
Depending on what you are looking for… stories and lore, the latest news, giveaways of my books, get to know me as a person… here are the...
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L.L. Stephens
Apr 4, 20223 min read
The Triempery Series at a Glance
I wrote the Triempery Revelations series over a period of more than 20 years. As such, it is a sweeping, many-layered tale with a host of...
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L.L. Stephens
Dec 2, 20245 min read
The Walled City: First Chapter
The Walled City , Book 5 of the Triempery Revelations series, is a chonky, battle-filled book. It starts out on a hopeful note, however,...
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L.L. Stephens
Nov 29, 20248 min read
Leur and Vllyr
In the lore of the Triempery Revelations, it all started here. This origin story is in the series but it is present in bits and pieces,...
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L.L. Stephens
Nov 21, 20248 min read
Character Notes: Arne Anseldson--Whatever It Takes
Though he doesn’t make his appearance until Book 3, The Second Stone , Arne is a key character in the Triempery Revelations series. His...
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L.L. Stephens
Nov 19, 202411 min read
The Three Debens
Legendary founders, both gods and mortal, anchor the Sordaneon dynasty. First of those founders was, of course, Derlon, one of the...
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L.L. Stephens
Sep 24, 20246 min read
Grapevines, Arrays, and the Meeting of Minds
You’re in the world of the Triempery and you wish to share a bit of news. Good news about someone’s improving health, perhaps. Or bad...
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L.L. Stephens
Sep 6, 20247 min read
Character Notes: Legon Rebiran--Shield to Dorilian's Sword
Legon is an important secondary character in the Triempery series and is one of a handful of characters who appear in every book. He...
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L.L. Stephens
Sep 3, 20242 min read
Map of Dazunor-Rannuli
Dazunor-Rannuli is the preeminent city of Essera, its greatest Rill port and economic engine. In addition to having the largest...
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L.L. Stephens
Sep 1, 20246 min read
Character Notes: Aubrey Amundda
Aubrey Amundda is a secondary character in The Kheld King , does not appear in The Second Stone , and becomes a main character in The God...
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L.L. Stephens
Aug 22, 202412 min read
Tidbits and Easter Eggs: Epigraphs
Though they first appear in Book 3: The Second Stone , epigraphs—the short bits that appear at the start of each chapter—were a part of...
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L.L. Stephens
Aug 15, 20247 min read
Excerpt: The Walled City
A lot happens in The Walled City (Book 5 of the Triempery Revelations series) to a lot of characters. Dorilian is finally doing what way...
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L.L. Stephens
Aug 13, 20244 min read
What Kind of Name is That?
Naming conventions in fantasy take lots of forms. My goal in the Triempery series as I wrote it was to create a cohesive framework for...
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L.L. Stephens
May 20, 20247 min read
The Dog Men
The Hen Kyon people of the Kragh (Aryata hen kyon, ‘doglike’) are among the most ancient of the races of the Second Creation. They...
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L.L. Stephens
Apr 10, 20246 min read
The Many-Faced Mother and the Father of War
Khelds first appear early in the Triempery series, in Sordaneon. In that book they are seen primarily through Dorilian's rather hostile...
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L.L. Stephens
Apr 4, 20243 min read
LORE: The Rill Stone
I can’t believe I haven’t done a lore post yet on the Rill Stone. It is only the first artifact to appear in the series and it appears in...
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L.L. Stephens
Apr 3, 202428 min read
Short Story: Blood Scent
CONTENT WARNING: Blood and gore; violence. Sensitive readers might find parts of this story disturbing. Note to Triempery series readers:...
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L.L. Stephens
Mar 28, 20244 min read
Excerpt: The God Spear
SPOILER WARNING: Reading this excerpt will mildly spoil the opening chapters of The God Spear. It will not spoil main plot points. But it...
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L.L. Stephens
Mar 18, 20242 min read
What's Going On in This Cover?
This post might contain some spoilers for earlier books in the series, so consider yourself warned. The main goal of cover art is to draw...
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L.L. Stephens
Feb 29, 20241 min read
The God Spear Cometh
Yes, I have been away from this website for a while. Sometimes life gets cluttered. Other times, however, it gets painful. I lost my...
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