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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 characters whose stories span decades and whose relationships grow and change over the course of the series. Some characters reveal surprising powers; others devolve into monsters. Their universe is one I wrote and rewrote and wrote all over again several times over until I got it right. The series is fully written. Six completed books are

I’m seeing posts from some fans re-reading the Triempery Revelations series in advance of the release of the final book, The Rill Lord , next month, I’m delighted to note that many are discovering something I already knew:   The Triempery Revelations is a generous re-read.   The writing of this epic fantasy took place over many years. Decades actually. It was imagined as one story, a single book, though it grew too large to be published as such. Still, the story was imagined

Illustration by CB Lansdell   When I mentioned to my husband that I was writing a post about women in the Triempery universe, he said, “What? All two of them?” He later amended his remark to concede that there are three. To be fair, there are more than three. It’s also true that it’s easy to underestimate the importance of women in the series. After all, the womenfolk aren’t as numerous—or flashy—as some of the male main characters. For one thing, women are in fewer positions

Art by Larry Rostant This is a recap of the first book in the Triempery Revelations series. It's also an experiment to see if there's interest or any benefit to me in creating recaps. It SPOILS the ending, which most readers consider amazing, and also the rest of the book. This recap is intended for readers who have already read Sordaneon and wish to refresh their memory of events. *************************************** Seven-year-old Dorilian Sordaneon witnesses his mothe

As I do for every book, I've commissioned illustrations for The Rill Lord. These are from Jamie Noble . Fair warning though: these illustrations depict scenes certain to spoil key events in the book! If you care at all about reading a pristine, totally unspoiled finale of a book... skip this post until after you've read The Rill Lord . If you prefer to read a book completely without outside images competing for space in how you envision the story... skip this post until aft

This is the first chapter of the final book of the Triempery Revelations series. It follows almost immediately after the events of The Walled City . In this chapter Nammuor and the weasely Epopte Quirin have an important conversation. There's talk of Dorilian and the Rill and battles to come, peppered with Quirin's observations on the people and stakes involved. It's a great set-up for the book and one I hope readers will enjoy. If you haven't read The Walled City or the pre

Map by Dominique44 Readers may have noticed that the setting of each book of the Triempery Revelations has been getting... smaller. The settings of Sordaneon and The Kheld King encompassed the entire Triempery. The story took characters, and reader, from Sordan to Essera, Amallar to Mormantalorus. In The Second Stone the setting narrowed to Sordan and Essera, with a side trip to Trongor. Things zoomed in more in The God Spear , which took place mostly in Amallar. And in Th

A pine tree that does not look like the one in the story. For those readers coming here looking for Triempery stories.... this is not one. I wrote this short story for a family newsletter. It's cute and it's seasonal, and so I'm sharing it with my fans. ****             One summer afternoon as her husband guided their shiny new car onto the highway, Diane’s gaze skipped across the intersection to the parking lot of Duke’s Pet Goodies and Automotive Repair. She liked the view

I've just handed first edits of The Rill Lord back to my editor. There are several rounds of edits, beginning with the ones I conduct myself before turning in the finished manuscript. Next come a couple rounds of edits from my "first readers," both of them people with strong editing skills who I trust to point up weak parts of the story, character arcs, dialogue, or plot. Only after they have seen it do I pass the manuscript along to my publisher. There are no spoilers in the

2 Eight Years Later The bridge of his nose broke first, then his left cheekbone. Stefan’s boot had found its mark. Blood gushed beneath his eyelid along with sharp, blinding pain. Dorilian refused to cry out, but his breathing betrayed him with a gurgle as blood poured from between his lips along with his final expletive. The next kick, aimed at his mouth, broke his jaw. “Stefan! Stop!” Maybe one voice, maybe more. “He’s bleeding! Hells! You know how they are

This is the first chapter of the first book of the Triempery Revelations series. In short, it is the beginning. 1 The Rill grieved, and Dorilian listened. Other voices drew him along shadowed corridors and into the courtyard. Nights in Sordan were never dark. Rill glow from the City’s heights paled the sky and silvered rooftops, walls, and even the flowers in the trees. He’d run barefoot through the immense palace’s empty halls and pillared courts and seen

The Triempery series has a variety of villains. Nammuor is the main villain, of course, but he’s not the only threat faced by the other main characters.   Foremost among this second tier of villains is Chyralane, Denizen of Phaer: murderer, schemer, and almost Nammuor’s peer when it comes to the number of times she appears in the series. Is she a sorcerer in possession of a god-infested device of immense power? No. But she’s leader of the Seven Houses and that’s almost as na

Illustration by CB Landsell Noemi is an interesting character and one I love dearly. As with many secondary characters, she appeared out of necessity and stuck around, creating ways to wiggle into other characters’ story arcs—Dorilian’s in particular. From the beginning of the series Dorilian’s relationships with men have diverged from those he has with women. Men, even friends, are people he expects he will need to keep in line. If they’re not people he can keep in line, the

Readers first hear of Felarro in Sordaneon , when Dorilian boasts of the speed and heritage of his racehorse, Sural. He compares Sural...

Full World map of the Second Creation as it is understood in the Triempery novels. When I started writing the Triempery series of novels...

Amynas   Amynas was an Aryati clone prince, one of several genetic copies of the ruling Hegemon. The Aryati were mortal, and all mortals...

Social media followers may have already seen images of these travel posters created by artist Lazare Gvimradze. Please take a look at his...

Emyli is the first female main character introduced in the Triempery Revelations series and she stands solidly atop the female character...

Many things enter into the series' conclusion in The Rill Lord and some make their appearance early. For one thing readers get to return...