L.L. Stephens
The Other Side of the Story: Minor Characters
Have you ever fallen hard for one (or more) of the less main characters in a book or series? You know the ones. Take Lord of the Rings:...
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L.L. Stephens
- May 8
- 1 min
Character Art
It started with this. One of the ideas tossed about for cover art for The Second Stone was this one of Dorilian and Hans in a standoff....
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L.L. Stephens
- Mar 17
- 5 min
LORE: The Gweroyen Sword
Some of the lore and artifacts of the Triempery have yet to be visited. Their time simply hasn’t come just yet. One of these is the...
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L.L. Stephens
- Mar 12
- 3 min
Where to Start Reading the Triempery Revelations
Now that The Second Stone is being published next month, and three books in this six-book series will be out, readers might reasonably...
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L.L. Stephens
- Mar 8
- 2 min
Book Cover: The Second Stone
As my readers should know by now, I love talking about book covers--especially my own. Look at this one! Is that not a gorgeous cover? I...
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L.L. Stephens
- Mar 6
- 11 min
Excerpt: The Second Stone (Hans)
Here is the first (well, actually second) excerpt I will be sharing from The Second Stone, Book 3 of the Triempery Revelations. The book...
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L.L. Stephens
- Mar 3
- 1 min
Zooming in on the Sorand'ruil
I'm keeping this image large so you can all see more of it. If you're reading The Kheld King, this map would be useful in conjunction...
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L.L. Stephens
- Feb 7
- 5 min
LORE: Sordan
Sordan figures prominently in THE SECOND STONE. Much of the book is set there and readers are introduced to many facets of the City. Not...
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L.L. Stephens
- Jan 5
- 6 min
LORE: The Five Cities
Five Cities did the Leur folk raise, One of Sun and One of Moon… Readers of the Triempery series have seen the Five Cities brought up...
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L.L. Stephens
- Dec 29, 2022
- 4 min
Character Note: Ermenthalia
Dorilian Sordaneon’s paternal grandmother is not even named in Sordaneon. In The Kheld King, however, The Gracious Hierarchessa...
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L.L. Stephens
- Dec 28, 2022
- 6 min
The Scene That Gave Me Fits
I said I would talk about scenes in The Kheld King that either gave me fits or were a hoot to write. Well, that time has come. This is...
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L.L. Stephens
- Nov 18, 2022
- 2 min
Paper Trail
This is the tip of an iceberg: a 190,00 word/540 page published novel that covers the lives of scores of characters for a period of 14...
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L.L. Stephens
- Nov 15, 2022
- 2 min
Sordaneon Family Tree
This is my effort at converting my Sordaneon ancestral chart (see below) to a digital format. I could only go back so many generations...
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L.L. Stephens
- Nov 6, 2022
- 5 min
LORE: Gustan Manor
I have built this Manor for many purposes, but primarily for my role as a father. A man should have a solid, comfortable place in which...
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L.L. Stephens
- Nov 3, 2022
- 2 min
The Author Speaks! Or... a Podcast
Here's another first. I have a podcast to share! I confess I was a little nervous to be doing a podcast. I have been told in the past...
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L.L. Stephens
- Oct 19, 2022
- 4 min
Character Notes: Palimia
Palimia is one of those characters who sneak into a book. You know the ones, they come to your house as the guest of a person you...
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L.L. Stephens
- Oct 19, 2022
- 1 min
Character Notes
I’m introducing a new category of blog posts in which I talk about some of the characters in the Triempery Revelations novels. These...
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L.L. Stephens
- Oct 18, 2022
- 6 min
LORE: The Seven Houses
Readers encounter the Seven Houses, the Rill cartel based in Dazunor-Rannuli, in Sordaneon, early in the Triempery series. But who are...
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L.L. Stephens
- Oct 17, 2022
- 2 min
What's Coming Next?
It’s been an amazing journey, seeing how enthusiastically the first two books, Sordaneon and The Kheld King, of the Triempery Revelations...
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L.L. Stephens
- Oct 4, 2022
- 7 min
The Kheld King: Epilogue
SPOILER ALERT! Do NOT read this post if you want to read The Kheld King without foreknowledge of events. This blog post includes so many...
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