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The Collected Doodles
Doodles are casual sketches or scribbles. When arrayed around a book cover, doodles are often silly (and occasionally profound) comments...

L.L. Stephens
Apr 9, 20252 min read


Author-Created Memes
I created this meme in 2022 following the publication of The Kheld King . In 2021 when I published Sordaneon I didn't need a meme or...

L.L. Stephens
Apr 9, 20253 min read


Cover Art: The Walled City
As readers of the Triempery Series know, each book's cover presents a microcosm of the story within. The elements may be concrete or...

L.L. Stephens
Apr 9, 20252 min read


Character Note: Nalf Rhys Thegn
Nalf is one of those series characters who pops up in early books in minor ways—and then becomes a more major character later. I think...

L.L. Stephens
Apr 4, 20256 min read


Looking at the Finish Line
The first book of the Triempery Revelations series, Sordaneon , was published in 2021. Since then I’ve published a new book in the series...

L.L. Stephens
Apr 2, 20253 min read


Character Notes: Dorilian Sordaneon
Dorilian Sordaneon is an important guy. The first book of the Triempery Revelations series is named after him. Every event that happens...

L.L. Stephens
Mar 25, 202512 min read


King, Hierarch, Nuarch -- Titles and Rank in the Triempery Series
While making additions and deletions to the Appendix for The Walled City , I noticed there were no listings for titles used in the...

L.L. Stephens
Jan 27, 20257 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,...

L.L. Stephens
Dec 2, 20245 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,...

L.L. Stephens
Nov 29, 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...

L.L. Stephens
Nov 21, 20248 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...

L.L. Stephens
Nov 19, 202411 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...

L.L. Stephens
Sep 24, 20246 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...

L.L. Stephens
Sep 6, 20247 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...

L.L. Stephens
Sep 3, 20242 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...

L.L. Stephens
Sep 1, 20246 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...

L.L. Stephens
Aug 22, 202412 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...

L.L. Stephens
Aug 15, 20247 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...

L.L. Stephens
Aug 13, 20244 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...

L.L. Stephens
May 20, 20247 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...

L.L. Stephens
Apr 10, 20246 min read
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