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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
6 days ago2 min read
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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
6 days ago3 min read
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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
6 days ago2 min read
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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 46 min read
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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 23 min read
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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 2512 min read
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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 277 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...
L.L. Stephens
Apr 4, 20243 min read
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Short Story: Blood Scent
CONTENT WARNING: Blood and gore; violence. Sensitive readers might find parts of this story disturbing. Note to Triempery series readers:...
L.L. Stephens
Apr 3, 202428 min read
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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...
L.L. Stephens
Apr 4, 20223 min read
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