#WIPSnips The word for April 6 is RAMPANT
Here's a fun one, a look into the mind of a villain and, at this point, a madman. What does Nammuor really think about Dorilian in THE RILL LORD? "Rampant" definitely figures in.
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#WIPSnips The word for April 5 is MUG
"Mugs" in the Triempery are functional. Here's Robdan sharing his with Dorilian and learning some news. As for my personal coffee mug... I have many! My current mug is a blue Yeti one, totally practical. But a lovely blue.
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#WIPSnips The word for April 3 is CONVERT
There's one use of "convert" in THE RILL LORD, but it's a good one and not a spoiler. Following a battle, Hans returns to his family home to find his mother has made it into a fortress... as mother's are wont to do.
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#WIPSnips The word for April 1 is FOOL
April means just a few more weeks of RILL LORD snips.
"Fool" is what Nalf feels like when he learns Dorilian's identity. Nalf just had breakfast with him... and when Nalf confronts Aubrey about it, he's not happy.
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#WIPSnips The word for March 31st is STEP
Here in THE RILL LORD, Hans "steps" forward to greet his mother Emyli, who he is seeing again for the first time in nearly ten years. A lot has happened in the meantime!
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#WIPSnips The word for March 30 is FILM
Here's a snip from THE RILL LORD showing Emyli talking with a character named Fran. He's an important character, and this conversation is important, but most important is that it includes the word "filmed."
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#WIPSnips The word for March 28 is ORIGINAL
THE RILL LORD, as the final book in a series, exposes the roots of all that came before. In this snip Hans senses the "original" song within a current version.
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Left side of image is the book cover of THE WALLED CITY, fifth book of the Triempery Revelations series by L.L. Stephens. Cover is gray and white, with a lone man holding a sword looking at a distant fantastic city. Right side is a text excerpt from THE WALLED CITY. Some portions of the conversation are telepathic: Dorilian had tried, once or twice, to detect his enemy in the firmament and found only the slightest trace. Nammuor’s Diadem was alien to the Creation and in no way a part of it. Only Nammuor himself inhabited Leur’s work, and Nammuor’s presence was dark, infected, increasingly more shadow than substance. But Dorilian had heard enough rumor of Nammuor’s recent activities to know that he had to have used the Diadem’s powers to cause the Dazun to flood. If Nammuor had channeled that much power, he had to be weakened for now. The only question was for how long. You cannot face him. Levyathan’s worry was finite, familiar. I can. I will. I have the Rill. And the Wall? That depends on what happens at Stauberg. Dorilian withdrew from the contact and settled his mind. This day would see battle and he must be ready.
Today is Book Quote Wednesday and the word is FACE
Dorilian will have to face Nammuor and the Undying Crown in battle... some day. In THE WALLED CITY he contemplates that looming encounter.
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#WIPSnips The word for March 25 is GENTLE
Marc Frederick is a powerful presence throughout the series. In this snip from THE RILL LORD, Hans pushes on Dorilian's memory of Marc, first relating his own. Hans is treading on sacred ground.
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#WIPSnips The word for March 24 is OFFER
At the end of THE WALLED CITY, Dorilian is offered a crown. In THE RILL LORD we learn his answer. In this snip, Robdan tells Hans about that "offer."
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Left side of image is text excerpt from THE KHELD KING, Book 2 of the Triempery Revelations series by L.L. Stephens. The snip describes series villain Nammuor performing sorcerous work. A drop of sweat trickled onto the upper lashes at the corner of Nammuor’s right eyelid, where it hung for a moment before sliding down into his eye. The resulting sharp sting pricked his awareness and he blinked. His focus wavered. On the verge of completion, the fine blue energy tube he had been creating between a pair of glowing blood crystals failed to stabilize; the thread of incandescence warped, expanded outward and disintegrated altogether. “Imbecile!” Removing his hands from the crystals and the glittering, red-jeweled Diadem on which he had been working, Nammuor turned in rage to confront the quivering acolyte at his feet. A dozen cloud-wort wands tipped with spun cotton dropped from the youth’s shaking hand to spread like accusing fingers on the obsidian floor. The youth had failed his only responsibility: keeping sweat out of the Master’s eyes. Right side of image is a meme for the month of March listing daily writing prompts for authors of fantasy fiction.
#FantasyIndiesMarch 21: Saturday Snippet
What fun! Here's a bit from THE KHELD KING showing Nammuor at work, performing a bit of tech-magic as he tinkers on creating a blood crystal.
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#WIPSnips The word for March 20 is DART
I would love to use a weapon "dart," or a fish. What I have, though, is a movement "dart." In this snip, someone darts to another's aid. It's a grim little bit.
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#WIPSnips The word for March 19th is ADDITION
This snip from the first chapter of THE RILL LORD is actually about an addition, though that may not be immediately clear. In it, a mage and a sorcerer talk about a nefarious plan.
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#WIPSnips The word for March 18 is MARATHON
Alas, no marathons--or even ordinary races--in THE RILL LORD. But there is this snip about tests of endurance. It's an epigraph, so short, of Marc Frederick reflecting on his method of achieving victories.
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#WIPSnips The word for March 17 is GREEN
Nothing St. Patrick's Day happens in the Triempery series, but there is some fun sorcerous battle! This snip from THE RILL LORD shows that Dorilian is not a man to be messed with... and he's up for fighting a sorcerer.
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#WIPSnips The word for March 16 is REPEAT
Some sayings get "repeated' over the course of the Triemery series. In THE RILL LORD many of these sayings come into full play. In this snip, the Dog Man Cortogh grapples with a saying of his people.
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#WIPSnips The word for March 15 is DREARY
THE RILL LORD takes place entirely in winter--and a formidable, "dreary" winter it is. In this snip Dorilian and Robdan commiserate about Stauberg's dreariness.
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#WIPSnips The word for March 12 is SHIMMY
There's no "shimmying" in the Triempery. People do occasionally "clamber." Here is a snip from THE RILL LORD that's not too spoilery because I redacted a name. [If you want no spoiler at all, skip this one.]
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#WIPSnips The word for March 11 is RESIDENT
Lots of people reside at Gustan Manor, particularly in a time of war. In this snip from THE RILL LORD those residents get portents of a battle taking place not far from the Manor.
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#WIPSnips The word for March 10 is CHAPTER
THE RILL LORD features this conversation in which Hans and Dorilian discuss how much space might be devoted to each of their lives in a book. A lot. A little. None at all?
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#WIPSnips The word for March 6 is PURSUE
People "pursue" many things: fame, prey, each other. They also "pursue" appearances. In this snip from THE RILL LORD, Arne defends the wearing of fancy clothes.
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#WIPSnips The word for March 5 is DESTROY
So much destruction in THE RILL LORD. Circles and circles of ruin.
In this snip, Emyli ponders a ruin she could have prevented. She foresaw someone she was sure would destroy things. But did she see truly?
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#WIPSnips The word for March 2 is MOST
I like using "most" as a superlative: the "most" delicious, the "most" beautiful. Or as in this case from THE RILL LORD, the "most" secret. The fate of Quirin, the weasely Epopte, is about to take a nasty turn...
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#WIPSnips The word for March 1 is FACE
"Face" the music... "face" the facts. Or just have a "face." In this bit from THE RILL LORD, Dorilian confronts some unhappy Khelds. They've just learned who he really is.
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#WIPSnips The word for February 27th is THING
"Thing" is such a useful word! [Fact: When people get older, everything becomes... the thing.] In this snip from THE RILL LORD, though, Hans tells Marenthro about important "things."
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#WIPSnips The word for February 26 is HIGHLIGHT
THE RILL LORD bursts with highlights, but only one use of the word. This snip "highlights" Emyli, mother of a son headed toward a great battle.
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#WIPSnips The word for February 24 is NEITHER
This bit of back and forth in THE RILL LORD shows Emyli and Aubrey reading runes -- and having wildly different agendas when it comes to Dorilian Sordaneon.
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#WIPSnips The word for February 22 is METAL
There's fun "metal" and mean "metal" and this "metal"... it brings responsibility. Hans reunites with his mother, Emyli, in THE RILL LORD. And, being Emyli, the first thing she does is this...
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#WIPSnips The word for February 19 is SUBTLE
A "subtle" use of imagery in this snip positions one character in relation to another. Levyathan is a child but he bears a strong resemblance to his uncle... the series' villain.
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#WIPSnips The word for February 17 is VALUE
Thieves are looking for items of value in this snip from THE RILL LORD. Poor Robdan doesn't have much on him... except the journals he's been writing. And those means so very much to him...
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