Song of the Elves

Epic fantasy novels and short stories by David Charles Shepherd

A Cat’s Tale

| April 30, 2009

A few weeks back I described the impact that the loss of the Sandbach Town cat, the Colonel, had on the workers that populate the town square.  After 5 years residence in the various establishments fringing the cobbles, the Colonel’s sad demise was marked by his burial under the newly laid cobbles. I can now [...]

What’s next?

| April 18, 2009

As I mentioned last week, there will be two further installments of The Wolves of Winter mini-series, with part two appearing later this year. In the meantime I am now returning to the job of completing The Mirror of His Soul, a stand alone novel unconnected to the world of Rhoderica.  I will be placing [...]

Run with the Wolves

| April 10, 2009

I am pleased to announce that my new short story, The Wolves of Winter, is now available as a free download from this website. Just go to the chapters section and click on the download link. The Wolves of Winter is the earliest tale to appear here yet from the land of Rhoderica, set two [...]

Cheshire talent

| April 4, 2009

This week I had the pleasure of attending a workshop with Cheshire Poet Laureate Terry Fox.  The event at MMU was held to promote young writing talent in Cheshire.  Terry performed some of his own work, and it’s not until you see him live that you get a real sense of the full power of [...]