David Shepherd | May 11, 2010
At long last, the much talked about sequel is here… The Wolves of Winter Part Two is available for download now from this website. Re-join Rulnik, Torbad and Yanuk on another rip-roaring adventure in the cruel hills of Winterland. This time, the King’s mail is being attacked and the locals of Heliop are convinced that [...]
David Shepherd | May 5, 2010
Let loose the dogs of war! Book Two of The Song of the Elves: The King’s Blades is here… Well, chapters one to four are anyway! Return to Rhoderica for a delicious slice of Kirik, Eidur and Old Aggie, as the ancient menace threatening the society of the elves in the Summerlands grows. Chapters one [...]
David Shepherd | May 1, 2010
Overdosed on ‘Cleggstasy’? Feeling a little ‘Gordon Blue’? Tired of the ‘tit-for-tat Tories’? Then never fear – SOTE HQ has the perfect antidote to cure your election fever. Relax this May in the company of the King’s Wolves, as The Wolves of Winter Part Two makes it to the website. At long last the wait [...]
David Shepherd | April 19, 2010
Good news – I’m on to the final scene of The Wolves of Winter Part 2. By the end of this week, the second installment of Rulnik, Torbad and Yanuk will be in the bag and ready for adding to the website. Thank you for your patience. Also, in a dramatic change of tack, I [...]
David Shepherd | April 9, 2010
Well, Easter has come and gone and still no Wolves of Winter Part Two for you. Deadlines are not my strong point at the moment, and perhaps I should learn to stop promising dates that I cannot keep. However, there’s a good reason for this, as the second installment of intrigue and adventure from Rulnik, [...]
David Shepherd | March 28, 2010
Just a quick line this week before I dash off to the sea-side to re-charge the batteries… I can’t tell you how much I’m enjoying writing the second draft of Wolves of Winter II. It has a different feel from the first instalment, with the characters being well established by now it feels like visiting [...]
David Shepherd | March 20, 2010
Thomas and his grandfather Mallakai, if you’ve not me them before, are the main protaganists in the Wolves of Winter saga. Tom is an adventurous little boy when we first meet him, and an overworked, sulky teenager by the time of the second tale. The legend of the Wolves of Winter is brought to life [...]
David Shepherd | March 14, 2010
Since the website launch 18 months ago, Song of the Elves has acquired a steady weekly readership. During that time the website has evolved into a focus for the world of Rhoderica. Short stories leading up to the plot of A Shadow Falls, and tales set well before the invasion of the elves seem to [...]
David Shepherd | March 7, 2010
I’ve finally started the job of typing up The Wolves of Winter Part Two. Hopefully this will make it to you in time for the Easter weekend break. On another note, in the midst of a hectic few weeks with my day job, two more stories of Rhoderica came to mind. A Wolves of Winter [...]
David Shepherd | February 28, 2010
It may sound strange, but some of my clearest visions for The Song of the Elves and The Wolves of Winter come when I’m putting in the lengths in the local pool. There’s something about the isolation of swimming that gives one time to think through ideas and to iron out kinks in a story [...]
