David Shepherd | 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 [...]
David Shepherd | 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 [...]
David Shepherd | 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 [...]
David Shepherd | 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 [...]
David Shepherd | March 28, 2009
The Wolves of Winter will be available as a free download during the Easter Holidays, so re-visit and while away thirty minutes in the frozen wastes of Rhoderica’s most northerly kingdom. In the meantime, I’d like to give a plug to local indie band The Lockdown. They’ll be headlining at The Box in Crewe on [...]
David Shepherd | March 21, 2009
I got my first glimpse of the cover art for A Shadow Falls this week and I’m delighted with the result. Design Office in Crewe, England, have come up with a concept that really fits the feel for book one of the Song of the Elves, along with a font style that I’m sure will [...]
David Shepherd | March 14, 2009
I’m currently taking a short break from writing The Mirror of His Soul to bring a new short story to the website. The Wolves of Winter is a tale that has been around in my head since the first inception of the land of Rhoderica, though the need to get their story down on paper [...]
David Shepherd | March 7, 2009
Men of Winterland stand tall While all around kingdoms fall Embrace your steel, prepare your steed Ride to place of direst need Fear not the path you tread Fill thine enemies with dread The Wolves of Winter we call Ride forth to save us all The Wolves of Winter…. Coming soon to this website. [...]
David Shepherd | February 27, 2009
Celebrate World Book Day this year by downloading Chapters 1 to 6 of A Shadow Falls, without even having to register. If you like what you read, sign in on your next visit and download the whole book for free. For those of you returning to the site, welcome back. I’ve done some further research [...]
David Shepherd | February 19, 2009
Great news! You can now get more for free at www.songoftheelves.com without registering. Chapters 4 to 6 of A Shadow Falls are now available as a free download without having to register at the site. Hopefully, if you like what you read, you can return, register and dowload the rest of A Shadow Falls for [...]
