David Shepherd | May 8, 2011
Great news – The King’s Blades has undergone it’s final edit. I’ve packed it off to the SOTE technical team (Super Nick), ready for launch as a paperback through lulu.com and as an e-book on kindle via amazon. I’m really happy with the end result. The book retains the intimate, character driven feel of A [...]
David Shepherd | May 2, 2011
Into the last four chapters of the final edit and conjunctivitus has struck – just a minor delay, as I will still have completed the book by the end of this week. All being well, The King’s Blades will be on sale as a paperback through lulu.com by Monday 9th May and soon thereafter on [...]
David Shepherd | April 20, 2011
In the heart of the Haven, Councillor Eidur is coming to terms with the reality that life in the Summerlands is nothing like he imagined. I’m currently refining a pivotal chapter of the second novel in the Song of the Elves saga, one which signposts the way for the second three book cycle once Sins [...]
David Shepherd | April 9, 2011
The end game of publication is a long one, mostly down to my own pursuit of perfection. The King’s Blades is undergoing final tweaks to make the read as smooth and enjoyable as possible. Here at SOTE HQ, we’ve set the tentative date of May 1st for publication. All things being equal, that should be [...]
David Shepherd | March 28, 2011
Okay – the cover art is finished and ready to roll. The King’s Blades looks sweeter than ever thanks to the dedication of the good people at Design Office in Crewe (well done Stewart!). However, a stickler for ‘getting it right’, I’m not quite happy yet to release the manuscript for publication. The second book [...]
David Shepherd | March 19, 2011
Great news – sales of A Shadow Falls, the first book in the Song of the Elves saga, are going well on Kindle – at one point I hit the top 60 of the fantasy chart on Amazon – alongside Dean Koontz no less! However, he has sold a few million paperbacks beforehand. Still, it [...]
David Shepherd | March 9, 2011
Great news – A Shadow Falls, Book One of the Song of the Elves is now availble on Kindle at amazon.co.uk for the princely sum of £1.71 Its a great way to get on board with the saga. Meanwhile Book Two of SOTE, The King’s Blades is going through a final word level check and [...]
David Shepherd | February 27, 2011
I await with baited breath the arrival of my proof of The King’s Blades paperback. I’m really excited about the art work. Many thanks to Stewart at Design Office in Crewe for his vision on this one. Trusting the project to Stewart was not a leap of faith, as I had total trust in his [...]
David Shepherd | February 21, 2011
The text has been set and the final preparations for the cover are underway. By the end of this week I will be seeing the prototype paperback for The King’s Blades. Once I’ve proof read it, I’ll be releasing this, the second installment of The Song of the Elves, to the genreal public through lulu.com. [...]
David Shepherd | February 16, 2011
Thank you, thank you, thank you! We recently passed the 2000 mark of readers downloading and enjoying stories from Rhoderica. At Song of The Elves HQ we want to thank you for your continued interest, and reassure you that the best is yet to come. I’m very excited about the forthcoming second book, The King’s [...]
