Song of the Elves

Epic fantasy novels and short stories by David Charles Shepherd

Paperback coming soon

| 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 [...]

Final Stages

| 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. [...]

Two Thousand and Rising

| 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 [...]

Ready for Action…

| February 14, 2011

It is done.  The second installment of Song of the Elves is complete and ready for your enjoyment.  Today begins the final process of transforming the manuscript into a book.  The King’s Blades will be available to buy from lulu.com by Easter. A handy, beautifully formed trade paperback can be yours in just a few [...]

Home straight…

| February 6, 2011

So I’m down to the last one hundred pages in my editing of The King’s Blades.  In my race against time to get the book out in time for Easter, I feel I’ve finally reached the home straight.  I’ve also nearly finished preparing chapters 9 to 12 for the next installment of the free download [...]