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Guest Post: Epic Fantasy And Modern Mythmaking by Jeff Shanley

As part of a virtual fantasy writer tour, author Jeff Shanley has written up a guest post for my blog. He voices a few thoughts similar to the process behind my own creation of Maldene. So read on, then afterwards go to his site and read some more. Jeff’s Blog site: The Mavonduri Trilogy Official …

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What Makes Maldene Different?

So, with a plethora of fantasy and SF titles out there, what makes Maldene so unique? That would be the question that I love to answer. To put it simply, Maldene is a complete world, and so will feel as real to the reader as if Earth itself. Start with the basics. The map is …

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Thinking Up Alien Names

Fantasy and Science Fiction have something in common when it comes to names; they gotta sound unearthly. Something from another culture unknown to this Earth or any of its languages. But how to come up with them? There are numerous ways, and often the best is to just start slapping syllables together and see what …

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Chapter One Teaser

MALDENE Preface   Picture a planet, giant Earth-swallowing sphere, swaddled green with the color of life, the glare of its giant blue star glistening off its atmosphere in colorful, almost aurora-like, bursts of light. Picture three moons in an eternal cosmic dance around this large orb, the smallest colored the blue of Earth’s sky, the …

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Maldene

Available in ebook and paperback! “Maldene II: Mysteries Of Olde… the author includes plenty of gripping action and multifaceted characters that hum with life.  In fact, Tierno’s investment in his world can be infectious.” -Blue Ink Review “…a carefully described and painstakingly detailed adventure tale that will leave even fans of Tolkien impressed.” -Blue Ink …

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