Kal Spriggs

Category: Fantasy

  • Fate of the Tyrant Cover

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    Here’s the cover for Fate of the Tyrant, Book III of the Eoriel Saga.  This cover is from the very talented Chris Brockman, who also produced the cover for Renegades: Out of the Cold. The Tyrant’s time has come. Winter has come to the Five Duchies, a time of bitter cold when noblemen scheme and…

  • Fate of the Tyrant Snippet Two

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    Here’s the second snippet from Fate of the Tyrant.  You can find the first one here.  You can find the blurb for Fate of the Tyrant here.   Captain Aerion Swordbreaker “Captain Swordbreaker, should we pursue?” Aerion looked over at Sergeant Miller, his second section leader.  “No,” he said in reply, even as his single…

  • Fate of the Tyrant Blurb

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    Here’s the blurb for Fate of the Tyrant, Book III of the Eoriel Saga: The Tyrant’s time has come. Winter has come to the Five Duchies, a time of bitter cold when noblemen scheme and commoners wonder how to feed themselves through the long, dark months. In the far north, the Warlord Tarjak Rusk stirs…

  • Fate of the Tyrant Snippet One

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    Here’s the first snippet for Fate of the Tyrant! Prologue   Commander Covle Darkbit Near Tymbark, Duchy of Masov, 12th of Ravin, Cycle 1000 Post Sundering   Covle Darkbit had undergone something of a transformation over the past months of bitter cold-weather fighting.  His perfectly trimmed beard and mustache had become a ragged, unkempt thing. …

  • Writing Toolbag: Names

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    There’s a power in names.  It’s oddly one of the hardest and one of the easiest decisions to make.  Oftentimes when I select a name for a character it’s not a simple decision. How you name your characters and what meaning those names have will set the tone of your story.  It establishes from the…

  • A Call to Art

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    I’m looking for an artist or artists who would like to do artwork that would appear here on my website and also on merchandise.  For those of you who have read the Shadow Space Chronicles or the Eoriel Saga, I’d like artwork done in both universes.  This would be paying work, so if you think…

  • The Dragon Awards

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    At this point, many of you have no doubt heard about the recently-announced Dragon Awards.  These awards will be hosted by Dragon Con, of Atlanta, GA. Why is this such a big thing?  Well, if you’ve been paying attention to the Hugos, the fix is in.   Last year’s Hugo “no award” votes were a…

  • Kal’s April 2016 Forecast

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    April is here and with it Book II of The Renegades (get it here).  It was great to write again in that universe and with those characters and the feedback I’ve heard back has been great. I’m currently finishing work on a couple different projects, mostly editing and some rewrites.  I’ve finished outlining the next story…

  • Starfest 2016 in Review

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    Starfest is come and gone, gee that was quick! They held it at the Crown Plaza Hotel near DIA this year, which was a new venue.  The new location was sort of a mixed bag, while I felt there was plenty more room for vendors, artists, and media, there was a bit less room for…

  • Eoriel Saga Character Biographies

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    The latest installment of character biographies is now available, this time for the Eoriel Saga.  These biographies are up to date as far as the first book, Echo of the High Kings and include biographies for most of the main cast of characters with a small number of characters that I’ll add as I get…