Tag Archives: high fantasy

Windemere Monsters: Jesters #fantasy #adventure

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

This is one that can get confusing because their name is also used for the career and clothing.  The thing to remember going forward is that the Jesters here are spelled with a capital ‘J’.  Also that I won’t be … Continue reading →

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Windemere Monsters: Giltris #fantasy #adventure

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Not that hard to explain these guys since they are what you would expect from the picture above.  The Giltris are lizard people who live in various tribal systems throughout Windemere.  Being cold-blooded, most of them stick to swamps and … Continue reading →

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Windemere Monsters: Trolls #fantasy #adventure

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

What would a fantasy world be without trolls to drive terror into the hearts of adventures at least once?  Obviously, you can do this, but I was picking from the classics early on and trolls were top of the list.  … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Starting Off on an Odd Foot #fantasy #shortstories

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Here’s another one from The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks.  I’m finding it difficult to locate the older teasers, so they might all be new.  This is a part from Ichabod Brooks & the Vixen of Errenshar.  I’m going to let the … Continue reading →

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Windemere Monsters: Dread Boar #fantasy #adventure

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

The Dread Boar is one of the creatures that came out of nowhere and racked up a ton of mileage quickly.  Debuting in the Legends of Windemere series, they have also been mentioned and appeared in War of Nytefall and The Life & … Continue reading →

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Windemere Monsters: Oakind #fantasy #adventure

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Here we are with the first of the Windemere monsters.  I think we’ll all recognize these creatures, which I call Oakind.  They are also Ents or Treants, which are the sentient trees found throughout fantasy.  Walking and talking as they … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Mercenary Prince vs Tribe Baron #fantasy #adventure

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

The Compass Key managed to get a vote and I was surprised how little I’d done teasers for it.  Part of the reason for this is because it’s a big transition book during the Legends of Windemere series.  I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Ichabod Brooks & the King of Nowhere #fantasy #shortstories

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

By popular demand, The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks got 6 votes on the Teaser Tuesday poll.  Since these are short stories, it’s hard to pick something that isn’t too much, so I am going to post the beginning of … Continue reading →

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Where Did My Titles Come From? #fantasy #dystopia #vampires

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

So, I was asked to make a post about the origin of my book titles.  I have done this a little, but not in depth.  Then, I realized that I’m not that subtle when it comes to these things.  I … Continue reading →

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The Void. The Shadow Dimension. The Darkness. Mab’s Little World.

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Well, I promised to talk about the place that Mab goes to when she travels through the shadows.  The truth is that I haven’t come up with a true name, which sounds bad considering War of Nytefall: Rivalry is the … Continue reading →

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