Tag Archives: sword & sorcery

Windemere Monsters: Snake Fiends

Posted on October 14, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

One of the first monsters that appears in Legends of Windemere are the Snake Fiends, which are based off the Naga.  This is a mythological creature, but I wasn’t 100% certain of that when I wrote the story.  The name … Continue reading →

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Windemere Monsters: The Trolls

Posted on October 12, 2026 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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Windemere Monsters: The Doppelganger

Posted on October 9, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

Who really knows how many Doppelgangers have appeared in the Legends of Windemere series?  Not many because revealing several main characters have been copies of the originals for most of the adventure is stupid.  I mean, could you imagine being … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: A Dark Request

Posted on October 6, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

This is an excerpt from The Mercenary Prince.  All I can say is that it involves Mab and a minor character.

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Windemere Monsters: Eusu

Posted on October 2, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

(Revisiting some old monster posts for October.  This is a favorite from Legends of Windemere that I’m always happy to bring back.) I’m actually very surprised that the Eusu had the top spot of the poll for so long and tied … Continue reading →

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What Drives Your Heroes?

Posted on August 28, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

(Originally posted on January 11, 2016.) In The Mercenary Prince, Delvin Cunningham goes on his adventure to prove to himself that he has what it takes to be a champion.  Luke Callindor starts his adventure to prove he deserves his famous … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Mystery Knight

Posted on August 25, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

Here’s part of a fight scene in War of Nytefall: Eradication.  This was a secret debut for a future character.  Funny thing is that I kind of forgot about this when I wrote the book the hunter fully appeared in.  … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: More Than He Bargained For

Posted on August 11, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

This is going way back!  Before The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks, I gave our favorite adventurer a smaller outing.  It was a single short story that was well received on the blog.  I figured it was a great way … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Ladies of Different Paths

Posted on July 28, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

Here is a teaser from War of Nytefall: Ravenous.  I figure it’s a time for Nadia Sylvan to get a scene.  Check out the full book for the whole story.  Feel free to leave a review too.  Those are more … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Allies, But Not Friends

Posted on July 21, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

I haven’t shown much of the other villains within War of Nytefall: Ravenous.  Two that I really enjoy showing off are Kenneth Decker and Archillious.  One is very serious while the other is insane.  They’ve kind of become the Nyte version … Continue reading →

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