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The Redemption of Erâth: Book One Cover…First Try

Jumping guns being a favorite pastime of mine, I decided to try my hand at designing a simple, basic cover for Book One: Beginnings. I’m no artist, though I do understand basic design, so all I’m really left with is fooling around with photos and fonts.

The design and fonts are based on the wonderful banner destinare made for this site some time ago – I couldn’t replicate the exact font she used, but I was able to find a commercially usable font that was similar (I’d still like that original one, you!).

Anyway – it’s not much, and I very much would like a professionally illustrated cover before I go genuinely live with this (and don’t worry, that won’t be for some time – I still need to edit and proof the damn thing!), but for now it makes me feel that much closer to a real, live book!

Anyway…what do you think?

The Redemption of Erâth: History of Erâth – The Second Age (Part IV)

(v) The War of Darkness (Part 4)

The Breaking of the Bridge of Aélûr

When Goroth and his army had crossed the black river, Daevàr did not call upon his army to pursue them further; exhausted, weakened, and still in fear, they remained behind to recover, though they did not retreat further to the South. For a month, the army of Thaeìn rested, and recovered their strength. Daevàr knew Goroth would not be so easily defeated.

The Dragon Lords remained with Daevàr, and conferred much with him, and knew also that Goroth remained yet in Thaeìn, and would not leave their lands while strength remained in his army. The Duithèn had departed the South, and the oppression of darkness was beginning to lift from the kingdoms of Erârün and Kiriün. But both Daevàr and the Dragon Lords knew that at least one final battle would come before the War of Darkness would see an end. Their own forces were greatly reduced; of their army of ten thousand, little over four thousand remained between Daevàr’s army and the forces that had driven back the pirates and soldiers of Cathaï, now regrouped.

Before long, word reached Daevàr that Goroth was indeed regrouping his forces at the mouth of the […]

Read the complete section here.

A Gothic Symphony: Bethany (Part 2)

[…continued]

I hadn’t thought Amy or Jason had even been paying attention, but suddenly he leaned over towards the rest of us and said, “Hide it, guys!”

Jez made a face at him like he was totally crazy. “Fucking…put it in your shirt, or your pockets!” he hissed.

Bat twigged, and took a can and stuffed it into a pocket in his cargos. Those pockets are huge, and honestly it didn’t even look like there was anything in it. Jason took one and buried it in the pocket of his hoodie; Jez took the third one and actually shoved it under her skirt. She kind of squealed; “Fuck, that’s cold!”

And all that was left was mine, and I was drinking it, and the cops knew it. My heart was racing, and I looked around, and saw the trash can ten feet away. I stood – the cops were almost there – and started walking towards the can. I actually took another swig, right in front of them – I can’t believe I actually did that – but I tried to hold it really tight in my hand. The cops had stopped by the others, and I tossed the beer, still half full, into […]

Read the complete chapter here.