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July 12, 2019 by AuthorAppleton 7 Comments

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The rewrite of my first novel is 50% completed with edits! This is a much more meaty book than the original. It has jumped from the original 85,000 words, to now a staggering 130,000 words.

Specter figures more prominently in this than he did the original book, and Ilfedo is introduced far earlier. You will get a glimpse of his relationship with his father.

In preparation for publishing Swords of the Six (expanded edition) I have been preparing an Encyclopedia (of sorts) for The Sword Of The Dragon series. Everyone wants a pronunciation guide but I want one that is more flexible for expansion as I write more of these books, adding new characters and places.

You will now find two new pages on my website. The first is for The Sword of the Dragon series enyclopedia with pronunciation guide, and the second is for Maps. Maps were the second most requested item from my fans.

Some of the content on these pages will inevitably be incomplete, but I believe this will be a lot of fun for people to look through.

I hope you enjoy this idea, and if you have suggestions feel free to comment!

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  1. Joseph Ely says

    July 14, 2019 at 9:23 pm

    Looking forward to the story expansion! I also checked out the encyclopedia and maps. I love the maps and noticed one for “Sword and Savior”?! Coolness! ๐Ÿ™‚

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    • AuthorAppleton says

      July 15, 2019 at 6:52 pm

      Thanks! I am glad you like that… And that’s a good catch on “Sword and Savior.” That’s a later title in “The Sword of the Dragon” series that I have been planning for years!

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  2. Mystery the Kitsune says

    July 15, 2019 at 10:27 pm

    I get the feeling their will be a civil war of sort among the people of the hemmed land or maybe more then half the people leave the hemmed yet many more stay behind, and I am sure a bunch of people are going to oppose going to look for the dragon Venom-feir, and the other drag0ns, after all I am sure many humans see dragons as monsters.

    Oh what will happen in your words and perctive if all the people that follow Ifedo learn that his daughter Oganna is a half dragon will they see Oganna who while pretty and seems to look human as a half breed freak? I am only asking cause in fiction fantasy worlds like in Dungeons and Dragons roleplaying games half breed races are not always will liked at all by pure blood races such as humans who often get superstitious about half breed races.
    By the way is it possible that the daughters of the white dragon including Oganna be able to turn into dragons themselves or are they permanently going to look human like. Just asking cause I keep half expecting them to be able to turn into dragons as well.

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    • AuthorAppleton says

      July 26, 2019 at 10:06 am

      It’s hard to answer your thoughts without spoiling what is to come! But you have some of it right. Hint: think of Vortain. Will he be willing to leave the Hemmed Land when Ilfedo says the time has come?

      As to the daughters of the great white dragon, they are forever human, though with his blood. They cannot change form, however. There are some really interesting things to come!

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      • Mystery the Kitsune says

        August 1, 2019 at 10:43 pm

        Interesting, a possibly that Vortain may not leave to help Ilfedo when its time to do so, and of course their maybe the other dragons who may advise not to help since after all its not really their fight till their homeland comes under attack by the dark wizard, and maybe some of the dragons may feel and not like the idea of humans living near their lands, or in their lands cause humans unlike most races that live long breed far more then dragons do and can easily overpopulate near or in the dragon lands which could cause some internal conflicts over how the humans are expanding and taking effectively what is not theirs and the dragons may then get annoyed that they are having to share their land with the humans. Vortain and the dragon race do not even owe the humans of the hemmed land anything; so the question may be put on Ilfedo why they should help the humans let alone even let them live in or near the dragon homelands.

        Also are the daughters of the dragon including Oganna herself have immortally or cause they are human they are mortal too?

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      • Mystery the Kitsune says

        August 8, 2019 at 10:21 pm

        Oh and do the daughters of the dragon have a mother?

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        • AuthorAppleton says

          August 8, 2019 at 10:25 pm

          Actually, I have always said “no” but now I am not sure. Many story elements come together as the writing progresses, so it is possible there may be a surprise down the road.

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