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Derek Prior
Derek Prior

(Derek Prior, Fantasy Author)

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Why I Don’t Read Fantasy (Unless I have To!)

By Derek Prior | May 11, 2017May 16, 2017 by Derek Prior

I don’t read enough fantasy. Actually, I avoid it like ebola. The problem is, I write fantasy, and I also edit it. A lot of it. As with Sherlock Holmes, my mind is a cardboard box filled with whatever I happen to be working on, and there is simply no room for anything else. But…

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The Codex of Her Scars: Sneak Preview #2

By Derek Prior | April 28, 2017April 28, 2017 by Derek Prior

Snaith’s image of Tey forced its way to the surface once more. His still-point amid the chaos. So perfect it could have been mistaken for the woman sitting across the tumulus from him. Yet it was a false image. He’d never even suspected there was anything but virgin skin beneath her black dress and shawl.…

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The Codex of Her Scars: A Blurb in Progress

By Derek Prior | April 26, 2017April 27, 2017 by Derek Prior

THE CODEX OF HER SCARS (MOONSHINE AND HARROW BOOK 1) DEREK PRIOR SUFFERING IS THE DOOR THROUGH WHICH DEMONS ENTER Centuries ago, the Isle of Branikdür was mysteriously abandoned by the ruling Hèlum Empire. Ever since, rival clans have battled for supremacy at the bidding of their sacred sorcerers. During the once-a-year armistice for the…

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Sneak Preview: The Codex of Her Scars

By Derek Prior | April 24, 2017April 25, 2017 by Derek Prior

Here’s a brief excerpt from The Codex of Her Scars. No release date set at the moment, but as soon as I hear anything I’ll announce it here. A pinprick of crimson winked out of the darkness. Tey watched it, mesmerized. Such a tiny light, yet it consumed all her attention. Nothing else existed. She…

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An Excerpt from The Autohagiography of Dr. Otto Blightey, Man of Science, Lich Lord of Verusia

By Derek Prior | April 17, 2017April 17, 2017 by Derek Prior

My Sojourn in the Abyss (As the bards of yore might have told it–or indeed any modern-day hack with a well-thumbed thesaurus)   It was a big demon. The biggest Otto had seen by far, but size wasn’t everything. He wasn’t so big himself, after being burned at the stake and cast into the Abyss.…

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Latest News: Nameless Dwarf, Shadrak, Shader, and new projects

By Derek Prior | January 10, 2017January 10, 2017 by Derek Prior

The Codex of Her Scars is finished and out with publishers. Hopefully it will be released this year. Here’s the blurb: Suffering is the door through which demons enter… On the Isle of Branikdür rival clans make perpetual war, manipulated by a cabal of sorcerers whose only real power is deception and sleight of hand. Tey…

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From Martial Artist to Fantasy Author: The Journey of Steven Kelliher

By Derek Prior | August 17, 2016August 17, 2016 by Derek Prior

Steven Kelliher’s debut novel, Valley of Embers, has been getting some good reviews. I critiqued the first chapter a while back after corresponding with Steven when I was Reddit Fantasy Author of the Day. Using the same discipline that turned him into a successful martial artist, Steven made a thorough revision of his work and…

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Developments: translations, audiobooks, promotions, writing

By Derek Prior | April 30, 2016 by Derek Prior

Translations: Ward of the Philosopher has now been translated into German (Der Zögling des Philosophen). A German translation of Husk is also underway. Carnifex is being translated into Portuguese and Spanish. This brings the translation tally to twenty books and growing. So far, the best sales have come from France and Spain. Audiobooks: Carnifex audiobook,…

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