Numerous ancient texts have inspired the Phantammeron fantasy novels. One of the main ones was an ancient text from Ireland, the Lebor Gabála Érenn. In 1989 I stumbled on a copy of this strange translated tale in the old West Stacks of the Southern Methodist DeGolyer Library. I had been seeking a number of books […]
Excerpts from a Dusty Tome
Phantammeron Book One – A Discussion
I have said this many times, but the Phantammeron is essentially a large fairy tale. But in writing this grand epic I also have sought to make the series something more. The first book was intentionally designed to encompass a Creation Myth about the making of my fantasy world and the birth of the first […]
The Creation of a Fairy Tongue
When I started constructing the vast fantasy worlds and histories of the Phantammeron 25 years ago, I had come across the problem of naming schemes and languages used in my books. I found it might be helpful to create a so-called ‘fairy tongue’. With so many place names and characters I was quickly overwhelmed with […]
