Category Archives: Books & Works by M. B. Weston
Elysian Chronicles Fun Facts: The Story Behind Sarkon the Dragon
In Out of the Shadows, readers begin to discover a bit of the dragon culture in Heaven’s Realm. Rhys, the king of the dragons, should be the most familiar. However, one Baethir dragon named Sarkon makes a few appearances. The … Continue reading
Fun Facts: How Jim Henson’s Dark Crystal Influenced The Elysian Chronicles
Believe it or not, Jim Henson’s movie, The Dark Crystal, had a bit of influence on both A Prophecy Forgotten and Out of the Shadows, particularly when I developed the Dungeon of Enbed. If you’ve read the books, you know … Continue reading
Elysian Chronicles Fun Facts: Dragon Clans – The Tatsu
As stated in an earlier post about dragons, I realized that I needed to divide the dragons into races (or clans) when I was writing Out of the Shadows. Today’s post will focus on the Tatsu dragons, and I will … Continue reading
Elysian Chronicles Fun Facts: The Day I Lost My Villain
When I was reading through the first draft of Out of the Shadows, I encountered a huge problem with the Fourth Battle for the City of Ezzer. I originally wanted my main villain [***spoiler protected***] and Davian to engage in … Continue reading
Elysian Chronicles Fun Facts: Dragon Clans – The Baethir
As stated in an earlier post about dragons, I realized that I needed to divide the dragons into races (or clans) when I was writing Out of the Shadows. Today’s post will focus on the Baethir dragons, and I will … Continue reading
Elysian Chronicles Fun Facts: How “Rumpelstiltskin” Influenced the Development of Cragdern’s Gnomes
Part of using familiar archetypes in any novel is making them your own. When I began developing my gnomes and their culture, I wanted to give them a few weaknesses we didn’t often read about in fairy takes and folklore … Continue reading