Graëlfire, a Fantasy Thriller, is Now Available
I’m delighted to announce that Graëlfire is OUT NOW in e-book and paperback formats. Published by Troubador in the UK, it’s available from major online retailers by clicking on the links below. Graëlfire is a fantasy thriller for adults. Inspired by the Arthurian Grail quest, the story is set in present-day Switzerland and thirteenth-century Occitania…Read More
Cathars: The Italian Connection
“Heresy signifies no more than private opinion.” — Thomas Hobbes In my novel, Graëlfire, the medieval subplot revolves around the persecution of the gnostic, Christian Cathar sect in Languedoc and a flight to sanctuary among their brethren in Northern Italy. I knew this storyline might raise questions in some readers’ minds: Cathars in Italy? I…Read More
Supernatural Stones and the Grail Quest
“Men have collected stones since the beginning of time and have apparently assumed that certain ones were the containers of the spirit of the life-force.” – Carl Jung Graëlfire is a contemporary reinterpretation of a timeless tale: the legend of the Grail and the quest to locate it. The story was inspired by the medieval…Read More
Real-World Inspiration for Fantasy Settings
“The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust Perhaps it’s my northern soul, but the connection between landscape and myth has always lured me – how prominent features in the countryside provided a prism through which our ancestors sought to understand the mysteries…Read More
My Debut Novel Graëlfire is Coming Soon
Hello, and welcome! My name is Stephen Chamberlain, and I’m thrilled to announce Troubador Publishing will soon release my debut fantasy novel, Graëlfire. About the book: A centuries-old quest A feud spanning universes A life in the balance. University student Lena Dubois is dying. Her only hope of survival is a centuries-old quest for the…Read More
