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Original
Devera
Full-sized
version
This
map of the Deveran continental landmass comes from 1982, a time
while the development of the milieu and its stories first sprang from
my imagination. While I have many ideas for the entire continent,
the stories in the Deveran Conflict Series take place among the nations
near the major mountain chain on the left side of this image.
The
need to include maps within the book itself led to the development of
this copy. Its outline is based on a sectional enlargement of the
original map, showing the nation of Tamaria and the northeastern part
of Kameron. My friend and colleague, Annette Gray, created this
version for me.
Tamaria and Northeastern Kameron
Full sized version
My friend, Annette,
told me that the maximum number of colors used in
a map must be limited to five. I felt that the strong color of
this version appealed more to my eye than the hand colored version
Annette made for me. However, the file size proved too large for
effective printing. Trying to limit the cost of my books, I used
a greyscale version of this map for The Long Journey.
Northwestern
Tamaria
This
map shows the region surrounding Marvic. I did not include rail
lines in this image in order to keep it as easy to understand as
possible. This is merely an enlargement of the upper left-hand
corner of the Tamaria map, with additionally named geographic features,
including Hungry Valley, where Garrick trains with his men, and
Superstition Mesa, where Algernon makes his home. Due to physical
constraints in the book layout, this map did not make it into the
printed versions of The Long Journey.
Southwestern Tamaria
When Algernon and Astrid
take the train from Marvic, they follow Kira's trail to Red Claw.
The narrative moves quickly to Fair Haven Fortress, then up the
Tualitin River. This map did not make it into The Long
Journey either, though it would be helpful for readers to
visualize the trip by rail and steam boat that Algernon and Astrid
undertake. The Kingdom of Kameron lies south of the Desolation
River and west of the Tualitin River. While there is no compass
rose nor scale on this map, north is at the top, south at the bottom
and the steam boat journey from Red Claw to Fair Haven Fortress takes
about 8 hours.
Northeastern
Kameron
This map also covers much
of the region described in The Edge of Justice. I
will have to update it to include regions described in Crisis,
the third book in the series. The milieu evolves somewhat as I
write, requiring me to periodically revisit these maps and add features
or place names not previously mentioned. Stay tuned!
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