I don’t spend a lot of time on series names. Sometimes I see people get so consumed with the idea and scope of their trilogy/series that they don’t actually focus on the novel in front of them and actually write the damn thing. They’re too busy thinking theirs will be the next Wheel of Time or something. But, when I have time to think on it, I’ll come up with a name for no other reason than to have a folder to keep all my files in.

For THE TRIAD SOCIETY and its two sequels (THE RED SOCK SOCIETY and THE HOOK AND HAMMER SOCIETY), I had been calling the trilogy “The Reliarachic Societies.” Reliarach is the kingdom these books take place in and having the adjectival be “Reliarachic” seemed appropriately difficult, much like the kingdom itself. But even I’m having trouble pronouncing it and was thinking of changing it to Reliarish or something like that.

Then I’m rereading THE TRIAD SOCIETY (damn that’s a fine story) and I read a line that I wrote, “If this keeps up, they’ll call us the Reliarich Society” and the lightbulb turned on bright and blinding. Well, duh. Society should be singular! Reliarach Society! That’s perfect!

I like when I have a name that fits. It’s like a warm blanket on a cool autumn evening.