The Vault of Heaven: Story Volume One

Vault of Heaven #1.5

by Peter Orullian

A mother considers the unthinkable to stop a war. A husband may lose everything to watch over a world. A scrivener learns the terrible risk in the words she’s translating. The power of many sacrificing as one. These and more are the stories collected in this volume. Stories of people. Stories of war and sacrifice and friendship. They help weave the rich fabric of Orullian’s epic fantasy series, The Vault of Heaven, deepening the resonance of the world he’s created.

Genres: Fantasy, Anthologies

253 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 3, 2015

About the author

Peter Orullian has worked in marketing at Xbox for nearly a decade, most recently leading the Music and Entertainment marketing strategy for Xbox LIVE, and has toured as a featured vocalist internationally at major music festivals. He has published several short stories. The Unremembered is his first novel. He lives in Seattle. "

Reviews

[Joel · Rating 5 out of 5]

An awesome short story collection by Peter, giving some much-wished for backstories and worldbuilding. I really enjoyed this book, and the aesthetics of the artwork is fantastic. Great read.

[A.L. DeLeon · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s no secret that Peter Orullian has become one of my favorite authors. This collection of short stories is a good example of why. It’s also complementary to the full fledged novels, The Unremembered and Trial of Intentions.

I think for me, I liked the combination of the short explanations Peter gives of how and why each short story was written and the stories themselves. From a reader perspective, it certainly adds depth to the world he has created(and makes you slightly impatient for more novels). From a fellow author perspective, it adds to my already growing respect for the way he is able to string together words and create such a fantastic, believable, and intricate world.

[Sandy Frediani · Rating 5 out of 5]

This little volume of short stories, related to the Heaven's Vault series, fills in some of the gaps..., no, let me correct that. It *enriches* both books of the series with backstories of major, and some not-so-major, characters. Despite its short length, this volume is just as well written, just as engaging, just as intriguing as the previous books. The individual stories pack just as much 'punch' as a full length novel. The Great Defense of Layosah brought me to tears.
Exceptional.

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75

[Bill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still looking forward to Trial of Intentions. I really enjoy Orullian's work.