Peter Orullian
Peter Orullian is an American fantasy author and musician. He currently resides in Seattle, Washington. He has had a variety of musical endeavors, beginning with involvement in an a cappella choir in high school.
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Born | August 31 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
Occupation | Writer and musician |
Nationality | United States |
Genre | Fantasy |
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Biography
Orullian graduated from the University of Utah with a BA Honors in English in 1991. He has since published short stories in various anthologies, including stories which are set in Aeshau Vaal, the fictional world of book The Unremembered.[1] James Frenkel has written, "When I first read Peter Orullian's early draft of The Unremembered, I was attracted by the characters, and then by mysteries in the story that made me feel I absolutely had to find out what was going on. Then, as I read more, I realized that I was hooked on his world, which has a rich history and culture, as well as some surprises I couldn't have anticipated."[2]
Orullian's musical endeavors include involvement in the Keep it True tour in Germany with Heir Apparent and creating albums with Inner Resonance and Continuum. In 2010 he took the stage with Fifth Angel as a guest vocalist.
Bibliography
Books
- The Astonishing (co-written with John Petrucci), novelization of progressive metal band Dream Theater's album of the same name (2018, ISBN 1733810501)
- Wired for Madness, novelization of Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess's album of the same name (2019, ISBN 1733810528)
- At the Manger: The Stories of Those Who Were There[3] (2001, ISBN 0-9712909-0-3)
Vault of Heaven series
Short stories set in Aeshau Vaal (the world for his book The Unremembered)
- "Sacrifice of the First Sheason" (2011)[2]
- "The Great Defense of Layosah" (2011)[4]
- "The Sound of Broken Absolutes", in Unfettered, edited by Shawn Speakman (2013)
- "The Battle of the Round" (2011)
Short stories
- "Lilith", in the Hags, Sirens, and Other Bad Girls of Fantasy Anthology (2006, ISBN 0-7564-0369-3)
- "God Uses a Rag", in the Cosmic Cocktails Anthology (2006, ISBN 0-7564-0398-7)
- "Beats of Seven", in Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show (2007, ISBN 0-7653-2000-2)
- "In Thought", in the Front Lines Anthology (2008, ISBN 978-0-7564-0478-9)
- "RPG Reunion", in the Crime Spells Anthology (2009, ISBN 0-7564-0538-6)
- "Canticle of Abraham and Isaac", in the Swordplay Anthology (2009, ISBN 0-7564-0559-9)
- "Guilt by Association", in the Intelligent Design Anthology (2009, ISBN 0-7564-0568-8)
- "Roxanne", in The Problem with Heroes Anthology (forthcoming, ISBN 0-7564-0579-3)
- A Beautiful Accident: A Tor.Com Original (2015, ISBN 978-1-4668-8616-2)
Musical endeavors
Continuum
- Lead vocalist, also lyricist; co-writer on select tunes 1991-1993
- Continuum (self-titled debut release) 1992
- Continuum EP 1993
Inner Resonance
- Lead vocalist; also co-writer on select songs: 1997–2000[5]
- Solar Voices (debut release)
Heir Apparent
Fifth Angel
- Fifth Angel: 2010,[8] 2017
Symphony North
- Composer, producer, lyricist, and lead vocalist on select songs
- The Bell Ringer (debut release), an original Christmas story and rock experience, in the vein of Trans-Siberian Orchestra[11][12]
References
- Orullian, Peter (3 November 2010). "Sacrifice of the First Sheason". Tor.com. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- Orullian, Peter (2 February 2011). "The Great Defense of Layosah". Tor.com. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- "MASTERS OF METAL-Inner Resonance". Truemetal.org. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- "Band: Heir Apparent - Librarius Metallicus". Librariusmetallicus.com. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- "Heir Apparent - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Metal-archives.com. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2011-03-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "KEEP IT TRUE XIII - 2010". www.truemetalfan.org. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- "KEEP IT TRUE XX - 2017". www.truemetalfan.org. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- "At Salt Lake City's Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Symphony North's The Bell Ringer Makes Compassion a Matter of Community – Front Row Reviewers". Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- Desk, BWW News. "THE BELL RINGER Hits Portland's Aladdin Theater With Its Debut Tour Featuring Former Members Of Trans-Siberian Orchestra". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-07-24.