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Category Archives: history
Avignon: The Palace of the Popes
One of my favorite parts of writing the Elisha series has been learning about all these fantastic places and people of the 14th century. One of the best has got to be the Palace of the Popes in Avignon, France. … Continue reading
Posted in Elisha Daemon, history, medieval, religion, research, Settings, The Dark Apostle, Uncategorized
Tagged Avignon, medieval popes, papal palace, Pope Clement VI
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Free Fiction: The Mongol’s Coffin, Chapter one
Curious about my thriller novel, Bone Guard One: The Mongol’s Coffin? Here’s chapter one for your enjoyment! CHAPTER ONE Provincial Museum Nr Mazar i-Sharif, Afghanistan Grant Casey dove behind the nearest statue, a huge sandstone lion with wings and curly … Continue reading
The Mongol’s Coffin: Start of a new Adventure series
I am excited to announce the release of my first international thriller novel, based on my research into Mongolian history. Don’t worry, fantasy fans, there will be an epic fantasy novel exploring Mongolia and China as well. In the meantime, … Continue reading
How to deal with The Walking Dead in the Middle Ages
Here’s a fascinating bit of archaeological evidence for medieval ideas about zombies (then known as revenants) from a great blog called The Templar Knight: Source: How to deal with The Walking Dead in the Middle Ages
Posted in history, magic, medieval, Uncategorized
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Celebrating Lithuanian Independence Day, with an Introduction to Lithuania during the Middle Ages
On February 16, Lithuania, a small Baltic sea republic, celebrated its independence day. While I do have Lithuanian heritage on my mother’s side, I was primarily reminded of the holiday by a link I received to a video by a … Continue reading
Posted in essays, history, medieval, Settings
Tagged Lithuania, lithuanian independence, medieval, pagan state
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Elisha Mancer Launch Day! With footnotes. . .
Elisha Mancer, Book 4 of The Dark Apostle, is now available in bookstores everywhere! And you can find sample chapters for this, and all of the books in the series, at TheDarkApostle.com When you love it, you can click through … Continue reading
What Comes Next? Power Transitions in the Middle Ages
Today is a big day in America, yet it’s an event that occurs every four or eight years: the inauguration of a new president. Since I’ve also been listening to the Hamilton soundtrack, by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the words of King … Continue reading
Posted in fantasy, history, medieval, Mongolia
Tagged Holy Roman Empire, inauguration, kings, kingship, medieval politics, politics, primogeniture
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Celebrating Friday the 13th with the Knights Templar!
So, today is Friday the Thirteenth, a day which apparently over 21 million Americans still fear. There are numerous explanations for this concern about the date (I actually wrote a paper about this back in junior high, when I was … Continue reading
Posted in England, fiction, history, medieval, religion, research, The Dark Apostle
Tagged crusades, Friday the 13th, Holy Grail, Knights Templar, Templars
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Guest Author: Kathryn Hills Talks about Haunting Highland House
Since I am visiting with my agent and editors this week, I asked my friend Kathryn Hills to stop in and talk about the history and fantasy behind her novel, Haunting Highland House, a spicy fantasy romance released by The … Continue reading