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Category Archives: medieval
DRAKEMASTER! Forthcoming historical fantasy
I am thrilled to share the cover and concept for my next historical fantasy novel. Set in China during the Mongol invasions, DRAKEMASTER brings together an unexpected team of rivals to find a mechanical wonder based on Su Song’s astronomical … Continue reading
Posted in fantasy, fiction, history, medieval, medieval technology, Mongolia, Uncategorized
Tagged fantasy, fiction, history, medieval
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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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Cover Reveal: Elisha Daemon!
Coming February 6, 2018, the fifth and final volume of the Dark Apostle! Check it out: Just as Elisha thinks he might defeat his enemies, they unleash two terrible weapons: the holy woman who used to love him, and the … Continue reading
Posted in fantasy, fiction, medieval, The Dark Apostle, Uncategorized
Tagged 2018 fantasy novel, cover reveal, E. C. Ambrose, fantasy novel, new release 20185
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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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Medieval Technology: the crane
One of the niftiest things I saw in Germany while I was doing research for Elisha Mancer were the Kranen of Trier–the medieval cranes used to unload boats on the nearby Mosel River. I was fascinated by these curious round … Continue reading
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