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Category Archives: The Dark Apostle
Elisha Daemon Launch Day!
Today’s the day! Not only is this the launch for Elisha Daemon, but this book is the final volume in the series! If you’ve been waiting to get all five books in hand before you read, it’s time to start. … Continue reading
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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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
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
Medieval Scenes and Settings: Heidelberg, Germany
When the Christmas season rolls around, Germany comes to mind. I think this is due to the visual influence of medieval architecture on so many of the villages and ideas we associate with Christmas, with the German carol ‘Stille Nacht’ … Continue reading
Posted in Elisha Mancer, Germany, history, medieval, Settings, Uncategorized
Tagged Elisha Mancer, German castles, Heidelberg, Heidelberg castle
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A Queen for our time? Joanna of Naples, Great Characters of the Middle Ages
This is the latest installment in my Great Characters of the Middle Ages series. Some of these folks are people who are appearing my my work. Joanna, alas, I must set aside–though I am tempted to post some of the … Continue reading
Elisha Mancer cover reveal!
Yes, it’s finally here–the day I can share the amazing new cover art, by Cliff Nielsen, for Elisha Mancer, book 4 in my Dark Apostle series. This volume takes Elisha to the Continent to track down his enemies before they … Continue reading
Posted in books, Elisha Mancer, fantasy, fiction, magic, medieval, publishing, The Dark Apostle
Tagged 2017 novels, book release, E. C. Ambrose, Elisha Mancer, necromancers, new fantasy
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E. C. Ambrose 