The Black Forge and the Broken Wing

On a mud-choked plain beneath ash-darkened skies, where the banners of two great houses—one marked by steel, the other by a raven—converge in a brutal and final battle. The landscape is mythic, a place outside of time where violence bears eternal consequence. The Field That Waits “The field is never empty. Even when the men … Read more

The Siege of Château Gaillard: History and Fiction Intertwined

When writing The Siege of Château Gaillard, I set out to craft a novel that was not only historically grounded, but spiritually and psychologically faithful to the world that produced such a fortress—and such a collapse. Readers often ask how much of the novel is “true.” The answer depends on what we mean by truth. … Read more

Exploring Hygiene, Hunger, and Heresy in Medieval Stories

Medieval fiction glosses over life’s gritty realities; my characters breathe filth, starve with purpose, and seek faith amid despair.