A Templar Knight’s Tale

About the Book

I love to tell the story of heroic knights, great battles, evil doers, and the Dark Prince of Naples, a complex man who traveled over two continents to find himself. In his travels he was accompanied by his two cousins. Arturo the skillful. A deadly swordsman second only to the Dark Prince. His other cousin is Baldassare the ferocious. The strongest man in Naples. A quiet man, but when aroused, his legendary strength and brute force is savage and terrifying. A good story needs a villain. We have one. A miscreant who is called Greco. What about love you ask? Ravenaire, the love of the Dark Prince and she of him. Oh, and did I mention the Assassins of Syria and their relationship to the Dark Prince? And least I forget, the Knights Templar. Well, my friend, let me introduce myself to you. I am called Brother Tristan du Lyonesse, a Templar knight.

About the Author

I grew up in Windsor Connecticut, graduating from Windsor High School. I played in all the sports the high school had. I also played first trumpet in the band. I studied tap, ballet, and floor freestyle while in school and college. After graduating with a two-year degree in accounting and finance from the University of Hartford, I joined the Navy and became a Naval Aviator during the Viet Nam War. After the war, I went to Eastern Connecticut University and received a bachelor’s degree in history and a minor degree in anthropology with a GPA of 3.9. While studying history, I became fascinated with the Templar knights and wrote a piece about them for a history project. Years later I started writing a book from the research I had done. It took me several years to complete the book, A Templar knight’s Tale. I decided to write a sequel called A Templar Knight’s Tale, Book II to finish the story. I live with my wife Wendy, of twenty seven years, in a log home in the woods. Our Royal Standard Poodle enjoys our company and is an endless joy to us. I have three children and seven grandchildren.