A kingdom on the brink

Step into Edmond’s Creative World

“I write historical fiction that mimics oral storytelling tradition—not contemporary commercial fiction. The rules are completely different.

I believe ancient tales demand ancient language, not as affectation, but because the way we speak shapes the way we think. My Bronze Age Greeks think in Bronze Age patterns. The archaic register is not decoration; it is the architecture of their minds. And likewise do my Renaissance characters.

I work in the tradition of Mary Renault, Dorothy Dunnett, Umberto Eco—writers who understood that historical fiction is most powerful when language itself creates the time-travel—yet pushing that principle further: not just careful word choice, but syntax, rhythm, and voice that belong to another era.

There is a whole generation of mythological retellings in contemporary prose. I appreciate many of them. Yet I felt something was missing: the perception of genuine antiquity. That is what I offer.

For further inspiration, follow the bards listed below. It is on my bucket list to one day meet them in person.”