The Knights Next Door

About the Book

Travel back in time to the Current Middle Ages, a re-created world of knights in shining armor, lords and ladies, artisans and minstrels with one foot in history, the other in today's modern society. Join a journey through the nation's largest medievalist group, the Society for Creative Anachronism, as it and other groups act out their passion for times long past. Meet the cast of colorful characters who call this re-created world home and follow a young fighter as he struggles to earn knighthood and the crown of the kingdom that serves as his stage.

About the Author

Patrick O?Donnell is a reporter for the Cleveland Plain Dealer. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy and the University of Pennsylvania and hopes the Boston Red Sox will someday win a World Series.

Mael Patraic MacDomnaill is a wandering chronicler of the 9th Century who has journeyed across the Known World. He has taken to battle and fought (poorly) in the 5th Century alongside a band of Romano-Celt mercenaries called Darkyard. Although such time travel is disorienting, he does not mind because, unlike the Red Sox, Darkyard usually wins.