Michael J Chaplin is a British author.
Born in California in 1946, Michael grew up in Switzerland where he now lives. He loves to travel and write in southern Europe.
A Fallen God is his debut novel.
THE FIGHT WITH SIR MARHALT by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
“I had long wished to retell this story and originally sought to place it in a contemporary setting, but somehow couldn’t do it. When I moved with my family to the Southwest of France and farmed the land, I felt very strongly that it had a melancholy feeling and later discovered the reason for this. When I learned of the genocide of the Cathars, this unlocked the world of A FALLEN GOD”
– MICHAEL J CHAPLIN
A Fallen God
Set in 13th Century France at a time of conflict between the Church of Rome and the rebellious Cathar movement, A Fallen God is a retelling of the myth traditionally known to us as Tristan and Isolde told from the point of view of cuckolded King Marc.
Praise for the book
“A wild and vivid story… surprising, unexpected and increasingly suspenseful”
– GERALD MARTIN, AUTHOR OF THE ACCLAIMED BIOGRAPHY GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ: A LIFE
“A beautifully told epic fairy tale”
– SIMON HATTENSTONE, THE GUARDIAN