Calafia: An Adventure

by Timothy E.G. Bartel

Medieval fantasy meets contemporary poetry in Timothy E. G. Bartel's An Adventure! Queen Calafia commands an army of Amazons from the far west, unseen in the wars of Europe for generations. When she answers the call of the Sultan Mehmet to aid him in his siege of Byzantium, Calafia enters a world of magic, blood, and romance. Now, she is caught in a battle of wills and steel with three the prophecy-driven sultan, the proud prince of England Esplandian, and Talanque, a common knight just trying to stay alive. And her enemies back home are growing restless . . . A fast-paced, contemporary retelling of the 16th century romance The Adventures of Esplandian, Calafia is a fantasy adventure of great beauty and suspense, featuring an unforgettable heroine. About the Timothy E. G. Bartel is a poet from California whose poems have appeared widely in periodicals, including Christianity and Literature and The Scotsman. His previous books include Aflame but Poems (Keslay Books, 2019), and Sijo and Other Poems (Mariscat Press, 2015), which was named a Book of 2015 by the Scottish Poetry Library.

69 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 19, 2020

About the author

Timothy E.G. Bartel is a poet from Whittier, CA. He holds an MFA from Seattle Pacific University, and is a PhD candidate at the Institute for Theology, Imagination and the Arts at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. His work has recently appeared in Christianity and Literature, Saint Katherine Review, Relief, and The Other Journal. He is the co-founder and editor of Californios (californios.wordpress.com), a quarterly, online literary review.