Catharsis is David
Capel’s first novel, and is the first in the East & West trilogy. The
forthcoming sequels will follow John Lascaris amidst the intrigues of
Constantinople, on diplomatic missions to the West, and finally as he joins the
combined armies of Christendom on the First Crusade.
David Capel studied Byzantine history at the University of
Edinburgh and has travelled extensively throughout the Byzantine world. He is a
journalist, writer and researcher. He lives with his wife and two children in
the Scottish Borders.