Mark Macedonia, Author

Macedonia is currently a resident and a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and has taught secondary education for over three decades in the area of Social Studies—specifically history—within the Seneca Valley School District of Western Pennsylvania.  He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in communication from St. Bonaventure University, with a minor in history, as well as a Masters of Arts in Teaching Degree from the University of Pittsburgh.

Mark Macedonia’s first novel, The Soles of Cyrus Eblis, was published in February of 2019; but it is his second novel that he is very excited about.

The novel, Beneath a Crescent Moon, is an adventure story that follows the rise of a young Christian boy in Croatia, who is sold into Ottoman slavery where he is trained to be a member of the sultan’s elite military branch called the Janissary corps. He is given the Islamic name Haris, whose battlefield heroics are recognized by Sultan Suleyman. It isn’t long before the young man is given the task of tutoring Mustafa, the oldest son of the sultan.  They become close friends and will share a series of exciting adventures from seizing an Austrian castle, and foiling an attack on Jerusalem’s holy sites, to becoming dangerously immersed within the political power play of the sultanate.

News and Highlights

‘Crescent Moon’ illuminates little-known era, the Ottoman Empire

What they’re saying…

“An engaging adventure and melodrama bolstered by a trove of historical factoids…” – KIRKUS REVIEWS (Beneath a Crescent Moon)

” An addicting combination of historical fact with a Shakespearean Romeo and Juliet love affair.“ –DW (Beneath a Crescent Moon)

“Fascinating events, great characters and an entertaining story line. Loved it.” –Sue (Beneath a Crescent Moon)

BOOKS BY MARK MACEDONIA